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- Mon Apr 24, 2023 5:56 pm
- Forum: Cars For Sale / Wanted
- Topic: WANTED - Subframe
- Replies: 11
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Re: WANTED - Subframe
https://www.dragonflyjewel.co.uk/480/subframesautomanual.jpg This is the difference. If you end up thinking of following Alan's suggestion, you need to check first which part of yours has corroded. Mine rusted into holes on the curved section one side of the gearbox mount. According to my garage ma...
- Sun Apr 23, 2023 7:44 pm
- Forum: Cars For Sale / Wanted
- Topic: WANTED - Subframe
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4749
Re: WANTED - Subframe
You could also try Terry Stone Volvo Breakers in Brandeston S Yorks. No website but details here. Make sure you get one for a manual car as the auto is different.
https://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8& ... one+volvo#
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- Tue Apr 04, 2023 6:54 pm
- Forum: Meetings
- Topic: Cancelled: Northants - Lincolnshire Wolds meet June 17th
- Replies: 31
- Views: 18631
Re: Northants - Lincolnshire Wolds meet June 17th
Apologies for the delay on the schedule, just getting over a dose of covid despite all the needles.
- Mon Mar 27, 2023 5:47 pm
- Forum: Meetings
- Topic: Cancelled: Northants - Lincolnshire Wolds meet June 17th
- Replies: 31
- Views: 18631
Re: Northants - Lincolnshire Wolds meet June 17th
Hi So is it a drive from Northants to the Lincolnshire wolds ? Having not owned a 480 until later last year I'm unsure. Lincolnshire though is about a 200 mile drive south for me from Northumberland Yes, we drive in convoy, stopping off along the way for refreshments and chats. I am hoping to organ...
- Sun Mar 26, 2023 11:42 am
- Forum: Meetings
- Topic: Cancelled: Northants - Lincolnshire Wolds meet June 17th
- Replies: 31
- Views: 18631
Re: Northants - Lincolnshire Wolds meet June 17th
Date moved again - now June 17th.
- Sun Mar 26, 2023 8:25 am
- Forum: The secret life of a 480 owner...
- Topic: Rescue Car: R5 - Black Manual SR Turbo
- Replies: 62
- Views: 20406
Re: Rescue Car: R5 - Black Manual SR Turbo
I have two main cabin carpets from leather interiors, one badly stained in the back the other with a hole in the front (eaten away by rust). Unless we can source a good one, I'll be making one out of two with the join under the seats. Boot carpet may have to be left to the new owner to source. Yes t...
- Sat Mar 25, 2023 7:22 pm
- Forum: The secret life of a 480 owner...
- Topic: Rescue Car: R5 - Black Manual SR Turbo
- Replies: 62
- Views: 20406
Re: Rescue Car: R5 - Black Manual SR Turbo
No progress on the car Aaron, as you guessed, the weather is to blame. Until R8 is done and comes here, R5 will have to stay with me due to lack of space at the Sanctuary. Here is a photo of the Celebration seats we are proposing to fit https://www.dragonflyjewel.co.uk/sylvia/R5/celebseats.jpg Ignor...
- Tue Mar 21, 2023 2:47 pm
- Forum: Meetings
- Topic: Cancelled: Northants - Lincolnshire Wolds meet June 17th
- Replies: 31
- Views: 18631
Re: Northants - Lincolnshire Wolds meet date ??
I'm thinking if changing the date to June 10th. How does that suit ?
- Sat Mar 18, 2023 6:30 pm
- Forum: Meetings
- Topic: Cancelled: Northants - Lincolnshire Wolds meet June 17th
- Replies: 31
- Views: 18631
Cancelled: Northants - Lincolnshire Wolds meet June 17th
:boom: go Here is the schedule : TOBY CARVERY, WOOTTON NN4 0TG 8.30 – 10.00 am WHITWELL RUTLAND WATER LE15 8BL 1st photo shoot & lunch at HARBOUR CAFE 12.00 – 2.30 pm THE PETWOOD HOTEL LN10 6QG tea/coffee 3.45 – 4.45 CADWELL PARK LN11 9SE 2nd photoshoot 5.30 – 6 pm ROYAL OAK The Splash LN11 8LZ even...
- Tue Mar 07, 2023 12:21 pm
- Forum: The secret life of a 480 owner...
- Topic: Rescue Car: R5 - Black Manual SR Turbo
- Replies: 62
- Views: 20406
Re: Rescue Car: R5 - Black Manual SR Turbo
I have a nice Celebration interior earmarked for it. The lack of wear and later date make working seat heaters more likely. Fingers crossed
- Mon Mar 06, 2023 8:46 am
- Forum: The secret life of a 480 owner...
- Topic: Rescue car: R6 - our first GT
- Replies: 104
- Views: 44085
Re: Rescue car: R6 - our first GT
We were really lucky with the paint, my friendly bodyshop owner did far more work than expected for the budget set. Sadly, he has now sold the business and retired at the age of 83.
- Thu Mar 02, 2023 12:27 pm
- Forum: Cars For Sale / Wanted
- Topic: Rescue cars
- Replies: 22
- Views: 9460
Re: Rescue cars
R5, the black manual turbo, is currently with me having been ousted from Jeff's Sanctuary by R8, a black turbo auto. R8 is taking precedence because we may well buy it and sell hubby's manual turbo. As it's sort of spoken for and no-one had come forward for R5, it made sense to crack on with R8 firs...
- Tue Feb 28, 2023 1:12 pm
- Forum: Meetings
- Topic: 2023 meets? Cambridge proposal
- Replies: 14
- Views: 13593
Re: 2023 meets? Cambridge proposal
I have been thinking it's about time I sorted dates for this year. With several new young members handy for the Hampshire run, but constrained by university dates, I'm thinking maybe mid July for that one. Usually our first meet is in May and I had in mind to do the Rutland/Lincolnshire Wolds then. ...
- Tue Feb 21, 2023 7:54 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: 480 Turbo on YouTube
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2259
Re: 480 Turbo on YouTube
Pity he didn't try a better maintained car with a manual box.
- Fri Feb 17, 2023 3:56 pm
- Forum: Cars For Sale / Wanted
- Topic: Volvo 480 on AutoTrader
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3781
Re: Volvo 480 on AutoTrader
No rescue cars available at the moment. They are usually spoken for before they are ready. but so far no-one has asked for R9 (Bluebell)
- Fri Feb 17, 2023 3:56 pm
- Forum: Cars For Sale / Wanted
- Topic: Volvo 480 on AutoTrader
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3781
Re: Volvo 480 on AutoTrader
No rescue cars available at the moment. They are usually spoken for before they are ready. but so far no-one has asked for R9 (Bluebell)
- Fri Feb 17, 2023 8:24 am
- Forum: Cars For Sale / Wanted
- Topic: Volvo 480 on AutoTrader
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3781
Re: Volvo 480 on AutoTrader
Hello and welcome. As has already been said, this ES is very over priced and I doubt the dealer will be willing to reduce it to a realistic level. You might want to think about buying a rescue car. If you haven't found information about our rescues yet, have a look on here. It's been quiet over the ...
- Thu Jan 26, 2023 8:26 am
- Forum: Cars For Sale / Wanted
- Topic: The first of the 4 has appeared already!
- Replies: 19
- Views: 11762
Re: The first of the 4 has appeared already!
POA indicates an eye watering price. I hope no-one buys it without looking at the poor MoT history.
- Wed Jan 11, 2023 12:39 pm
- Forum: Tuning And Tweaking
- Topic: Witching ECU
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3564
Re: Witching ECU
The confusing thing is that the modded ecu colours are not the same as the Volvo ones. Can't remember which matches what though. You do have to have the correct one.
- Wed Jan 04, 2023 7:43 am
- Forum: Cars For Sale / Wanted
- Topic: FOR SALE - 4x Volvo 480 SE, Celebration, & GT models - North West England
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5200
Re: FOR SALE - 4x Volvo 480 SE, Celebration, & GT models - North West England
As James says, thank you for offering them here. Those are all rare cars, so your father in law certainly knew his 480s. I wonder if he was one of our members ? I maintain registers for all of those models, so I would very much appreciate further details and will send you a pm regarding that. We wil...