Artemis still with us, with the occasional visit of Nova from Brooklyn

matthew1 wrote: ↑01 Apr 2024, 17:56me.jpg

IPD and FPC: WAH-HA-ha all the way to the bank.

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So far I've not seen anything that made me want to throw tools at an engineer ! Although the interior has already received a few Torx screws, philips can go to hell :twisted: You should fiddle with the exhaust and see if it can sound like a 911..... Been done by the previous owner, I love it, my nei...

I went to amazon to find a picture of double joint pliers that proved to be very useful and found a double joint hose pliers! I wish I had them years ago when I was dealing regularly with all those small hoses hidden below other stuff.

Copper State 1000 stopping for lunch.... ( I have no idea why the pics are sideways. I guess you just pick up your monitor and hold it sideways.) IMG_20240407_124556375.jpeg IMG_20240407_131353808_HDR.jpeg IMG_20240407_124403700.jpeg IMG_20240407_124711792.jpeg IMG_20240407_124426733 (1).jpeg IMG_20...

For those who insist on keeping the plastic cover in place, my recommendation is do not install all 6 Torx bolts. Install only 4 Torx bolts at both ends. The 2 Torx bolts under the Turbo pipe...leave them out (save them in the trunk) bc these 2 Torx bolts are difficult to remove with the Turbo pipe ...

From Haynes paper manual for V70 (2000 - 2007) and S80 (1998 - 2006) the turbocharged engine plug gap is 0.7 mm (0.028 inch). The non-turbo charged engine plug gap is 1.2 mm (0.047 inch).
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Watch out for fan belts with long hair!

Ouch!

So, today I went by an old buddy of mine in the south of the Netherlands to pick my summer rims for my S70. A while back I decided to freshen up my run down Columba wheels and thought of powder coating them. I'll post some pics when fitted on the car