Old Brick.

[Fazda]

[jakkerd]

Not a volvo-brick fan, but something really makes this work. Can't but my finger on it tho.

[bobbyjones]

please tell me you didnt take the heckenblend off? eveything about the car looks great.

[Fazda]

Forgive my lack of Volvo knowledge, what on earth is that?

All I've removed is dirt and some useless coils though

[jacbo]

Forgive my lack of Volvo knowledge, what on earth is that?

The rear filler panel/garnish/plate tub/heckblende

Volvo calls it a "rear decor panel" and it's a pretty rare piece in intact condition.

I had a cracked one on my '86 and I still thought I was the coolest kid on the block because of it.

[Fazda]

That makes sense... I thought it looked different back there than what I'm used to seeing.

It definitely makes the back of the car look unique

[hinrichs]

i approve of this

[DTM LGND]

Sinister my man! Tint required to finish the look! Ha!

[Fazda]

Haha no tint for me. Around here you find yourself pulling it off right after it goes on so it's essentially a waste to bother.

[brsteinbach]

I'm liking this, I think you should rock the center caps. They're pretty sweet looking to me.

[Switch3d']

how many coils did you cut and how bad is the ride?

[Fazda]

Sorry man I forgot to get back to your pm....

I cut 2 in the rear and 3.5ish in the front.

The ride is alright, but on rough roads there's a good bit of banging. Highway cruising doesn't feel much worse than cheap coilovers slammed

The subframe is about 2.5" from the ground and I haven't scraped anywhere yet.

[Switch3d']

all good and thanks for the info. did you cut your bump stops? (guessing you did just gotta ask though)

[Fazda]

I forgot to cut the bumpstops, which is likely a huge cause of the banging. I only drove a few miles so far though, I've been working on getting a "new" turbo swapped on since the old was shot to say the least so it's been sitting.

When I'm not feeling lazy i'll pull the wheels and get to it.


The car will definitely be for sale if you would be interested in it. It is a bit rough around the edges, but it's got quite a few advantages as well.

[Switch3d']

thanks and good luck with the "new" turbo.