Nice work dude.
Looks like you fully had your grin on.
Derrick the Volvo! Update P47
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Good stuff lads! Keep er lit! 
Jon, whats the craic with the custom coilovers? I'm sure it was you that mentioned having Gaz machine the strut tube from a 300 hub and fit 200 SX coilovers?
How much/any length choice/availability do you know?
Liam.
Jon, whats the craic with the custom coilovers? I'm sure it was you that mentioned having Gaz machine the strut tube from a 300 hub and fit 200 SX coilovers?
How much/any length choice/availability do you know?
Liam.
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Cheers guys. the other Volvo is a 360, and belongs to steveday on here, only posts every now and then, good lad. Tidy car, welded diff and lowered with bucket seats, thats about it, nice and simple! 
Liam, haven't done the coilovers yet, I keep going to try, (Jay must be right peeved, keep badgering him for a set and then change my mind) but life gets in the way. Moving house, uni etc etc all adds up. I'd say March will see me getting something sorted out though. With the S13 top mounts, I'll re-drill the strut tower, and then weld strengthening plates onto the top. I'll also have a strut brace too.
No idea really on length, because they will be custom, I'd say it's pretty unlimited. Price was around £300 exchange, sand blasted and powdercoated, with springs. Off the top of my head anyway. Top mounts were £60. Availability is as good as when you send them some struts, and turn around they said about 3 weeks. Not too bad really, considering they are fully custom stuff.
Liam, haven't done the coilovers yet, I keep going to try, (Jay must be right peeved, keep badgering him for a set and then change my mind) but life gets in the way. Moving house, uni etc etc all adds up. I'd say March will see me getting something sorted out though. With the S13 top mounts, I'll re-drill the strut tower, and then weld strengthening plates onto the top. I'll also have a strut brace too.
No idea really on length, because they will be custom, I'd say it's pretty unlimited. Price was around £300 exchange, sand blasted and powdercoated, with springs. Off the top of my head anyway. Top mounts were £60. Availability is as good as when you send them some struts, and turn around they said about 3 weeks. Not too bad really, considering they are fully custom stuff.
Speedy88 wrote: Leave choke on, idling obnoxiously until neighbours peer out windows at the noisy exhaust
Give neighbours thumbs up
Rev engine to 7K
Exit street sideways
Win at life.
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Who's Jay, someone from GAZ? Cheers for the info mate. Will have to speak to them, I agree that isn't a bad price for custom made and powdercoated etc.
Cheers for the info mate. Will have to speak to them, I agree that isn't a bad price for custom made and powdercoated etc.STREETO WITHDRAWL
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Oh sorry! Jay who's on here. I keep going to buy some standard struts off him, and then change my mind. He's probably a little brassed off to be honest.
Speedy88 wrote: Leave choke on, idling obnoxiously until neighbours peer out windows at the noisy exhaust
Give neighbours thumbs up
Rev engine to 7K
Exit street sideways
Win at life.
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I thought you meant him, but was misled by the 200 SX reference
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just read the whole thread. sounds good man 
liked it! thought it would help with my lowering height decisions but it hasnt lol
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Cheers bud. Yeah it's not really that low, as I can't afford lower profile tyres. That and the 70's fill the arches more. Once I've got the coilovers and adjustable top mounts, it'll be a lot lower.
Done a fair bit on the car interior wise recently, as money is very short after moving house. First of I ground back all the left over sound deadening and gave it a good coat of primer to cover the steel. makes it a lot neater. Also got some sticky back cable tie holder jobbys, which hold the rear end of the loom in place and stop it moving about.
I also managed to finally get the rear clusters earthing and wiring sorted. Ever since I've had the car he's been flashing rear lights, lights not working etc etc. But no more!!
Got the carbon speaker panels in and fitted (no shots of those fitted yet as it's always too dark when I get home!) and made another switch panel. This is for the fans and relocated window switches. The hydraulic handbrake will be going where the window switches were, so I had to move them. that and one of the switches never worked properly any way. A little bit of re-wiring and all sorted.
To finish off, a cool sun flare shot. Yeaaaah.
Done a fair bit on the car interior wise recently, as money is very short after moving house. First of I ground back all the left over sound deadening and gave it a good coat of primer to cover the steel. makes it a lot neater. Also got some sticky back cable tie holder jobbys, which hold the rear end of the loom in place and stop it moving about.
I also managed to finally get the rear clusters earthing and wiring sorted. Ever since I've had the car he's been flashing rear lights, lights not working etc etc. But no more!!
Got the carbon speaker panels in and fitted (no shots of those fitted yet as it's always too dark when I get home!) and made another switch panel. This is for the fans and relocated window switches. The hydraulic handbrake will be going where the window switches were, so I had to move them. that and one of the switches never worked properly any way. A little bit of re-wiring and all sorted.
To finish off, a cool sun flare shot. Yeaaaah.
Speedy88 wrote: Leave choke on, idling obnoxiously until neighbours peer out windows at the noisy exhaust
Give neighbours thumbs up
Rev engine to 7K
Exit street sideways
Win at life.
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Nice jon
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Cheers guys! Matt, one of the technicians at uni has a Dymo sticker gun. Old one, so it presses the letters into the plastic instead of printing the letters on. It's 1" at the back, approx 2.5" off front. (2.5 coils).
Speedy88 wrote: Leave choke on, idling obnoxiously until neighbours peer out windows at the noisy exhaust
Give neighbours thumbs up
Rev engine to 7K
Exit street sideways
Win at life.
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I really love the old skool dymo dash!
I think my parents still have one of the things somewhere
I think my parents still have one of the things somewhere
'89(G) 340 GLE B172k
'03 S60 D5 SE, '91 (J) MX5, 1954 Cyclemaster
Ex:
'89(F) 340 GL F7R (ex B172k) - Fake -> SBKV 300 Runner Up 08, 12; '91(H) 340 GL B14.4E - Kar; '88(F) 360 GLT B200E - Jet -> BKV 300 Runner Up 09; '89(G) 360 GLT B200E - Beast
'03 S60 D5 SE, '91 (J) MX5, 1954 Cyclemaster
Ex:
'89(F) 340 GL F7R (ex B172k) - Fake -> SBKV 300 Runner Up 08, 12; '91(H) 340 GL B14.4E - Kar; '88(F) 360 GLT B200E - Jet -> BKV 300 Runner Up 09; '89(G) 360 GLT B200E - Beast
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Me too! Looks purposeful.Chris_C wrote:I really love the old skool dymo dash!
I think my parents still have one of the things somewhere
Nice update Jon.
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Hi jon.
Thats a pretty nifty looking front panal you have made.
Looks a realy pro job.
Cheers Mark.
Thats a pretty nifty looking front panal you have made.
Looks a realy pro job.
Cheers Mark.