AJp80 Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 (edited) Where The Story Begins Hey Volvospeed! I'm new around these parts, but I'm a long time friend of @babyclaude, @andyb5, @Leco510, and @huntec. Like the thread says, my '98 S70 is my first turbo, and my first Volvo. I had a Mazda Protege5 before this, but... after being left in their dust enough times... and after getting T-boned in my Mazda (everyone OK)... I took the plunge and started looking for a '98 X70. @andyb5 walked me through all the little differences between '98s and '99s and S70's and V70's. @babyclaude helped me look for and inspect a bunch of cars. Finally, I settled on a beautiful '98 Dark Olive Pearl S70 T5 that needed a little bit of love. The tires were dry rotted, it needed the PCV service, the driver's seat was ripped, there was a small, but deep dent in the trunk, the door remote wouldn't lock, the windshield was cracked in two places, it wasn't inspected or registered, and CEL was on, but the car was overall clean. A bonus was that the brakes were new, including the handbrake, and the paint was in good condition. Here it is in the shop as soon as I got it home. Unfortunately, as soon as I got it on the lift, I found that the mechanic who did the pre purchase inspection (long distance buy) boned me royally. It needed new ball joints and axles on both sides. Then, we went to inspect the lower motor mount.... Free pet! I named him George. Curiosity definitely worked out much better for chimp.. I decided to keep him as a good luck charm. That was the first day of my first turbo. Thanks so much to all my friends for first impressing me so much with their builds that I chose a Volvo and for all of the amazing help this last month. Edited March 16, 2018 by AJp80 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babyclaude Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 Welcome to hell. For VS, the paint is a nice solid color, overall it's got a pretty clean tan interior (the best I've ever seen, personally), and it rides well. Mechanically it had a couple issues (tires, axles, ball joints, PCV), but that's all settled now. I hope you're feeding George. He doesn't look too good.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdog Posted August 9, 2016 Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 Love that exterior color; wish there were more of them on the west coast. Just splash some agua on Jorge; that should wake him up.. cue the dead parrot skit.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyb5 Posted August 9, 2016 Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 Welcome to VS Alex! You've been busy with this car already, post pictures of some of the work you've done Im waiting anxiously for updates on George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leco510 Posted August 11, 2016 Report Share Posted August 11, 2016 Better start prepping max for another manual swap Welcome to the club though, can't wait to confuse more people at car shows! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Slice Posted August 11, 2016 Report Share Posted August 11, 2016 I'm jealous of the Eastern Upstate NY circle jerk you guys have going on over there, no one understands my love for the brand here. Welcome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol' Dirty Noodle Posted August 11, 2016 Report Share Posted August 11, 2016 5 hours ago, Leco510 said: Better start prepping max for another manual swap Welcome to the club though, can't wait to confuse more people at car shows! 1 hour ago, Timbo Slice said: I'm jealous of the Eastern Upstate NY circle jerk you guys have going on over there, no one understands my love for the brand here. Welcome! I want back any of my ball bearings you guys find😂...😒 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babyclaude Posted August 11, 2016 Report Share Posted August 11, 2016 8 minutes ago, Ol' Dirty Noodle said: I want back any of my ball bearings you guys find😂...😒 I swear every once in a while we find one. "What the f*** is this from?" "Oh yeah, Kyle and that s40". What a day. 1 hour ago, Timbo Slice said: I'm jealous of the Eastern Upstate NY circle jerk you guys have going on over there, no one understands my love for the brand here. Welcome! #longlivethersasvolvocirclejerk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJp80 Posted August 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2016 (edited) Before tackling the PCV system, I swapped my awful, dry rotted tires and 15" steelies for some sweet 5-spoke 16" Borbet wheels and some Bridgestone rubber off Craigslist. I was not happy that the PO took the Perfo wheels off the car after I saw it for the first time. Edited August 15, 2016 by AJp80 being a n00b 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikS Posted August 15, 2016 Report Share Posted August 15, 2016 On 8/7/2016 at 10:57 PM, AJp80 said: Free pet! I named him George. Curiosity definitely worked out much better for chimp.. I decided to keep him as a good luck charm. Just don't lock him in the car with it running. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIZIO AKA 1 HND MEC Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 Welcome to the"Club", another Olive up northeast , nice NJ plates!!! Manual swap +AWD on your plans??? You lucky that George I ▲™ his Highness has some tips for ya'!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJp80 Posted August 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 lol the AWD plates was just the NJDMV messing with me. I will definitely be manual swapping when funds allow. I do have an update on George... I needed to tighten a hose fitting on my coolant reservoir, and well... I kind of dropped a screwdriver.. into him. That was my last damn flat-head bit and I needed it. Of course, I just ran out of latex gloves. Thought I was going to have to reach in there and grab it, but George straight fell out of my car after this picture. Plans to give George a Viking funeral on the Hudson River were forestalled. George was given a proper mouse burial in the shop alongside the empty cans of Brakleen and stripped torx bolts, the trappings of a borked Volvo life that he loved so much . 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesdunns70t5m Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 I poking love that you took a picture of the bit in the middle of him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babyclaude Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 4 hours ago, Wesdunns70t5m said: I poking love that you took a picture of the bit in the middle of him! Andy and I were screaming at him to get the picture as George fell slowly out of the subframe. Just barely got it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesdunns70t5m Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 I can imagine. I know if I was there, I would've had way more excitement than acceptable over a picture of a carcass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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