Popular Post floggingmike Posted June 7, 2014 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Ladies, and primarily gentlemen, I present to you my long awaited build thread, in lieu of all the others. I hope you all enjoy it. First, some background (of course). I was born in 1996 to an registered nurse and car salesman. That car salesman, I'm sure many of you know very dearly as our one and only, sjmcarz Now, fast forward to 2011. I was 15 and hungry for a project car before I became eligible for my driving permit. VOILA, my father Scotty finds this diamond in the rough. A 2000 Emerald Green Metallic (or Olive) V70R. Was sitting under a tree for god knows how long. Owner was asking $3000, claiming all it needed was to be buttoned up and it would be fine. Apparently he was also a prick because the bolt for the tensioner was stripped, so it presumably had a bad head. So after talking him down to $700, it was towed to my driveway . Following that, we ran a compression test and IIRC, cylinder 3 was dead and all the others were all over the place. Ya know what that means? 2002 B5244T3 from an S60 2.4T with 85k. Yes boys, AN LPT RN SWAP. An there she was, the new heart for my baby. All wrapped up in plastic. Towed that jawn home and got to work on it at some point.... Replaced the water pump Timing belt Resealed the oil pan Installing fuel rail with the Green injectors. Look at those arms! Also redid the PCV, put a Xemodex ETM on (but switched it for a yellow label later due to an issue), put in spark plugs etc etc. And of course we rebuilt the stock Mitsubishi 19T that came stock (shaft play and what not). We tapped a new hole to run the updated lines from the new engine on it as well. Then we dropped it in. This was all done over the course of about a year and a half. We got the car in later October 2011, and finished it up around December 2012-January 2013. What I dont have pictures of is the driveshaft, which got rebuilt by Colorado Driveshaft. The transmission also died around February of 2013, just after I got my license, so it was out of commission for a month after that. We swapped a rebuilt/refurbished one from Volvo in (in our driveway lol). Apparently the techs at the dealership were dumbfounded with that, but they're spoiled . The last real maintanence thing was the evaporator, so in June/July 2013 that was taken care of. We used an OEM unit. Once everything was all sorted, that means modification time! First mod was a boost gauge to keep an eye on things. Snabb intake pipe Old steering wheel that didn't even match. Replaced it with an '00 R wheel. Europlate Little background on that. It says Martian, like an alien. Aliens are typical imagined to be green, so theres that. My last name is also Marziani, which translates from Italian to English as Martians. Go ahead, Google it. On top of that, the Iron mark that Volvo uses as it's emblem was also used in Roman times for the symbol of the god Mars. So yeah I guess I shouldn't be driving any other car..... Back on topic, Amsoil cone filter with EST shield As you may see, there is a red wire with a fuse attached to it coming from the battery. That means sub! Heres the link to the thread for that I also have the USASpec iPod adapter module thing hooked up, which paired to my newly acquired Dolby setup, as well as the Alpine SC-610 coaxials I installed a while ago, sounds beautiful. This sound system is great. Full spectrum and great audio quality. More cosmetic mods Black spoiler, which in the right light, you cant even see it's a different color. Caught a lot of people off guard at Carlisle. Comets!!!! And what changes a cars look more than wheels? Ride height! Before, with the Satellites Now with the Comets and iPd blues in the front, drop bolts and diy springs in the back And OEM Jewels. Heres a snap from Carlisle 2014 Also should add that we repainted the bumper and I buffed the paint before Carlisle. Reallllly brings up the color and depth, I highly suggest it. Along with waxing. I'm sure I'm forgetting other parts and pictures but I think this is enough to read lol. More to come. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOHN_CENA Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Nice work man. A true revival of a car 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floggingmike Posted June 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Heres a list of everything. '02 LPT, Trans, Tires, Driveshaft, Turbo rebuild, resealed oil pan, new oil cooler, new timing belt, new serp belt, differential fluid, heater core, evaporator, steering wheel, speakers, sub, ecodes, then jewels, control arms, endlinks, battery cable, radiator. Forgot to mention that when we went to test the engine that came with the car (which was the 2nd engine, so now it's on its 3rd), we didnt know the heater core was cracked so we had to pull the interior up to clean that out. It also came with a 3rd row originally, but someone took it out, so we replaced those rear panels. Just miscellaneous shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjmcarz Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 (edited) Also......re-sealed angle gear, re-greased drivers axle cv joint, new brakes, rotors,hoses, parking brake cables and shoes, miscelaenous interior trim pieces, replaced cut right rear seat belt, fixed non working fuel door release, replaced all rubber coolant hoses....... Funny, when the flatbed driver dropped it in our driveway, he said " what the heck are you going to do with this thing ? " and shook his head. That engine photo above on the hoist is actually the old one when we pulled it out. Here is the new one about to go in. Edited June 8, 2014 by sjmcarz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjmcarz Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 (edited) Trans swap a few months after getting it on the road Edited June 8, 2014 by sjmcarz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floggingmike Posted June 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 Thank you scott! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIZIO AKA 1 HND MEC Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 Thank you scott! You lucky son of a "Volvo Fan"!!! Nicely done Mike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simply Volvo Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 Nice! I read the thread in your voice in my head. Laughed out loud a few times at some stuff you said and people in my work looked at me. Time for a 6SPD Manual soon ))) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuner4life Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 Nice work! Comets make everything look better! So much better than Pegs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilled man Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 Look at those pythons Nice job on the car, I was talking with your dad about it for awhile and great job reviving it ! I think my one arm might be bigger then you ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floggingmike Posted June 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 Bro do you even lift?? Hahah thanks, as you can see, it took a bit of work but shes a beaut now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler T5R Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 Nice work, the car looks great. What did you do for rear springs? Also, did you reseal the angle gear yourself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin. Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 lemme see dat dolby dash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floggingmike Posted June 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 lemme see dat dolby dash no. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simply Volvo Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 no. Stranger danger! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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