Yeah the outer rim is just plain silver, now they've been on for a few weeks I'm not too sure if I like the silver ring on them, I'm contemplating repainting it the same colour as the centres.
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Yeah the outer rim is just plain silver, now they've been on for a few weeks I'm not too sure if I like the silver ring on them, I'm contemplating repainting it the same colour as the centres.
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Car at a recent car show, now wearing a front splitter and the newly painted wheels.
It's been a busy couple of weeks with the car recently, got a few jobs done and some tidying up. I'm still working on getting rid of the intermitant ABS light and also getting the handbrake to actualy work properly (even though it's almost all new parts). Last weekend I swapped out the rear ABS sensors as they where coming up as faulty/intermitant, this was a complete pig of a job as it requires the fuel tank to be moved out of the way to get the wires past it, I also replaced the short length of fuel pipe from the tank to the filter which had been bodged when I bought the car. The fuel pipe was relatively easy to swap out as it was just a push fit at both ends, the abs sensors where a bloody nightmare though as the actual sensors where seizes in on both hubs, nothing some brute force and ignorance with a hammer couldnt rectify though.
The old (Bodged) fuel pipe and battered ABS sensors
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Brakes after painting, I used silver as it was the only colour I had handy, glad I did though as it seems to go well with the wheels.
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Also got around to fitting the rear lights I bought off Dan, had a few problems with these as one of them arrives broken, managed to repair it though and thankfully it's not visible unless you open the boot.
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The new rear bumpers are coming along nicely, should start to see some major progress now that Uni's out of the way.
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Did some more work on the skin and the diffuser yesterday, I wanted a slightly more rounded look so it's had some smoothing here and there. Teeth will be added in again in the next few days.
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Looking good, dude. I like the idea of a diffusor, keep the pics coming!
Thanks bud, hope to get this done within the next week. Also planning on making some side skirts as there are no decent ones available any more.
Yeah, and those which are available seem fixed on making the Volvo look like a ricer. Moderation is key.
Exactly, my idea is to make it look like it was put there by the manufacturer.
This is going to be made out of an original bumper and fibreglass so I can then take a mould from it and make the full thing out of fiberglass. If you look at the picture, it's actually got twin exhaust holes.. I'm getting a second pipe fitted to mine once the bumpers ready.
And it'll be a bolt on to original fittings? That is sexeyh.
Yeah that's the idea!!.... It's not going to be cheap though, probably around £350 unpainted, plus shipping. I have three to make first (one for myself and two that are already sold) then I will be taking orders..
More progress today, getting very pleased with how this is turning out now.
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Awsome!
A few photo's of the car at yesterdays classic car show at Capesthorne Hall Chesire, thanks to Mr Evans for the photo's.
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I'll be fitting the new intercooler, springs and rear shocks this week while my daughters off school along with hopefully painting some more of the panels under the bonnet.
Well today is suspension swap day, rear nivo's are being swapped out in favour of Bilsteins and replacement springs. Started well already, managed to snap on of the bolts holding the top mounts in the captive nut, got around that managed to fit the replacement top mount. Moved onto the spring, bottom nut that holds the spring in place is just turning the whole bolt in the retainer, cant get anything in there to secure it, cant even weld it in place as I'd run out of welding wire previously and didnt realise.. Hmmph.... Thought about digging the grinder out and chopping the bottom retaining nut off, just checked though and the new retainers don't come with any nuts.. Think I should never have started this...
Well I won!.. I manged to get the otherside done fairly painlessly, then went back to the drivers side. No matter what I tried the spring retainer bolt wouldnt come undone. In the end I cut the spring to pieces with my grinder and then ground the back off the captive bolt so I could pull it through what was left. New stuff went back on without a hitch (though I did have to find new nuts for them as there was none supplied).
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And the remains of the spring that refused to be removed...
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Made some ground up on the rear bumper too, centre section is pretty much ready for moulding now, just got to finish prepping the actual bumper itself.
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You are not alone, dude. Most guys on here have avd problems with that exact bolt, me included. Standard practice now is to either weld on a nut, or cut it and get a new bolt, nut and washer.
Nice job, how does she sit?
Yeah I was just going to weld it myself but I didn't realise that I'd run out of welding wire, and that also the welder itself had pack up lol.. At the moment it sits at roughly the same height it did before, maybe a little lower. I'm considering chopping a coil off each spring as the top couple of springs are flattened together anyway, it's weird as they're supposed to be about a 10mm drop from the R springs.
Well it's very nearly broken me making this (physically and mentally,lol), bumper is very nearly ready for moulding, I put some paint on it today to give it a better finish and then reassembled it because..well why the hell not.. Looks pretty good if I do say so myself. Hope to get this done in the next few days.
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That is too damn sexy, Tomcat!
Mould is done... almost.. should have been in there today trimming it and checking for voids etc.. Just too damn tired and tomorrow I have a full day at a car show. Funeral on Monday so hopefully get back on with it on Tuesday.
Sorry to hear that, man. Someone close to you? My condolances.
Thanks, yeah it was my father in law. he'd been really ill for a while now with late stage Parkinsons that had sadly progressed to dimentia. My wife was really upset by it as he died the day after he saw her.
On a positive note.. Mould is done, first one is out and will be getting cleaned up tomorrow.