Volvo 850 T10 Kompressor (Twin engined Project)

**stribo** · Saturday 4th July 2015, 21:13

Originally Posted by claymore

Yes of course but if I only want to use the front engine, it needs to start independently.

Why would you only want to use the front engine? Surely if you only want to use one engine you'd go for some rear engine sideways fun.

**claymore** · Sunday 5th July 2015, 13:36

Well, a bit of an apprehensive moment this morning, Trying to start the rear engine after all the wiring and fuel system changes, but there was no need to worry. So the engine is now running on the new fuel tank and pumps.

**kmb** · Sunday 5th July 2015, 13:40

Nice one. I must be slightly infantile... I like seeing the fuel go through the little clear/red valve

**claymore** · Sunday 5th July 2015, 13:45

Yep, it was nice to see fuel going into it for the first time

**jamesy12345** · Sunday 5th July 2015, 19:36

it's a work of (modern) art this car

Originally Posted by kmb

Nice one. I must be slightly infantile... I like seeing the fuel go through the little clear/red valve

Originally Posted by claymore

Yep, it was nice to see fuel going into it for the first time

I thought it looked like a good idea - easy to check if fuel is getting through

**claymore** · Saturday 11th July 2015, 19:56

Pulled her out onto the drive so that I can work from both sides,

Rear compartment looks a bit better now that the mini tanks have gone.

So I've cleared all the rubbish out of the passenger side and put the seat in, but whilst doing it I disturbed the fuel pump relay which didn't have it's plastic cover and it shorted out which resulted in many burnt wires,

So, out with the fuel tank (takes about 10 minutes) and a bit of re wiring

Once that was done I put the tank back in and made sure she still runs

**claymore** · Monday 13th July 2015, 18:41

Power steering pump mounted and wired up.

Angle grinder back int action.

And made a start on the rear defuser.

**stribo** · Monday 13th July 2015, 18:50

Originally Posted by claymore

Power steering pump mounted and wired up.

Angle grinder back int action.

And made a start on the rear defuser.

You realise the rear goes on the back of the car, not the bonnet, or is it there to hold the bonnet down when you forget to fix it down.

**claymore** · Wednesday 15th July 2015, 20:22

Today's update, firstly I finally got around to joining the front and read clutch pipes, bad news is as suspected the master cylinder doesn't have enough volume for both slaves, so some modifying will have to take place there, second, finally got an alternator belt on the rear engine, but it wouldn't charge, so took the alternator off the front engine and put that on, that wouldn't charge either, someone suggested that I should hold the revs at 2500rpm for a while for the alternator to kick in, and bingo a charging alternator

chucked the rear bumper on to check for fit, it's not far off

**The Flying Moose** · Wednesday 15th July 2015, 22:23

Cant wait to actually see this beast on the road!

Coming along nicely Colin.

**claymore** · Friday 17th July 2015, 09:09

A bit of a silly update, but I looked out of the living room window last night to see the interior light on the T-10, this made me smile

**Biff** · Friday 17th July 2015, 12:37

Coming along Colin! Really cannot wait to see & hear this car.
Liking the tank, looks like some good fabrication & neat welding.
You guys really aren't helping my lack of Volvo.

**claymore** · Friday 17th July 2015, 18:04

Fault code reader wired in

, no need to plug anything into the obd port on this car

**Jamest5r** · Friday 17th July 2015, 19:30

What no codes? your having a laugh

**claymore** · Friday 17th July 2015, 19:32

Originally Posted by Jamest5r

What no codes? your having a laugh

I'm sure it will have a bucket full once I drive it

**S70T5Chris** · Friday 17th July 2015, 19:49

Get this ££££ing thing on the road will ya!

**claymore** · Friday 17th July 2015, 19:57

Originally Posted by S70T5Chris

Get this ££££ing thing on the road will ya!

I'm just an old git with a bad back and a dodgy hip, what some people can do in an hour, takes me all day, if I'd realized how knackered my body was, I probably wouldn't have started on this project

**claymore** · Saturday 18th July 2015, 10:34

Originally Posted by Jamest5r

What no codes? your having a laugh

Just for you Jim, Rear engine codes were 132, 514, 535, 541

, all cleared now, let's see how long it takes to get some back

**claymore** · Monday 20th July 2015, 21:11

Electric windows and electric hand brake switches fitted and wired in.

**MoleT-5R** · Monday 20th July 2015, 22:40

It was nice to see the car's progress in the flesh on my emergency pitstop at Colin's on saturday whilst on route to shakey, some top work done there and getting better all the time.