That pretty much sums up the first 18.000km of the motor vehicle.
It includes long trips with the family up to 3000+km and a trip to the south of france to Montecarlo rally. Several issues with...
That pretty much sums up the first 18.000km of the motor vehicle.
It includes long trips with the family up to 3000+km and a trip to the south of france to Montecarlo rally. Several issues with...
In July I fought the damn couriers, because the original radiator was leaking (wow, unexpected from a P2) and EVERY SINGLE radiator arriving home was either bent or broken. Three radiators arrived...
Yeah, I agree with both of you. We'll see how long it lasts.
Meawhile I went and bought some paint:
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I'm collecting them tonight :)
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This week I had the time to finish it, Loctite with a roller and tapped the new seals with the old AG sleeve:
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and fired it up:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lM11LAvK88
First...
My best effort to clean head and block:
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It doesn't look like new but I think it has improved a lot.
I love these projects :banana:
This is the perfect summary of what I think.
Engine was listed on eBay around one year ago. I saw the seller was renowned and well known in the Volvo world so I went for it. He even sent me the...
Yesterday I got the timing tools to remove the cam pulleys, so I opened the top.
After removing the pulleys I found the oil seals to be seated incorrectly, which says a lot of how this head was...
Engine is already in
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When fitting the intake pipe I found it was fouling with the airbox bracket and making it almost impossible to attach to the IC if already fixed in the TB....
I tried to tidy up the engine bay
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Removed old exhaust to make room for the TME
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Angle gear on its way to Sweden to be remanufactured by Maskin&Bil.
Rims sent to paint shop right before the COVID ££££storm, so idk how long it will take to have them back :/
Will be fitted with...
My 60€ turbo is back from the shop. It was in very good shape but it's had bearings and balancing done:
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New flywheel fitted:
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So I started pulling the ancilliaries and I'll try to pull the engine mated to gearbox & angle gear.
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One of the gearbox cables broke on removal, the ball joint stayed and was teared from...
I got the car from the paint shop right after christmas:
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Strips detail:
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yes, side strips were ok, but bumper strips were looking nasty. My mate is going to spray them :)
Current status: waiting for the car to come back to me completely painted.
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thanks! I think I will change it. Vacuum lines looked good though.