well ive had the car 1 week tomorrow so far so good!
since it wasnt raining i decided to pop upto my uncles this afternoon, borrow his hosepipe and give the car its first bath.
ive done a few hundred miles in the car so far and i must say im very impressed, its very easy to live as a daily driver with and even with all the mods it still feels smooth and comfortable, even speedbumps are no problem!
heres the spec and a few pics i took today...
1996 volvo 850 t5 cd in white (not ex-plod)
KW Varient 2 adjustable Coil Overs
IPD anti roll bars front and back
poly D bushes at the front
poly bushed wishbones
Poly engine mount
Volvo strut brace
19T turbo - runs upto 1.4 bar
TME Stainless Exhaust
Rica 340 custom remap
AP Racing 4 pot calipers with 330 mm front discs
17" Team Dynamic Pro Race 2 alloys in white
Toyo tyres T1-S
Defi boost guage and controller
and my latest mod i painted the grill black last week
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Sorry i dont like the white wheels.....
Other than that it looks great....
Do you know who did the rica and is there any paperwork..?
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Sunday 3rd August 2008, 21:02 #3Trader
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Thanked 2,222 Times in 1,791 PostsThat's FB's old car, nice to see it back on the forum.
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Thanked 316 Times in 248 PostsI think it looks fantastic with the white wheels, only a white car could look good with them though. Looks great with the lowering too.
Nice stuff.
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Thanked 269 Times in 187 PostsFBs thinking of building a successor !!
Originally Posted by Tomcat
The team dynamics wheels are apparently very strong and light at the same time, so i would imagine a different colour would be OK but i thought it suited teh white wheels.
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Thanked 64 Times in 60 PostsCar looks great except the wheels imo.
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Thanked 316 Times in 248 PostsYou could turn the car into a BTCC replica very easily from where it is, that would be rather interesting.
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Mechanically a T5 is a long way from a BTCC vehicle, i think your optimism of turning this car into a BTCC look-a-like will leave the owners pockets very short... Originally Posted by Filterlab
You could turn the car into a BTCC replica very easily from where it is, that would be rather interesting.
As a staring point the BTCC vehicle is N/A ..........
, i wont go any further....
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Thanked 316 Times in 248 PostsOh yeah, I'd forgotten that forced induction wasn't allowed back then (is it now?). Still, he can at least make it look similar even if mechanically it isn't close. Imagine BTCC ride quality on the ****e known as British roads!
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Thanked 130 Times in 104 Poststhe wheels are an aquired taste, they have grown on me alot but id still like some 17" titans in anthracite! Originally Posted by Jod T5
the car was custom mapped at bromsgrove last year, the 19t was also fitted there at the same time i have the reciepts for over £1500 for the work.
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Thanked 130 Times in 104 Postsbit of an update in the thread, the car has now sold and is no longer in my posession but its gone to a good home.
flying banana has bought the car back as he missed it so much LOL, bought myself a runabout for winter and will look at more expensive cars (possibly another t5) early next year.
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Thanked 731 Times in 600 PostsDoh! I was still waiting for the alloys
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Thanked 130 Times in 104 Postssorry about that mate, you never know flying banana might sell the wheels if you ask him nicely! Originally Posted by cherry1809
Doh! I was still waiting for the alloys
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