Ok, I was dead set on getting rid of the S60, to the digust of a few . Partly because I have the 850, and partly because I fancied a change. After driving myself mad looking at everything from M3's, M5's and M6's to S8's and RS4's to Jags and Range Rovers, I've come to the conclusion that I can't bring myself to get rid of the S60. Everytime I look at it, I think why the hell would I want to get rid of that!
If I was a lottery winner I'd be a nightmare! I'd be one of those who would have a collection of 100 cars sat in a warehouse somewhere!
Anywho, it's staying, and it's getting 100% finished to my satisfaction. I've never done a project thread on this car so here goes.
Here's what's been done already:
2.4 engine swap
Ported and flowed cylinder head
Owens hybrid 19t turbo
VXR Injectors
GWE 3" Downpipe & 200 cell race cat
Feritta cat back
AEM progressive water Injection
Custom alloy tank that fits under spare wheel
Tim Williams front mount intercooler
D5 Oil Cooler
Brand new OEM Monroe shocks
Elevate lowering springs
IPD front & rear anti roll bars
Angle gear collar has been welded, so "shouldn't" ever fail!
All new OEM discs
Pagid RS4-2 Blue pads on the front
Pagid RS4-2-1 black pads on the rear
MTE custom remap (for a K24)
Sponge subframe bush inserts
Poly wishbone bushes
Various other Poly bushes
New flywheel
New clutch
Refurb'd genuine 18" Pegs
4 x Continental ContiForce Contact road legal track tyres
Front end resprayed
Carbon Fiber Works front splitter (Real CF)
Carbon Fiber Works PPC style tailgate panel (FRP)
Carbon Fiber Works door gauge pod (FRP)
60mm Electronic boost gauge
It's had masses of other stuff like new BCS, '05 power steering bottle, '05 gearbox linkage cables, an almost new steering wheel fitted, Parrot Hands Free, etc etc...
So what needs doing:
Grill surround painted dark anthracite
Rear bumper resprayed
Colour coded door strips resprayed
Refurb calipers - dull grey doesn't stand out enough!
Replace brake pads for OEM - Anyone who tracks their S60, give me a shout if your interested in the Pagid's
Replace tyres for decent road tyres - As above! The ContiForce's had little use (235/40/18) - £250 a tyre new!
Fit Elevate AMS induction kit (got!)
Fit poly bushes to engine stabilisation bar (got!)
Fit front strut brace (got!)
Fit facelift armrest/center console (got!)
Fit OEM 20gb dukebox (got!)
Remap! - The car runs fine on the MTE, but it's not ideal, it peaks at 1.5bar but has the usual MTE overboost sometimes hitting 1.6/7 bar. I'll be getting John (Dream3r) to remap it, with the help on Tim. Probably peaking at 1.4bar, for sustained reliability. I'd be happy with a safe, solid 350bhp on a random number generator!
Think that's about it! None of it is too major, just bits and pieces that would make it perfect for me.
Oh, I've also had a private plate on retention for over a year that I need to get put on the car!
I'll update as and when bits get done!
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