well not a bad day, annoyed another GT3 owner
Moonpiemagic (Tuesday 5th July 2022),stribo (Wednesday 13th July 2022)
Going well then, any issues with the car though the day or was it all good....???
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
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.
Well……….
Had a small leak from the remote reservoirs, so stripped it all down
and ended up replacing one of them, the bleed the whole system, in
preparation for the track day. But once at the track I realised I had no brakes!
Had to do the sighting laps with no brakes.
Made it back to the garage and bled all the system again and got the pedal back.
The engine has been letting by on the rings, so a bit of crankcase pressure.
So oil was finding its way out. So we just kept cleaning it up until lunch, when I then removed
The pcv which seemed to be in the middle of it. The small hose at the bottom, was to blame,
So swapped it out and all seemed well for a while.
It lasted till 5 minutes before the end, so happy we got a full days running.
Now to strip the engine down and rebuild with new parts including s60 crank, forged rods, forged pistons
and all new bearings etc
Dangerous Dave (Thursday 12th May 2022),MoleT-5R (Friday 13th May 2022),Moonpiemagic (Thursday 12th May 2022)
Dangerous Dave (Thursday 12th May 2022),MoleT-5R (Friday 13th May 2022)
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
Dangerous Dave (Friday 13th May 2022)
found some!
https://www.jandrcvjoints.co.uk/
I'll let you know how long they last
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 (Monday 11th July 2022)
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 (Wednesday 13th July 2022)
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.
Moonpiemagic (Wednesday 20th July 2022)
Oooh sexy
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 (Monday 18th July 2022)
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
Well............it was Tuesday, yes the hottest day on record and I had booked a track day
Going back a bit, I said we had some engine issues right at the end of the last test, I think we found the problem!
So new (ish) piston fitted and new rings while we had it apart and booked another test.
I was so pleased my mate turned up with his massive gazebo to keep us in the shade
So yes a very hot day as I'm sure you are all aware, but with in car temps hitting 45 degrees and wearing the full fireproofs, it was a tough day
not just for me but the car as well.
Twice it overheated
https://youtube.com/shorts/Bl4gfsSRoPU?feature=share
But I did get some laps in. Not pushing too hard as I did not want to destroy the new engine components.
On a positive, no oil leaks!! Happy days !!
The new drive shafts survived the day, so happy with those
Anyone recommend some decent brake pads to suit AP CP5200 cailpers? currently on DS3000, but I'm not feeling the bite
Next outing and my last this year, should be August 6TH, Brands Hatch...................RACEDAY!!
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