V70 P2 D5 project - creating the perfect daily boost bus......

**robbie1988** · Thursday 31st March 2016, 19:40

Lets start off at the beginning when the car was bought......

Came from a garage in Cheshire with 154k on clock but was in excellent condition:

When the car got home it went into Volmech and had a full major service for my piece of mind - new timing belt, filters, oil and also had a slight whine on alternator so this was done as well.

It was never going to stay standard as I don't keep cars standard haha

First up was chassis mods - Sachs dampers, eibach springs, XC90 top mounts, Ultra racing strut brace

This dropped the car and made it handle a hell of a lot better.

I also had a full new set of Bridgestone RE002 tyres which were sitting about off my Impreza so these were fitted to the original Orestes rims. Combined with a good geo setup the car handles amazingly.

Next up was a V70r rear lower valance and custom exhaust:

Whilst exhaust was being done I had the second cat gutted to boost the noise:

Got a private plate sorted and gave the car a good scrub also before this had the rear windows tinted, genuine Volvo mudflaps and Heko deflectors installed:

Only other performance mod was a panel filter from BMC:

EGR mixer pipe all cleaned out yuck!

**robbie1988** · Thursday 31st March 2016, 19:41

Painted the grill insert black then headed off on a 3000 mile road trip around Scotland:

Whilst in Scotland took out a BMW 5 series which has gone down as my fault as only witness drove off, still not happy about it but nothing I can do!

Luckily only scratches to front bumper and numberplate pulled off. £5k damage to BMW!

Got back from Scotland then straight back out into a roadtrip for my Dads 60th Birthday around the Lake District then into Yorkshire, My parents have the Impreza and my brother has the Clio Sport:

Winter was approaching so got a bargain set of alloy wheels with winter tyres already on, don't really like them so plasticoated them black to make them easier on the eye:

Then as per normal D5's the intercooler popped! Good excuse for a do88 item:

**robbie1988** · Thursday 31st March 2016, 19:42

With the weather improving it was time to get sorted again, another brand new set of RE002 tyres through my sponsor. Got car up in the air and fully cleaned including underneath.

Brakes have been cleaned, calipers repainted silver and brake disc centres repainted. Also cleaned and sealed all 4 arches and as much of the suspension I could reach:

**robbie1988** · Thursday 31st March 2016, 19:42

And after all that it was looking sparkly again!

Then over the last couple of days my Powerflex bushes:

Got a genuine rear spoiler ready for paint with a different brakelight setup and brand new fitting kit.

Also keeping my eye out for a new front bumper V70/S60R or a standard V70 item.

**robbie1988** · Thursday 31st March 2016, 19:46

Also built up my own induction system using a BSR T5 kit as a starting point and modifying the cold air feed to suit as well as custom silicon pipework:

Sounds weird but I like it!

**robbie1988** · Thursday 31st March 2016, 19:50

As well as Ovlov I also have a second project which is milking me dry haha

I wanted to race so am competing in some Sprint racing in this I have been building:

**Timo.** · Thursday 31st March 2016, 20:35

Nice........... Miss my scooby.

**robbie1988** · Friday 22nd April 2016, 22:40

Just had another mini break in Scotland which turned into a 1000 mile 3 day blast haha.

Cooked the brakes up on the Forest roads as well, oops!

Now back to the cooked brakes - I managed to turn the front discs blue haha

The pathetic 286mm disc setup on mine isn't cutting the mustard and I wasn't happy buying discs, pads and carriers to go up to 305mm so started on another route I had seen.....

XC90 336mm calipers, discs and pads:

Has worked out extremely cheap as a supplier I use was selling off some stock cheap and got a pair of brand new front Pagid 336mm discs delivered for £59.99. Bargain!

Calipers were only £40 each and pads are around £30-40 so all in works out extremely cheap.

Only issue..... My winter wheels are only 16" so will need to sell these on as barely fit behind let alone centre on the hub haha

**Ettienne** · Saturday 23rd April 2016, 20:09

Originally Posted by robbie1988

Also built up my own induction system using a BSR T5 kit as a starting point and modifying the cold air feed to suit as well as custom silicon pipework:

Sounds weird but I like it!

Your doing similar as I'm doing to the xc90.

Have you mapped it yet, I didn't see mention of it? (But on phone so could have missed it)

**robbie1988** · Saturday 23rd April 2016, 21:18

Originally Posted by Ettienne

Your doing similar as I'm doing to the xc90.

Have you mapped it yet, I didn't see mention of it? (But on phone so could have missed it)

Not mapped. Standard clutch still at 172k miles and is high so not risking it until I change it along with dmf

**Ettienne** · Saturday 23rd April 2016, 22:28

Ok, mines a 185, mapped to 220 and dpf and cat removed.

Intercooler next I think and some silicon hoses.

**petrolh34d** · Sunday 24th April 2016, 00:52

Originally Posted by robbie1988

Love that exhaust!

**claymore** · Sunday 24th April 2016, 08:21

I hope you don't put copperslip all over the mating surface of your new disks

**petrolh34d** · Sunday 24th April 2016, 17:42

Originally Posted by claymore

I hope you don't put copperslip all over the mating surface of your new disks

I was also wondering about this...

**Ric@rdo** · Sunday 24th April 2016, 17:52

Nice project!

Where did you get the V70R rear lower valance?

**robbie1988** · Sunday 24th April 2016, 19:20

Originally Posted by claymore

I hope you don't put copperslip all over the mating surface of your new disks

It didn't stay like this haha, got carried away when putting it on and forgot to retake the pic

Originally Posted by Ric@rdo

Nice project!

Where did you get the V70R rear lower valance?

It came from a crash damaged V70R in a breakers yard. Don't come up often and was the right colour so snapped it straight up.

**Ric@rdo** · Sunday 24th April 2016, 21:25

Very lucky!

**robbie1988** · Sunday 1st May 2016, 20:57

Well that's the brake calipers all stripped, cleaned and painted

Wired brushed down:

All painted up silver with the retainer painted black:

All assembled with new TRW pads....

Hopefully can fit them this week!

**robbie1988** · Sunday 8th May 2016, 23:49

Well yesterday saw me finish the last paint on the brakes and fit them!

Loving the extra braking capacity now....

I also replaced the fluid with Motul RBF600 which I had spare off the Impreza track car I have.

Obviously this meant I needed to explore the braking capacity so a road trip today!

So I drove to Hawes then onto Thwaite taking in the amazing Buttertubs Pass. Then continued onto Kirkby Stephen before heading back home up the A66/A1.

Brakes really shine on these roads allowing later braking and with a lot more bite. No fade even after a lot of extremely hard miles.

**robbie1988** · Sunday 8th May 2016, 23:49

Airbourne in a V70 really does feel strange though.....

Loving the extra braking capacity now....

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I also replaced the fluid with Motul RBF600 which I had spare off the Impreza track car I have.

Obviously this meant I needed to explore the braking capacity so a road trip today!

So I drove to Hawes then onto Thwaite taking in the amazing Buttertubs Pass. Then continued onto Kirkby Stephen before heading back home up the A66/A1.

Brakes really shine on these roads allowing later braking and with a lot more bite. No fade even after a lot of extremely hard miles.

Airbourne in a V70 really does feel strange though.....

Came back and with the weather decent I thought a nice bath since the car was dirty....

Boom back shiney new!

Car also turned 172k on Buttertubs so a fitting birthday haha