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Describe your plans, project(s) evolution, works progress and final result!
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volvosneverdie
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by volvosneverdie » 27 Apr 2009 01:39 pm
Loving the redness dude.
Get a big black Maltese Cross on the bonnet and call it the Red Baron.

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Andy P
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by Andy P » 05 May 2009 08:32 am
Well, what a weekend! Lots of work done and....
Drove it too

its quick
Andy
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by xtrmjks » 05 May 2009 10:16 am
Looking good!!

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Andy P
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by Andy P » 06 May 2009 02:28 pm
Not much of an update but MOT booked for friday... Fingers crossed eh?
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by jtbo » 06 May 2009 02:48 pm
Idle sounds high, I take it is just started and still running cold?
Looks quite refined from what I can see

Volvo 360GL -88 -under restoration-
Volvo 343DL vario -81 -running-

Volvo 240 Diesel -83 -undecided-
Citroen ZX Dturbo -97 -daily-


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by Andy P » 06 May 2009 02:53 pm
Yeah thats cold start idle at 1500. After a while it drops to 1000 or so.
Andy
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volvosneverdie
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by volvosneverdie » 06 May 2009 05:06 pm
Andy P wrote:Not much of an update but MOT booked for friday... Fingers crossed eh?
Andy P
fingers crossed dude.

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by Andy P » 08 May 2009 10:36 am
Ok, car was booked in for the MOT this morning - just got the call....
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by volvosneverdie » 08 May 2009 11:33 am
Andy P wrote:Ok, car was booked in for the MOT this morning - just got the call....
Andy P

What did it fail on?

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by Andy P » 08 May 2009 12:13 pm
.... nothing
GET IN
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volvosneverdie
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by volvosneverdie » 08 May 2009 12:35 pm
Sweet!
Congrats man.
get off your pc and into your 16v!
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by trabitom99 » 08 May 2009 01:35 pm
Andy P wrote:.... nothing
GET IN
Andy
Congratulations mate

Got 3x V300s to MOT soon
Tom
343 GL Touring B14.1E CVT (155) 98000kms 1980 (sold)
343 L Junior B14.3E MT4 (155) 229000kms 1981 (scrapped)
343 DLS B19A MT4 (155) 167900kms 1982
360 GL Injection B200F MT5 (231) 348598kms 1988 (scrapped)
360 GLT B200F MT5 (302) 230000kms 1988
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by Andy P » 08 May 2009 01:48 pm
Just picked up the car from the test centre
Love it
Andy
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by magnumpi » 08 May 2009 03:08 pm
Good stuff mate, nothing better than getting that fresh pass sheet.
Any advisories or plain sailing all the way?
89 3dr 340DL in Battleship grey with Ultralights and Williams power
Whats the matter with the car i'm driving can't you tell that it's out of style?
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volvosneverdie
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by volvosneverdie » 08 May 2009 03:12 pm
magnumpi wrote:Good stuff mate, nothing better than getting that fresh pass sheet.
Any advisories or plain sailing all the way?
He he he!
dont think youll get a reply for a few hours/gallons yet dude!