baldone Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
525iT_Feen Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 Quite the build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violan5 Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 How many hours did this take you? And how much money? Josh 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Slice Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 The amount of time it took you to read this thread alone should give you the idea it's not the quickest build. He's been building the car since he got it in '07 and is still building today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappo Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 I think the front bumper by itself looks good, but it doesn't match the rest of the car. If you continue the theme with the rear bumper and possibly the side trim, it would probably look better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mags98c70 Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Enkei something-or-others I don't recall the model #. I went with 225/50x17's, which is not good with a lowered chassis. Wheels fit over BBK's with no spacers. The nice thing about the plastidip is that you can just peel it off. I did it mainly cos I didn't like the crack that had developed over the grille area. Not about to shell out another few hundred to repaint again. I just spent the last 2 hours reading this thread. Absolutely insane. I love my Volvo, but I can't imagine doing half the work you did...Scratch that...not even 10% of your build. Looks great. BTW is that pic in Letchworth Village too? I got married at Patriot Hills in Stony Point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookforjoe Posted February 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 I just spent the last 2 hours reading this thread. Absolutely insane. I love my Volvo, but I can't imagine doing half the work you did...Scratch that...not even 10% of your build. Looks great. BTW is that pic in Letchworth Village too? I got married at Patriot Hills in Stony Point. Thanks! Yes, that is on the grounds of Letchworth - there are any number of unused buildings boarded up. They are gradually re-purposing many. Still don't have a backup car for DD, so the fuel mods are still on hold. In the meantime, I followed TMM9, Simply Volvo, Justus, and some others to use TunerPro & tune my own setup. This Wikia outlines the process. You need to download a tune file (BIN) an XDF and an ADX to read, adjust and log data from the tune. This also means I have a backup ECU in the event of a failure of either setup - hasn't happened yet, but when I drove to Quebec & Montreal last summer in the wagon I did think about the fact that I would be screwed if something failed on route. I bought an Ostrich 2.0, and with Simply Volvo's help, got the components (DIP, DIP-PLCC, 32pin cable) required to connect the Ostrich with the ECU motherboard after removing the existing chip. Made a custom short USB male/female adaptor to bring the port flush with the casing. Built in the wiring for the TT COP connection. A VAG-COM cable is required for communication/logging, so I built mine into the ODBII cable & have it stashed under the console with the port inside the armrest stow area. An LED to indicate activity and an interrupt switch to disable the VAG-COM is added to allow the port to be used for code reading, Logworks, etc. Some of the advantages include being able to fine tune cold start & warmup settings, timing and RPM settings for idle, MAF rescaling, all of which need adjustment from stock settings on my build. I can now alter cooling fan onset to take advantage of the lower temp thermostat (167f) These can be dealt with to some extent with TTusb, but require getting help from them with modified files, or in the case of MAF settings, coarse adjustments to the entire fuel/ign maps to compensate. Logging window based on a setup from TMM9 - I'm not logging Boost thru TunerPro yet, so that display value doesn't reflect reality - this screenshot was in 4th gear 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookforjoe Posted April 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Minor stuff. Converted shifter to late push & rotate style - using C30 M66 leather/aluminum knob Built 4" OD inlet piping -not ready to switch yet - have to rescale MAF table to use it. Converted vent fittings from 1/2" copper to Fragola AN10 3000 series reusable. Some left over from when I tried the AN10 turbo drain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popi-dude Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Simply amazing Hussein. I've just gone through the whole thread and the whole setup is crazy. This should be pinned, every time I see any of your reply in a technical thread I almost automaticly say to myself : "yup this guy is right". Cant wait to finish my setup so it's 1/10 as complete as yours haha ! Cheers ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookforjoe Posted April 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 Thank you. Worked on the fuel delivery upgrade this week, when it wasn't freezing or snowing out... Today I did some cosmetic work - added vinyl 'carbon' wrap to the ABM taillights, covering the area I had painted black. painted the very top silver to follow the trim line and the vinyl wrap I put on the D pillar last year. Found a Silver 98 R in the parking lot when we went to the pet supply store today.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matchbox22 Posted April 21, 2014 Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 Your car keeps getting more insane every time I pop in on the site. I just love looking at your hood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan850-t5 Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 you got a full side view with the added back piece? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol' Dirty Noodle Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Thank you. Worked on the fuel delivery upgrade this week, when it wasn't freezing or snowing out... Today I did some cosmetic work - added vinyl 'carbon' wrap to the ABM taillights, covering the area I had painted black. painted the very top silver to follow the trim line and the vinyl wrap I put on the D pillar last year. Found a Silver 98 R in the parking lot when we went to the pet supply store today.... Your car looks like it's gonna lean over and just eat the VR in one gulp T-rex status Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookforjoe Posted April 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 Thanks I'll have to take a full side view, I don't have one. Put the deeper front lip back on for Carlisle, and added a silver stripe to accent the base 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDM Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 Amazing work! Your skills and abilities are inspiring, and your ability to present your work so we can learn from it is equally impressive! Thank you! Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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