Lord Sterling Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 In other news I did some scrapyard raiding today so it now sports a fuel cap, OEM front floormats, a handbook & folder, a rear ashtray, a load cover and some other bits and pieces which were missingLIKE. I like seeing/adding OEM things to cars that have them missing. My BMW has had this treatment as has Ma_Sterling's Micra and of course my Rovers. cms206 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cms206 Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 We end the day awaiting a clutch release bearing from our partners at SVM HQ, Taggarts Volvo Maryhill. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk DeeJay and danthecapriman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Your snowfoam mix is shit cms206 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cms206 Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 Your snowfoam mix is shitIt's the dregs in a barrel of AutoSmart TFR... got a fresh barrel of snowfoam but couldn't be arsed moving it nearer the wash. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk beko1987 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cms206 Posted January 21, 2017 Author Share Posted January 21, 2017 On November 12th 1987, my 740 Turbo rolled off the forecourt at Philp Volvo in Paisley. On January 21st 2017, it returned under it's own power. 745... alive! Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk ShiteRider, Coprolalia, beko1987 and 23 others 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 After 30 years the car still looks brilliant. The dealership not so much! richardmorris, Uncle Jimmy and cms206 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shep Shepherd Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Excellent! How does the car perform? cms206 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cms206 Posted January 21, 2017 Author Share Posted January 21, 2017 Excellent! How does the car perform?It pulls like a train! That said, the gearbox is pretty obstructive, first can be a bit of a bastard to select and overdrive is currently a little sketchy but it actually drives really well; it's only got 119k on the clock and has had loads spent underneath over the years so it seems in fairly good order. I still need to adjust the clutch up still but that can wait until during the week. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk Shep Shepherd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BavarianRetro Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 It pulls like a train!Slows down going uphill? cms206 and Shep Shepherd 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cms206 Posted January 21, 2017 Author Share Posted January 21, 2017 Slows down going uphill?Lit up it's back tyres in second going up a medium incline. Forgot I wasn't in the Council Estate which does slow down considerably on hills. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk Shep Shepherd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BavarianRetro Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 I am amazed the Philp building is still standing. It must have been like that for 10 years plus? Good location too. You'd think it'd be flats by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cms206 Posted January 21, 2017 Author Share Posted January 21, 2017 I am amazed the Philp building is still standing. It must have been like that for 10 years plus? Good location too. You'd think it'd be flats by now.It lay derelict from maybe 2002 until about 2013, then they put a Costcutter in it. It closed in 2015 and moved down the road so it's been empty over a year again now. I expect it'll be flats before long too. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shep Shepherd Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 It pulls like a train! That said, the gearbox is pretty obstructive, first can be a bit of a bastard to select and overdrive is currently a little sketchy but it actually drives really well; it's only got 119k on the clock and has had loads spent underneath over the years so it seems in fairly good order. I still need to adjust the clutch up still but that can wait until during the week. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk I hope to sample a 740 or 940 with a full pressure turbocharger one day, as The Wentworth was pretty rapid, even though it was a 2-litre LPT Dogmatic and was more or less an end-of-life vehicle; I imagine that a well-sorted 2.3 Turbo Intercooler with a manual gearbox would give quite a few Bavaritards a shock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shep Shepherd Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Slows down going uphill? That's what The Volvo does... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cms206 Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share Posted January 22, 2017 In a garden centre in the Turbo. Clutch slave has popped out. Wrestling with it in the car park, brb! Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk They_all_do_that_sir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
They_all_do_that_sir Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 In a garden centre in the Turbo. Clutch slave has popped out. Wrestling with it in the car park, brb! Sent from my SM-G930F using TapatalkI liked that, but unlike is what I'm after Sent from my D6603 using Tapatalk cms206 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cms206 Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 Currently... ... it works! HUZZAH! That said the rev counter is senile, but bizarrely all the other gauges read spot on - including the fuel gauge, trip counter and odometer. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk M'coli, danthecapriman and aldo135 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Rev counter connection on the back of the alternator was known for it if memory serves. cms206 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cms206 Posted February 11, 2017 Author Share Posted February 11, 2017 740 Turbo has been for test... first time pass, no advisories. HUZZAH! Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk rml2345, loserone, Shep Shepherd and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 I have always fancied a Turbo, when I worked for a Volvo dealer I had use of a white manual estate for 10 days and it was great. cms206 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 I have always fancied a Turbo, when I worked for a Volvo dealer I had use of a 2 year old white manual estate for 10 days and it was great. Shep Shepherd, danthecapriman, cms206 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.welfare Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Back in the day they were fast-accelerating cars without much competition really in the estate class; the Sierra 4x4 estate was smaller, no Granada or BMW estates at that time, Carltons stopped at 2-litres and Mercs with big engines were hugely pricey. cms206 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cms206 Posted February 11, 2017 Author Share Posted February 11, 2017 Doing pre-test checks on the Council Estate as well (due in two weeks) show an exhaust blow, a duff connection on a brake light and a slight weep at the steering rack, so thats today's tasks sorted. Hopefully. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cms206 Posted February 11, 2017 Author Share Posted February 11, 2017 Turbo on holiday in the lakes last week for our wedding anniversary... ... and pre-test inspections continue. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk Shep Shepherd, Lacquer Peel, danthecapriman and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cms206 Posted February 14, 2017 Author Share Posted February 14, 2017 ... and Baby Jesus the Volvo is a gonner it appears. Looking like over a grand in parts alone so it may well have to just shuffle off it's mortal coil. DON'T DO VOLVOS KIDS. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cms206 Posted February 14, 2017 Author Share Posted February 14, 2017 My car: My arse: Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk rml2345 and Tickman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 "Brake fluid like water", £55, presume that's for a fluid change? I presume that you haven't the time/appetite to sort some of these things yourself, given other projects that are currently in flight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Jeepers! Stick to the bricky ones then. cms206 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cms206 Posted February 14, 2017 Author Share Posted February 14, 2017 "Brake fluid like water", £55, presume that's for a fluid change? I presume that you haven't the time/appetite to sort some of these things yourself, given other projects that are currently in flight?Aye, more or less... too much to do, not enough time. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 It's a total arse when the clutch fork punches through like that. Whenever I've got a gearbox out I tend to reinforce the fork with a bit of chopped-off steel tube, as shown here modelled by the one from my Disco 300 TDi: CreepingJesus and Lacquer Peel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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