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Help, Advice and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's P80 platform cars -- Volvo's 1990s "bread and butter" cars -- powered by the ubiquitous and durable Volvo inline 5-cylinder engine.

1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
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1997 - 2000 V70-XC
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Re: What did you do to your Volvo today?

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Had to wait for handbrake cables. Now I really hope I'm done, because all the parts in stash are on the car.
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And the cables busted the budget, since I just had to put a roof on the house.
PB&J and tuna fish for the foreseeable future.
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We did the roof last summer, ouch.

It’s always satisfying when all the parts boxes are empty and all those shiny bits are on the car. Except when you find that big 4” bolt left over and wonder where it went....
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BlackBart wrote: 02 Jun 2022, 09:01 We did the roof last summer, ouch.

It’s always satisfying when all the parts boxes are empty and all those shiny bits are on the car. Except when you find that big 4” bolt left over and wonder where it went....
All the parts were stashed for the Real Project car, not this one ; I bought it for a buddy. He changed his mind, I'm in way deep, and not done yet. We'll see what's next.
The roof was 45 squares, and a tear-off, since it already had threee (3) layers on. Not kidding about the PB&J. I'm going to have to sell something soon.
69 1800s, @500k Death by Rust
94 850 Turbo, T-boned, ambulance for me, crusher for it
97 855 T5, 855 R projects
98 V70R x2, Silver Junkyard rescue, Coral Red
98 V70GLT x2, parts cars
00 V70xc x2, both now dead
62 122s, gone to live in Richmond
56 445 Duett basket project
1950 Studebaker 2R10 flatbed, T9 crashbox

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Got under the car today and noted my exhaust is falling apart. My mechanic offered one for free a while back and i hope it still stands in a weeks time when i get back from a trip. Thinking of getting a new cat too as the old one is aftermarket and fried by my guess.
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I flirted with other Volvo's today..... P80 V70, and a P1 V50.
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I don’t flirt unless they are in 417, 421, or 019.

Ok , Red amd Sonic blue can come too…..the end!!
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abscate wrote: 03 Jun 2022, 02:10 I don’t flirt unless they are in 417, 421, or 019.

Ok , Red amd Sonic blue can come too…..the end!!
Color codes? Where do I find that info and translate it to English? Is that the placard that's on the driver's side inner fender?
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454cid wrote: 03 Jun 2022, 03:35
abscate wrote: 03 Jun 2022, 02:10 I don’t flirt unless they are in 417, 421, or 019.

Ok , Red amd Sonic blue can come too…..the end!!
Color codes? Where do I find that info and translate it to English? Is that the placard that's on the driver's side inner fender?
Codes are in the database here and both the exterior amd interior codes are on thst placard.
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454cid wrote: 03 Jun 2022, 03:35
abscate wrote: 03 Jun 2022, 02:10 I don’t flirt unless they are in 417, 421, or 019.

Ok , Red amd Sonic blue can come too…..the end!!
Color codes? Where do I find that info and translate it to English? Is that the placard that's on the driver's side inner fender?
Another link:
https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/a-lis ... eir-codes/
69 1800s, @500k Death by Rust
94 850 Turbo, T-boned, ambulance for me, crusher for it
97 855 T5, 855 R projects
98 V70R x2, Silver Junkyard rescue, Coral Red
98 V70GLT x2, parts cars
00 V70xc x2, both now dead
62 122s, gone to live in Richmond
56 445 Duett basket project
1950 Studebaker 2R10 flatbed, T9 crashbox

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Post by erikv11 »

abscate wrote: 03 Jun 2022, 02:10 I don’t flirt unless they are in 417, 421, or 019.

Ok , Red amd Sonic blue can come too…..the end!!
Apparently you've never seen 427 in person!
'95 854 T-5R, Motronic 4.4, 185k
'98 V70, T5 tune-injectors-turbo, LPT engine, 304k, daily driver
'06 S60 R, 197k
'07 XC70, black, 205k
'07 XC70, willow green, 212k
'99 Camry V6 :shock: 153k
gone: '96 NA 850 210k, '98 NA V70 182k, '98 S70 NA 225k, '96 855 NA 169k

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