tuner4life Posted October 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 Quick update: -Powder coated parts were supposed to be done by today. They contacted me yesterday and let me know that their sand blaster had broken and they wouldn't be done untill Tuesday. Rad. -USPS tracking shows that my latest (fairly large) shipment of parts from volvopartswebstore.com was supposed to be delivered by 8pm yesterday. It was not. Also rad. Mini rant: There are literally no good shipping carriers around me. USPS is habitually and unapologetically late, Fedex (when they can manage to deliver to the correct address) has damaged more packages they haven't. And UPS seems to be doing alright, but for some reason they rarely get used for stuff I order. -Still trying to track down the K-tool fuel fittings. I tried ordering them online from a couple of different sources and they both came back afterwards saying they are discontinued or backordered by a couple months. Again, Rad. Going to try 1 more local place that I know of Saturday morning and hope that I have some luck. -Yesterday I ordered Cj Yother's rear toe arms. He says that they should ship around the end of the week. Actually rad! So without the resources to do much more, all I did last night was get the fuel line shield ready to re-install. The original plastic mounting hardware was junk, but you can still get replacements. (Nut: 9141192, and Ring: 9141191) You need 6 total. That part is ready to re-install now. (It's not actually dirty, that is undercoat that wouldn't scrub off. Not gonna mess with it). At least I got something done... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apeacock Posted October 7, 2017 Report Share Posted October 7, 2017 Bummer the lines didn't work out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuner4life Posted October 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2017 Not a problem. Thanks for trying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuner4life Posted October 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 (edited) Got some more done this weekend. I finished up the fuel lines as much as possible while I wait for the remaining fittings and tubing to arrive. I also disassembled the front suspension. On the front end, I'm going to do the following: Koni front struts, IPD springs, IPD upper mounts, INA bearing plates, bump stops and other various hardware. IPD sway bar, and replacing the missing plug on the steering rack. The tie rods were replaced 2 years ago with Lemforder and they are still in great shape. IPD sway bar end links are also holding up well. Also new brake pads, calipers, rotors, hoses etc. Up in the air about the wheel speed sensors. Also replacing the noisy bushing/beasing where the steering column goes through the floor. Also going to see how FCP's lifetime warranty works out as both my Lemforder LCAs purchased through FCP 2 years ago now have torn boots and steering stoppers falling off. I also removed the passenger side axle since I'm probably going to be removing the angle gear to get to the turbo and to make the some of the suspension stuff easier. I would also like to add a drain plug to the AG similar to what I did to the rear diff. We'll see how that goes. After taking the front end apart I rolled my ankle pretty bad so i didn't get any pictures of that. Just imagine a stock V70R, then imagine it without anything in the front wheelwells. Here are some more part number references for the rear exhaust hangers: Driver side bracket: 9434355 Pass side bracket: 9434358 bolt plates: 8627063 The nuts I just grabbed from my stash. Rubber hangers: 9179238 (x4 for dual exhaust) I liberally coated any mounting faces and the threads with anti-seize. Future me will thank present me. And here are the numbers for the rear bumper mounting parts: brackets (x2): 6816114 bolts (x4): 988182 Washers (x4): 986504 Long Bolts (x2): 982831 Again, everything got a liberal coating of anti-seize before assembly. I also started working on the rear spring perches/bump stops. The original bump stops were garbage and had fallen off of the perches. Replacements are only sold with the spring perch and cost a ridiculous amount. I snooped around the local parts store for a while trying to find a suitable replacement for these and finally came up with Energy Suspension part number: 9.9150G. You may be able to find something more pleasing to look at, but these seem to fit alright and are nearly the exact same height as the originals. I had to drill a small locating hole in the perch and source a large washer to put under the bump stop as well as under the nut, but at the end of they day, these should work just fine. Picking up my powder coated parts tomorrow so I'm stoked for that. ~Merged~ I forgot, I also re-assembled the viscous coupling. This bushing is: 9143894. It is only for the 1997 and early 1998 models. Mid 1998 and newer use a different VC and I can't find the bushing number for that style. It may be the same but I don't know. The bearing that goes in the VC is: 9143903. Again, this is for the 1997 through early 1998 VC. I don't know if this will fit the newer style or not. No picture, but after assembling the VC, I got the VC installed on the differential. That assembly should be done now and ready for installation! Edited October 9, 2017 by tuner4life 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuner4life Posted October 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 (edited) Got all of the Powder coated parts back yesterday! Everything is textured black (supposedly the most durable finish they offer), except for the coil springs which are gloss blue that is very close to matching the Front IPD springs. I'm very happy with how it all turned out. So last night I worked on pressing some bushings in place. My wife is pleased to have the freezer space back. In the below picture: For Location #1: -Bushing kit: (OEM - 6819057 - x2 per side) or what I used (Superpro poly - SPF1023SK - 1x kit per side) -Washer: (the visible one) OEM - 9157309 - 1x per side -Washer (the one on the non-visible side) I cannot find a number or availability for this, I re-used the old washer -Bolt: OEM - 985055 For Location #2: -Bushing: (OEM: 9169310 - 1x per side) or what I used (Superpro poly - SPF2012K - 1 kit does both sides) For location #3: This one was a bit tricky to find as well as install into the trailing arm -Bushing: OEM: 9490797 - 1x per side. (Note: this is not the original bushing. It is from a P2 car I believe and is just a touch longer than the original. I machined off a couple mm from the bushing where the bolt head contacts it so that the bolt would get full engagement into the trailing arm) -Bolt: 985061 - 1x per side I started working on the forward mounting points on the trailing arms but ran into an issue. According to Big Will's thread on V70R.com (http://v70r.com/forums/topic/37473-p80-awd-rear-suspension-bushings/), that forward mount bushing should be Superpro SPF638K (or OEM 1273778). But when I went to install my Superpro bushings, they were very loose in the bore of the bracket. I believe my mistake was that the original bushing sleeve should have been retained in the housing and just had the rubber burned out of it. I am waiting to confirm this however. I ruined my original bushing sleeves when I pressed them out, so hoping that isn't the case. More on that when I figure it out. Edited October 11, 2017 by tuner4life 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Riker Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 Wow man. Nice work! You're going full resto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuner4life Posted October 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2017 Thanks! Ok, Taking a break from the back half of the car, I decided to start working on the stuff up front. If you remember way earlier in this thread, I had patched and hacked together a downpipe that worked, but wasn't anywhere close to ideal. It's time to upgrade that. I have already acquired an angle flange turbo and was planning on purchasing a custom downpipe from a Joshua Briggs on facebook who is going to be doing a group buy for them. However if that doesn't materialize in time, I may try to order one from Eurosporttuning.com. We'll see. Either way I am taking a leap of faith that someone will be able to provide me a downpipe before the snow flies in Indiana. Last night I removed the angle gear to get more clearance to everything. also soaked the turbo hardware in PB blaster and let it sit. More later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FINN Posted October 12, 2017 Report Share Posted October 12, 2017 Love this thread. Thanks for including part #'s, those will come in handy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmsgltr Posted October 12, 2017 Report Share Posted October 12, 2017 What turbo are you going to go with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuner4life Posted October 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2017 Just a stock 16t angle flange turbo from a 1999 T5. Got it for a deal. We don't need big power from this car as it's primarily going to be a daily. This should already be night and day difference just by unclogging the hacked together 1998 style exhaust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandandan Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 WOW! I wish I had the time and money to do all this! I actually found this post while researching selling both of my Saffron V70R cars, both are projects, one I've started to part out. This was way more than I had even envisioned for myself, but your car is going to be awesome! Best of luck! here are pics of mine, one hood got bent, I found another one but guy decided to sell car whole not part out, so I tied up all my money in 2 :( 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuner4life Posted October 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 Hi Dan! Glad to have ya! (You had messaged me on FB the other day about selling these). Hope you can find them a good home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuner4life Posted October 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 (edited) I started re-assembling the rear subframe. Upper control arm to subframe mounting takes 1 each of the following per arm: - 985050 bolt - 982850 bolt - 985870 nut The lower control arm to subframe mounting calls for the following: - 985200 bolt (This bolt isn't exactly correct and I ended up using the original bolt with the new nut. The original bolt has a spline that grips into the arm and bushing sleeve and fits snug. The new bolt did not have this and fit loose in the bushing sleeve. I recommend using the original bolts if possible. This bolt is also used where the LCA attaches to the knuckle and has the same problem in that location. I'll be sending the 4 new ones back to FCP) - 985870 nut The IPD sway bar came with all the hardware and the install was fairly straightforward. You will need the following to attach the bar to the end links: (the ebay links came with these bolts/nuts, but I had already ordered OEM so I used them. - 982844 bolt - 985870 nut The exhaust brackets used some extra bolts that I had laying around. I don't remember the size. The exhaust brackets on the subframe are NLA so I had the originals sand blasted and powder coated. They turned out very nice. Tonight I'm going to hit up the local parts store and grab the grade 8 bolts to mount the nivos and about a 6" stack of washers to dial in the ride height. Also have a lead on an exhaust so I'm stoked about that. Edited October 16, 2017 by tuner4life 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmsgltr Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 looks pretty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuner4life Posted October 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 Thanks! Last night I got the Nivomats mounted up. These are the Euro Nivos which should already ride a bit lower than the old ones, I also added about an inch of extra drop using grade 8 fooler bolts. I have a nice stack of washers in there so I can adjust as necessary once the car is on the ground. Hoping it's close. Then I burned up some brand new bushings. I made a dumb error when I pressed the old bushings out of the forward mounting brackets for the trailing arms. Like every other bushing, I pressed the bushing and sleeve out of the bracket. Unfortunately in this unique situation I should have left the sleeve in. The Super-Pro bushing fits loose without the sleeve. So, I bought the cheapest replacement stock bushings I could find from Ebay and upon their arrival I promptly set them on fire so I could use only the sleeves. Aftermath: All cleaned up and pressed into the bracket: And finished: I used Energy Suspension brand polyurethane bushing grease I had leftover from a previous job since it is the best grease I've found to stop squeaking with poly bushings. Parts list: Washer (bigger hole): OEM: 986462 (Volvopertswebstore.com has these washers mixed up on their diagram) Washer (smaller hole): OEM: 986450 (Volvopertswebstore.com has these washers mixed up on their diagram) Bushing kit: SuperPro: SPF0638K (1 kit does both sides). You will not use the washers from this kit) Bolt: OEM: 985055 Also for reference in the pictures below (Other random parts that showed up): Fuel filler bracket: OEM: 9180568 Bolt: OEM: 982800 Brake line clips that were broken: OEM: 30645058 Where they go: And the current status of everything. It's slowly but surely coming together! 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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