xHeart, if you have time/inclination to take and post photos of this equipment and resulting installation, I'd love to see. I don't follow much of what you wrote, but I think it would come together if I could see photos. Just a little request, don't take the time if you can't. :) Here is a picture ...

R1 Concepts pieces of crap on my V70R. They both stop well enough, but squeal like hell. . When you go to Amazon and look at all the manufacturers, they all kind of copy each other. The only generic brand I've used has been StopTech. I consider StopTech and R1 Concept generics. They groan really lo...

I have just realized most of the posts by ThaddeusTheBold will be about electric conversion of his 98 V70. These interest me and I will try to follow them.
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I am still not finished with the garage walk in door replacement. I need to finish paint touchup and the inside trim, and seal under the sill. I have also returned to broken brick replacement for the brick walls. Mortar work must wait until next week after a few days of cold front and first frost. ...

Hi guys, I have a 2005 XC70 with 161,000 miles on it. I have a VVT hub leaking oil and was quote $2000 USD to replace the two hubs, timing belt, water pump, cam shaft seals, and anti-freeze ($600 Labor, $1400 parts). Sadly, the timing belt & water pump were replaced 45,000 miles ago but a new be...

How much do you like the car? For most of us on this forum we love our Volvo's. Owning a 20 year old car and using it as a daily driver can start to test one's enthusiasm if you're not a DIY'er. It sounds like you have a pretty good car with great maintenance history with plenty of miles left. I wou...

I wrote a VVT Hub DIY in this forum for the 2007 S60. It is quite a bit of work but with proper tools/techqniues, it can be done for the price of the VVT Hub (~ $220 when on sale). Do NOT buy used VVT Hub, not worth it bc it is a lot of labor. Here is the DIY 2007 S60 VVT Hub: https://www.matthewsvo...

Lovely old girl I've been calling Zelda needs a new home! I bought her off Bring a Trailer ( https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1966-volvo-122s-24-2/ ) in Fall 2019 in good nick and then COVID hit and my financial situation changed. She's been in a garage for the last few years and I haven't been abl...

For the grinding, check the simplest things, like the brake dust shield being bent onto the rotor.

Neil.

The only things in the car with the mold were the lovely front seats I rescued from a junkyard. I moved them to another place for storage, but that place had more moisture than the car, promoting visible mold growth on the seats. Mostly green mold but a little bit of brown. My emergency intervention...