Hi from the UK :)

Jamest5r_

Hello all, found your forum as i was searching for all things volvo/car related in Oz, considering a move out to brisbane late next year, I'm popping over for a month end of January for a little browse around, I'm pretty active on the UK volvo circuit including the forums,1/4mile and the odd hill climb, currently run a 855 t5r manual, 855 t5 auto and an 855 t5 manual, the t5r being my toy the auto my daily hack and the last just cos it was cheap lol
Would like to hear your opinions on the car social life over there as it plays a big part of my life here :)

Some pics, 360bhp /555nm, forged block T35 garrett hybrid turbo, TurboTuner ecu, manual conversion with low ratio box from a 2l, porky 993 brakes adjustable koni all round etc etc :)

The daily

The spare

DCW242

Welcome,

awesome 850s

Jamest5r_

Can't link the dyno video for some reason but if you search "Jamest5-r dyno run on YouTube I'm sure you'll find it :)

DCW242

is this it?

Jamest5r_

Nice one mate cheers :)

Vee_Que

Welcome! Brisbane!? That will be a shock for someone from England! A lot more humid and sunnier than what I experienced of the U.K last month at a comparable time of the year!

Plan to bring the cars over? If you've owned them for over 12 months it's easy to import them apparently.

Ex850R

Welcome to the nuthouse!
I am sure there are plenty of clubs you can join to do hill climbs etc , not specific Volvo ones , too small a demographic here , you will need to travel a lot to meetings I would imagine , like to different states...
If you can't bring a couple of cars then at least the T5R and break the other two for all the good parts/engines and ship them over to install into something cheap here with a blown motor. Plenty of them around....
You will want your cars to have air conditioning for Australia anyway , guaranteed!
Come and look at Melbourne while here in January , you will find Summer here much better than QLD anywsy , Winter somewhat like home and sometimes like your spring.....
Great move for you wherever you live !
L.

carnut1100

While you're at it.......bring a bunch of 7/9 series manual conversions and a crate load of M90s........

Tasmania (where I am) is the closest to what you're used to.
Melbourne is a bit hotter...
Sydney can get quite humid and hot in summer.
Brisbane is hot and sticky all year round, with triple the hotness and stickiness in summer.....
Humidity and heat and insects etc...

egads (she/her)

Will pay for a 940 m90 conversion in a crate. :-D

calvintibia001

Same here, would pay for M90L2 940 Conversion as well lol, if you can get it for 1000AUD shipped lol, from all the M90 need down here, you can make a profit and pay for the air ticket lol

Rob

What you are all forgetting is that Qld is the best place in the country.

Less weirdo's

egads (she/her)

more does not equal less.

:-P

jamesinc

Another James?!?! There can only be one.

volvodriverman

egads;22460 wroteWill pay for a 940 m90 conversion in a crate. :-D

Oooh oooh me too me too!!!!

Jamest5r_

Haha thanks for all the welcomes lads, sorry to disappoint you rwd fans but the m90 boxes over here are near impossible to find rare as rocking horse shit, all been used in t5 rwd conversions.

Vee_Que

Rob;22463 wroteWhat you are all forgetting is that Qld is the best plac iin the country.

More weirdo's

Ftfy

Jamest5r_

Rob;22463 wroteWhat you are all forgetting is that Qld is the best place in the country.

Less weirdo's

So I've heard :)

Jamest5r_

As you all seem keen on.the red blocks.....my mates 940 forged block T4 garrett nearing completion

Jamest5r_

Ex850R;22455 wroteWelcome to the nuthouse!
I am sure there are plenty of clubs you can join to do hill climbs etc , not specific Volvo ones , too small a demographic here , you will need to travel a lot to meetings I would imagine , like to different states...
If you can't bring a couple of cars then at least the T5R and break the other two for all the good parts/engines and ship them over to install into something cheap here with a blown motor. Plenty of them around....
You will want your cars to have air conditioning for Australia anyway , guaranteed!
Come and look at Melbourne while here in January , you will find Summer here much better than QLD anywsy , Winter somewhat like home and sometimes like your spring.....
Great move for you wherever you live !
L.

Been to Melbourne..... was 18 yrs ago though, defo shipping the t5r over just looking into the compliance rules and what I'd need to get it rego