Rebuilt My Turbo

 

Well not what I did to my car but what I did for my car! Purchased alot of parts to replace worn out components hoping to get stage 0 fully set! Worried about all the work yet to come. Once I get the boxes!!!!!

 

PS: The IPD sale was great over $200 in savings!!!

 

Pulled a tumble weed out of the grill area. Those things are nasty. Try to miss them.

 

Installed My IPD ECU, My Halman MBC, and new HD silicone vacuum hoses.

 

I just sold my 2003 Z71 Tahoe. Sad to see it go, but she had just under 200,000 miles on her. I get the hand me down (again) Mini Van and the wife gets the new to us Volvo.

 

Well!!! I put my OBX turbo back exhaust on!! Only took about 45 mins! Not too bad! Sounds great, I like how it's not too loud at idle. For as open as that system is it is quiet at idle! Now under a load is another story. The fit was nice only had a minor rub on exhaust heat shield that goes over the rear axle on the body! A little tapping with a hammer fixed that! Looks good on there! I will post up pics when I can!

 

Measured and marked the OBX where I need to cut and weld my exhaust tip to make it sit flush with the bumper..
Then I started raining..

 

I'd like to see some pics if you got some of the finished product! I was thinking of doing the same thing!

 

Part of my deal with the buyer of the 850 T-5R Yellow sedan was to replace the evaporator. Let me tell you guys, IT'S NOT WORTH IT!!! Do not pay to have that job done. I did the job in an apartment complex parking lot. Took me about 11-12 hours. I agreed to do it because I was planning to do it next week anyway.

I also decided to replace the rear brakes, odometer gear, and change spark plugs. A lady purchased the car and I wanted to take care of anything that was on the horizon.

 

Replaced both cross bar brackets

 

Serviced the wagon with freon. It worked for 15 minutes then stopped. I started the car an hour later, it worked for 10 minutes then stopped again.

 

Tried fixing the RSE.

Took apart the remote, no cracks in the board.

Removed the DVD player in the counsel. FYI, There is a 4amp Fuse that plugs into the player. That was good as well, changed it anyway. I guess the next logical step is take it to the dealer and have then check the system out.

Wish I knew someone with a working remote to test on my system.

 

Well continued with my stage 0.5 process! Wow I have full boost now! Thank to not having a torn diaphragm with a weak spring! New spark plugs, cap and rotor, and wires! Now the boost doesn't blow out the spark! IPD short ram also! MSD coil tomorrow ran out of time today! Guage pod/ bezel almost done! Can install the gauges this week!!!!

Totally different feel when I bought the car it was only pushing 6psi! But now it's more, boost guage will tell exact numbers! But the stock guage goes almost to the end of the white! Yay!! Can't tell I'm thrilled can you!!

 

Got a lot of parts to start restoration: https://volvoforums.com/forum/volvo-...ssembly-55278/

 

Washed, waxed, cleaned convertible top, and did an under hood detail. Also had it scanned to discover what set off the CEL (again).

 

Picked up a set of Volans for my S60. Man, they give it an aggressive look.

 

Got tired of changing silverstar ultra bulbs so replaced my low-beam, high-beam and fog lights with solux upgrades. Not obnoxiously white nor blue but excellent brightness and contrast. NOW, I only hope they last long like they claim (as long as the original OE halogens or 2x-4x longer than ultras).

 

Doing some exploratory electrical work. (Bulbs and other things working, except when placed in the circuits they belong to)
Replacing battery terminals and wires (Terribly chaffed)
Oil Change (seriously? How big is the damn drainplug have to be on a Volvo??)
Grinding out rust
Bonnndo!

 

Painted the tranny flat black. WAGON

Dyed the door trim/side moldings Forever Black.