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Re: Another frikken Volvo ?
Thanks Low Elco! It is helpful knowing more than just me and my wife are anxious to see this thing move. I ordered my SF3 Powerflash today.
$400.00 I didn't have but won't work w/o. That'll help light a fire under me. ![]() http://www.hensonperformance.com/Productsftel.html
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Got the Powerflash today! Co workers knew I was waiting for it and hid it from me. "Oh FedEx was here but they went up front" waited for me to go to the other building and set it on my chair. Very funny.
![]() Also had my injectors cleaned. Only 2 out of 8 were working at all. All good now. Yesterday I picked up some 1/0 welding cable. Nice stuff easy to bend and made in USA. Plus it was about 3 bucks less than parts store cable. Hope to find some time this weekend for some progress. Going to clean the fuel rail, but not sure the best approach. Thinking a gas soak then some carb cleaner sprayed through. Check out the original ground cable. Think I can do better.
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Making progress, Some of it 2 and 3 times due to self inflicted slow downs.
Doesn't look like much, nor does it look like the several hours I have into it this weekend. I am on the fence of trashing the EGR system. Just takes up so much room. Made a nice cap for the EGR port I had added to my header. EGR, yes or no? Thoughts?
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Hooked up the tuner tonight and well........... nuthin. Not exactly. It powered up to where the tuner was letting me scroll but it did not get info it needed from the PCM. But ya know it still felt good being this close. I turned the switch on the battery post and had my son watch for smoke or sparks. And its still not on fire. Pretty happy. Now to trouble shoot what's not complete.
Already found 2 grounds that were not connected. Its tough remembering years later were everything goes let alone did everything get plugged back in. My daughter showed up with cookies for Fathers day so I left well enough alone for tonight. Tomorrow I dig in again!
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Looks full! That should definitely surprise a few at the stop lights..
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Wow Brad, looking good. Let me know if you want to yank that thing out again (jk) it's something I'm good at!
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GOOD NEWS! Got a code to program the PCM today. Small step but huge in importance. Its all downhill from here. Might shave my beard before the 1 year mark. ![]()
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Inching ever closer....
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Yes! Sent in my info to the programmer, now I wait................
Went to a metal meet today and mostly watched. Was fun and informative. Came home with a borrowed bead roller for tubing. Then promptly broke it. Doh! Was just a roll pin. Hardware store is close so bought a few. Back together to finish up poorly done tube ends. (beat ends with a hammer) Tools are fun!
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The Volvo in your profile pic isn't for sale on N Stevens in Tacoma, is it?
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To be clear, not my handy work. Came as part of my so called kit.
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Have to go to N Stevens and take a peek.
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Looks like the beard might just stay a bit longer.
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Explain this..............
You've got only a few minutes...........
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Hint.......... Song by Queen and David Bowie.
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You mean it wasn't originally by Vanilla Ice?
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Was hoping someone noticed its "under pressure" because it runs now. Even if its only a a couple seconds because not all my fluids are full or staying put. LOL Some nickel and dime stuff and probably a new steering rack, I'll have it a driver!
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Got a reman rack from RockAuto and have it part way installed. Shoulder is doing o.k. Then Medical issues with my folks so that took priority. They are doing well now and I can start to play catch up on my many projects. LOL
Laying on my back to finish the rack install is no fun but needed. I'll get to it soon. In the meantime all I have news worthy is new wheels. Factory wheels are decent looking but tiny 14X5 (5.5?) new wheels are from newer Bertone and are 15X6. Be a good fit for a little wider and easier to find tire. And they are lighter than the 14's.
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Had a friend from work come over today and we fought the P/S rack for hours but we won! Its in ...............finally!
Had to heat and bend the P/S line to fit the new rack. Volvo's have many rack possibilities. Now a small list of items to take care of .............until another list of items is obvious. ![]() Very happy to make progress again. Nothing picture worthy.
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In between playing with the Amazon I've been toying with the exhaust on the Bertone. Its about 95% done now. Started it today after filling radiator with warm water. Only to see it dripping out off of the starter? I am afraid I have a freeze plug at the back of the block leaking? I could not see anything leaking anywhere else. (not counting the tranny fluid leak LOL)
The video of the start up with the rest of the exhaust in place just turned out terrible. So I wont bother. Engine pull # 6 ?
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It did eventually stop dripping, so it fixed itself?
![]() Just to be sure, I borrowed a Snap On tester but it wouldn't hook up with the Swedish reservoir cap. No bigs, bicycle pump to the rescue. Could be a quick fix? Some dummy didn't replace an intake bolt.
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nice build , sumtin different from wat the swedes are doing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BL6AxqEYvRc for those not familiar with bamse underpants (boxershorts) should check out his channel of his volvo build
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i got a job again and having fun at it too idea's for the trucks and the order of things to do are taking shape and get closer to being realized , a few more months and i be able to start building for real i complete 2 of the trucks intoo running fashion one custom and one basicly stock the thirth will be sacrificed for parts |
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Funny you bring this thread up. I'll be spending the day working on it tomorrow. Waaaay past due for progress. Have done a few things but nothing post worthy. That was a pretty wild video, check out this turbo LS beast,
http://forums.turbobricks.com/showpo...&postcount=866 Couple of Volvo LS guys here that need to do some posting, Guys!? Hope to be worthy of an update tomorrow night? Wish me luck!
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