manbeard's volvo.

[manbeard]

lowered

[manbeard]

i lowered the rear some more. this past week i kept saying i was going to do stuff to the volvo. school work was a priority, though. today was productive, though. I polished out the headlights and the tail lights (both got a little better..still have to get new ones to be all clear though). after i got off work earlier, i decided i'd cut the rear springs some more. took another 1.5 coils out to make it a total of 3 in the rear. i would do the front, but i dont have a spring compressor to give me room.. that'll be tomorrow if i finish my hw early! (hahaha i feel like im in high school when i say that).

so here are the pics..


DSC01644 by sebarbour23, on Flickr
its got about a half inch of travel. I may cut the bump stops, but if i do that, i may feel the need to cut another coil haha. i'll probably do that anyway though.


DSC01645 by sebarbour23, on Flickr
plenty of room. you can see where the lip is rolled. it gave me another inch or so of clearance.


DSC01647 by sebarbour23, on Flickr
this is with the front jacked up so i could compress the front suspension.. thats about the gap that i want to have in the end.


DSC01641 by sebarbour23, on Flickr
mid-polishing. right is done and left is OG. it'll do until i can afford new lenses.

and just a random picture of it, pre re-cut coils.

DSC01640 by sebarbour23, on Flickr

[Matt]

I still think you should paint the bumpers like the 940 ones...

[Monster]

Pretty cool Volvo, Vette wheels look good on there.


I've been secretly looking for a Volvo wagon for a daily

[manbeard]

moar

Soon! I had a free hour today so i decided to start hammering the fender lip flat. Its going pretty easy, i just gotta get a bigger hammer...damn thick swedish steel. Also, the fron wheels barely clear the struts. Like a mm if that.. the numbering on the weight is enough to keep it from spinning though. Ive gotta take off the undercoating on the strut and hopefully thatll be enough to clear. Also, the order for the read adapters went thru today, so hopefully theyll be here next thursday by the latest. This is fun haha

[Mattphi]

moar

[manbeard]

Am I the only one who can't see most of the pictures?

Sounds like it's coming along great anyway...lol

here is a pic i put on imgur..i gotta find a better picture hosting website....

[manbeard]

Am I the only one who can't see most of the pictures?

Sounds like it's coming along great anyway...lol

Youre not the only one haha ive exceeded the bandwidth :/

[DeeAOne]

Am I the only one who can't see most of the pictures?

Sounds like it's coming along great anyway...lol

[delvin]

Looks great manbeard, keep it up. Coming along very nicely indeed sir :beer:

[AMGwheelwhore]

Need some rolling shots asap! Saws look great on the brick

[manbeard]

legit shit, op.....legit shit

wish it could be a bit lower though...

thank you so much!! It is getting lower in the next couple weeks. ideally i'd like there to be an inch gap between the fender and the rim of the wheel..

looks freaking awesome.

thanks!!

Looks great man!

-spatakula

Noice!

that's more like it!! it's actually starting to look a lot classier.... perhaps now, the flag... lolz

haha i agree! the flag is staying though

This.
Looks great otherwise.

Like I said, i'm going to cut another coil and then it should be sitting pretty

The front should be lowered another half inch imo.

Looks great anyway, the package looks really nice!

thank you!


i took a couple pictures in the daylight before I went to work. they really show off the fact that i gotta lower it a smidge more..

[OrangeBlue]

The front should be lowered another half inch imo.

Looks great anyway, the package looks really nice!

[DragginWagonII]

wish it could be a bit lower though...

This.
Looks great otherwise.

[Marsss]

that's more like it!! it's actually starting to look a lot classier.... perhaps now, the flag... lolz