Volvrat II - Volvo 940 V8

[Crazy_C]

July 19th:

Well Volvrat I has passed away and I am now breaking her for parts

So bring on Volvrat II!! The spirit of the rat shall live on!!! Volvrat II has already gained the name of Zippy Lea too


Went to auction yesterday, and picked up a 1997 Volvo 940 SE wagon, for £325!!!!!!!! 1 previous owner, 145k on the clock, really happy with it. Got a few issues with her though, like the tail gate handle doesn't work on the outside, and some of the lights on the dash don't work, but otherwise, it's all pretty sweet.


Redblock turbo lump, not too bad condition. Bit tatty on the exhaust system, so that'll get ripped off and a straight through pipe will be installed, and the paintwork is pretty scratched and tatty too, so it'll all be going matt black again, but no rust this time.

Interior isn't too bad at all so will keep that as it is pretty much.

Gonna stick the 15G turbo off the 850 T5 on it as well as the manual boost controller and increase the boost a bit.


Got my sounds to stick in there too, and the roof rack to chuck up top again too



Best bit is, I have the whole car to get to a suitable ratty standard, by the 8th of August for Retro Rides show!! So with my days off, that works out as 5 full days for:

- Respray
- ICE install
- Fitting of roof rack, air horns, steelies and other bits

And hopefully time for a straight through exhaust to be sorted out too

[Crazy_C]

July 22nd:

Here's the promised pics



Before:


After some matt black paint:




And a nice pic I rather like

[Crazy_C]

July 24th:

Couple of pics for y'all of my audio install





And done a little bit more matt blacking too, now done from the top of the bump strips down, done the fuel filler flap too, and put another of my warning labels on, a flammable liquid one again

[Crazy_C]

July 25th:

Well I've been busy today and here is the result:



Not been flatted back yet so you'll have to forgive the patchiness, just it was getting too hot!

[Crazy_C]

July 26th:

Some play pics

[Crazy_C]

July 27th:

Lotta photos, but nice photos of work in progress on the new side exit exhaust.

100% custom fabricated by the guys down at Incarsolutions in Crayford, Kent (01322 274 462) and it sounds IMMENSE!!!!














And of course, the all important video!

[Crazy_C]

August 6th:

Pair of tights on the headlamps, actually wrapped around the glass itself on the main unit too, and not just stretched all over the back.

Also the roof rack is on there, and the painted grill too




Oh, first touch of hawaiian theme for the Retro Rides show with Rat-Look.com

[nitin_s1]

Not bad!!

[Kawa]

woah!

nuclear holocaust - mad max stylie!

[Crazy_C]

Well if you actually consider that this is 5 days worth of work only, and it's gone from 135hp to about 200hp, going from 4psi of boost to 12psi (which is fuuuunnnn ) and the straight through exhaust so there's nothing restricting the flow of the turbo now either and with performance plugs and leads on there too


Hahaa, I like that comment Kawa, nuclear holocaust, mad max stylie That is eventually how it'll be going a bit more in time