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by justtank
Thu Dec 10, 2020 11:21 am
Forum: The secret life of a 480 owner...
Topic: 480 Limited Evolution
Replies: 41
Views: 16017

Re: 480 Limited Evolution

Putting things back together and ive no idea where anything is... LABLE THINGS PEOPLE IF YOU PLAN A FULL STRIP DOWN. Unless you already do... then im just an idiot. Just had a brand new windscreen installed so dash can go back in now. https://i.ibb.co/TwcmvyB/File-000.jpg https://i.ibb.co/VVSgV8g/Sm...
by justtank
Thu Dec 10, 2020 10:59 am
Forum: Cars For Sale / Wanted
Topic: Volvo 480 S - 1.7 White Facebook
Replies: 17
Views: 8476

Re: Volvo 480 S - 2.0 White Facebook

I wouldn't even call that modified :lol:, all that can be removed in an afternoon. LED lights look well on a car that actually been Modified. The wheels are on par with a lot of ugly stock wheels the 480 came with. But if its solid underneath... cheap to rectify. But yeah, probably needs his ebay ac...
by justtank
Thu Sep 10, 2020 2:19 pm
Forum: The secret life of a 480 owner...
Topic: 480 Limited Evolution
Replies: 41
Views: 16017

Re: 480 Limited Evolution

So onto the sound/ thermal insulation of the build. Ive done a lot of research into materials and weights etc, pro's and con's of all. And i've settled with some "Noico 80 MIL" which is a 2mm foil and butyl rubber material. So i first started off with a £50 pack which covers 36 Sqft.But later had to...
by justtank
Mon Aug 17, 2020 6:41 pm
Forum: The secret life of a 480 owner...
Topic: 480 Limited Evolution
Replies: 41
Views: 16017

Re: 480 Limited Evolution

Alan 480 wrote:
Mon Aug 17, 2020 6:39 pm
ruddy heck, if that is REAL gold, worth more than my 'whole' car fleet . . . . . :shock:
Oh my yes it took a lot of pensioners fillings for that 😂
by justtank
Sun Aug 16, 2020 10:35 am
Forum: The secret life of a 480 owner...
Topic: 480 Limited Evolution
Replies: 41
Views: 16017

Re: 480 Limited Evolution

Fresh outta the shop! Already thermal wrapped the firewall in gold, its good to reflect 80% heat and has a 550 degree melting point so 'should' have cooler cabin temps! I can now start routing Brake lines and refitting the brake booster. I'll let the photo's do the talking... https://i.ibb.co/5jFWzQ...
by justtank
Thu Jul 23, 2020 7:42 am
Forum: The secret life of a 480 owner...
Topic: 480 Limited Evolution
Replies: 41
Views: 16017

Re: 480 Limited Evolution

Jay-Kay-Em wrote:
Fri Jul 17, 2020 8:10 pm
Love those rear arches.... wide, but fully OE style to boot. Just my cup of tea.

Look forward to more updates !
I know its "just right" for it really. Doing it properly!

Shall show and tell when ive got more pictures.
by justtank
Thu Jul 16, 2020 11:50 am
Forum: The secret life of a 480 owner...
Topic: 480 Limited Evolution
Replies: 41
Views: 16017

Re: 480 Limited Evolution

No sir! Its the rare colour option on some of the Audi RS line cars. (picture below for reference of the "Merlin Purple" Audi colour).

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by justtank
Thu Jul 16, 2020 9:29 am
Forum: The secret life of a 480 owner...
Topic: 480 Limited Evolution
Replies: 41
Views: 16017

Re: 480 Limited Evolution

Latest update, the car in question is still in the paint shop. The shell has been smoothed out for the widened arches and has now been painted. They are still working on the custom front spoiler and bumpers but i've told them to take as long as they need. Gotta be perfect! After seeing the latest po...
by justtank
Mon Feb 03, 2020 10:50 am
Forum: The secret life of a 480 owner...
Topic: 1991 480 ES "Williams" 2.0 16v conversion!
Replies: 115
Views: 42705

Re: 1991 480 ES "Williams" 2.0 16v conversion!

"Fraser Fraser he's our man!" - some cheerleader 2020

We need to get some adjustable rear torque arms made up, im sure people will want some with fresh bush's.

Lookin' fresh af man. Might have chance against mine now ;)
by justtank
Thu Jan 23, 2020 9:43 am
Forum: The secret life of a 480 owner...
Topic: 1991 480 ES "Williams" 2.0 16v conversion!
Replies: 115
Views: 42705

Re: 1991 480 ES "Williams" 2.0 16v conversion!

"Hello darkness my old friend"
by justtank
Wed Jan 08, 2020 12:04 pm
Forum: The secret life of a 480 owner...
Topic: 480 Limited Evolution
Replies: 41
Views: 16017

Re: 480 Limited Evolution

Is it really 2020??? S*it i need to finish this car now :bla: Long time since the last update, almost forgot. Lodes has been done and acquired! All rust has been cut out and fresh metal welded in. All suspension components have been removed, old bushes removed and poly bushes pressed in. All painted...
by justtank
Fri Sep 13, 2019 12:01 pm
Forum: Parts, Accessories & Brochures
Topic: Front and Rear Light Clusters - problem solved !
Replies: 60
Views: 21323

Re: Rear Light Clusters - problem solved !

I too would sign up for a new set of lights!
by justtank
Mon May 13, 2019 9:39 am
Forum: The secret life of a 480 owner...
Topic: 480 Limited Evolution
Replies: 41
Views: 16017

Re: 480 Limited Evolution

cranna21 wrote:
Tue May 07, 2019 2:06 pm
"Over-modified 480 friends" woooo! :lol:
Pffftt over modified. We're just making them what they should have been haha :roll:
by justtank
Mon May 13, 2019 9:32 am
Forum: The secret life of a 480 owner...
Topic: 480 Limited Evolution
Replies: 41
Views: 16017

Re: 480 Limited Evolution

Presumably you're just taking the gearbox from that 5, not the engine? Or have I missed something along the way!? Yes i was only taking the gearbox from that 5. I could have had the whole engine setup for £4000 but ive already put all my money and time into rebuilding a b18ft engine. Besides 400 bh...
by justtank
Mon May 13, 2019 9:28 am
Forum: The secret life of a 480 owner...
Topic: 480 Limited Evolution
Replies: 41
Views: 16017

Re: 480 Limited Evolution

Alan 480 wrote:
Tue May 07, 2019 11:47 am
looking good, not much room in engine bay for anything else!!!
Thats why I dont like renualt 5's ! no room in them at all. Was such a pain to remove the gearbox.
by justtank
Tue May 07, 2019 8:42 am
Forum: The secret life of a 480 owner...
Topic: 480 Limited Evolution
Replies: 41
Views: 16017

Re: 480 Limited Evolution

Update to the project Stockpiling parts and tools needed to get everything done. Old engine has been removed finally. Acquired a diesel JC5 128 Gearbox from a renault 5 F7R swapped car, as i fancied better motorway engine speeds. This has already had a strengthened diff for the extra power so hopef...
by justtank
Thu Feb 07, 2019 3:29 pm
Forum: The secret life of a 480 owner...
Topic: 480 Limited Evolution
Replies: 41
Views: 16017

Re: 480 Limited Evolution

Projecting around 9/11 k once finished. Im needing the arches widening slightly on the rear I think that Fraser (Cranna) just removed the return lip so he could fit wider wheels/ lower etc, but maybe your wheels are just too wide? if it had been teh SS1 then you just warm with a hot air gun and pul...
by justtank
Wed Feb 06, 2019 10:55 pm
Forum: The secret life of a 480 owner...
Topic: 480 Limited Evolution
Replies: 41
Views: 16017

Re: 480 Limited Evolution

Sounds like a proper upgrade to me :) I am very curious about the total part cost incurred (not counting labour) and the final result on a rolling road or track! So far with 2 cars consolidating into 1 (first car was rotten) I have spent around 7k £ on this particular 480 so far, but I'm having to ...
by justtank
Wed Feb 06, 2019 10:47 pm
Forum: The secret life of a 480 owner...
Topic: 480 Limited Evolution
Replies: 41
Views: 16017

Re: 480 Limited Evolution

Question about the coilovers - and please understand this is nether criticism, or expecting you to know the answer..... Spring length; There seems to be quite a lot of thread available on the strut, so why not a longer spring? I'd have thought that shorter springs could coil bind easier on compress...
by justtank
Wed Feb 06, 2019 12:55 pm
Forum: The secret life of a 480 owner...
Topic: 480 Limited Evolution
Replies: 41
Views: 16017

Re: 480 Limited Evolution

Alan 480 wrote:
Wed Feb 06, 2019 12:41 pm
i think you need the [/i m g ] bit at each side of your picture :-)

so you press the wee picture then paste the link in the gap?


Nice one mate, looks to have worked. Noob to this forum my bad!