Snake Charmer Posted April 3, 2022 Author Share Posted April 3, 2022 8 hours ago, Darling said: we want video... I know what you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdisk Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Charmer Posted April 3, 2022 Author Share Posted April 3, 2022 The saga continues next weekend with attempt 2 at getting it on the trailer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darling Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Saga as in age ? Looks like you need a pick and shovel. Does roll ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdisk Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Got the Volvo at attempt 2 this week! Only thing, forgot all about pics, 😪 Heres @Snake Charmer getting the trailer Sunday morning: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Charmer Posted April 11, 2022 Author Share Posted April 11, 2022 10 minutes ago, bobdisk said: Got the Volvo at attempt 2 this week! Only thing, forgot all about pics, 😪 Heres @Snake Charmer getting the trailer Sunday morning: Should read "Stealing Bobs trailer". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Charmer Posted April 12, 2022 Author Share Posted April 12, 2022 The Shed. AnnoyingPentium and rainagain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Charmer Posted April 12, 2022 Author Share Posted April 12, 2022 The Shed after de-stickering and a pressure wash. Not a whole lot better. 🙈 Jim Bell, rainagain, bobdisk and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Yow, that looks utterly, utterly grim... ...dare I ask if it's running, or is that yet to be determined? Pressure wash does make it appear a lot less dreadful, though. Going by the stickers, looks like the previous owner was indeed a right Cnut. Snake Charmer and bobdisk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Charmer Posted April 13, 2022 Author Share Posted April 13, 2022 It's not running, might give it a go over the next couple of days. Supposedly chipped to 300hp and has the earlier 1.9ltr engine, both of mine are 2ltr V40's. Bob commented on the rear suspension being high, its compensating for the stereo gear that was in it. 😳 Datsuncog and Jim Bell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minimad5 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 I always forget about these, brilliant things. Good luck with them all 😎👍 Snake Charmer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Jesus wept that's poor. I bet the torque steer is interesting if that's really a 300bhp donk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Charmer Posted May 4, 2022 Author Share Posted May 4, 2022 On 4/14/2022 at 2:44 PM, Crackers said: Jesus wept that's poor. I bet the torque steer is interesting if that's really a 300bhp donk. There's a couple of rutted roads our V40 would get upset on full chuff with 200hp. The brakes were not great either, at least that S40 has EVO front brakes. I'm mulling over building one good standard 2ltr car with all the best bits or build a 1.9 hybrid turbo on ME442 management, easily 300+. Should put a smile on the other half's face going to Tesco. 🙈 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Charmer Posted June 10, 2022 Author Share Posted June 10, 2022 I must wash this car at the weekend, covered in cobwebs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Charmer Posted October 16, 2022 Author Share Posted October 16, 2022 I moved all the Volvo's about today with a view to deciding their futures. The S40 T4 will be going once stripped and a few parts sold off. The V40 T4 I resurrected is knocking like a bastard and the other V40 T4 bought for spares runs quietly but overheats. I now have two broken 2ltr engined cars and two 1.9ltr engines of unknown parentage and condition which are the stronger engine to add boost to. Sadly, I am enjoying the Mercedes too much and I keep thinking of selling the Volvo's. 🙈 AnnoyingPentium and Jim Bell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 @gnomeothad an S40 t4 once, was fucking brilliant 😅 Some very illegal memories involving that car and the m40, amazingly quick Snake Charmer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Charmer Posted October 16, 2022 Author Share Posted October 16, 2022 On 16/10/2022 at 20:57, beko1987 said: @gnomeothad an S40 t4 once, was fucking brilliant 😅 Some very illegal memories involving that car and the m40, amazingly quick The previous owner of that S40 said he had 170mph out of it. 🤔 Mine is a standard 2ltr, I had ideas about building one of the two 1.9ltr engines up with a hybrid turbo and stand alone ECU but the Mercedes has ruined that idea. Mulling over just rebuilding back to standard but it always needed a little more up top as it ran out of puff. The brakes aren't up to the performance, I faded those many times! Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 It was the endless torque that I remember. Never ended, even in 5th! Torque steer was mentioned though Fuel was alot cheaper back then though... Snake Charmer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdisk Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 11 hours ago, Snake Charmer said: I moved all the Volvo's about today with a view to deciding their futures. The S40 T4 will be going once stripped and a few parts sold off. The V40 T4 I resurrected is knocking like a bastard and the other V40 T4 bought for spares runs quietly but overheats. I now have two broken 2ltr engined cars and two 1.9ltr engines of unknown parentage and condition which are the stronger engine to add boost to. Sadly, I am enjoying the Mercedes too much and I keep thinking of selling the Volvo's. 🙈 Stick to the Merc, much better, especially after all that work you have done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Charmer Posted October 17, 2022 Author Share Posted October 17, 2022 4 hours ago, beko1987 said: It was the endless torque that I remember. Never ended, even in 5th! Torque steer was mentioned though Fuel was alot cheaper back then though... Yes, the torque is fantastic low to mid range. 3 hours ago, bobdisk said: Stick to the Merc, much better, especially after all that work you have done. I was thinking of an additional Mercedes and no Volvo's 😁 The new bulbs are up to Bob standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Charmer Posted July 30, 2023 Author Share Posted July 30, 2023 If anyone would like a project, I have pretty much decided the Volvo's will be going. Preferably every Volvo part and scrap of paper involved in one hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Charmer Posted November 5, 2023 Author Share Posted November 5, 2023 I have a week off and my sights are set on deletion of at least one Volvo from the collection to make space. I wonder if I can strip the car for parts within 8 hours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Charmer Posted November 11, 2023 Author Share Posted November 11, 2023 That week didn't go to plan, weather wasn't great. Made a partial start on the Volvo's by sorting through some of the spares and creating space to store the stripped car parts. Had a battery charging and pressure washing session and our car still looks good. Dug a set of 18" wheels out to try on the spare car as 3 tyres are struggling to hold air now. The discs will look puny behind these. Far too good to break really but would yield one fantastic car from two. Still undecided what to do with them now I also have a matching brace of Mercedes estates. CaptainBoom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Charmer Posted November 11, 2023 Author Share Posted November 11, 2023 Didn’t get to try the 18" wheels on the spares car, the others held pressure long enough to get the car out. The front left oozed cheesebugs and fizzed a lot of juice but held better than when I collected the car a couple of years ago! Started easily despite being stood over a year. Edit: Had this one two years now. Jeez..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Charmer Posted November 12, 2023 Author Share Posted November 12, 2023 Tidied up and went through some of the spares today, I seem to have various turbos in all states of disassembly, discs and calipers that look like bigger Sigma stuff and all sorts of trinkets plus assorted crap. Moved the 1.9 engine from under my welding bench, struggling for space now! Spares car clutch was playing up yesterday, brakes gone today and I couldn't be arsed to see why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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