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[gdogg16]

camber plates and rear shock adjustment


engine shot

Edited by gdogg16, 10 August 2007 - 14:23 .

[MissDMeanor]

Very nice I like the wheels too

[FletchV70RAWD]

Looking very nice.

[gdogg16]

MissDMeanor, on Aug 10 2007, 09:40 AM, said:

Very nice I like the wheels too

Thanks, they should be familiar looking to your British types.
Here is what the car looked like about year ago.

[irf]

love that car with the jag wheels!! wasn't easy either iirc
what have you done with the pipes that connect to the induction pipe near the turbo?

EDIT. just noticed, what have you covered your inlet manifold with? looks good.

Edited by irf, 10 August 2007 - 16:09 .

[gdogg16]

irf, on Aug 10 2007, 11:11 AM, said:

love that car with the jag wheels!! wasn't easy either iirc
what have you done with the pipes that connect to the induction pipe near the turbo?

EDIT. just noticed, what have you covered your inlet manifold with? looks good.

It's powdercoated
See here for more detailed info on the engine.
http://volvospeed.co...s...=72648&st=0

[BlackBeast]

Looking really good Greg, prefer the pegs though Where has you cambelt cover gone

[gdogg16]

BlackBeast, on Aug 10 2007, 02:10 PM, said:

Looking really good Greg, prefer the pegs though Where has you cambelt cover gone

When the pic was taken, the engine only had about 200 miles on it..  So I left timing belt cover off to check for leaks around the water pump.

[BlackBeast]

gdogg16, on Aug 10 2007, 07:19 PM, said:

When the pic was taken, the engine only had about 200 miles on it..  So I left timing belt cover off to check for leaks around the water pump.

Ah yes, forgot you bent a few rods and you built an engine up. Hows the new engine doing? What break in procedure did you use?

[gdogg16]

BlackBeast, on Aug 10 2007, 02:49 PM, said:

Ah yes, forgot you bent a few rods and you built an engine up. Hows the new engine doing? What break in procedure did you use?

Engine is great.  I stayed out of boost for the 500 miles then ran it at 10psi until 1200 miles.  Did first oil change after first startup, 2nd after temps brought up, 3rd after 100 miles, 4th after 500 miles, 5th after 1200 miles.

[BlackBeast]

gdogg16, on Aug 10 2007, 08:17 PM, said:

Engine is great.  I stayed out of boost for the 500 miles then ran it at 10psi until 1200 miles.  Did first oil change after first startup, 2nd after temps brought up, 3rd after 100 miles, 4th after 500 miles, 5th after 1200 miles.

Shit, thats a fair amount of oil you went through lol, bet you didnt use full synthetic for that little lot lol

[gdogg16]

BlackBeast, on Aug 10 2007, 03:36 PM, said:

Shit, thats a fair amount of oil you went through lol, bet you didnt use full synthetic for that little lot lol

I bought the cheapest oil I could find.  I am currently running castrol syntech 10w30.

[kez]

gdogg16, on Aug 10 2007, 03:04 PM, said:

Thanks, they should be familiar looking to your British types.
Here is what the car looked like about year ago.

thats a very nice car

[Engineer]

Cool pics mate a very nice looking motor, but are you sure about the ability of those retaining bolts on the front strut camber adjusters (I can see there should be 6 each side) as they only look like mild steel 1/4" / 8 mm?

Cheers

[gdogg16]

Engineer, on Aug 11 2007, 01:19 PM, said:

Cool pics mate a very nice looking motor, but are you sure about the ability of those retaining bolts on the front strut camber adjusters (I can see there should be 6 each side) as they only look like mild steel 1/4" / 8 mm?

Cheers

yup.  The extra holes you see are to allow for further adjustment of the camber.  To push the camber full - or +, you have to move the retaining screws to a new hole on the plate.  Many camber plates are similarly designed this way.

[Engineer]

gdogg16, on Aug 11 2007, 08:13 PM, said:

yup. The extra holes you see are to allow for further adjustment of the camber. To push the camber full - or +, you have to move the retaining screws to a new hole on the plate. Many camber plates are similarly designed this way.

Hi Greg, I understand how they work I just thought the retaining bolts looked a bit under engineered for such a heavy car and the loadings they may encounter, when compared to others (see pics). But if your happy no worries mate

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Cheers

[gdogg16]

Bump.

Long time no post....  Came back to read about everyones favorite Russell and his shens.  Figured I'd bump my old thread w/ a newer pic of the car and say "Hi", so Hi.

T4288x2844-18.jpg by KeysarPhoto, on Flickr
And my newest ride, 1974 142.

DSC_6926.jpg by KeysarPhoto, on Flickr

Edited by gdogg16, 11 October 2011 - 17:27 .

[GazT4R]

Helo mate, didn't catch you the first time as I wasn't a member then however they are some great pictures.

That 142 is absolutely gorgeous, I think I'm in love all over again.

[stedman]

IT'S YOUR CAR! YOOOOOUR CAR THAT I SAW WITH THE JAG WHEELS! I'm very tempted to try that with my saffron V70

Looks so fit.

[RobbieH]

Nice, me likey (both)

And the V70's a proper colour

Edited by RobbieH, 11 October 2011 - 18:08 .