Volvo 480 Club Europe

So, I left you last time with shiny bottles, and an alternator roughly working as volvo intended... What I forgot to mention, was that our beloved electrician cut through the level sensor wiring (lord only knows why!). I carefully removed the sensor from the bottle, cleaned the connector, https://lh...

Looks bloody amazing!

Can't wait to see start coming together.

I am going to sort out dome squeeks and rattles. One the list is exhaust hanger rings, I have searched for the correct size detsils but can't find anything. skandix list them but no info part number 1003713. To save be pulling one off does anyone know the size of the middle hanger rubbers? thanks I...

does indeed look a sorry state... Sill saveable of course, but as I've got R1, R2 (and potentially an R3) as well as my own 3, I'm a teeny tiny bit full at the moment!

Pleased to report that this has now been sold - Apparently going over to Northern Ireland.

we'll know more once it arrives... Need to make space for it!

Well done to all involved in this project - rescuing the remaining 480s where possible is a must! :D Those rear arches look excellent, which makes the whole exercise easier from the start. Reading through the entire thread, I was going to say that I have spare wheel caps that should fit, but then n...

Alan 480 wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 18, 2020 3:52 pm

'tensioner' details

80mm M6 bolt
block is 25 x 15 x 10mm with 8mm hole at right angles, any use?

Sounds a million times better than the current one!

Cannot WAIT to see this come together.... That colour....

So, what happened next? Well, now its time to see what we've got.... Lets start with the battery - It's deader than a dead thing. I thought one of my many battery charges may be able to revive it, but unless I hit with the jump start setting, its won't spin over. The engine itself does start and run...

willeaper wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 14, 2020 8:33 pm

Hello,

I am the new owner of Celebration 403.

I look forward to being in the Volvo 480 Club Europe,

best regards,

Wil

Great to have you onboard Wil, hope your giving that celeb some love and attention!

and the whole forum lets out a collective sigh!

(i'm sure it wasn't just me holding my breath!)

Sadly (?) whenever I chat with Jeff about cars he always has a bad influence on me... ;) I start getting ideas - and then Lee tells me off! After all, as my wife she's always telling me I shouldn't have ideas; if I adopt "yes, dear" as the motto for life I won't go far wrong ;) ;) David ah, I see t...

Non-abusive comments welcome! David You know I'm a sucker for an underdog car! :wink: I think they'd make an excellent daily, for all the same reasons as a 480; It's the last great era of motoring, before we moved into the "sensors for everything and computers needed to fix them". Plus you don't ha...

dcwalker wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 11, 2020 8:25 am

Martin, it's a nice run over the A59 to Clitheroe for me - fancy taking a "2 480" trip to view? Nilani and Lily would get to meet up again and we'd have good benchmarking guides to hand...

David

and yet there are no pics of the beast......

I mean, I know it's the 480's ugly sister, but come on Dave, we're all friends here!

Check out the MOT history... looks very good

Norm57 wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 10, 2020 1:11 pm

When you consider the dodgy turbo that sold at Bonhams, this looks a bargain.

My thoughts precisely.... now it may just be very flattering photos, but as I said, the MOT history seems to suggest a well cared for car.

Definately worth a look - Any one near Blackpool?

Mot history looks good, dashboard cracked (they all do that sir), but apart from that.... Looks ok!

First the Anglia Auctions one, now one on eBay

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VOLVO-480-GT ... SwqEVfMEW1

Who said GT's were rare?