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1998 S70 T5 Se - My Silver Rocket


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MAJOR PRICE REVISION!!!! $12000 firm with $500.00 Paypal deposit to be refunded at sale completion for final price of $11500.00!!!!! This is a mind blowing deal on an amazing car. I can also arrange pickup from Omaha, NE airport or help arrange truck freight if needed.

I am in anguish as I type this, yet I know it has to be done. At the beginning of my build in April as my wife handed me over the checkbook rolleyes.gif She made me promise that I would not let this car drag our family down. fast forward 8 months and almost $14k later and our situation has changed - so this is me keeping my promise. The car will have its last bugs worked out before being sold, but will need a new home by the end of the year. I hope and pray it will go to someone who has the same passion for it as I have had. Here is a list of things that I have done since I purchased the car.

Purchased 06/23/07 from Swedish Car Specialists in Schaumburg, IL with 73K on the odometer. Incl. SCS I am the 3rd owner.

Car currently has 95, 4xx miles on it.

Suspension:

Koni adjustables on all four corners.

H&R coil Springs

FCP groton Spring seats - I know I know - New IPD HD spring seats are included, but not installed

IPD HD endlinks

IPD sway bars F & R 25/22mm

IPD Strut tower brace (new aluminum one- not cherry turbo one)

New lower control arms & ball joints -10k ago

New outer tie rods - 10k ago

Mounts:

IPD Poly upper engine mount

QBM firewall mount

IPD Poly lower Tranny mount

NEW OEM Front engine mount for 302 rotors

Brakes:

302mm Front rotor conversion -done 10k miles ago.

New front calipers

Front and rear calipers powdercoated blue

Zimmerman cross-drilled rotors F&R - no cracking or warping

New set of rotors in box included

Akebono Ceramic pads F&R

Stainless Steel brake lines F&R

New hard lines across delta links

New parking brake assembly

Filled with ATE Super Blue fluid - one new unopened can included.

Exterior:

R front bumper

Clear jewel headlamps

Painted front grille with updated logo

Clear bra on hood and front fenders

IPD skid plate

Volvo "Pegasus" wheels with 235/45/17 Blizzak LM-25 tires with only 4500 miles on them.

Habrec Front Lip

Paint- The entire right side was re-painted November '08 after a run in with a deer. I had more done than insurance would cover to take care of pre-existing scratches Inc. Front hood, RF Fender, Bumper, RF door, RR door, rear quarter & rear bumper. Left side of car is in good shape except for front fender and drivers door. Drivers door has clear coat peeling under molding and fender has rock chips - same with front bumper (again) Overall. I give the paint an 8 out of 10

Exhaust:

3" OBX downpipe with bungs SAS added wrapped with DEI heatwrap leading to a 3" QuickTime electric cutout followed by a magnaflow ceramic core racecat and a 3" mandrel bent exhaust finished off by a Mirror finish Magnaflow muffler with high polished 4" tip.

Interior:

Interior is virtually flawless with only the drivers seat showing only the slightest wear on the outboard bolster and drivers floormat also showing wear. Interior is stock except for the following:

Window tint - Nebraska legal 35/20 F/R

Antenna down switch from 960 wired in.

Full SC-901 conversion from SC-816. Includes Dolby-Pro logic processor & Dynaudio speakers.

Chrome gauge rings.

Triple gauge pod with Glowshift blue digital gauges

Wide band O2

Boost/Vac & EGT

Oil Pressure

Engine- I saved the best for last

New radiator & expansion tank biggrin.gif

Engine was completely rebuilt over an 18 week process.

S60R head gasket

New main bearings

LG Speed H beam connecting Rods

Volvo OS1 pistons

Complete rotating assembly balanced

Block painted

New valves, valve guide seals, P&P

Complete new seals

Unorthodox racing Underdrive pulley

New PCV system

New serpintine belt & Timing belt assembly

New oil pump & water pump

New fuel filter and Walbro 255LPh fuel pump

Volvo Green injectors

S60R exhaust manifold ported and ceramic coated

19T turbo with ceramic coated exhaust housing - also Wrapped in DEI exhaust wrap

Forge Motorsport Wastegate actuator 15lb and 22lb springs included

IPD HD TCV

IPD HD CBV (with blue & red springs)

IPD intercooler

IPD RIP kit

IPD Short Ram intake

IPD Silicone plug wires

Intake manifold smoothed out (exterior) & powdercoated. Inside ported.

Camshaft cover Powdercoated

MSD Blaster coil and 6AL Amplifier box

NGK-R racing plugs (3 temp ranges colder thank stock)

MTE 25 psi tune Custom done by Marco

2.75" polished intake pipe (made by sconeman)

Stylin motors complete silicone vac lines and radiator hoses

Unorthodox racing Underdrive pulley

Vustom welded catch can

I am sure that I am forgetting something.

I have totaled up receipts over $21000 and I am asking $15000. I know that i this economy that may be hard to achieve, but I have to start somewhere and I will entertain SERIOUS

OFFERS.

NEW LOWER PRICE! Ebay reserve price of $13500.00 OBO!!!

Please keep the your way outta line comments to yourself. While I do check here often, best way to reach me is to call me @ 402-881-1959.

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Wow. I have to say this is probably one of the nicest S70's I have seen on the board. I'm very sorry to hear you have to get rid of it:( Great list of mods and very tasteful looking. Same color as mine and pretty much the same mods I would love to have done to mine in the future.

How much hp do you think this puts out?

Also, how is the automatic transmission holding up to the 19T and 25psi?

Great car man. Whoever is in the market for an S70....if you have the money this looks like an amazing car. low miles too.

~Teal

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Only been on the dyno once, back in Septemeber right after crossing the 1,000 mile mark. @ 16psi it did 294hp @ 293tq on a Mustang Dyno. I need to get it back on the dyno now that I have the new wastegate actuator installed and the correct spring in place :ph34r:

Auto tranny holds up fine with Mobil 1 and Lucas synthetic additive. shifts are solid and smooth

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Unreal man!

I have only got to speak to you on the phone a couple times during your build up. I can assure anyone looking to buy this great example of a car that you will be getting a great deal! There was no expense spared and no corners cut when this car was put together. It really hurts my feeling to see someone pour there heart into something like this and the hard financial times take its toll.

To be perfectly honest for a quicker sale and to regain some of your losses, you would be better off to try to return the car to stock and sell the performance parts separate. Your motor isnt much different that Scotts was when he sold it for how much? That ECU will bring a good price and if you sold it in a pack along with the turbo and wastegate it would bring a premium. Doing this you can regain some losses and still keep that beauty of a car.

If you need anything at all dont hesitate to ask, Im almost local and have been up north a lot lately.

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Thanks Gerald, your comments mean a lot. Like Gary, I am just not ready yet to part it out. The time may come for that, but I would realy hope someone would enjoy it whole rather than stripped out. I have learned so much through this process. In time, there will be another, and next time Garrett BB rather than a 19t will be the focus point :)

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impressive... Swedish Car Specialists are the shit, they're the only place that I will take my car for repair if I cant do it myself. They are stand up guys so you know even though this car has seen a pretty major build, it definitely started in good hands before you bought it.

I'd hate to see it go and not sure you'll get what you're asking unless you get the right buyer... but it's amazing.

Ever been on a track? know what it runs in the 1/4?

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