mullen1120
safety first
- Joined
- May 28, 2004
- Location
- Maryland
ahh i can remember when i first joined turbobricks, and i would read threads like this about 300 hp builds and t5 swaps. i dreamed and thought this day would never come. but it has!
i guess the car originally came from cali since it has egr. but i bought the car from my good friend erik rhodenburg (spelling) for only 2 grand. all it had was cut stock springs and a 2.5 crush bent cat back lol.
before erik the wagon was used by lehman volvo in york, pa as a errands car for many years. i can actually remember when i used to go to the dealership with my 850t5 and see it parked out back lol.
but when i wrecked my 850 i couldnt pass up another volvo for cheap esp when it was a dealership car that i knew was taken very good care of
the reason for this build is my tbelt snapped bending valves and stamping pistons
but im rebuilding the engine to stock internals (for now) along with some other goodies.
Parts i have (some were on the car before this rebuild):
ipd springs, ipd sway bars, ipd panhard bar, ipd turbo cam kit, cherry turbo upper and lower strut braces, 15g turbo, oil squirters, 3" SAM turbo back exhaust, fred's chips, k&n cone, all poly urethane bushings in the front, ebay ic, g80 locker, ss braided brake lines, e-fan, relocated optima battery, removed ac, v70r front seats, suede headliner, 940 euro headlamps, afr boost and oil pressure gauges, aero side skirts, and of course the icing on the cake my world class t5 tranny!
here are some pictures (taken with a cell phone) of the beginning stages of the rebuild. as soon as i get the engine back from the machine shop and start putting stuff together i will post more pics. -Ryan
i guess the car originally came from cali since it has egr. but i bought the car from my good friend erik rhodenburg (spelling) for only 2 grand. all it had was cut stock springs and a 2.5 crush bent cat back lol.
before erik the wagon was used by lehman volvo in york, pa as a errands car for many years. i can actually remember when i used to go to the dealership with my 850t5 and see it parked out back lol.
but when i wrecked my 850 i couldnt pass up another volvo for cheap esp when it was a dealership car that i knew was taken very good care of
the reason for this build is my tbelt snapped bending valves and stamping pistons
but im rebuilding the engine to stock internals (for now) along with some other goodies.
Parts i have (some were on the car before this rebuild):
ipd springs, ipd sway bars, ipd panhard bar, ipd turbo cam kit, cherry turbo upper and lower strut braces, 15g turbo, oil squirters, 3" SAM turbo back exhaust, fred's chips, k&n cone, all poly urethane bushings in the front, ebay ic, g80 locker, ss braided brake lines, e-fan, relocated optima battery, removed ac, v70r front seats, suede headliner, 940 euro headlamps, afr boost and oil pressure gauges, aero side skirts, and of course the icing on the cake my world class t5 tranny!
here are some pictures (taken with a cell phone) of the beginning stages of the rebuild. as soon as i get the engine back from the machine shop and start putting stuff together i will post more pics. -Ryan
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