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I’m sure I documented it on here mate but it was basically clean/he grease and dry thoroughly. Then and little bits of surface rust I got rid of and zinc primed/2k epoxied. Then did the inner sills/chassis legs with cavity stuff and the floors with clear wax, all by bilt hamber Cheers mate, ill have a proper look now I have pc access again. Got it's MOT soon so see what Nath says first lol
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I’m sure I documented it on here mate but it was basically clean/he grease and dry thoroughly. Then and little bits of surface rust I got rid of and zinc primed/2k epoxied. Then did the inner sills/chassis legs with cavity stuff and the floors with clear wax, all by bilt hamber Cheers mate, ill have a proper look now I have pc access again. Got it's MOT soon so see what Nath says first lol Haha I’m sure he won’t condemn it mate!
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Another little update. I was meant to be taking the Nissan to players classic at goodwood this year (we’ve never been before) but unfortunately a couple days before I discovered the radiator had a small age related crack in the plastic where it’d fatigued over time Having scoured the internet I’ve managed to find a replacement/upgrade KOYORAD I’ve just got to wait 2 weeks for it to arrive. So taking that down south for a 500 mile trip was out of the question. In the end I decided to sort the paint as best I could given the time on the Volvo and take that. Got the tools out and got to work. I purposely havent really cared for the quality of the paint on the car because it kinda defeats the point of using it every day and being worried about it like the Nissan. All was good for the trip and the car didn’t miss a beat. Ended up parked on the side of the track which was pretty cool on the Sunday and a great weekend was had I also got the front lip back from paint which is now waiting to be fit to the Nissan when it’s back up and running, went with the factory stoneguard for the kit that comes on the bottom of the car as standard I have also had a file and sticker made to have a proper badge on the lip as they don’t come with them but there is a cutout in the lip for one Trying to keep adding a kit to the Nissan as classy/subtle as i can but still deliberate to make it look a bit more stylish and stand out. Side skirts and back bumper extension next Thanks!]
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Last Edit: Jun 13, 2024 9:41:35 GMT by louishavo
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Last Edit: Jul 2, 2024 15:00:29 GMT by louishavo
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Aug 14, 2024 21:48:05 GMT
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Hi all, Just thought I’d keep you guys updated on progress over at stinky Volvo HQ, done a few shows in the Nissan so that’s nicely tucked away in my new storage unit. On the Volvo turbo front… I managed to find a cracked manifold for free and salvage the flange off it to make a link pipe from the factory manifold. The manifold was absolutely fubar so managed to salvage the flange and my pal turned it flat for me on the lathe ready to made a link pipe. Cost is definitely going to trump appearance on this one but anything I make I’ll try my best. Then I ordered some 40 DCOE flanges and some 42OD pipe and started to cut/make the adaptors I would need. Here are some mid way through pics tryna get them nice and neat shapes. Came up with these two adaptors for the Weber and manifold so it’s easier to position it all in the engine bay, the more parts I know have to live in there the better before I even make the link pipe. Left plenty of length on the pipes ready to get chopped down and painted in some cheap silver enamel paint (which I still need to do). Last pic is an idea how it will live in the bay once I’ve shortened some pipes, the stock intake pipe from the CT9 is steel too from factory so luckily it’ll be easy to chop/weld to meet my Weber adaptor. Next up I’ll make a link pipe and get some feed/drain pipes on the go. Thanks! Lou
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Aug 28, 2024 16:19:46 GMT
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Hi all, Bit of a hold up on the turbo conversion, I’ll need to use the car as my daily over the winter and need some more room in the bay to make it work nicely (battery/expenasion tank etc) so it’s on hold till next spring when I use the Nissan more again. Decided to crack on with the styling on the Volvo that I’ve quite fancied changing for a while. Bought a couple of cheap color match cans and a couple cans of 2k laquer in a can and matched the kit to the car. Turned out half decent apart from me getting some royally tragic runs in the drivers skirt due to lack of room in the unit I was stood too close with the can. I can rectify that over winter but everthing else turned out decent! Here’s is it back on the car with new hardware. I’ve already been onto a guy for some big stickers for the back and the sides in red and silver to try and give it a bit more flavor but in a bit of an 80s livery this time. Cheers! Lou
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Sept 3, 2024 15:38:48 GMT
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Little update, Nissans off the road now now for winter so cracked on a little more making the Volvo more like mine again with some choice stickers. Made a bit of a silver and red double pinstripe up from cheap Amazon stuff and then got the big Yokohama stickers on the side skirts. Thanks!
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