Dutch Volvoman Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Nice work!! I also bought myself a V70 when I was 15, now 1 1/2 years later I turned 17 so I'm finally able to drive it legally Your V70R looks gorgeous, I really like the color and the wheels. In my opinion Comets are the best wheels for an x70 Keep on the good work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjmcarz Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Nice work, the car looks great. What did you do for rear springs? Also, did you reseal the angle gear yourself? Yes, we re-sealed the angle gear ourselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floggingmike Posted July 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 Update: Installed Koni yellows up front. BUT it was squeaking like a mofo on the PS soo after being annoyed with that for a week, we took out the strut to do some investigating. As i turns out. the thicker, and slightly tighter coils were hitting the bumbstop plate So we took that out and grinded it like a couple at a high school dance. VOILA no more squeaky business. Nice work, the car looks great. What did you do for rear springs? Also, did you reseal the angle gear yourself? Cut two coils off the rear springs. (Disclaimer: that's a legitimate mod, not some ricer bullshit). But I'm sure youre aware of that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjmcarz Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 To add to the washer grinding, we ended up grinding all the way around the washer and took appx .050 off the sides, for a diameter reduction of .100 of an inch in the event that the washer turned upon re-assembly. It seems that the top pigtail on some of the IPD springs is wound a bit too tight, causing it to shift in the spring seat and rub the bumpstop washer. I recommend anyone installing aftermarket springs to check for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floggingmike Posted July 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 Nice work!! I also bought myself a V70 when I was 15, now 1 1/2 years later I turned 17 so I'm finally able to drive it legally Your V70R looks gorgeous, I really like the color and the wheels. In my opinion Comets are the best wheels for an x70 Keep on the good work! thanks man! the wait to drive is tough but soo great once you get there. Your V70 looks great, I love that color red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kampman Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 (edited) This thread has been tiding me over while I've been working on getting my '00 R roadworthy-not saying I'm going to copy everything you've done, but it might end up being very similar. Nice work! Edited July 7, 2014 by kampman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floggingmike Posted July 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 (edited) Finally got off my ass and polished the TME strut brace I picked up from Brandon (volvoskiah) at Carlisle. Was painted dark red with black paint peeling on the brackets. sanded the brackets a little and did a quick pass of primer on them. test fit final fit Edited July 10, 2014 by rollercoaster mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jippi 855 GLT Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 lookign good man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayAway Posted July 13, 2014 Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 Jippi.....were have you been lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volvoskiah Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 Strut brace looks great! 100X better than the shitty red paint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floggingmike Posted July 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 Hahh yeah the paint came off real easy with some light sanding, then i hit it with ultra fine paper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
２００１ｂｏｙ Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 i took the time to go through this, crazy how far its came Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floggingmike Posted September 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 Yeah its really weird to look back and think about nights id sit in it in silence just wishing it was finished.... *sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOHN_CENA Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 If you really think about it.. ...its still not finished 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjmcarz Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 Cars are almost never finished, they're a work in progress. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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