Nevada1906 1995 850 S60R m56 build thread

Post by **Nevada1906** » 11 Apr 2022, 18:17

matthew1 wrote: ↑11 Apr 2022, 18:11Wow nice!

Thanks!

Post by **Nevada1906** » 11 Apr 2022, 18:18

abscate wrote: ↑11 Apr 2022, 18:13 Get that heat shield on before you drop that into the abyss

For the turbo? I ran the B5234T without a turbo heatshield for 8 years. It worked fine.

Post by **foggydogg** » 11 Apr 2022, 20:01

The heat shield is to help keep ambient under-hood temps down, and deflect a little away from the firewall. The turbo won't care one way or the other, but if you have one in decent shape, it can't hurt.

Post by **Nevada1906** » 11 Apr 2022, 20:02

I'm having a big day. I checked eBay, and it said that my bracket had been delivered. So I went out to the mailbox and there it was.

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And now it's on the engine.

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This is for an 01-04 nonturbo V70, at least according to the eBay listing. Whatever, all the holes seem to be where they should be. Or close enough. If it works, great. If not, I'll try another one.

Post by **Nevada1906** » 11 Apr 2022, 20:03

foggydogg wrote: ↑11 Apr 2022, 20:01 The heat shield is to help keep ambient under-hood temps down, and deflect a little away from the firewall. The turbo won't care one way or the other, but if you have one in decent shape, it can't hurt.

Speaking of firewalls, I'm trying to find the little plastic clips that hold the heat shield to the firewall. No luck so far.

Post by **bmdubya1198** » 11 Apr 2022, 21:51

Great progress!

Post by **Nevada1906** » 14 Apr 2022, 15:50

Chopped the downpipe off the exhaust.

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And now I have a question: Is this bracket necessary?

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It goes between the subframe and the steering rack. I was digging through my parts pile when I found it and realized I'd forgotten about it. However, I've noticed that a lot of guys do steering rack or sway bar work on their cars and don't even have the bracket at all, so does it even need to go back in?

Post by **bmdubya1198** » 14 Apr 2022, 21:17

I hadn't had this bracket installed on my car for a while. It wasn't until I noticed it was there on my parts car that I reinstalled the bracket. Only reason I did was because I replaced the rack, I probably wouldn't pull it apart otherwise.
I don't think it's too necessary.

Post by **Nevada1906** » 14 Apr 2022, 22:25

bmdubya1198 wrote: ↑14 Apr 2022, 21:17 I hadn't had this bracket installed on my car for a while. It wasn't until I noticed it was there on my parts car that I reinstalled the bracket. Only reason I did was because I replaced the rack, I probably wouldn't pull it apart otherwise.
I don't think it's too necessary.

I thought it over and reinstalled it, as it was there in the car before I took everything apart. However, while it looks like a support for the steering rack (which, brilliantly, supports the back of the engine. Nice job there, Volvo.) it doesn't seem to actually TOUCH the rack.

Oh well. It won't hurt anything to be there.

Post by **bmdubya1198** » 14 Apr 2022, 22:32

Better to have it in place! My OCD requires me to have everything where it belongs, so I always feel better knowing that everything is installed properly.

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