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by Murf
Sun Nov 09, 2003 11:58 am
Forum: Wheel suspension and Steering (60)
Topic: Ball joint
Replies: 8
Views: 3319

Ball joint

Hi all, can anybody tell me what the uk volvo part number for the passenger side lower ball joint is (circled). Thanks
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by Murf
Thu Nov 06, 2003 10:38 am
Forum: The Wastegate (Off Topic)
Topic: are you a geek ?
Replies: 32
Views: 6827

Plus i thought i'd better do some posting to get my stats up before i get wiped off the database!!
by Murf
Thu Nov 06, 2003 10:37 am
Forum: The Wastegate (Off Topic)
Topic: are you a geek ?
Replies: 32
Views: 6827

13.01775% - Geekish Tendencies

I was very suprised i didnt score higher,if i liked star trek or role playing my score would have been through the roof!!
by Murf
Tue Nov 04, 2003 11:48 pm
Forum: The Wastegate (Off Topic)
Topic: How we learned right from wrong
Replies: 6
Views: 2381

sizzle!!

I remember seeing a public information film when i was younger showing a boy going into an 11kv sub station to get a football and getting proper fried up! it was quite graphic and also showed you his smouldering football just to put you off further!!!
by Murf
Thu Oct 30, 2003 2:29 pm
Forum: The Wastegate (Off Topic)
Topic: 480 on tv???
Replies: 31
Views: 7897

yep!

yep,i saw it! they were using it to roll across the bonnet starsky&hutch style. i was quite impressed at what a classy car they had picked!
by Murf
Mon Oct 27, 2003 11:32 am
Forum: The Wastegate (Off Topic)
Topic: TopGear vs 5th Gear
Replies: 1
Views: 1420

5th gear

5th gear wins hands down for me,watching tiff get every car he tests on full opposite lock is worth the licence fee alone!!
by Murf
Tue Oct 21, 2003 12:29 pm
Forum: The Wastegate (Off Topic)
Topic: got my turbo back
Replies: 7
Views: 2382

The return of the fox-mobile

Must be good to see the fox mobile again,Reckon it will keep you busy 'till you get your licence back! Having a cool car will doubtless help you get a new wife as well (if you want one that is!)
by Murf
Wed Oct 15, 2003 8:59 pm
Forum: Tuning And Tweaking
Topic: Manual -> electric gauge conversion
Replies: 6
Views: 2490

Does anyone care???

Has nobody got any opinions on this at all?? here's some photos of the prototype LED bar graph gauge,work on the 7-segment version is under way!

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by Murf
Mon Oct 13, 2003 10:44 am
Forum: Cars For Sale / Wanted
Topic: Black 480 S for sale
Replies: 47
Views: 12264

window winder

Hello, i got a window winder mechanism from a 440 cos i thought it would fit in a 480.I was wrong cos they are totally different so any 440 owners need i window motor........ Borderland,where do you stay in our bonny motherland?? in the borders presumably?? I stay in Glasgow but come from Fort Willi...
by Murf
Sat Oct 11, 2003 12:15 pm
Forum: Tuning And Tweaking
Topic: Manual -> electric gauge conversion
Replies: 6
Views: 2490

Electronic boost gauge

Hi everyone, sorry i havent been posting much on the new forum. I have been quite busy now im back at uni and i also found out that my new flat cant get ADSL and after having had it for two years i cant stand using normal dial -up again!!!!! I have constructed on prototype board a small and simple d...
by Murf
Fri Oct 10, 2003 12:31 pm
Forum: Styling
Topic: Those coloured dials...
Replies: 8
Views: 2637

Dials

sorry guys i have been really busy now that i'm back at uni which is also why i havent been posting much!! thanks for sending me the screen chris and i will get on to scanning it etc as soon as possible.i will keep you all posted!!
by Murf
Sun Oct 05, 2003 5:59 pm
Forum: Styling
Topic: Palm Beach Steering wheel. . . .
Replies: 29
Views: 8308

palm beach

Nice wheel buddo,i reckon the palm beach is nicer than the daytona and might become the new "must have" for the 480!
by Murf
Sat Oct 04, 2003 11:58 am
Forum: The Wastegate (Off Topic)
Topic: test your signature
Replies: 21
Views: 8328

Testing!
by Murf
Tue Aug 12, 2003 6:01 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic:  VOLVO Vadis Service & Repair Manual on eBay
Replies: 52
Views: 8712

Re: VOLVO Vadis Service & Repair Manual on eBay

do you have to install it or can u run it off a disk?? If you can run it from a disk then if you post me a copy i could decompress it and burn it onto a dvd-rom to be shared about,oh sorry i forgot that would be a copyright infringement! <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START ;) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.co...
by Murf
Sat Aug 09, 2003 7:20 pm
Forum: Styling
Topic:  dial kits
Replies: 28
Views: 7675

Re: Dial kits - Now available

Chris,i emailed you my address,no rush tho and if you have a spare dash for a 480S just pop that in the parcel too!! <p></p><i></i>
by Murf
Fri Aug 08, 2003 9:50 pm
Forum: Styling
Topic:  dial kits
Replies: 28
Views: 7675

Re: Dial kits

Ok, i managed to zip the file down to 1.4Mb to make it a quicker download. the dials are for a 480S so there is a fuel/temp gauge instead of an infocentre but if someone sends me an old infocentre or a scan of one (at a decent resolution) i can add that to the file. <br><br>For turbo owners there is...
by Murf
Thu Aug 07, 2003 6:12 pm
Forum: Styling
Topic:  dial kits
Replies: 28
Views: 7675

Re: Dial kits

Yeah,i 'll send them to dragonlord and he can put them on his site cos mine still isn't workin. whats your email DL?? think the file size is about 2.5Mb though cos they are quite high resolution. <p></p><i></i>
by Murf
Tue Aug 05, 2003 9:58 pm
Forum: Styling
Topic:  dial kits
Replies: 28
Views: 7675

Re: dial kits

how did you get the backlights behind the dials to shine through if you used photopaper?? i made a set of transparent dials that let you use the original backlighting,i had them available for download from my primitive website but it seems to have gone belly up somehow!! if any one wants a copy i co...
by Murf
Tue Jul 29, 2003 9:43 pm
Forum: Styling
Topic:  white side markers
Replies: 29
Views: 7999

Re: white side markers

dunno bout the front side repeaters on this guys car but the rear side markers have been tinted black like i did to the ones on mine (ages before i saw this dude's sitep<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :p --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/tongue.gif ALT=":p"><!--EZCODE EMOTI...