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New to me 99' S70, base, 5-speed, 209k
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Re: New to me 99' S70, base, 5-speed, 209k
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Re: New to me 99' S70, base, 5-speed, 209k
I haven't posted in a while, regular life stuff like getting the kid back from college, outdoor work and such do get in the way of progress sometimes.
But I did get to work on a few little things.
I replaced the antenna with a good used unit off ebay. Originally the plan was to replace the mast on the old antenna, but there is something wrong with the motor/gear on that one. It would suck in the new mast about half way and then quit.
Then I cleaned the door panels and found out that Windex and a bristle brush works great on those grimy vinyl surfaces. I tried GreenKleen first, but that did nothing.
Once I had that done I replaced the super disgusting driver window switch with a new $25 Ebay one. It actually looks to be well made and it doesn't have that sticky coating.
And I finally managed to register the car. I am working on the brakes now and I can't wait to actually drive it and see what kind of can of worms I really have
Dirk
But I did get to work on a few little things.
I replaced the antenna with a good used unit off ebay. Originally the plan was to replace the mast on the old antenna, but there is something wrong with the motor/gear on that one. It would suck in the new mast about half way and then quit.
Then I cleaned the door panels and found out that Windex and a bristle brush works great on those grimy vinyl surfaces. I tried GreenKleen first, but that did nothing.
Once I had that done I replaced the super disgusting driver window switch with a new $25 Ebay one. It actually looks to be well made and it doesn't have that sticky coating.
And I finally managed to register the car. I am working on the brakes now and I can't wait to actually drive it and see what kind of can of worms I really have

Dirk
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96' 850 sedan, base, auto, pewter/charcoal, 111k miles
99' S70, base, 5-speed manual, nautic blue/ tan, 213k miles
04' V70, auto, ash gold/ tan, 225k miles, daughters car
05' V70, 5-speed manual, loaded, mistral green/ tan, 146k miles
79' Ford Capri S, Euro Spec 2.8 V6, T9 5-speed manual
58' Porsche Diesel Junior
13' Honda Odyssey
99' S70, base, 5-speed manual, nautic blue/ tan, 213k miles
04' V70, auto, ash gold/ tan, 225k miles, daughters car
05' V70, 5-speed manual, loaded, mistral green/ tan, 146k miles
79' Ford Capri S, Euro Spec 2.8 V6, T9 5-speed manual
58' Porsche Diesel Junior
13' Honda Odyssey

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Re: New to me 99' S70, base, 5-speed, 209k
I’ve got graduation and a pickup in PA next weekend , and the Transporter just dumped a back muffler. The one receipt I can’t find is for the $600 of life warranty OEM mufflers , of course.
I’ll probably straight pipe it for the trip then go fight the parts battle at the dealer
I’ll probably straight pipe it for the trip then go fight the parts battle at the dealer
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Re: New to me 99' S70, base, 5-speed, 209k
It's been a while since the last post, but I got a few more things done over the holiday weekend.
The brakes are all up to snuff now, I replaced the rears including parking brake shoes and rebuilt calipers, which was not planned initially. The calipers are Centric ones from Rockauto. They make a good impression but time will tell if they last. Rotors are Zimmermanns and pads are Akebono.
I guess I was a little naive about the rear brakes, thinking that I could just replace the pads and rotors. But when I took things apart I was greeted with a frozen piston in each caliper, and the parking brake shoe linings fell to the ground
A nice surprise was that both cables were intact, I wonder if they were replaced at some point already. After this I replaced the brake fluid and bleeded the system.
Then I addressed the broken exhaust hanger in the back, which was completely rusted off. A modified hanger with a regular 2 1/4" clamp did the trick.
The tailpipe was a rusted mess as well. I cut that off and installed a round stainless steel one which was standing on my workbench for years. I also polished and waxed the rims and installed shiny new center caps.
Next is installing the Hella DE Micro driving lights.
Dirk
The brakes are all up to snuff now, I replaced the rears including parking brake shoes and rebuilt calipers, which was not planned initially. The calipers are Centric ones from Rockauto. They make a good impression but time will tell if they last. Rotors are Zimmermanns and pads are Akebono.
I guess I was a little naive about the rear brakes, thinking that I could just replace the pads and rotors. But when I took things apart I was greeted with a frozen piston in each caliper, and the parking brake shoe linings fell to the ground

A nice surprise was that both cables were intact, I wonder if they were replaced at some point already. After this I replaced the brake fluid and bleeded the system.
Then I addressed the broken exhaust hanger in the back, which was completely rusted off. A modified hanger with a regular 2 1/4" clamp did the trick.
The tailpipe was a rusted mess as well. I cut that off and installed a round stainless steel one which was standing on my workbench for years. I also polished and waxed the rims and installed shiny new center caps.
Next is installing the Hella DE Micro driving lights.
Dirk
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96' 850 sedan, base, auto, pewter/charcoal, 111k miles
99' S70, base, 5-speed manual, nautic blue/ tan, 213k miles
04' V70, auto, ash gold/ tan, 225k miles, daughters car
05' V70, 5-speed manual, loaded, mistral green/ tan, 146k miles
79' Ford Capri S, Euro Spec 2.8 V6, T9 5-speed manual
58' Porsche Diesel Junior
13' Honda Odyssey
99' S70, base, 5-speed manual, nautic blue/ tan, 213k miles
04' V70, auto, ash gold/ tan, 225k miles, daughters car
05' V70, 5-speed manual, loaded, mistral green/ tan, 146k miles
79' Ford Capri S, Euro Spec 2.8 V6, T9 5-speed manual
58' Porsche Diesel Junior
13' Honda Odyssey

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Re: New to me 99' S70, base, 5-speed, 209k
Dirk ... I’ve got an extra set of Lesjforde rear springs for the 99 I would rather not ship back to FCP
Nice diversion from AC work later i summer
Nice diversion from AC work later i summer
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Re: New to me 99' S70, base, 5-speed, 209k
Shake down week is almost over. I drove the car to work every day and no major problems occured after roughly 450 miles.
The "only" codes that popped up are for an EVAP large leak and a faulty wheel sensor signal. All in all not bad and hopefully easy fixes. And there are still no leaks anywhere.
I was exited to see this in the morning: Last weekend I was able finish the driving light installation. This took a lot more time than I thought, but I was fooling around designing new brackets that attach to the end of the frame rails. This did not work out and I came up with a better version that attaches directly to the underside of the bumper. Here is the finished product. These are Hella Micro DE projector lights: Here is the the new bracket vs. the ones that came with the lights. I knew these would not work because of the offset of the mounting holes: From the outside:
(I used one mounting screw of the bumper cover and a spacer for the other screw) From the inside: Another very time consuming thing was making the cut outs in the grills. The plastic is super soft, which makes it easy to cut, but hard to smooth out. I feel like this just looks too messy and I will make new ones when I get a chance. This time I will use the grills for the OEM fog lights unmodified and then make separate surrounds for the driving lights. Here is a close up: I also want to take the brackets off one more time and paint them black, they are kind of noticable right now.
Dirk
The "only" codes that popped up are for an EVAP large leak and a faulty wheel sensor signal. All in all not bad and hopefully easy fixes. And there are still no leaks anywhere.
I was exited to see this in the morning: Last weekend I was able finish the driving light installation. This took a lot more time than I thought, but I was fooling around designing new brackets that attach to the end of the frame rails. This did not work out and I came up with a better version that attaches directly to the underside of the bumper. Here is the finished product. These are Hella Micro DE projector lights: Here is the the new bracket vs. the ones that came with the lights. I knew these would not work because of the offset of the mounting holes: From the outside:
(I used one mounting screw of the bumper cover and a spacer for the other screw) From the inside: Another very time consuming thing was making the cut outs in the grills. The plastic is super soft, which makes it easy to cut, but hard to smooth out. I feel like this just looks too messy and I will make new ones when I get a chance. This time I will use the grills for the OEM fog lights unmodified and then make separate surrounds for the driving lights. Here is a close up: I also want to take the brackets off one more time and paint them black, they are kind of noticable right now.
Dirk
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96' 850 sedan, base, auto, pewter/charcoal, 111k miles
99' S70, base, 5-speed manual, nautic blue/ tan, 213k miles
04' V70, auto, ash gold/ tan, 225k miles, daughters car
05' V70, 5-speed manual, loaded, mistral green/ tan, 146k miles
79' Ford Capri S, Euro Spec 2.8 V6, T9 5-speed manual
58' Porsche Diesel Junior
13' Honda Odyssey
99' S70, base, 5-speed manual, nautic blue/ tan, 213k miles
04' V70, auto, ash gold/ tan, 225k miles, daughters car
05' V70, 5-speed manual, loaded, mistral green/ tan, 146k miles
79' Ford Capri S, Euro Spec 2.8 V6, T9 5-speed manual
58' Porsche Diesel Junior
13' Honda Odyssey

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Re: New to me 99' S70, base, 5-speed, 209k
Yeah - Im getting >30 mpg out of Evita, the base Black S70 with new plugs. The NA 1999 engines are dreamy smooth and stingy on gas.
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Re: New to me 99' S70, base, 5-speed, 209k
Very cool, Dirk. If you snap a photo of the lights at night, can you post it? I’d like to see the amount and pattern.850 LPT wrote: ↑Fri Jun 14, 2019 7:59 amLast weekend I was able finish the driving light installation. This took a lot more time than I thought, but I was fooling around designing new brackets that attach to the end of the frame rails. This did not work out and I came up with a better version that attaches directly to the underside of the bumper. Here is the finished product. These are Hella Micro DE projector lights:
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Re: New to me 99' S70, base, 5-speed, 209k
Absolutely Matt, I will try to do that this weekend.
96' 850 sedan, base, auto, pewter/charcoal, 111k miles
99' S70, base, 5-speed manual, nautic blue/ tan, 213k miles
04' V70, auto, ash gold/ tan, 225k miles, daughters car
05' V70, 5-speed manual, loaded, mistral green/ tan, 146k miles
79' Ford Capri S, Euro Spec 2.8 V6, T9 5-speed manual
58' Porsche Diesel Junior
13' Honda Odyssey
99' S70, base, 5-speed manual, nautic blue/ tan, 213k miles
04' V70, auto, ash gold/ tan, 225k miles, daughters car
05' V70, 5-speed manual, loaded, mistral green/ tan, 146k miles
79' Ford Capri S, Euro Spec 2.8 V6, T9 5-speed manual
58' Porsche Diesel Junior
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Re: New to me 99' S70, base, 5-speed, 209k
Looking very nice Dirk!
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