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Re: Welcome Seymour

Post by Martin63 » Tue Jan 16, 2024 11:46 am

jifflemon wrote:
Mon Jan 01, 2024 1:43 pm
Stony Classic 2024 done!

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Ended up post event getting some lunch and have a conversation with a chap who simply couldn't believe the car was a) 34 years old and b) a Volvo.

He spent a good 20 minutes walking around it, taking photos and asking questions etc.
Wow - absolutely stunning Jeff!! Is there any chance of Seymour making across to Germany and the Netherlands in May?
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Re: Welcome Seymour

Post by jifflemon » Tue Jan 16, 2024 8:02 pm

Martin63 wrote:
Tue Jan 16, 2024 11:46 am
Wow - absolutely stunning Jeff!! Is there any chance of Seymour making across to Germany and the Netherlands in May?
Not with me driving! Work have already block booked most of may!

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Re: Welcome Seymour

Post by Martin63 » Tue Jan 16, 2024 9:25 pm

Sorry to hear that Jeff 😔

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Re: Welcome Seymour

Post by jifflemon » Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:14 am

12 months on, its time for this:

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I know some people are fans of a "advisory free" MOT - I honestly don't pay too much attention. Last year the advisory was the rear pads were low. I haven't changed them, yet now they're fine. The oil leak? When I asked where it was coming from, he replied "couldn't really tell, the undertray was in the way". There's no undertray fitted at the moment...... :rofl:

A whopping 670 miles this year....

On the to do list:
Oil change
New front speakers
Sort that NS headlamp cover alignment out
Align the driving lamps to be actually useful
Fuel filter
Find time to drive it more.....

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Re: Welcome Seymour

Post by Alan 480 » Sun Mar 17, 2024 8:02 pm

aye 670 miles it would be cheaper to hire a taxi? :shock:

I got advisory for 'brake lines covered in grease, or similar', I guess I'll have to bite the bullet this summer and do the main front to rear, all the front ones that cross the 'down, across, up etc around tunnel' have been done, these are all now horizontally behind the heat shield, ruddy tricky though around the servo :D
The rear(s) have been done prior to me buying it which is a bonus as they are hidden at edge of tank :cry:
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Re: Welcome Seymour

Post by jifflemon » Mon Mar 18, 2024 10:31 am

Headlamp gap sorted

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Re: Welcome Seymour

Post by jifflemon » Sun Mar 24, 2024 9:14 am

Something that wasn't on the list, that got ticked off today.
Power steering fluid change

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Wasn't particularly bad, but the change has definitely made the pump less whiney, especially on full lock.

and managed to take a couple of nice shots whilst at the workshop - although 20 minutes later, we had full on hailstone!

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Re: Welcome Seymour

Post by jifflemon » Tue Mar 26, 2024 3:06 pm

After causing controversy with the headlamps, how about some classic unobtainium to try and appease.....

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Just slides in, in case anyone was wondering.

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Yes, I'm embracing the cassette life; I may add some bluetooth or CD changer later, but for now, Cassettes are rocking!

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Re: Welcome Seymour

Post by WillC9303 » Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:05 am

jifflemon wrote:
Tue Mar 26, 2024 3:06 pm
After causing controversy with the headlamps, how about some classic unobtainium to try and appease.....

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Just slides in, in case anyone was wondering.

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Yes, I'm embracing the cassette life; I may add some bluetooth or CD changer later, but for now, Cassettes are rocking!
Very much approve of a pointless original Volvo accessory!

As much as I love OEM accessory tat, I ended up removing mine as that cubby is better at storing my phone, rather than 5 of my finest non-existent cassettes! :lol:
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Re: Welcome Seymour

Post by jifflemon » Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:17 pm

Phone goes in centre armrest, away from temptation (and 3 penalty points)

Load up those cassettes, there's something rather nostalgic about listening to tapes in the car!

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Re: Welcome Seymour

Post by Jay-Kay-Em » Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:04 pm

Always enjoy reading Seymour updates and a cassette holder is a massive thumbs up !

Was there a choice of cassette holders as I remember one with an LCD for outside temp.... even though the Info Centre has an outside temp (?) - or am I getting confused with something else? :bla:
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Re: Welcome Seymour

Post by jifflemon » Wed Mar 27, 2024 4:27 pm

Jay-Kay-Em wrote:
Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:04 pm
Always enjoy reading Seymour updates and a cassette holder is a massive thumbs up !

Was there a choice of cassette holders as I remember one with an LCD for outside temp.... even though the Info Centre has an outside temp (?) - or am I getting confused with something else? :bla:
There was! The sensor read internal temp, whilst the infocentre does outside temp. EVERYONE needs to know that right??
I'm actually thinking of drilling the unobtainium ( :shock: ) to add a USB charger to the cubby hole.

/Dons flame proof suit

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Re: Welcome Seymour

Post by jifflemon » Wed Mar 27, 2024 4:29 pm

More Seymour Updates

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Yup.... it's one of these:

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Better to have it and never need it, than need it and not have it!

Front is 1440, rear is 1080.

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Re: Welcome Seymour

Post by WillC9303 » Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:39 pm

jifflemon wrote:
Wed Mar 27, 2024 4:27 pm
There was! The sensor read internal temp, whilst the infocentre does outside temp. EVERYONE needs to know that right??
The LCD-type Cassette holder that Jay-Kay-Em is talking about is an external temperature readout, not an internal one. The sensor for it sits in the exact spot the Info-centre one goes (behind the grille badge). I assume this was so that people could be aware of potentially icy conditions outside without needing the expensive Info-centre option. I'm sure you can easily adapt it to read internal temp by fitting the sensor somewhere in the cabin instead, though.

Description of the LCD Cassette holder from a 1992 accessory brochure:

"Ambient temperature gauge reduces the risk of being overtaken by unpleasant surprises. The digital display shows the temperature just above the road surface and a warning lamp comes on at temperature at which there is a risk of black ice. Combined with a digital clock (850) or cassette holder (440, 460 and 480)."
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Re: Welcome Seymour

Post by gltease » Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:14 pm

I have one of the cassette holders with temp in R3, not bothered to wire it up yet, I also have the sensor required, just pops into a spare hole behind the bumper, they would be used in the 480 presumably for cars with out an info centre, most likely the S or 440/460, although a few 480 S, had info centre.
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Re: Welcome Seymour

Post by jifflemon » Sat Mar 30, 2024 7:55 pm

Another day, another job ticked off the list!

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See it?

Let me help

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If anyone was wondering, i went for these:

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and if you were wondering why I swapped....

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Re: Welcome Seymour

Post by mandi » Sun Mar 31, 2024 9:53 pm

wow

i think nothing sinful was coming out of these :wall:

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Re: Welcome Seymour

Post by Laurie945 » Thu Apr 04, 2024 5:53 am

Wowowow! Where on earth did you find the cassette slide in storage solution? That is the most beautiful thing I've seen!
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Re: Welcome Seymour

Post by jifflemon » Thu Apr 04, 2024 3:10 pm

Like most unobtainium, it’s about knowing someone who knows someone…. Although….
WillC9303 wrote:
Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:05 am
As much as I love OEM accessory tat, I ended up removing mine as that cubby is better at storing my phone, rather than 5 of my finest non-existent cassettes! :lol:

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Re: Welcome Seymour

Post by jifflemon » Mon Apr 22, 2024 8:05 am

Few more bits done this weekend.

Managed to find a set of rear mudflaps - no fronts, but it's a start!

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as well as some rubber floor mats (which needed a clean)

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Also, new classic policy is no longer mileage restricted! So he's been getting used an whole lot more! (hence wanted some mats to keep the floor clean!)

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