tuner4life Posted September 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 Dropped a bunch of parts off to be powder coated this morning. Everything here will be wrinkle black except for the coil springs which will be blue that should closely match the IPD springs up front. (Springs are now about 1.8 coils shorter than this picture) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuner4life Posted September 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2017 Got the diff opened up and cleaned out last night. The bearings seem to be in pretty good shape so as much as it pains my OCD, I'm probably not going to mess with them. I will however be trying to track down new pinion and axle seals. Also, on the diff cover, I plan on adding the newer style vent fitting as well as some sort of easy-to-access drain. I saw these mods in one of the threads on SS and then seem easy enough. Lastly, I am trying to figure out what all is going on inside the diff. It's obvious that there is more in there than the standard spider gears like most differentials I've seen. But it doesn't act like a limited slip. What are all these extra parts for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kampman Posted September 17, 2017 Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 Looks like a G80 locker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andzey Posted September 17, 2017 Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 That last picture with the open diff - is it after brake cleaner or other degreaser? Strange sediments.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuner4life Posted September 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 (edited) On 9/17/2017 at 2:42 AM, Andzey said: That last picture with the open diff - is it after brake cleaner or other degreaser? Strange sediments.. It was after brake cleaner. For some reason the flash on the camera went off when I took the picture and made everything look funny. The metal is all clean, shiny and looks normal in person. Welder acquired. Should be repairing that crossmember rust tonight. Fingers crossed. Edited September 18, 2017 by tuner4life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuner4life Posted September 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 So I finally got the crossmember welded up last night. I feel that it is structurally sound, but I'm not posting many pictures of the welds because they are not pretty. The combination of laying on my back to weld and some of the areas being fairly thin resulted in some less than stellar looking welds, maybe I'll get some better pictures after I grind/clean them up better and paint. I also added a small gusset to the area just to give a little more support. Anyways: The next project will be to finish cleaning and de-greasing the rest of the underside of the floor and then POR-15 the rusty areas and paint/undercoat everything else. Ordered another batch of misc parts this week too. A couple of suspension pieces, various clips and retainers that I broke during disassembly. New snap rings for the rear wheel bearings.. Etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmsgltr Posted September 21, 2017 Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 noooooo do black springs - you have saffron! blue doesn't go with saffron! quick tell the powder coater to stop! coat the front springs if anything! dude you are doing so much work to this thing - congrats and im looking forward to it all back together! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuner4life Posted September 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 I guess I better have the IPD sway bars and all of the poly bushings changed to black too!! . I probably shouldn't mention the silicone intercooler hoses that are getting installed as part of this project either... . My wife tells me that blue and orange are opposites on the color wheel or something like that, so they can go together. I know it's not everyone's cup of tea, but we like it. Subtle touches, calipers will be black, nothing blue easily visible from outside the car. Gotta let my inner ricer flow a little bit though! Thanks for the compliments. It's a long tunnel, but I can start to see the light at the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshV70 Posted September 21, 2017 Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 If I ever put my H&R lowering springs on my saffron, I'll be getting them done black lol. Very cool that the whole rear suspension is getting recoated. Planning on doing the front end next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuner4life Posted September 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 The front is happening too during this project. IPD springs, Koni Yellows, INA bearing plates, IPD upper mounts IPD sway bar, Lemforder Control arms (FCP warranty for torn boots), etc.. The links, and tie rods were new 2 years ago and still look fine. Also while I'm up there, I need to change the turbo and downpipe to angle flange style, repair the column bushing where it goes through the floor, throttle cable, Silicone intercooler hoses, and half a dozen other petty things. Probably won't be powder coating anything up there though. Most parts will be new, and the subframe is still so oil saturated from the previous leaks that I'm not messing with it. Also the steering rack does have some issues that I'm not positive how to address yet. I really don't want to buy a new one, but we'll see when I get to that point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiksilver Posted September 21, 2017 Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 FYI a FWD TRW rack will bolt up without issue. AWD just lack one mount and it can simply be taken off with an angle grinder. Been using a FWD rack on the black V70R for a couple years without issue, if anything it actually has a better turning radius now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuner4life Posted September 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 21 minutes ago, quiksilver said: FYI a FWD TRW rack will bolt up without issue. AWD just lack one mount and it can simply be taken off with an angle grinder. Been using a FWD rack on the black V70R for a couple years without issue, if anything it actually has a better turning radius now. Good to know! Thanks for that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apeacock Posted September 21, 2017 Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 I believe the rear is a LSD, that's what you're seeing. Also if needed. I got 4 90* fuel tank unit connector guys for you today. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuner4life Posted September 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 (edited) 9 minutes ago, apeacock said: I believe the rear is a LSD, that's what you're seeing. Also if needed. I got 4 90* fuel tank unit connector guys for you today. Nice! Didn't realize LSD was even available on these cars! Are the connectors original take-offs or ? PM me what you want shipped to 46506 please! And thank you! Edited September 21, 2017 by tuner4life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiksilver Posted September 21, 2017 Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 38 minutes ago, tuner4life said: Good to know! Thanks for that! To further help you and anyone else that may use this thread for reference, the following is what must be done to mount a FWD steering rack. Simply cut along the dotted line I sketched, you'll see when comparing the racks to one another that this seems to be exactly what Volvo themselves do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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