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[claymore]

I dont know if you have driven it recently but the difference should be noticible in terms of front end response right?

you should give someone state side your mold lol. set up a group buy

You sort out carriage and you can have it for £50, but I warn you, it will need some work to make it good, I have also had to put some more strength into the front of the hood to stop it lifting.

[lookforjoe]

Nice.

What did you put on the original hood to act as a release when you fibreglassed over it? How many sq. meters of fibreglass do you reckon it took to fabricate the mold & the actual hood?

[claymore]

Nice.

What did you put on the original hood to act as a release when you fibreglassed over it? How many sq. meters of fibreglass do you reckon it took to fabricate the mold & the actual hood?

I put on 4 layers of wax polish as a release agent, it took about 4 layers of 1.5mtr by 2mtr for the mold and half that for the hood.

[claymore]

Little mini meet today

[lookforjoe]

I put on 4 layers of wax polish as a release agent, it took about 4 layers of 1.5mtr by 2mtr for the mold and half that for the hood.

Thanks. I'll have to think about doing this

^ Your bay is looking much tidier now! Very Nice.

[854TGA+]

Looks like you guys are swapping ecm's

[claymore]

Looks like you guys are swapping ecm's

Yes, the car on the left was having a hesitation problem when coming on boost, so a swap of ecm confirmed he had an issue with his map.

[claymore]

Just a vid to show how drivable the car is in normal use:

[claymore]

One of the joys of the hood is the ease and speed which it can be taken off, so today I started on the duct for the cold air feed to the air filter, I hope the pics make sense:
First cut a big hole in my shiny new hood




Next, fiberglass a backing piece on:





Then fiberglass a top onto it:







Hot air duct now completed:

[Jardim]

Jesus i wish i had that hood.

[fastwagonhawaii]

thats a sick hood. Maybe you should mold that hood and sale it locally. I now I would get one.

[claymore]

I'ts getting there

[Commander Riker]

Nice work!! This thread is win

[claymore]

Time to bring this thread up to date
First the hood:

Side:

Some paint:

and some more paint:

and some vinyl:

a bit of track action:

and the engine bay:


and as a final bit of news, the car is having a 4 page feature in a UK tuning magazine.

[fastwagonhawaii]

So now it looks good and is running sweat from what I can tell from the video's. Would your next project be cleaning up the wires etc. in the engine bay? In my opinion you are so close to perfection, clean up the engine bay. lol

plus I love how you painted it in the drive way.

[lookforjoe]

Definitely looking much tidier under the bonnet!

Your neighbours must love you, though - painting in the driveway!

[NyT5speed]

This thread Is awesome keep up the good work!! Love the paint job. Did u do the paint or who did it for you?

[URO_S60]

I want your car! Holy crap it looks amazing, sounds excellent ...that hood is unworldly.

Hands down one of my favorite 855's on any Volvo site.

[vol]

Gr8 work Claymore, you have a great set of hands & are very technically minded..loved every minute of this topic/ really cool car
did you put Bigger Brakes on it.? What about your insurance, do they know about the Big power output of T5 855

Many thanks M8
Vol.

[claymore]

Gr8 work Claymore, you have a great set of hands & are very technically minded..loved every minute of this topic/ really cool car
did you put Bigger Brakes on it.? What about your insurance, do they know about the Big power output of T5 855

Many thanks M8
Vol.

Thanks for the compliments everyone, yes it has 302mm brakes, and yes Adrien Flux know about all the mods and charge me £365 a year with milage limited to 3000 miles.