S70 r 1998

[jamesy12345]

Parked up for a bit while I go to work

[Doingitsideways]

Safe trip, Fella.

See you on the other side!

[jamesy12345]

Safe trip, Fella.

See you on the other side!

cheers matey

I've been trying to get in touch with the guy who has the broken 480 lump..no answer yet but will catch him. There's a rumour Pollution passed an MOT but not confirmed yet!!

[Doingitsideways]

cheers matey

I've been trying to get in touch with the guy who has the broken 480 lump..no answer yet but will catch him. There's a rumour Pollution passed an MOT but not confirmed yet!!

Christ on a bike!
A legit one?!

Aye, this weekend has been madness anyway, so would have been out if you had got hold of him.
Just sat down. Started at 7:45 this morning!

[jamesy12345]

Christ on a bike!
A legit one?!

Aye, this weekend has been madness anyway, so would have been out if you had got hold of him.
Just sat down. Started at 7:45 this morning!

legit! or as near legit as you can get in Geordieland...will keep u informed!

[AcidicDavey]

Looking clean Jamesy, you be learning I see

[jamesy12345]

Looking clean Jamesy, you be learning I see

Photoshop mate I was hosing the bird ££££ off

[AcidicDavey]

Well it's shiny enough to spot you're parked next to a Focus Mk1?

[jamesy12345]

Well it's shiny enough to spot you're parked next to a Focus Mk1?

Well spotted that is my dad's raft o'££££e, which I've been trying to get him to chop in

He asked me to check whether the clutch was slipping - it was but I really couldn't tell at first, it being the 1.4 & needing loads of revs to move off anyway!!

[jamesy12345]

Time for a small update...I've decided to give some 320 mm V50 brakes a go on the front, so gathering parts for that including:

Calipers LH #36000731 & RH #36000704 (Volvo, ebay)
Carriers #36000732 (Volvo, ebay)
Discs #31329122 (Volvo, new)
Pads #30742029 (Volvo, new)
Spring retainers http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2317323871...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Plus of course the adaptors & fasteners kit from AshDVS. The discs need to be bored out to 68.0 mm & one of the mounting holes on each of the carriers need to be drilled out to 12.0 mm/countersunk.

The reason for this is mod is...

1. I've always been a fan of swapping OE bits from higher spec cars where possible, rather than dedicated performance kits,
2. The AP's are due a rebuild & I need the car as a daily

[leet5r]

what you doing with the ap calipers

[Doingitsideways]

what you doing with the ap calipers

He's delivering them to me when he drops off a gearbox.

(He doesn't know either of these facts yet.)

[Ettienne]

Time for a small update...I've decided to give some 320 mm V50 brakes a go on the front, so gathering parts for that including:

Calipers LH #36000731 & RH #36000704 (Volvo, ebay)
Carriers #36000732 (Volvo, ebay)
Discs #31329122 (Volvo, new)
Pads #30742029 (Volvo, new)
Spring retainers http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2317323871...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Plus of course the adaptors & fasteners kit from AshDVS. The discs need to be bored out to 68.0 mm & one of the mounting holes on each of the carriers need to be drilled out to 12.0 mm/countersunk.

The reason for this is mod is...

1. I've always been a fan of swapping OE bits from higher spec cars where possible, rather than dedicated performance kits,
2. The AP's are due a rebuild & I need the car as a daily

Better buy some longer wheel bolts, I have this set up and the face of the disc is 3-4 mm thicker, if this is the same for yours you'll need them. Don't forget the braided lines and I tig welded mine up.

[jamesy12345]

what you doing with the ap calipers

keeping hold of them for now, if the 320 mm discs are OK on the next track day I might sell them (APs) on. Or if the new brakes are a noticeable step down from the APs probably I will get the APs rebuilt & back on. I don't tend to batter my brakes so should be fine

He's delivering them to me when he drops off a gearbox.

(He doesn't know either of these facts yet.)

oh aye have you see the price of oil lately I'm brassic, may as well sell water

Better buy some longer wheel bolts, I have this set up and the face of the disc is 3-4 mm thicker, if this is the same for yours you'll need them. Don't forget the braided lines and I tig welded mine up.

Yes I saw your post from a while ago on that, thanks for the tip

[leet5r]

Ad be interested if your to sell them like

[jamesy12345]

Ad be interested if your to sell them like

Alright mate but I would offer them to Nick Yosser first as he was generous enough to give me spare discs & pads when I bought the car, they were probably expensive new so I'd clear it with him first before selling on. Hope that is understandable I don't want to be seen as a greedy £££££££

[Yosser]

Alright mate but I would offer them to Nick Yosser first as he was generous enough to give me spare discs & pads when I bought the car, they were probably expensive new so I'd clear it with him first before selling on. Hope that is understandable I don't want to be seen as a greedy £££££££

That's a very considerate/kind/honourable thing. Thank you.

The reality is that, despite my still feeling attached to it in some way, it's your car to do with as you please. The only reason I'd want the brakes back is so that I can refit them to the car when I eventually take it back

Serously though, thanks, but it's your baby now. I'd probably have stuck with the AP's but I totally understand the direction you want to go in, plus, anything that makes for cheaper discs and pads is a good thing. Nothing about running the AP setup is low cost.

I still have a set of headlight protectors here for you too BTW!

[jamesy12345]

That's a very considerate/kind/honourable thing. Thank you.

The reality is that, despite my still feeling attached to it in some way, it's your car to do with as you please. The only reason I'd want the brakes back is so that I can refit them to the car when I eventually take it back

Serously though, thanks, but it's your baby now. I'd probably have stuck with the AP's but I totally understand the direction you want to go in, plus, anything that makes for cheaper discs and pads is a good thing. Nothing about running the AP setup is low cost.

I still have a set of headlight protectors here for you too BTW!

Cheers fella I forgot about those headlight protectors...again!! The APs were great on the track, could not fade them, but the thing is I use the car as a daily & I think all the salt & ££££ on our roads are doing them no good. Just my opinion but I'd like to give the 320's a go to see how they compare both in performance (and weight although that is less important).

Seems that ATE have replaced 'Super Blue' with 'Type 200' brake fluid, so went for that. I was going to go for some fancy Motul or Castol stuff until I saw the price..!



Wet boiling point of Super blue/Type 200 close enough to the expensive stuff.

The short version of the above is I'm a tight £££££££

[Yosser]

Typ200 and super blue are the same thing, bar the colour.

They ran the products side by side so that when you changed fluid you alternated between the two, that way the change in colour assisted in knowing when all the old stuff was flushed out.

The EU saw off super blue with some bull££££ about all brake fluids being the same colour, i.e. not blue.

[jamesy12345]

Typ200 and super blue are the same thing, bar the colour.

They ran the products side by side so that when you changed fluid you alternated between the two, that way the change in colour assisted in knowing when all the old stuff was flushed out.

The EU saw off super blue with some bull££££ about all brake fluids being the same colour, i.e. not blue.

Fecking Eurocrats poking their noses in!

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Ey up brakes have just arrived....





V50 calipers, carriers + DVS adaptor weighing in at at approx 6.5 kg per side

The calipers are huge I thought they were XC90 items at first but were tagged with the correct part number & stamped FoMoCo