white 480 1700?
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white 480 1700?
Spotted Cranna's very tidy looking White 480 with 16" alloys at Alford on Sunday
hiding between rain showers!
hiding between rain showers!
Alan
480 ES 2litre 'Celebration' ? , C30 1.8ES, SS1
480 ES 2litre 'Celebration' ? , C30 1.8ES, SS1
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Re: white 480 1700?
arite!
pretty heavy showers haha! my ronal aero 16 wheels get mixed reviews! most folk love them haha what did you think ?
pretty heavy showers haha! my ronal aero 16 wheels get mixed reviews! most folk love them haha what did you think ?
'91 480 ES 2.0l 16v 'Williams' Conversion - 212bhp/230nm
'90 940 GL 2.0l Estate
'08 XC90 D5 SE Premium
'90 940 GL 2.0l Estate
'08 XC90 D5 SE Premium
Re: white 480 1700?
Go on... show us all a pic!! You know you want to!
1991 ES White / 1995 ES Red / 1995 ES Red / 1994 S Black / 1995 Celebration Red / 1994 S Paris Blue / 1995 Celebration (again!) Red - Currently free of all extramarital cars, wrench-loose and fancy free
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Re: white 480 1700?
Hopefully this works...
'91 480 ES 2.0l 16v 'Williams' Conversion - 212bhp/230nm
'90 940 GL 2.0l Estate
'08 XC90 D5 SE Premium
'90 940 GL 2.0l Estate
'08 XC90 D5 SE Premium
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Re: white 480 1700?
I like that style, Doingitsideways on here has a set of Ronal R10 Turbos
Current:
Volvo S60 '04
Renault 21 '91
Subaru Legacy '05
Mazda RX-7 '93
Renault 5 '84
Previous:
440 2 litre, 440 Turbo, 460 Turbo, 480 Turbo x2, 854 T-5R, S40 T4, V40 T4, S70 T5 & R, V70 R x2, S60 R
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Renault 21 '91
Subaru Legacy '05
Mazda RX-7 '93
Renault 5 '84
Previous:
440 2 litre, 440 Turbo, 460 Turbo, 480 Turbo x2, 854 T-5R, S40 T4, V40 T4, S70 T5 & R, V70 R x2, S60 R
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Re: white 480 1700?
i used to run R10's
but i wanted to go bigger! my whole aim with the car is to just use a combination of lots of rare parts/mods on a car which pretty much everyone has forgotten! haha
but i wanted to go bigger! my whole aim with the car is to just use a combination of lots of rare parts/mods on a car which pretty much everyone has forgotten! haha
'91 480 ES 2.0l 16v 'Williams' Conversion - 212bhp/230nm
'90 940 GL 2.0l Estate
'08 XC90 D5 SE Premium
'90 940 GL 2.0l Estate
'08 XC90 D5 SE Premium
- jamesy12345
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Re: white 480 1700?
I see what you mean..cranna21 wrote:i used to run R10's
but i wanted to go bigger! my whole aim with the car is to just use a combination of lots of rare parts/mods on a car which pretty much everyone has forgotten! haha
Current:
Volvo S60 '04
Renault 21 '91
Subaru Legacy '05
Mazda RX-7 '93
Renault 5 '84
Previous:
440 2 litre, 440 Turbo, 460 Turbo, 480 Turbo x2, 854 T-5R, S40 T4, V40 T4, S70 T5 & R, V70 R x2, S60 R
Volvo S60 '04
Renault 21 '91
Subaru Legacy '05
Mazda RX-7 '93
Renault 5 '84
Previous:
440 2 litre, 440 Turbo, 460 Turbo, 480 Turbo x2, 854 T-5R, S40 T4, V40 T4, S70 T5 & R, V70 R x2, S60 R
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Re: white 480 1700?
i used to have 55 profiles on my 15" ronals, those look like 50's or even 45's! the 55's fill the arches the same as 16" wheels with the tyres i have on, but just fills it a little better thanks to the larger wheel
mines on bilstein shocks and spax -40 springs at the moment too and i've got a set of forged pistons sitting it home for it from prima racing... planning a diy turbo conversion! haha
mines on bilstein shocks and spax -40 springs at the moment too and i've got a set of forged pistons sitting it home for it from prima racing... planning a diy turbo conversion! haha
'91 480 ES 2.0l 16v 'Williams' Conversion - 212bhp/230nm
'90 940 GL 2.0l Estate
'08 XC90 D5 SE Premium
'90 940 GL 2.0l Estate
'08 XC90 D5 SE Premium
- doingitsideways
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Re: white 480 1700?
They're 45s.
Looked alright on my lowered 480 Celeb:
They'll be going back on that 460 once it's been hit with the lowering stick
Looked alright on my lowered 480 Celeb:
They'll be going back on that 460 once it's been hit with the lowering stick
"If you can't fix it with a hammer, it's an electrical fault!"
Hammers can't fix a 480!!!
Hammers can't fix a 480!!!
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Re: white 480 1700?
That looks ace doingitsideways! How much is yours lowered by?
'91 480 ES 2.0l 16v 'Williams' Conversion - 212bhp/230nm
'90 940 GL 2.0l Estate
'08 XC90 D5 SE Premium
'90 940 GL 2.0l Estate
'08 XC90 D5 SE Premium
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Re: white 480 1700?
Cheers.
Was supposed to be 40mm with Gmax springs, always thought it looked more like 50 though, especially at the back.
It's 'was' rather than 'is' as it's now being broken due to epic tinworm
Was supposed to be 40mm with Gmax springs, always thought it looked more like 50 though, especially at the back.
It's 'was' rather than 'is' as it's now being broken due to epic tinworm
"If you can't fix it with a hammer, it's an electrical fault!"
Hammers can't fix a 480!!!
Hammers can't fix a 480!!!
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Re: white 480 1700?
Where was worst on it man?
'91 480 ES 2.0l 16v 'Williams' Conversion - 212bhp/230nm
'90 940 GL 2.0l Estate
'08 XC90 D5 SE Premium
'90 940 GL 2.0l Estate
'08 XC90 D5 SE Premium
Re: white 480 1700?
I took on DIS's 480 hoping to do a restoration job...
Tin worm is bad all around back end, basically - boot floor and all underneath there at the back behind bumper etc (body, not just that panel that always rusts), rear arches outer and inner, cills both outer and inner completely gone at the back end, floor under passenger compartment...
In that last photo you can see a mark on the side just in front of the right hand rear wheel arch - that is now all dropping off completely of its own accord, and where it has bee filled all around the arch and looks good in that photo is now all blistering and coming away as well.
Almost finished removing all I can/seems worth removing.
BTW my first 480 (bought back in 1991) was a 1988 white one with black bumpers so yours brings back memories!
David
Tin worm is bad all around back end, basically - boot floor and all underneath there at the back behind bumper etc (body, not just that panel that always rusts), rear arches outer and inner, cills both outer and inner completely gone at the back end, floor under passenger compartment...
In that last photo you can see a mark on the side just in front of the right hand rear wheel arch - that is now all dropping off completely of its own accord, and where it has bee filled all around the arch and looks good in that photo is now all blistering and coming away as well.
Almost finished removing all I can/seems worth removing.
BTW my first 480 (bought back in 1991) was a 1988 white one with black bumpers so yours brings back memories!
David
Current: 1994 480 GT, 1996 460 CD & 1997 440 LE with lots of optional extras & 2007 V50 SE Sport
Previous: Celebration 331 (re-homed with Richard S), Celebration 467 (returned to Martin Mc); Celebration 346 (re-homed with Alan480); Celebration 269 (scrapped abandoned project), Celebration 73 (sold on after 6 years), 1992 ES, 1988 ES - and numerous other non-480 Volvos!
Previous: Celebration 331 (re-homed with Richard S), Celebration 467 (returned to Martin Mc); Celebration 346 (re-homed with Alan480); Celebration 269 (scrapped abandoned project), Celebration 73 (sold on after 6 years), 1992 ES, 1988 ES - and numerous other non-480 Volvos!
- doingitsideways
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Re: white 480 1700?
Erm... Yeah, what He said!dcwalker wrote:I took on DIS's 480 hoping to do a restoration job...
Tin worm is bad all around back end, basically - boot floor and all underneath there at the back behind bumper etc (body, not just that panel that always rusts), rear arches outer and inner, cills both outer and inner completely gone at the back end, floor under passenger compartment...
In that last photo you can see a mark on the side just in front of the right hand rear wheel arch - that is now all dropping off completely of its own accord, and where it has bee filled all around the arch and looks good in that photo is now all blistering and coming away as well.
Almost finished removing all I can/seems worth removing.
BTW my first 480 (bought back in 1991) was a 1988 white one with black bumpers so yours brings back memories!
David
Basically, I bought the car off here about 6 years ago.
It had beed 'restored,' but that basically meant epic amounts of filler everywhere, sprayed badly by Stevie Wonder, in the dark. Looked alright when I bought it though.
Not the previous owner's fault like, he'd paid someone to do the work, and they'd done a piss poor job.
After I'd hammered it around for 5 years I parked it up when the front brakes gave up, fully intending to sort them and the rest of the car out, but I came to the conclusion that I wouldn't have time to ever sort it properly, so offered it up on here and a couple of other forums as a free project.
David took it on, but on investigation it's just too far gone, so is being broken. Fair enough.
Gutted, but I'm getting over it now.
I still have the Ronals though, they'll be going on that silver 460T Jamesy posted above. That one's currently a hovercraft on my drive!
"If you can't fix it with a hammer, it's an electrical fault!"
Hammers can't fix a 480!!!
Hammers can't fix a 480!!!
- doingitsideways
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Re: white 480 1700?
"If you can't fix it with a hammer, it's an electrical fault!"
Hammers can't fix a 480!!!
Hammers can't fix a 480!!!
- jamesy12345
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Re: white 480 1700?
still not rusty well done sir
have you shrunk the brakes though? Stop washing it! (it's mine & I'll wash it as fast as I like etc....)
Current:
Volvo S60 '04
Renault 21 '91
Subaru Legacy '05
Mazda RX-7 '93
Renault 5 '84
Previous:
440 2 litre, 440 Turbo, 460 Turbo, 480 Turbo x2, 854 T-5R, S40 T4, V40 T4, S70 T5 & R, V70 R x2, S60 R
Volvo S60 '04
Renault 21 '91
Subaru Legacy '05
Mazda RX-7 '93
Renault 5 '84
Previous:
440 2 litre, 440 Turbo, 460 Turbo, 480 Turbo x2, 854 T-5R, S40 T4, V40 T4, S70 T5 & R, V70 R x2, S60 R
- doingitsideways
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Re: white 480 1700?
Brakes are brand new all round, or at least were when I fitted them about a year ago.
Just as ridiculously small as all 400 series brakes!
Always up for a quick polish, me!
"If you can't fix it with a hammer, it's an electrical fault!"
Hammers can't fix a 480!!!
Hammers can't fix a 480!!!
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Re: white 480 1700?
i had my thing painted last summer and the lad did a shoddy job of it, so now this winter i'll have to part with even more cash just to get his mess sorted before the car starts deteriorating again!
i really fancy a 460T as a daily driver, just can't find any haha! my ES only has around 62k on it, she's really really fresh underneath! i did notice a tiny little paint bubble on a sill though!
however i'll get that buffed off and treated/painted ect this winter when she's in for paint, i'm also getting the bumpers sprayed satin black (1. because covered in overspray thanks to dodgy spray job, 2. i can't afford to buy that much back to black... haha) i'm also getting the plate mounting boss's removed and smoothed over too, for that whole hellaflush car scene thing haha!
i really fancy a 460T as a daily driver, just can't find any haha! my ES only has around 62k on it, she's really really fresh underneath! i did notice a tiny little paint bubble on a sill though!
however i'll get that buffed off and treated/painted ect this winter when she's in for paint, i'm also getting the bumpers sprayed satin black (1. because covered in overspray thanks to dodgy spray job, 2. i can't afford to buy that much back to black... haha) i'm also getting the plate mounting boss's removed and smoothed over too, for that whole hellaflush car scene thing haha!
'91 480 ES 2.0l 16v 'Williams' Conversion - 212bhp/230nm
'90 940 GL 2.0l Estate
'08 XC90 D5 SE Premium
'90 940 GL 2.0l Estate
'08 XC90 D5 SE Premium
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- Location: Aberdeenshire, Huntly
Re: white 480 1700?
also!
i just noticed the topic title, yes, it is a 1700 B18FP! but with no cat now, 2.25" powerflow stainless from manifold back with just a little mid box, no back box, proper group B rally car rasp!
i just noticed the topic title, yes, it is a 1700 B18FP! but with no cat now, 2.25" powerflow stainless from manifold back with just a little mid box, no back box, proper group B rally car rasp!
'91 480 ES 2.0l 16v 'Williams' Conversion - 212bhp/230nm
'90 940 GL 2.0l Estate
'08 XC90 D5 SE Premium
'90 940 GL 2.0l Estate
'08 XC90 D5 SE Premium
Re: white 480 1700?
aye but I couldn't find you to ask about what was under the bonnet, and too sodding wet to crawl underneathcranna21 wrote:also!
i just noticed the topic title, yes, it is a 1700 B18FP! but with no cat now, 2.25" powerflow stainless from manifold back with just a little mid box, no back box, proper group B rally car rasp!
took me a wee while to twig on lack of 'rubbing straiks'
ours is fairly rust free but paint (red) is faded as h***. . . . so needs a good going with rubbing compound but the bonnet is a wee bit white near the front so can't chance any more buffing! ALDI's red is a fairly good match on the rear arches but not on the front wings at the mud-flaps area
Alan
480 ES 2litre 'Celebration' ? , C30 1.8ES, SS1
480 ES 2litre 'Celebration' ? , C30 1.8ES, SS1