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1998 V70 Upgrades Finished

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1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
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1998 V70 Upgrades Finished

Post by Eddystone »

I finally finished customizing my 1998 V70 NA.

Abscate's got nothing like this.

It was one hell of a lot of work, I must say.

What do you think?

I think they should all have come from the factory like this.
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Post by duke1 »

Eddystone wrote: 21 Jan 2022, 13:48 I finally finished customizing my 1998 V70 NA.

Abscate's got nothing like this.

It was one hell of a lot of work, I must say.

What do you think?

I think they should all have come from the factory like this.

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looking good,is there a function to the slots on the front or just visual thing?nice wheels.

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Post by Eddystone »

Here's a side view. Which slots? Are you talking about the ground effect vents?
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1999 S70 T5 Turbo/Auto which is better than Abscate's T5
All U.S. market models.
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Post by scot850 »

I like the Aston Martin badge on the hood. Nice touch!

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Post by BlackBart »

Nice. Did you do all that in your new garage?

It has a bit of a dip in the roof and an upward slope.....must be a specialized aero thing.
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Post by Eddystone »

I did it in the parking lot. I learned from this guy:

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1999 S70 T5 Turbo/Auto which is better than Abscate's T5
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Post by abscate »

I’m still seeing in that in my rear view mirror….like this Audi
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Post by Eddystone »

Ah, the good old Audi 100. A classic.

My V70 turned 180,000 yesterday. My S70 is just about to hit 160k. Funny how seeing all those zeroes pop up seems like a momentous occasion.
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Post by duke1 »

Eddystone wrote: 21 Jan 2022, 15:24 Here's a side view. Which slots? Are you talking about the ground effect vents?

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hi yes under the front repeater lamps i did not know the name of them some pretty looking car though you done smashing,has the roof line been altered it looks sleaker somehow and more streamline,very nice and my new screensaver!thanks for sharing :D

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Post by foggydogg »

Neil put the Calgary Magnified Eye on the pics, and spotted the flaw in your plan.
Some folks in Canada can even pronounce "Les Vacances".
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