Nick's 850R wagon

nickm

I bought this 10 or so months back. First photo.
Tomorrow Fit the refurbished Volans.
To do.
Rear spoiler, Fix the Cracks in the front one

need to polish the rear lens

Volans

Work done
PCV, Droplinks, CV boot, Brakes, Spark plugs, Heater core, rear tailgate latch,Tail gate trim, door striker, front bearing, trans flush, oil change, AC compressor shim, top Strut mounts and ABS module. I'm sure the list will grow

A_Volvo_Driver

Looking good mate :)

Rob

looking great. do you have some interior pics?

Ex850R

Looking very nice! NOW i see your Volans !! I cant tell if thats the lighter or darker paint code on them?
Did you get onto the Rockauto MOOG droplinks ? The ones with grease nipples, i have set waiting to go on...
i wish i had mine now ....although i want an AWD now , the ARD ECU tune really goes well if you are considering a power/toque lift.

L.

egads

Looks good Nick :-D

96 or 97? Love the colour too!

nickm

Thanks guys, I pop some interior shots up soon.
96

Les
I went to a paint place and asked for Volvo 932, I think it is the darker shade, definitely darker than the Columbias which are a silver.
The wheels were originally a tiny bit darker , but I think that is because the Volvo paint for the volans does not have a clear and it had taken in a fair bit of brake dust.
The drop links I used were the Meyle HD, seem to get a good rap from the volvo and bmw peeps, no nipple but not plastic like the (oem) lemforder ones.
Next cosmetic trick is get the rear spoiler sprayed (thanks Rob) and at the same time I'll fix the crack in the front one and get it sprayed too.
ATM I don't want to chip it, not that it could use a bit more grunt but I’ll spend the money on the paint for the spoilers. 850R's seem to handle most modern cars in traffic light battles. Easily quicker than the new Toyota 86.

on a side note the Columbias will be for sale, RW tyres on them too.

nickm

Other week I changed the front lower control arms, Meyle HD ones sourced locally came out about $20 cheaper than getting them through FCP or IPD. Good quality units.
Old ones rubber was good but the inner sleeve on the bush had let go, letting it side backward and forward.

So went off to get a wheel alignment with a high tech $$$ machine paid $110.. After the car felt worse than before pulling under brakes and not tracking straight..Took it back and the guy said it was tyres.. but he touch up the tracking. Car was still pulling. ~X(
In need of a pink slip I spoke to my trusted local Mechanic about the problem, he agreed that something was up.. He suggested another shop, an older guy with a very old school setup (no lasers just spirit levels and the like), $45 latter the car drives fantastic. :-bd
Now to sort out the insulation on the ABS pump.

Ex850R

Most hitech places dont list the R on the computer just an 850 basically , i think i mentioned that somewhere , to make sure they know what car it is and have the specs for it , i didnt find my spec sheet , sorry for that!
I took to motorsport place who noticed that car was not listed and worked it right , not expensive either , $110 ! Geez us! Get you doh back?
Who did you get 'A' arms from? I have MOOG bushes to go in and Ash ( DVS ) is gonna get me some balljoints and show me how to drill out the old one and so you can have all rep[laceable wear parts so you dont need whole new arms , that will be heaps cheaper!
MOOG droplinks are thicker than IPD HD units too , remember , dont get IPD ones , they is shitfull.Oh , MOOG ones have grease nipples too!!!

nickm

ebay user name "mautosau" his name is Rob.I think he is involved with the BMW club. Good seller up front and honest. He didn't list the 850 ones on ebay but sourced them and kept me informed about the deal.
Both arms were $186.40 including postage.
I did think about using the older alloy style arm with a replaceable ball joint and pressing in poly bushes. But I needed the car on the road and sourcing all the bits would have taken up too much time.
The alignment place will be a sh*t fight, attitude+. I'll take that on the chin and move on. Left them a Google review, seems I'm not alone.
I did a fair bit of searching for the R's specs but didn't find anything. Guessing the old school guy just knew what he was doing. Something to do with the 17" wheels?

Ex850R

Its the lowered R suspension ans so geometry changes , i dont know the full deal but i am putting my IPD lowereing springs and 17"ers on the V70 so i will go back to those dudes i saw years ago and report back.
The alloy arm is a gamble , strees fractures etc , thats why they went to steel for not much more unsprung weight. So i will report back on the drilling out of the balljonts and replacement ones too.
Cheap for Mahle A arms though! Good deal!
L.

nickm

ABS fixed.
The wiring on the pump was bad.I had to pull the connector off and feed heat shrink up along the wires into the pump case. Then replace the rubber tube that holds the connector. You can't get the pump's plastic cover off easily without disconnecting the hydraulics.
No more blown fuses.

egads

w00t, good to hear!

nickm

Add to my work list
rear main seal :((
Fitted a complete silicone hose kit (cooling and turbo)
fixed the key fob receiver
Fixed the front spoiler need to spray and at some point and spray and fit the rear one.

Had someone leave a card on the screen wanting to buy it the other day...always a good sign.

Rear Main seal !
Heater motor
New CV's
T stat and temp sender

Rob

pictures???

nickm

Will do when I get the time.

nickm

Poor phone shots

CamZH

Looks tidy.
Makes me miss my 850 R

Ex850R

Very nice.

Philia_Bear

Nice

deleted_user_160

Grave dig. I like it. Time for some updates maybe nick?