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Well I've dragged my self to work to sort the noisy engine, changed the idler pully and gess what
Quite engine ££££ me I'm bouncing around lol. It sounded like the inside of the engine but must...

have you not seen mine at gaydon????

i rang volvo a while back about gettin some new R front springs which im asuming are the same as t5r ones, and they said they dont do them any more hence sticking with the old ones.

ahhh well lets...

ahhh right i wont be fitting a 3" tb then lol. its so anoying as soon as you lift of the throttle it jerks/bucks like the throttle is shutting to soon. you look like a learner kangarooing haha!

ya...

what i would do pal is have them mixx all the paint you will need for all the work you are having done. oviously you will have to pay for it but then you stand the best chance of a consistant colour...

yep i second that, autopaint are ££££e, i use IAS in manchester with octoral and ici. scheme shades are all well and good but are still never bang on no matter what paint brand you use. thats where...

i would say they are defanatly to far gone mate, you need to weld in a couple of dog legs.
depending where you are pal im a painter based in bolton. we certainly wont charge a grand for that lol.
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think i sussed it, bloody lambda sensor. unplugged it no black plugs and runs nice.
pluged in black plugs and runs like a bag of spanners

cheeers guys

theres a vid on youtube showing you how to check it with a multimeter

i havnt been around for a while, ive been trying to sort out my manual conversion on the R and tbh ive had no enthusiasum to do anything until i got propper gears. so ya its done and i enjoy driving...

that looks mint pal, it makes me wanna keep mine gray :)

ohhh i know he wouldn't pal, ya we've been texting back and forth since i left his yeasterday.

in no way am i saying its his fault or hes given me a dud because like said above i know he wouldnt...

very nice and shiny, well done pal. bet shes very happy with it :)

just had a read of your thread james, that was good going! its given me a few ideas
cheers

well done pal, you've got some skills

i paid £140 for one a few months ago on the fleebay with a few scuffs, tbh i refused to pay more that £100 for along time as im not keen on paying scene tax as the vw boys call it, but it was a...

ive just done mine on saturday with 75-90 semi and its fine, infact my gearbox feels better.

i looked on auto data and it did say 75-80, i just could'nt get hold of any and i had already dropped...

well done pal, looks like you've done a very good job

im very impressed with your rear bumper molding mate, thats some skill right there

i know i cant wait to get it on!
i just need to find a way of dropping the front end another 20mm, get it sitting real nice then ill be happy

just won myself an r bumper skin on the fleebay!!!! Its only took me a year hahaha

i better get on and order my paint and start stripping and prepping her up :):)

ohhh and ask the boss to use...

surf boards at the ready hahahaha

its all good i got a stonker this morning, it looked like a tsunami:doh:

you beat me to the post above, im only messing pal, sorry bit cruel lol

only kiddin :)

well done mate, the finish on the roof looks bang on, really happy for you.

have you missed a bit in the engine bay????:hidesbehi