Volvo 850R

[leeds_182]

Wheels are on. Cars full of wheels and needs some tyre shine but I'm happy with how they look!

 

[massivewangers]

Massive improvement.

 

[Stiamh-JM]

Looking good mate, car being full of wheels makes the rear ride height look spot on, needs the same at the front! Going lower?

 

[craigyt]

Cut springs!!!!!!!!!!

 

[leeds_182]

Trip out to the flicks today.

5 up at 100mpg.

 

[McGherkin]

Looks spot on :up:

 

[leeds_182]

S60r exhaust manifold arrived today. Supposed to offer quite good gains.

 

[leeds_182]

Also, carried on with the machine polish. Just the roof to do now. I must have nearly 20hrs cleaning time in it now!

 

[craigyt]

So worth it, the red paint looks awsome!

Just need to hack off the tow bar!!!!

 

[Daz...]

That's looking great now

 

[leeds_182]

So worth it, the red paint looks awsome!

Just need to hack off the tow bar!!!!

Yeah, that does need to go!

 

[Stiamh-JM]

That's one shiny pile of turd mate, love it! :wink:

 

[leeds_182]

That's one shiny pile of turd mate, love it! :wink:

When am I letting loose on the 197? You can have the 340 as a courtesy car.

 

[Coops Mk1]

I literally love this, part ex a phase 1 odyssey ;-)

 

[leeds_182]

I literally love this, part ex a phase 1 odyssey ;-)

You got a steal with that one!

 

[Budgie]

I literally love this, part ex a phase 1 odyssey ;-)

Ah, it was you who beat me to it! Lol

 

[182_steve]

20 hours cleaning time............ and it shows! Looks great :up:

 

[Coops Mk1]

Ah, it was you who beat me to it! Lol

hehe! Sorry man, had to be fast!

 

[fez]

worth the effort looks spot on

 

[massivewangers]

Love everything apart from the grill.

These do look so nice in red and I'm not normally into red cars.

 

[leeds_182]

Love everything apart from the grill.

These do look so nice in red and I'm not normally into red cars.

Grill is a little marmite but I don't like chrome on cars unless it's from the 70s.

 

[leeds_182]

Oil leak ever present.

 

[BashRacing]

No, if you look in the bottom right of the photo, TURBO the racing snail has a leak

 

[leeds_182]

Now for sale at 3k Ono if anyone knows anyone.

Oil leak is getting fixed on Sunday!

 

[leeds_182]

Deposit taken.

 

[Jason_E]

s**t.

 

[charltjr]

Gah! Oh well....

 

[leeds_182]

Onwards and sidewards.

 

[Jason_E]

Yeah but I wanted it.

 

[charltjr]

I wanted it more

 

[charltjr]

Oh, hold on, it's a slusher. I wanted it more once it had had a manual conversion done

 

[Stiamh-JM]

I wanted you to keep the 240 more, great job. I look forward to the next one, possibly a 480?

 

[leeds_182]

Although I have taken a deposit on the 850 there are a few bits and pieces that needed sorting. The first was that the odometer didn't work. This involved taking the clocks apart and fitting a new small cog as the original had snapped a tooth.

All working now!

 

[leeds_182]

Heater matrix was also shagged so this needed changing along with the top and bottom coolant pipes. Old one removed and looking past it's best!

New matrix and new coolant pipes!

 

[craigyt]

Itl be like a new car soon! You know you'll end up keeping it!!!!

 

[leeds_182]

Last clean of the 850 before she goes this Saturday.

 

[RMDavis]

Can I like and unlike at the same time? [emoji30]

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[182_steve]

That looks sooo smart, total improvement from the more washed out/faded red when you first bought it....... someone has done well to get it with all the work now done lol

 

[Christopher]

Awesome turnaround! It's a shame that you're selling!
There can't be many left in the UK now that are tidy.

 

[leeds_182]

It was the 15mpg that was killing me!