V70 Graham's relentless pursuit of perfection!

[partsforvolvos.com]

how do you keep your car so clean in winter ?

[stribo]

About time I had some good news for a change and I'm pleased to report I've had a great day down with M-R-P doing a couple of small jobs on the car that weren't urgent but needed doing.

First up was the exhaust.....and thanks to Andy I now have a stainless tip to smarten it up, the old tip seemed to be sunk into the recess about 2-3 inches and after a bit of fabrication it now sticks out about an inch and a half, time will tell (along with any comments at the RR day) whether we reposition it flush or not.

Before and after pictures.....





Next up was the new air filter kindly donated by Iancho, the old one was starting to rust and wasn't looking it's best.

While I was on the phone, Martin decided to do something about the HID wiring kit that had been bugging him for ages, he started to rip bits off the car, laughing to himself every so often as my face started to look more worried

The results speak for themselves, where before there were relays tied to the induction kit, all became neat and tidy.....the lights still work too !

The air filter was squeezed into its new home and everything put back how it should be.....





Another thing I have been meaning to do is change the indicator bulbs over for some chrome ones, unfortunately I couldn't find the ones stribo gave me so I purchased some more.....





One thing that amazes me about M-R-P (and many others on the forum) is his ability to fix things cheaply and easily making use of any old bits he finds either in his toolbox or 'man cave' today, after it had been bothering me for over 2 years, he fixed my bonnet release which didn't fully open, it seemed not to open the n/s catch.....I'm still not quite sure how he did it, I'll let him fill you in on that.

Thanks again mate for a great day, had a laugh as always, and I'm sure what you told me about stribo can't possibly be true

It is true, I have got a performance exhaust that doesn't drone, my chrome bulbs were fitted over 6 months ago, about the same time I gave you yours, and I have HIDs that don't need silly little resistors to work properly.

BTW glad to see you went down on the right Tuesday.

[M-R-P]

Hehe - that bloody bodge-job wiring was really annoying me so I thought it a good idea while Graham was occupied, swearing at another forum member, to do it all properly. Not a cable-tie or relay (or even a fuse carrier) in sight. Much nicer

So, bonnet catch... The cable appeared to be a little stretched and wasn't pulling the lever fully. I cut the washer section off a 5mm rivet, cut a slit in it and slid it over the bonnet cable, between the toggle and lever, effectively shortening the cable. I should've taken a couple of photos really as I doubt Graham's isn't the only car with this problem.

Had a giggle, as always, even though the lesbanians next door weren't there for graham to groom

[V70 Graham]

how do you keep your car so clean in winter ?

Hahaha it's actually filthy Jamie, you can see in the top picture.....even more so I've done another 90 mile home !

[V70 Graham]

It is true, I have got a performance exhaust that doesn't drone, my chrome bulbs were fitted over 6 months ago, about the same time I gave you yours, and I have HIDs that don't need silly little resistors to work properly.

Good answer my slim friend.

BTW glad to see you went down on the right Tuesday.

As you know I soooo very nearly made the trip LAST week.....would have been embarrassing.

[jdavis]

liking that filter!

[tichai]

Bugger, if I'd known you two were loafing around today I could have popped over (with a top mount bush/bracket which needs fitting )

Hope Martin gave you a chocolate

[partsforvolvos.com]

its worthers for Volvo drivers, not chocolate ..... lol

[V70 Graham]

Hope Martin gave you a chocolate

Martin gave me a Red Bull.....

[M-R-P]

Bugger, if I'd known you two were loafing around today I could have popped over (with a top mount bush/bracket which needs fitting )

Hope Martin gave you a chocolate

She's hidden the choccies mate lol.

I'll be about later Jim, after 8pm

its worthers for Volvo drivers, not chocolate ..... lol

Worthers nonce nuggets, as endorsed by one Mr. G. Glitter

[tichai]

[QUOTE] I'll be about later Jim, after 8pm [QUOTE]

No problem mate, not even sure it has turned up yet until I get home

[M-R-P]

No problem mate, not even sure it has turned up yet until I get home

Cool, text me whenever mate

[stribo]

liking that filter!

Give it a couple of weeks mate, and you'll be able to have it, Graham changes air filters more often than exhausts.

[Jim S70R]

Good work Graham or should I say Martin, that trim looks loads better than the tack you now get from the dealers, bulbs as Stribo said were well over due being changed!! Still looking cracking as always

[Kingsford G]

Looking good Graham.Filter looks a lot better.

[V70 Graham]

Looking good Graham.Filter looks a lot better.

Thank you sir, you can see it yourself next weekend

[Kingsford G]

Thank you sir, you can see it yourself next weekend

Looking forward to mate.I changed about 8 Volvos since u had your and u kept perfecting yrs and look where she is now so what does that make me?

[V70 Graham]

Looking forward to mate.I changed about 8 Volvos since u had your and u kept perfecting yrs and look where she is now so what does that make me?

The car you have now is a decent one, lets see what the figures are.

[Jamest5r]

One day I'll get mine looking good lol tailpipe looks spot on to me

[AndysR]

Great work guys, trim looks miles better than what you had fitted and still genuine too, so fingers crossed it will stay
Like the new air filter and chrome bulbs, wiring job was well executed MRP well done