It's time to see my first Volvo make some power! I'm not one to do "build threads", but I figured for this car, I had to post something. Once my V70R moves up to the K24, I'll probably post a big one (and maybe detail the manual swap process), but we'll see how that goes! As some of you kn...

Posting these here for future reference if anyone wants to see that it can be done. I should mention that I got very lucky in a couple of ways: 1. Abscate cut out good donor metal for me 2. A friend could lend me a welder 3. Another friend who does professional body work (on million dollar cars) gav...

An instructor a few years ago taught me a good trick for non-racing seats: slide your seat back, tug the belt to lock it, and slide your seat forward so the belt presses you into the seat. Worked better than I expected in this car. I forgot to do it at the start of my second session and I was all o...

I hope you told the OH owner about the rust on one of the license plate bolts. 😀 That's where it starts! Next thing you know you're welding in new floor pans! Please tell me the cooper union is actually about coopers? Thats a dying art. Barrel makers' organized labor! That's my alma mater. As absca...