Cheers bud Sooooo can't wait to hear the V8 roar!! As it gets closer and closer, I can just imagine how it'll sound
Cheers bud Sooooo can't wait to hear the V8 roar!! As it gets closer and closer, I can just imagine how it'll sound
matt black turbo brick rat - you know it makes sense
Couple of updates.
Got the dash carpeted now and really pleased with the outcome on it
One problem did arise though, my lights and indicators no longer work So after studying wiring diagrams and various other bits, I'll try a couple of things tomorrow morning, otherwise, I'll just make my own wiring loom and switch bank for the lights. Shouldn't be too hard - ignition live to a switch for:
- lights
- main beam
- front fogs
- rear fogs
And just wire an ignition live constantly to the sidelights.
The hazards and indicators have stopped working too, so will have to see if I can get that working again off the OEM switches, just cos it's useful and more used to having them there.
matt black turbo brick rat - you know it makes sense
I've fitted a triple pod into the car this morning, and found that the pod fits perfectly on the pillar. Bearing in mind, I have no pillar trim, I was really impressed by the fitment of it Total cost for the pod + gauges = £35
Next step is to do the lights wiring loom tomorrow. Wish me luck!
matt black turbo brick rat - you know it makes sense
January 28th:
I now have my switch panel in place for my lights. Though after doing this, I thought I'll remake the panel, and have it so that the switches are in a smiley face
matt black turbo brick rat - you know it makes sense
After a lot of moving things about, hammering bits of metal, shoving and swearing, the engine is now 75% in Can't quite get the angle right for mating the gearbox and engine together, so going to either have to bash more of the cross member for the sump to drop down more or bash the bulk head to get the gearbox up more. It will fit, I just imagine with more swearing and shoving
matt black turbo brick rat - you know it makes sense
KISS Rs
850R manual, Rica 310, IKEA fitted bathroom, H&C running water, Jetex 2.5", pipe rack, cap stand, Forge BOV, circular wheels with full 360 degree rotation, 302mm discs, IPD front and rear anti-roll bars, numerous shiny features, sub-atomic particle accelerator, VTOL capability ...Volvo With Attitude!!!
Also to be seen in a gold Honda CR-V these days...
"It's really fast, and growls like a tiger!"
Cheers mate
Looks like we're gonna try dropping the cross member and steering rack, get the engine in, and then raise it back up as high as it'll go and see how that works Might need a bit of tracking sorting afterwards though, but it'll work, hopefully
matt black turbo brick rat - you know it makes sense
thats a great picture as it is! have to keep these photo's coming!
Past
95 854 2.5 10v with b5254t conversion...RIP,
96 850 awd...cut up RIP,
95 965 manual!..parted out,
94 855 T5 green..scrapped RIP,
94 855 T5 red..heart lives on body RIP,
03 S60 D5 sold
94 855 glt 2.5 10v white parted out RIP
97 V70 AWD parted out RIP
Present
93 854glt 2.5 20v (turbo)white daily project
04 s60 D5 (literal twin of previous s60)
Cheers bud Hopefully the next one will be the V8 bolted in properly *crosses fingers*
matt black turbo brick rat - you know it makes sense
matt black turbo brick rat - you know it makes sense
well done, but what do you mean by bolted in properly?
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Look good, keep the progress reports coming - Very interesting reading - Congrats on the project so far.
I mean it's bolted in to tge gearbox with the torque converter attached. The first pic I posted with the V8 in the engine bay it was held by an engine crane but not any more
matt black turbo brick rat - you know it makes sense
Wow. I have never seen so much time and effort put into a rat rod.
Keep up the good work, it looks great man
Cheers mate I've had to cut a section out of the sump to make it fit over the subframe and having to modify the oil pick up too to allow it to fit in the newly shaped sump so hopefully that'll fit with some cutting and welding it at a different angle otherwise I'll have to extend it a bit too. We'll see though when it's been modified.
Unfortunately had someone decide to break in and steal the stereo and amp out of it so now gotta get a new stereo and replace the stolen amp unless we can find it. Hopefully we can find it though, fingers crossed!
matt black turbo brick rat - you know it makes sense
February 23rd:
Well the sump has been chopped, and the oil pick up is now made of 4 sections welded together to change the angle and length of it so it now fits too
I now have the clearance that I needed, so can now get my mate to see about making up the engine mounts, and then I can rebuild the engine Yay!!!
matt black turbo brick rat - you know it makes sense
Flatout Phil (Thursday 24th February 2011)
Well I've been busy today, and some of you may have already seen on facebook that the engine now looks like a proper engine I have fueling again, I have the heads on and the exhaust manifolds on too so yay
What strange thing do y'all see??
matt black turbo brick rat - you know it makes sense
Exhaust manifolds are swapped around so the collectors point forward.
Are you doing somekind of side exit mod? Like in this vid? Or do they not fit the other way? Or are you going to twin turbo it?
Last edited by Dangerous Dave; Friday 18th March 2011 at 00:06.
1996 Olive Green 850 AWD - Follow the Project - Forged rods, 19T, big blue injectors, 960 TB, 3.25" MAF, Ostrich, 608 binary, arduino data display, active exhaust control with Focus RS tips, 320mm front brake conversion.
1996 Nautic Blue 850 AWD - Failed its MOT, now it's a donor for the green thing.
2004 Sapphire Black S60 D5 - The new daily hack.
Flatout Phil (Friday 18th March 2011),JelT5 (Friday 25th March 2011)
They don't fit the right way round, so just gonna have them come out the front bumper
Oh, and I want that 740!!!
matt black turbo brick rat - you know it makes sense
Dangerous Dave (Friday 18th March 2011)
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