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  1. lookforjoe
    Thank you. Made a removeable tow eyelet like my C30 Nose off, trimmed Nose bonded in place
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    Nice! Didn't you share a video of him racing at one time? Finally got the headlamps & markers evenly oriented and the surrounds roughed in, so now I can remove the nose section, do the detail & support work on the backside, then bond the nose & fenders to the chassis. Have to make adjusters that can be accessed from the rear, like the old Volvo 700 4-lamp setups. Inner arch supports
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    X1/9 converted to LH2.4 - pistons replaced with Wiseco's, chambers enlarged to 36cc to drop static CR to 10.3:1 - after I broke ring lands on #2 (ran super lean, too high compression 10.8:1) Fibreglass rear lid chopping up panels for Dallara Kit - test fitment before bonding have to do the same to the rear next
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    Might want to check with Ben McNally (BMac) - I think he used a BW Turbo on his S60
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    Unless you bought the higher quality European fuel line (Volvo #1266500 [or whatever the current # is] sold by the meter), standard American fuel line, braided or not, tends to dry rot & crack pretty quickly. It is unlikely to last more than a couple years if you are lucky. Given it's hard to access location, I wouldn't risk generic fuel line personally...
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    You can buy nitrile fuel line splices with barb fittings. Using standard fuel line is not good at all. How many feet of it did you run ?
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    Only KYBs in the back. Fronts are still factory originals. Set on 3-4 significantly firmer / tauter even at that setting. Yes, the ride is very comfortable and not jarring. Height is low enough, without having any of the driveway/speed bump/roadway dips issues I had with the XR
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    Finished up the install with a proper seal for the filter neck - cut down section of P80 door seal ;)
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    Made the cover today folded edge tucks inside - lip seal added after Top & bottom edges are lipped to locate the cover set screw in the corner covered it with the same vinyl wrap reworked the vacuum tree to eliminate the loop around - uses 12mm OD Nitrile tubing.
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    Finished up the main casing for now. Added a lip seal between casing and ECU bracket also. Filter is RX-4730XD, previously used on the XR some iterations back filter neck seal air intake for now Need to fabricate the top cover, and make it easy on/off. Maybe use dzus fasteners, not sure yet.
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    Tacking the addtional pieces of the puzzle .060" GAUGE 6061 T6 SHEET ALUMINUM Once the casing is done, I'll figure out a lid for the top opening.
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    Love your new home! I miss the old buildings from living back home in England. The US, being such a newly developed continent has very little architecture to commend it. What is replacing the 40 series?
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    Got the custom Bell IC installed. Fabricated to my spec: 2.75" I/0, 8"x3.5", 28" core, 36.2 overall width. Found a brand new in box R Design Steering wheel on eBay for $150 :) Welded my aluminum MAF to the Snabb intake pipe, to eliminate another coupler, and to accept a K&N Xtreme filter instead of the Elevate setup ...started working today on the airbox - 7" neck, .125" aluminum tube, .063" 6061 sheet. 4" Mandrel bend for air intake
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    If anyone can do it, it would be Aaron or Piet / Venderbroeck. They have pioneered much of the refinements that have moved M4.4 tuning on non-stock setups forward.
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    M4.x has no provision for controlling VVT, never mind tuning for it. You can check in the Tuners Rejoice thread to see if anyone is working on that.
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    Have you freed the bottom end? No point looking at head options if you need a motor. HG doesn't seize the piston rings, unless it was left sitting with coolant/water for extended period. Fill the bores with trans fluid & let it sit - try then to rock the crank back and forth gently - if you are very lucky it will come free & you can then inspect the full bores for wear. Plenty of threads covering the use of RN heads in N motors, so do a search & post back with specific intelligent questions if indeed there are any after reading up.
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    Been working on the X1/9. Got the LH2.4 conversion done after quite a bit of futzing with the crank trigger. Using T6 injectors (24lb), 016 MAF & eurosport spec adjustable FPR off my V70. had to replace the clutch & brake master cylinders over the weekend. Still not properly bled yet figured out the V70 washer pump & grommet fit the X1/9 washer tank also :)
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    Very nice!!!!! Now, where are the pics of the barn that will become your workspace?? :)
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    Interesting. No sign of damage to the splines on the diff? Which PN collar did you use? I wonder if they have updated the tolerance to reduce wear....
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    Nice! Did you buy the PDV collar? Stock Volvo unit should not have needed any encouragement for installation..
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    At this point I don't know what the monkey you are going on about. The MAP is seated in a brass bung threaded into the intercooler tank. The JB weld is used to secure the webbing & standoff that the MAP is located with. It's not going anywhere.
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    If you noticed, I threaded a bung into the intercooler. The JB weld has that additional surface area to secure the outer plate. The JB weld is not securing an end tank - that would be an entirely different issue, and not something I personally would consider. The pressure over that small surface area is nothing like the overall dynamic pressure passing through the system.
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    Did you transfer the firewall grommet from the old cables? I couldn't get the C30 grommet to line up no way no how. Slit the sheath on one side & then siliconed the slot after proper cable alignment WTF IS GOING ON ON THIS poking SITE. IMG TAGS DON"T WORK NOW?????
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    Is that for the rad hose mod required when using the P1 version M66 in a P80? I don't know the details on that...
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    More Legit? Not really. Then you need a coupler between the intercooler and the pipe, and another coupler & pipe.... The silicone hose from the intercooler to the TB doesn't have enough length before the bend to do that. Modifiying an end tank is no biggie if you are careful.
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