96 850R wagon slow build thread

rado · 2018-04-02T09:11:35+00:00

Oh the original color is dark gray pearl with 172 k on the clock automatic

Ex850R

Love focal , gonna go the splits in the 240 front and 2/3 way in parcel shelf maybe with a small sub. My splits are old / new ones not fancy fibre.

rado

Sounds good Les , nice speakers and looking at them very well made .

What size sub ?

Ex850R

rado
Sounds good Les , nice speakers and looking at them very well made .
What size sub ?

A wee one for the lower sound quality not for doofs.

Maybe firing into back of rear seat from the boot ?

Got too many speaker options so need to decide what....

rado

Yeah I'd think that's a good option , outthe way there .

rado

Monthly updates then , interior is all back in apart from the centre console/ armrest . Speakers , amp , cd changer and HU all wired up and sounds great , happy days .

So , this afternoon .... delta links ! Our site legend Ash lent me the tool for this and oh what fun the f**king things are . I've got one out and nearly got the new back in , it just won't play but I'll get back to it tomorrow with a fresh view . The car slid off the axle stands a couple of times , that was scary , never had that happen before , it's moved near on a metre. I'll post some photos up tomorrow , hopefully it'll be a better day ??

rado

Nothing to see really apart from how sideways the car went . Plus side one delta link is done as I got sidetracked by the XC ?

Ex850R

rado
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Nothing to see really apart from how sideways the car went . Plus side one delta link is done as I got sidetracked by the XC ?

*Isnt that the Cross Country right there with that grille????????

( I love waterfall grilles)

rado

Ex850R

rado
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I'd walk back to one of many P80 and one I had painted black grille and boy I soon hated it.....

rado

Last week or so I've decided not to do the stem seals , head gasket etc myself . Not confident enough easy as that really . I'd be too worried etc ? . So with that I've put everything back together with a few new items , maf housing , coolant bottle and back to Bougicords . The rocker cover was covered in oil , broken hose on the pcv so repaired that

Started up and ticked over for a while and nothing coming out the exhaust. I'll find a volvo specialist for what's needed.

Meanwhile ill crack on with the stereo installation just need to fit the single box and HU

Then back to the rear suspension, I'll leave that till next week ?

rado

At last I have some of the clocks in red

I've been having a go at this on and off for a year or so just getting one or the other bulb working . Today something happened and both bulbs worked YEY ?

OOo Alpine goodness

All back together and working , love the single din

rado

Oh sh!t

Just realised , I didn't connect the turbo hose back to the clocks ?

Ex850R

Thought of taking the H/U fascia off and doing it black to match??

rado

I'll take the surround off and it'll go black . I'm quietly gutted it's all silver and not black . I'd like the fascia black but it has all the writing/ directions on it .

This time I knew about the 3 yellow buttons as well but the eye doesn't really notice ?

242GT

Dose the dash light fader dlide still work steve

rado

Yes it does still fade ?

rado

Much better

So guru's I have a question regarding the top hose on the pcv . Now all the oil is mopped up including two plug chambers the car has stopped smoking. I let it idle for around 10 -15 minutes and then a few blasts around the neighbourhood and here's the result

Dry as a bone .

Could this be related ?

rado

I spoke to the guy who I took to car to back in January this week about doing the head gasket and I'll get him to do the air conditioning at the same time , happy days

So my intention this weekend was the other delta link but my back and ankle as it goes took a hammering this week so ended up having a couple of sick days . So today I just put the car back together ie bumper and centre console

I've gone back to no wipers on the front lights, just a smoother look . @Ex850R no smell in the cabin, a good shampoo of the carpets worked ?

What I did notice on the first drive was now with the 3" maf it was running a bit lean and sluggish no mbc . So I put the blue injectors in and runs like a dream . AF gauge is spot on but don't worry soon as the head gasket etc is done I'll be on to VAST ?

Just got to get a compressor for the ac then it's off for more pampering ?

Ex850R

've gone back to no wipers on the front lights, just a smoother look . @Ex850R no smell in the cabin, a good shampoo of the carpets worked.

Whhhhaaa!? You can smell me airse from there!?

rado

Ex850R
've gone back to no wipers on the front lights, just a smoother look . @Ex850R no smell in the cabin, a good shampoo of the carpets worked.
Whhhhaaa!? You can smell me airse from there!?

What's in yer glass tonight ole boy ?

Ex850R

rado
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What's in yer glass tonight ole boy ?

Not a drop lad!

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