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My V70- A Rolling Restoration Project.

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Old Oct 30th, 2020, 16:46   #21
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I'm conscious there aren't many pics of shiny Volvo's here thus far, but the key for me has always been to make sure a car's mechanically sound before bothering with cosmetics- That's the way forward.

Apologies everyone!

Shortly after the last thrilling instalment, the car had an MOT- The only advisory being an inballance on the handbrake (On a P2 Volvo- Shock!)

The brakes were stripped down (Again) They had already had the old fashioned adjusters fitted...





Whilst in there, daft not to grasp the opportunity to fit new shoes, therefore avoiding delamination and the hub(s) being destroyed. Again, not genuine Volvo parts but good aftermarket. Nothing wrong with the old ones IMO, but at £15 it was foolish not to- cheap insurance....





Around this time a scrap car turned up locally, it was the exact same model (140ps manual 2001)...





The ETM was grabbed. Not too hard to remove (Once the starter motor had been knocked out) Technically these need coding, and also this one might be already goosed... But for the sake of £10 it was grabbed/cleaned and boxed up as a 'just in case' on the basis of there not being much to loose...


Thats a scrap car !!!!!! Bloody 'ell ! Dunno what you'd call mine then !
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Old Oct 30th, 2020, 22:13   #22
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I don't know about anyone else, but there I much prefer to see these sorts of pics and updates than pics of shiny Volvo's. There are many of the latter but few of the former!

How could you tell this car in the scrap yard was a 140ps rather than 170ps?

I need to do my rear brakes so seeing the position of the adjuster is helpful.
Just building up the courage to do it.
Any tips for getting off the disc if it gets stuck against the brake shoes due to the worn disc? - That is what I am most nervous about.
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It's easy to distinguish between 130/170ps looking at the engine code (White sticker)

RE brake shoes, the handbrakes on these take some settting up to get right, I actually spent longer doing these than the timing belt... Georgeandkira pretty much has it down in post#20- The only other bit of advice I'd have is spend £6 on the fitting kit, that way if you do end up having to rag on the disc to get it off, the only damage you'll do is to the retaining springs and you'll have replacements.

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Right, next up- The throttle body was cleaned as preventative maintenance...







And then a new shiny clamp was applied...





A headlight bulb failed and the connector was found to be made from Wensleydale and so was replaced with an Ebay 'ceramic' alternative spliced in...







After this another oil/filter change was completed- meaning at this point I'd owned the car a year....





THIS BRINGS US TO PRESENT DATE!

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Thanks for the pics. Feels good, doesn't it?
FYI: A plain squeezing of the rolled edges of the female spade connector was required. Any common plier tool can tightened the connection.

In fact, the straight blades of the H7 bulb stay apart and can actually live without a plug body.

Keeping the spade connectors clean and tight lengthens bulb life too.

Don't get me wrong, new sockets are a treat. I trust the ceramics you got are better.
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RE brake shoes, the handbrakes on these take some settting up to get right, I actually spent longer doing these than the timing belt... Georgeandkira pretty much has it down in post#20- The only other bit of advice I'd have is spend £6 on the fitting kit, that way if you do end up having to rag on the disc to get it off, the only damage you'll do is to the retaining springs and you'll have replacements.
Thanks for the info, I have new set of springs etc for the hand brake shoe fittings.
Any tips for setting up the handbrake?
Is it mostly a combination of adjusting the hand brake lever and the aftermarket handbrake adjuster until they work without binding?
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Thanks for the info, I have new set of springs etc for the hand brake shoe fittings.
Any tips for setting up the handbrake?
Is it mostly a combination of adjusting the hand brake lever and the aftermarket handbrake adjuster until they work without binding?
Yep, start with it wound right off at the handbrake end and then adjust at the shoes first, then fine tune at the handbrake side afterwards- Usually you will end up being able to hear/feel a very slight (Minimal) drag once done, but you should still be able to move the wheels freely by hand with the brake off, but not at all with the brake on... Once you've driven a few miles they'll be all good. I'm not going to lie, they're a pain in the arse compared with the handbrake arrangement on most other cars.
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Next up- (I forgot to include this) - A budget wheel refurb.

The old wheels were shocking...







They were sanded back to bare alloy where required...







And then given a couple of coats of etch primer...







Followed by three coats of silver wheel paint...







Whilst the results were far from professional, the total cost was about a tenth of the price for having all four wheels powder coated. Given the car's a 20 year old workhorse and the wheels are the least desirable V70 option (Metis) ,a DIY job fitted the bill nicely.

The improvement was profound...












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She`s coming on nicely ,
Wheels look a lot better - nice valve cap!!
Did you laquer them? Will last a lot longer.
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She`s coming on nicely ,
Wheels look a lot better - nice valve cap!!
Did you laquer them? Will last a lot longer.
Cheers

No these weren't lacquered- They're are likely to be used as winter wheels and I opted to go for a silver 'gloss' finish wheel paint that stipulated in the instructions that lacquer wasn't required- The idea being that, as well as keeping costs very low, if/when they get chipped they can easily be touched in without also having to touch in clearcoat.

RE valve cap- This is my own patented design (It's tape, it was peeled off once the wheels were properly dry.)
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They look great. Looking at the pictures, you wouldn't think it was a DIY job!

Don't forget the centre caps.
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