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i saw pretty solid gaines by matching the N manifold to the RN gasket. surely you picked some up too.

i recently came across a brand new, GENUINE VOLVO 850 R bumper. the owner had it painted black with the intention of replacing the broken one on his black 850 R, but sold the car before ever mounting it. i saw it hanging in his shop amongst other random parts and it's been there for over 10yrs we all know these have been discontinued for MANY years now and these almost never come up; what's out there is out there. i purchased it for my low miles, factory 420 paint code car, 5spd.. i figured i'd offer it here 1st before marketplace, where it'll surely go within a day. if i dont get what i want for it, i'll just have it painted and mounted to my car. before anybody throws out an offer, just know i paid $500 for it. what's it worth to YOU?

Not many people left on here, but maybe someone will have a project sitting in the garage that they can take measurements from.

Anybody got a used flywheel/clutch assembly off a late model T5/R they could give me measurements off? I typically frequent Turbobricks since I have a 760, but it's swapped to a 2.5t 5 cylinder so I thought I might have more luck here. Project thread if you're interested: https://www.turbobricks.com/index.php?threads/760-5-cylinder-scratching-a-10-year-itch.341191/ I'm running a bmw 6 speed trans, with a 850 single mass flywheel. I daily this car and I'm over the gear noise and want to swap to a dual mass, but the input shaft is quite short on the GS6-37 transmissions which are designed for a pilot bearing in the flywheel. Anyways, trying to find the height of an assembly flywheel/clutch/pressure plate assembly to the surface of the pressure plate fingers to see if this is even an option for me. Can anyone help me out? Thanks!

Working ECU from my old S70 which I sold a few years ago, has an IPD tune for 15 psi. I have the receipts to show I purchased the tune from IPD back in 2010. Will ship quickly via priority mail for free. I'm in Riverside California if you'd like to meet me somewhere around here to pick it up. I probably wont see your reply here so text me at (9oh9) 44six- 214oh Cheers -Casey

Hey! Running Kw V3, feels great!

Larus have you still got this stuff? please call 706-973-8008 Jeff

anybody know a good pressure plate to go with an 850R clutch? i was able to get just the clutch disc alone. i already know about the sachs 707, but it's crazy expensive

I will.👍🏼

Add pics when you can, sounds like a pretty awesome spread.

Last months we’ve been very busy at Johann’s workshop, aka Area 34. Cleaning, sorting, checking the cars, etc. Status update on Johann’s heritage: - SDM (the OG N/A racecar ☝🏼); runs and drives. Needs a belt (16 years old, but still looks brand new😅). Needs a seat swap, lots of tiny details and a good cleanup. Had a backfire at first start so it became a 2 cylinder while the Jenveys switched in a save mode. Took us a few headaches to find out. It’s loud, it’s fast, it’s nuts. - SD11; 855 with 4T4, M66, VST; sold - 850 Carrier (6 wheeler); failed inspections two years ago. Couple of days work and then it should be good to go. Needs calipers, front axle…Runs and drive. Finding a good place for inspections is hard, it’s a odd size vehicle. Datsun 180b; first run in 12ish years yesterday. Fitted with a new battery and found out that the ignition didn’t work, as we later found out Johann stated that fault in a old topic in 2012. Needs inspection and a new rms. Square tires, limited interior. When the 18t starts to spool at 3000tpm, the earth stops rotating. Crazy little car. D2 (n/a 10v in Porsche green); might become a parts car of the carrier. 850 ERC (CY rallycar) ME7 N/A, to be determined. Opel Blitz with the T5 will be sold without the engine. Really nice to work with Johanns sons and his dear long time friend Zippo (Maarten) on his old projects. ❤️

So true.

More updates please.

Thanks! It may be a while before I can get to this.

The fact there are threads like this that are still open from 2018, and others, but yet the one in OT got closed. lol

From outer space?

Honestly I would start by finding your sensor which may even been on the latches themselves, and check the wiring. Could also just be time to replace the latches, which are fairly easy to do and not expensive either so that helps. Keep us posted, im excited to see where this goes.

Been pulling my car in and out of the garage a lot lately. It has not gone further than 20 feet, but like, that's exciting.

So I park in garage with hood open and engine cover off. In garage because trees above driveway are the meeting place for zillions of starlings and they take great pleasure in making my car white. Really - in a day thay can make a really gross mess. Hood up and cover off - well, TWICE I've had mice discover just how delicious the wiring harness is as they make their home under the cover. So, you get it. The end result is that the hood is opened and closed with much more regularity than "normal". (And - let's face it - the car is fifteen years-old.) About 50 closings ago I started to have the warning show up that the hood was open. It wasn't - but a firm bump down on it made the warning go away. Until it didn't ... Three or four bumps would do it. And now it just won't go away no matter what. THE HOOD IS CLOSED! TIGHT! REALLY! So, I guess it's some little sensor that has lost it's touch and Volvo would want to replace the engine to fix it. 🙂 I love fixing stuff but kind-of gave up after my 1980 245 DL passed away. So - any pointers on how to fix this? If it means permanently disabling the sensor I'm fine with that. Bob

Looking for a 16t ready to run for a 98 v70

Responding to a 6 year old post and his advice is to tell the original poster to reach out to a forums, while on a forum.

and you listed the ohlins! what suspension do you have now?

This is from 2018..

It's unfortunate to here about the missing rear bumper trim, especially since volvo has discountinued it. Have you considerered reaching out to online volvo communities or forums? Sometimes fellow volvo owners may have spare parts or know of where to find them. Additonally, you might want to explore salvage yards or online marketplaces for used parts.

Recently got back into the car and changed out a few things in combination with powder coating the intake, some pipes, and brackets. https://imgur.com/a/r6BklLR Replaced the P/s pump to try and get rid of a noise, but I think it was actually coming from the timing components that I also just changed out, so that's lovely. Also took the time to move to the p2 fuel hose - not sure if I will run the later R cover on there or not. Also changed to the p2 PCV box and components. I've also gone so far as to port /gasket match the intake. They are a bit undersized compared to my ported head.