My v70 p2 T5

[Rnash2002]

Ok so i bought a W plate volvo v70 t5 and payed the grand sum of £900 for her.
She drives so smooth and if i honest ive used the cruise control more than giving her some stick lol.
Well she was totally stock when i got her and has a few issues i need to sort out but nothing too expensive i hope,need to remove the tow bar and electric connection.

Ok my plans well as much power as possible lol but that wont be for a while, exhaust and a map will have to do this year then maybe next year some more mods and power.
For the looks i want to get her dropped a little and replace and repair some doors/panels to get her looking mint.

So far ive replaced the 17"s with some Neb 18"s that i gave a quick refurb to as were looking crap in silver, sprayed the grill black, ive also fitted a boost gauge in the drivers vent a cone filter in the old air box and a manual boost controller in place of the standard one but its only running standard boost but defo helps the boost come in alot quicker as standard i thought it was pritty shocking, yes it has flaged up the emissions light but i know its nothing major, will put standard controller back in when i get her mapped.

Ok i know how you all like pictures so heres how she looks now after a good clean and polish.

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[graemewelch]

nice looking motor. the nebs realy suite the car. certainly dosnt look a w plate going by the condition. it might be as high as MRP's plod machine was. any plans to lower it

[M-R-P]

another inch and a half at the back and it'll be mistaken for an ex plod lol.

nice work there mate, it's nice to see another old p2 getting some love. you should be ok to turn the mbc up to 14-16 psi with no dramas too.

[stribo]

Looking good, that's a lot of car for the money.

[M-R-P]

oh, you got a bolt missing on the front of your rip pipe

[AndysR]

Looks like a nice base for your plans, the wheels really look well in that colour against the silver bodywork. Be interesting to see what you end up with judging by your 850 I think we've got lots to look forward too

[Rnash2002]

nice looking motor. the nebs realy suite the car. certainly dosnt look a w plate going by the condition. it might be as high as MRP's plod machine was. any plans to lower it

Defo on the too do list lol,want the alloys to just fill the arch then will be happy.

another inch and a half at the back and it'll be mistaken for an ex plod lol.

nice work there mate, it's nice to see another old p2 getting some love. you should be ok to turn the mbc up to 14-16 psi with no dramas too.

Tryed that with it in line with the standard one and couldnt get it past 0.9 bar in 3rd and 1st /2nd stayed the same lol dare not try it higher with just the mbc in there

oh, you got a bolt missing on the front of your rip pipe

Yep seen that lol, will probably get overlooked for now.

[Jim S70R]

Nice looking car you've got yourself!!

[Dangerous Dave]

Very nice matey, bargain buy there

[V70 Graham]

That does look good.....reminds me I need a boost gauge.

[smithy]

Defo on the too do list lol,want the alloys to just fill the arch then will be happy.




Tryed that with it in line with the standard one and couldnt get it past 0.9 bar in 3rd and 1st /2nd stayed the same lol dare not try it higher with just the mbc in there



Yep seen that lol, will probably get overlooked for now.

Tighten the actuator might be abit loose or weak

[merc85]

looking very smart, and nice to see a ph2 project for a change

[jdavis]

Looks very nice that. i'm liking the black grille. Love the Nebs, they're the wheels i want for mine.

[T5frankie]

wheels won't make it quicker like my 19t would have done

[Rnash2002]

Well a little update.
Bought my self some lowering springs for the old girl also 2 drop links for the front and rear also as well as a top mount for drivers side that keeps making a squeeking noise.
Ok so made a start the other day to find i couldnt get one of the nuts off the drivers shock so gave up.Went to volvo and ordered the nut x2 and also ordered 2 new shocks as i think the noise is comming from there and not the top mount.
Well went to a garage to see the price to fit the springs and they wanted £90 for the backs and £120 for the fronts, not a chance so made a start on the backs today then was going to wait for the new front shocks then finish with the fronts.
Ok so made a start and with the help of a thread on here got one spring out

And yes the bottle jack was used lol.


So theres me a pleased as punch with my self only to discover the motor factors i got the springs from had given me the wrong ones and then to top it off they cant get any others.................................
So luckly i managed to contact PFV and ordered ones from there, payed the extra and hopefully gettting them delivered tomorrow before 12 so i can finish off the backs.

Anyway one thing thats made me happy is the rear shocks were replaced around 10k ago also the front bottem arms also replaced so once i get the 2 new front shocks in i shouldnt have to worry about the suspension for a good while

Anyway will update with more pics once parts come and i hopefully get finished with time

[smithy]

Could you imagine what the bill from garage would of been you having the wrong springs with storage and more hours of labour

[Rnash2002]

Could you imagine what the bill from garage would of been you having the wrong springs with storage and more hours of labour

I hate to think, glad im doing it my self now.
Just done the other side so just need to get right springs and put all the rest of the stuff back lol.Just hope the fronts are ok

[martybelfastt5]

looks good with the nebs

[AndysR]

Nice work so far Russ