Volvo 480 Club Europe

priming is done and dry car should be ready for baking this afternoon

The first part of the smoothing started in the week when i decided to pull the bump strips off :? ERM i know lee told me the gorilla spunk was hard to pull off but DAMN ! that stuff is persistant :badmood: ... So after trying every sort of thinners and solvent cleaner i could get my hands i opted to...

its kinda crazy to think that was holdin all youre vital bits in hun
Theres an amount of rust i would hate to see .... Glad to see you have it all in hand though

nice motor
5 door e30's all-ways looked better (apart from m3 evo )

+1 on jim !

also get used to the vibrations and rattles found with lower,stiffer suspension and more power !

search "KEVS" posts as his beauty started life as an "S" but is now a stunning example of how a 480 should be !!!!

i was gonna say if the engine is out take the gear box off and lock it with the splines on a plate that attach's to the bell housing mounts !
pretty much the way i start with a strip down

If you want a hand ?

Looking good aibast (i want a set when she's done )
will keep it in mind

thats pretty smart there ! i was thinking of summat similar but cutting the inners out and black meshing the whole grill ... still not got round to it yet though --- so many other things grab my attention

depends how hard you intend to drive it m8
but recomended for sure as the originals will fail quicker with lower springs on as they will be under more compressed strain !!!

tempting very tempting
after re-gassing mine there is a small amount of play before the gas comes into affect i will ask the financial advisor and see how things go
might not be for a few weeks though ...

I get people staring all the time probably because its de-badged and its satin black :lol: they dont have a clue what it is ... Then theres the few that know what it is and they talk to you for ages when in a petrol station ( much to the annoyance of the other customers :lol: ) Its a rare car that w...

you could run on standard shock but hey would fail quite quickly !!!!
I had my monroes re-gassed at work ( there stiff but comfy aswell if that makes any sence lol )

good to see you back
nothing much is new
ive got most of the shopping list sorted for the sc2.0 conversion and im pretty sure i know what is needed to do it ( still not got round to puting plans in motion though ) still looking for a low mileage 2.0 and suitable injectors

mines not a turbo ! back pressure and the exhaust gas pulsation should work together to create dynamic scavanging where the exhaust works to pull the exhausted gas out of the engine in harmony with the valve over lap to channel it as quick as possible to the out-let ... on a turbo car this isn't rea...

still sittin in the storage room in the garage m8

I do hope that work and money allows me to make a meet again soon
Its been far far far too long since the last time i popped up and saw u all

so in theory they wont be failing it on stupid things that they would be able to charge you to fix !!! bu on the other hand they could they could be working in harmony with the guy up the street lol m.o.t's are a touchy subject to me now after my car passed with flying colours then failed at the sid...

be sure to de-grease and rub them down propperly
i wouldnt use an aerosol lacquer as you may need to redo them in a few months
2 pack lacquer will work 100% better but does mean you will need a compressor unless youre super good with a thick brush