AcidicDavey's 98 V70 AWD - The not an R or T5 thread!

[AcidicDavey]

Maybe interested in the front legs with calipers and wishbones, Dave

We'll have to see, for your diesel? If so they won't fit (wishbones anyway).

[volvomad]

No probs! What turbo is it a 16t?

[MoleT-5R]

Just realised your keeping them sorry......

keep searching or put some wanted ads on the various forums and faceache pages, you'll find some I'm sure, advertise the fact and let them come to you

[Doingitsideways]

We'll have to see, for your diesel? If so they won't fit (wishbones anyway).

No, the S70. Jamesy's old T5.

Think the R springs are slightly lower?

Also the caliper carriers, for obvious reasons. Knocking on for 300bhp on standard brakes.
Scary!

[volvomad]

Yeah I. M gonna do some adverts on some places..or just buy the v70r that's on flebay lol....

[AcidicDavey]

Not too much going on but lets have a little update anyway

Bought a DA polisher finally as a few weeks ago I made the decision to attend the big Gaydon VT event in April, it'll be my first ever meet/show whatever so might as well get the old bitch pretty.
Looking forward to it chaps

Been stripping that R some. It's good pulling a different car apart, when it's your own car you hold back with the fear that you may break something whereas on a breaker it matters less. Nevertheless I haven't broken anything anyway! More confidence gained, well done R

Anyway, the other day I deemed it time to fit the R blue dials. I wanted to keep my mileage so just swapped the dial faces over, dead easy!
P80 R Dials Apart by AcidicDavey, on Flickr

I still used my old surround as I previously installed some chrome rings.
P80 V70 R Dials Installed by AcidicDavey, on Flickr

I've managed somehow to dislodge one of the lights for the bottom display so it has to come out again! I'm running cheap chinese LEDs for the gauge back lighting.

Anyway, here are some pics I haven't uploaded in here...

05-03-15 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr

05-03-15 003 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr

And a random from today, shows how the wheels fill the arches properly (too much?).
20-03-15 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr

[MoleT-5R]

Nice work, and your right about hanging back on jobs, I do it all the time till I feel confident on giving something new a go, next is the six manual into our v70r awd an easter project I'm feeling and confident too...

[jamesy12345]

No, the S70. Jamesy's old T5.

Think the R springs are slightly lower?

Also the caliper carriers, for obvious reasons. Knocking on for 300bhp on standard brakes.
Scary!

Steve AFAIK the brakes are 302s

[Doingitsideways]

Steve AFAIK the brakes are 302s

Pmsl!

Must be something to do with my driving then!

[jamesy12345]

Pmsl!

Must be something to do with my driving then!

could be)) fluid might be getting hot due to missing heat shield - it has an Me7 manifold so needs a heat shield from later car. Or just change the fluid for something decent

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sorry for thread hijack, Davey...I already posted those wheels look really good

[AcidicDavey]

Haha, don't worry chaps, that's saved Steve some ££

Just Adrian, when you do eventually get your act together and 6 speed your R don't rub it in how much of an improvement it is, Dave'll be jealous enough already
With this nicer weather arriving driving this knackered auto with the windows down slowly is painful. Being slow and gentle at town speeds and the 'box/torque converter/angle gear rattle, press the throttle harder and it's silent, that's my excuse officer and I'm sticking to it

[Doingitsideways]

could be)) fluid might be getting hot due to missing heat shield - it has an Me7 manifold so needs a heat shield from later car. Or just change the fluid for something decent

//edit

sorry for thread hijack, Davey...I already posted those wheels look really good

Ok, I never knew it had an ME7 manifold. Every day's a school day I suppose!

So does that mean it's an angled flange 16t?

Just would help with turbo shopping if/when the time comes

Edit:
Dave, I think they fill the arches perfectly Matey

[jamesy12345]

Ok, I never knew it had an ME7 manifold. Every day's a school day I suppose!

So does that mean it's an angled flange 16t?

Just would help with turbo shopping if/when the time comes

Edit:
Dave, I think they fill the arches perfectly Matey

Yes mate, ME7 manifold....but is a straight flange turbo. If you put an angled 16T on there you'd need to mod the downpipe

[MoleT-5R]

Haha, don't worry chaps, that's saved Steve some ££

Just Adrian, when you do eventually get your act together and 6 speed your R don't rub it in how much of an improvement it is, Dave'll be jealous enough already
With this nicer weather arriving driving this knackered auto with the windows down slowly is painful. Being slow and gentle at town speeds and the 'box/torque converter/angle gear rattle, press the throttle harder and it's silent, that's my excuse officer and I'm sticking to it

Got an awd 4 speed auto out of the v70r awd that tomcat broke sat on the shelf if your in need all it requires is a torque convertor as it was accidentally left on the engine when it was scrapped, but the box is good

[AcidicDavey]

Got an awd 4 speed auto out of the v70r awd that tomcat broke sat on the shelf if your in need all it requires is a torque convertor as it was accidentally left on the engine when it was scrapped, but the box is good

Cheers buddy but I'll just drive it until it spits cogs out
Just gonna go manual 6spd like yourself, fixing/changing the auto is a waste of time and money for me

[stribo]

Not too much going on but lets have a little update anyway

Bought a DA polisher finally as a few weeks ago I made the decision to attend the big Gaydon VT event in April, it'll be my first ever meet/show whatever so might as well get the old bitch pretty.
Looking forward to it chaps

Been stripping that R some. It's good pulling a different car apart, when it's your own car you hold back with the fear that you may break something whereas on a breaker it matters less. Nevertheless I haven't broken anything anyway! More confidence gained, well done R

Anyway, the other day I deemed it time to fit the R blue dials. I wanted to keep my mileage so just swapped the dial faces over, dead easy!
P80 R Dials Apart by AcidicDavey, on Flickr

I still used my old surround as I previously installed some chrome rings.
P80 V70 R Dials Installed by AcidicDavey, on Flickr

I've managed somehow to dislodge one of the lights for the bottom display so it has to come out again! I'm running cheap chinese LEDs for the gauge back lighting.

Anyway, here are some pics I haven't uploaded in here...

05-03-15 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr

05-03-15 003 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr

And a random from today, shows how the wheels fill the arches properly (too much?).
20-03-15 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr

Nice touch mate, I did the same on my C70.

[AcidicDavey]

Cheers Steve, it would have been rude not to fit them

Another non update incoming...

Random pic from last week.
22-03-15 003 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr

Well today I've been very busy fitting stuff off the R onto this.

I fitted the SC900 and amp. To do this I had to remove the seat and carpet etc.
Whole list of bits I ripped off the other car for this and fitted today...

-SC900 and amp,
-Aluminium dash radio surround (as mine had some scratches were as this is mint!),
-Driver's A and B pillar trims as mine had stains on,
-Driver's carpet and sill trim as again they're better in the R,
-Centre console but with my old trim and and armrest etc.

Took about 6 hours just to fit the above somehow today, changing those dash trim panels suck!
Had the binnacle out again to replace left trip bulb, it was fine until I changed to the R faces then as soon as I turned the lights on it blew, typical!

Anyway, we don't care about all that, I'm being boring again , have a couple of pics.

Stripped ready to start reinstalling the new bits...
27-03-15 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr

Here's the amp required to run the SC900 with the 3cd changer. Annoyingly, the R doesn't appear to have the Dolby processor thing, but there is a wire that goes directly from the radio area to the fusebox area, it gets lost behind the dash, isn't the Dolby processor meant to be behind the radio near the heater box etc? Also, what is that thing at the bottom of the pic? An aerial booster? I ask as this was connected to the rear driver's side window and connected under the boot floor, my car has a bare terminal on the glass where this was connected on the R?

SC900 Amp 1 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr

Amp installed... Makes my rear carpets look dirty but it is just the lighting!
SC900 Amp 2 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr

That's it, was too dark for any completed photos but we all know what it looks like

In the future I plan on buying a late C70 for the centre speaker dash, SC901 and dolby processor if my R indeed doesn't have it.

Was definitely worth swapping over from the SC805 though, I'm no audiophile or anything (if I was I wouldn't be installing this crap lol) but it definitely produces are much richer and slightly bassier sound. I'm happy

[MoleT-5R]

Interesting I never expected the stereo amp to be under the drivers seat..!!

[stribo]

If you've a SC 900, I wouldn't both with a SC901, we've got both in our collection of cars, and the only difference I've found is that the 3 channel setting can be used on FM on the 901, whereas it can only be used on the CD on the 900.

[stribo]

Interesting I never expected the stereo amp to be under the drivers seat..!!

Shows how well you hoover your V70R if you've never looked under your drivers seat.