Volvo 480 Club Europe

The following text is meant for the users in Holland. If needed, I will translate. Te koop aangeboden in verband met beïndigen hobby! Door aanschaf van een eigen huis, kind op komst en een nieuwe baan doe ik wegens tijdgebrek mijn 480's weg. Ik heb 1 complete, 1 in delen en diverse losse onderdel...

Dear members,

I am looking foor a 480 to show this weekend in Eindhoven.

Please contact me if you can donate your car for this weekend.

With regards,

Hendrik Jan

hj.kort@han.nl

www.480es.nl

make the 480 car of the 80's!

In holland we now have an election of which car should represent the 80's.
Our beloved (ahum) 480 can be choosen.

Help out and vote for the 480 by followingthis link.
Hoover over the 480 and click...

yknot wrote:m59 gearbox is equal to jb3

Not quite... M59 is the same as JB5 gearbox (stronger version)

480's partner wrote:
I think It looks... unusually vintage!
Certainly unusual, but ok I guess.
People, comments?

JRT

I own an '87 Volvo 360.

360 GL, with 'injection' in smaller letters...

Thats vintage. Anyone interested to put it on a 480?

Special Delivery versions are Volvo's that are imoprted to the USA for customers who did not want a standard USA spec Volvo. Or people who wanted their Volvo transported to the USA when migrating.

pol wrote:How exactly do you lower a matchbox car?!

like all kids do, use them as skates...

owen080808's tip is best...

But only when the engine is cold.

Check this program on Dutch tv: PK
in this episode, an item about the new C30 featuring the P1800ES and 480ES

A link is found on my Homepage

let's have a try...

For all dutch 480 enthousiasts:

Vanaf nu staat op de beginpagina van www.480es.nl een link naar alle particulier aangeboden 480's binnen Nederland.
(Aanbod bij dealers en garagebedrijven dus niet)

One thing is sure: It's a collecters item... But as it's not a (real) classic yet, prices are low. But I suspect that this car will be very valuable in the future. Because of this, the US spec will not be shredded, but the chassis won't be restored either. If the seller really loves the car than I s...

After a half year of doing nothing, my 480 now has a new windscreen.
With fitting the new windscreen, I will now finish off the car so I can drive it again.
A bigger engine, altered suspension and gearbox are waiting for what is coming.

ha, ha! you can't!

Well, it can be done, but remember that you need the ring under the knob to be able to put the car in reverse.
Haynes tells you to take a big spanner, which goes under the knob, and then hit it with a hammer...
I removed mine by just pulling..
new shiny knob..

without CAT, it can and will comply to the regulations concerning the emissions. BUT, on the car's paper, there's a code which tells if the car must phisically have a CAT. It will fail MOT when it's not fitted. Wheter the CAT works (and the material is still inside te CAT) can only be tested with th...

I flash as much as I can.

To other 480's and classics. But not everyone appreciates it...

I have had the same problem. My problem was that I misconnected two connectors, resulting in a baked ECU. The car ran, but the idle control was smoked.
I suggest, replacing the ECU. Or at least open it...

Since my car burned down, All squeeks and rattles are gone...
Really good solution, I now drive a 340 to get to work.
A projectcar (480) sits in front of the house to be viewed.
So enjoy the best of two worlds: The looks of the car, without the rattles, and the drive of a car that actually works...

yoshi wrote:Check your brake light switch, it's on top of the brake pedal.

Same thought, but check the connection before removing the switch. It's a pain to but it back.

for colours and other info about the ECU's please check my site. I summarised all info found on this topic there. Click on the engine, and scroll down.