Hi all, its been a while, but thought it was time to update.
Slowly but surely have now built up the new car, ready for racing next year.
We were at Abingdon airfield for its first run 10 days ago, which went ok, had some problems, but nothing serious.
An oil leak and a boost issue were the main problems.
The new suspension combined with a new diff, makes this car change direction so much better than the old one.
I'm really looking forward to getting it on a proper track, but most trackdays are fully booked at the moment.
Small video from onboard
As Photobucket is rubbish, I'm going to try something different and using the link below, hopefully you can see some photos,
not necessarily in chronological order, but hey..........someone let me know if the link does not work.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...Xr?usp=sharing
Need to write a list of all the mods, but that's going to take a while
Thanks to MoleT-5R for the bumper top and Claymore for the loan of a laptop.
cheers
JT
Great to see an update JT, look forward to to seeing it in action when this damn covid thing allows.
Current Volvo's 1995 854 Gul T-5R 1996 855 Olive T-5R 1997 855 Olive AWD 1999 V70R AWD and 2005 XC90 D5 AWD
Previous Volvo's 1987 745 gle 1989 745 GL 1995 855 Olive GLE 2001 V70 p2
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Looking good JT!
What have you done to it then?
What ecu are you running now?
Come on, give us some details
Last edited by Dangerous Dave; Tuesday 6th October 2020 at 11:53.
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.
JT (Saturday 10th October 2020)
I think the question is more, what haven't I done? lol
Currently still running the Turbo Tuner, but hoping to swap that out very soon.
Differences from the last car:
Completely stripped of everything That I don't need....electric windows, wiring, underseal, random brackets etc.
Hoping the new car should be 100+ Kg lighter than the old one.
Stripped and rebuilt the Delta link, including removing all rubber mounts and replacing with uprated parts.
Fitted S60R rear brakes
Stripped and replaced all brake and fuel lines and replaced with Goodridge braided lines.
Fitted new Obp pedal box, thus removing the PAS system.
Due to the pedal box, I've had to move my seat back and then make a switch panel as I could no longer reach the dash.
New Team Dynamics Wheels
New Ohlin Front shocks
Gripper diff, set to full race ( I'm told?)
New do88 rip kit, reducing from 3" to 2/12"
New TWR front bumper with under tray( not fitted yet )
New rear wing
New Nuke Fuel rail
New MPRE uprated engine mounts
New IPD gear box tie
If I can think of anything else, Ill update later
JT
Dangerous Dave (Saturday 10th October 2020),MoleT-5R (Saturday 10th October 2020)
Current Volvo's 1995 854 Gul T-5R 1996 855 Olive T-5R 1997 855 Olive AWD 1999 V70R AWD and 2005 XC90 D5 AWD
Previous Volvo's 1987 745 gle 1989 745 GL 1995 855 Olive GLE 2001 V70 p2
My Ebay Items http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/quik.connection
JT (Saturday 10th October 2020)
Glad to see you're back!
JT (Saturday 17th October 2020)
Current Volvo's 1995 854 Gul T-5R 1996 855 Olive T-5R 1997 855 Olive AWD 1999 V70R AWD and 2005 XC90 D5 AWD
Previous Volvo's 1987 745 gle 1989 745 GL 1995 855 Olive GLE 2001 V70 p2
My Ebay Items http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/quik.connection
JT (Sunday 18th October 2020)
My workshop is a bit like that, I've got to sort through all the a-series, b-series and volvo parts to make some space, I have a rover v8 that I need to pick up for a project.....
Current Volvo's 1995 854 Gul T-5R 1996 855 Olive T-5R 1997 855 Olive AWD 1999 V70R AWD and 2005 XC90 D5 AWD
Previous Volvo's 1987 745 gle 1989 745 GL 1995 855 Olive GLE 2001 V70 p2
My Ebay Items http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/quik.connection
Hello all, Happy new year!
Tech question...............
Whilst building up a new head, I wanted to make sure the Cams were correct and free spinning.
With no lifters in place, I thought the cams should spin, which they did until I put the cam cover on, then
exhaust cam spins fine, but the inlet cam became very stiff to move. Remember there are no lifters in at this stage.
Any ideas?
I have put together 4 head/cam/cover sets and they all seem to have similar issues.
JT
merc85 (Sunday 10th January 2021)
I think from memory dont you have to reuse the Rocker from the Original Engine? They wear to the cams so using a different Rocker cover can cause issues.
Sorry if you have done this haven't read the thread just stumbled across it.
Looking Smart btw
merc85 (Monday 11th January 2021)
Current Volvo's 1995 854 Gul T-5R 1996 855 Olive T-5R 1997 855 Olive AWD 1999 V70R AWD and 2005 XC90 D5 AWD
Previous Volvo's 1987 745 gle 1989 745 GL 1995 855 Olive GLE 2001 V70 p2
My Ebay Items http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/quik.connection
Current Volvo's 1995 854 Gul T-5R 1996 855 Olive T-5R 1997 855 Olive AWD 1999 V70R AWD and 2005 XC90 D5 AWD
Previous Volvo's 1987 745 gle 1989 745 GL 1995 855 Olive GLE 2001 V70 p2
My Ebay Items http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/quik.connection
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