Haven't done one of these new car progress threads before, but I'll try it. This is the '99 S70 AWD I picked up last week. I'm still not 100% sure what direction I will take it mod-wise, but an XC-ification is possible.
First mod, because I can't stand waterfall grilles:
1999 V70 R - Needed a VS build thread.
Wagon is a Canadian, originally tested by a rental car company and thankfully for me was rejected. Purchased in 2012 I'm the third owner. Vehicle thad a full service history that would put other anal Volvo owners to shame.
Mods list run down
Suspension/Brakes:
Ohlins Road holding kit Front - Out for Rebuild
Ohlins Road holding kit Rear - Brand new waiting to go in.
TME AWd Springs - Awaiting Shock Rebuild
IPD Front 25mm Sway bar
IPD Rear Bar
IPD Strut tower brace
Solid-ish Top engine mount
Poly Firewall Mount.
Ceika 330mm large 6pot Front set (Awaiting install)
Porsche 330mm 4pot rear brakes (Awaiting install)
Engine/Exhaust:
Stev0 Tune running 15psi
Stock 18T with upgraded spring/new diaphragm
Snabb Reverse intercooler piping kit
Snabb Intake Tubing/elbow
EST intake box (i know its worse but i like the sound)
Volvo R exhaust manifold - Blasted and cleaned by Bill Grindle. ( Sorry if that's wrong )
EST 3" downpipe (not the nicest welds but it has held up after a year so far.
IPD/TME awd axle back exhaust (courtesy of previous owner)
Do88 intercooler - Awaiting arrival
Cool blue vacuuming tubing because it adds power.
Exterior/Interior:
Nifty ipd R gauge / pod
35/20% tint
Sweet Canadian/non US market brake light rear wing
KM only Blue faced Gauges
Fancy Pants center speaker audio system
Respray in 08/2013
Wheels:
Borbet LV5 with Bridgestone Potenzas.
Many thanks to Bmac,Steve, Hussein, and anyone else for answering the endless questions.
Day 01:
Car came with its drive shaft pre-removed but included. 12 total wheels and tires, a brand new set of R mats in the volvo box, and a stack of service receipts totaling 26,000 CAD.
Purchased at 121,000 miles currently 144k on everything. 
March 2014 - Acquired many nice parts through the winter. Met Bmac and got everything installed and then had Steve tune it the same evening. Long day but everything has held together like new since then.
Snabb kit was a oh yeah! to install, lower pipe need to sit just right to make it all work.
18" of space was nice but we almost needed more. 
Clamshell was not surprisingly rusted closed.
ugly ugly welds but it went in perfectly. Did require cutting the old downpipe to clear the angle gear.
Bens BIG turbo
Manifold and turbo and exhaust removed.
Nice new nuts and reused the washers. 
Huge difference in design. 
Sway bars are such a nice improvement on this car
Reused a front bar from VS, rear can be had new without buying the set (just ask)
Practice Safe Turboing
May '14
Tint and Clear Bra - No surprise it doesn't show up in pictures. The Tint Shop of Rochester NY did a great job. Happy to protect the newly painted front end. (barely visible below)
'Winning' Only two volvos that weekend so I can't be too happy. 
Summer 2014
Fitting some poly bushings to rattle my fillings out. 
Sticker from the EST customer bbq day
Nice little paint job under the hood
Nothing Special but it does the job
March 2015
Prep the Front shocks for service
Found a guide form what what i can't believe is 10 years ago. Thankfully the pictures are still up http://v70r.com/forums/topic/1667-ohlins-strutspring-install/
Had to get a offset box wrench but it was really the only tool for the job. 
Rear set still brand new in box. Really excited to get this all in and be on the road
Not sure if VS works this way but Saving this space for suspension and brakes when they go on.
Firstly, a big friendly "hello" from me. I'm a Volvo fan from Johannesburg South Africa and I thought I'd share my latest project with you all. I'm in the process of building a S40 T4 into a BTCC replica to race here in South Africa. I bought the car in January this year and have been hard at work getting it ready to race. When I got the car it had a bad bearing knock...so I took the motor out and it looked like somebody made a real mess of rebuilding the engine. Firstly the valve timing was out and on further inspection I found that the big end on cylinder 3 had no bearings at all!
Below is a photo of the car when I took delivery
So after taking a good look at the motor I decided to put in a low milage replacement motor. The motor is also the B4194T2 so its the "holy grail" motor for tuning.
Here is a photo of the car with the original motor out..the car was very muddy and dirty so I pressure washed it too. Being a Johannesburg car there is not one spot of rust.
I managed to get a 850 single mass flywheel, four pad clutch plate and a heavy duty pressure plate for the car. So once that was all cleaned up I put it on the new motor..
I also ordered a set of BC Racing coilovers for the car and a BTCC sticker kit.....
I then had some PCD adaptors made so that I would have more of a choice when it came to wheels. The PCD adaptors add another 20mm to the offset but I think thats probably a good thing.
So once I had the adaptors on, coilovers in and the wheels on it looked like this...
I've decided to try and make my own front splitter so I sliced the front bumper in half and mounted a FMIC and started to make a mold for the splitter.
I also painted the side mirrors...
Here is a pic of the car while I make the mold....
I'm going to trim the front of the splitter as I think it extends to far forward. But basically this is where I'm at at the moment. A bigger radiator is going to be installed as well as the plumbing for the intercooler......
I'm sure a lot of you know the story about my 850R that was hit by a front end loader by now, and my search for a replacement hasn't yet and isn't likely to turn up any options with the potential of a face-to-face transaction any time soon (I bought the first one that I could buy face to face after searching for 8 months, and I definitely can't wait that long this time). A few of the caRs I've found have been owned by forum members or other Volvo enthusiasts who I would feel perfectly comfortable dealing with in a long distance deal, but the current leader is definitely not owned by a Volvo enthusiast.
So I'm curious, have any of you guys done long distance transactions with non-forum members? If so, how did you arrange the transaction to make sure that you didn't get ripped off?
I'd like to try to make something happen with this caR if it continues to look as good as it has so far, especially since it's at high risk of being lost if someone doesn't make a deal on it soon (the current owner is short on space and seriously considering parting it out due to blown head gasket and subsequent frozen water in engine). I need to get some higher quality pictures, but, from what I've seen so far, it appears to be in almost perfect shape in and out....aside from the engine, obviously. Heck, working engine or not, it's not often that a red 850R with a good body comes up for sale....not to mention that I wouldn't have to pay for another engine that I don't need and would get to use the loss of my 850R to save another thereby having no net loss of 850Rs as a result of my front-end loader incident.
But at the same time, I want even more to make sure this transaction goes smoothly should I decide to go for this caR, so any input would be much appreciated.
Hello there! My name is Robert and I picked up my first Volvo off a friend last weekend after itching to buy it for almost 3 years. It's a 2001 S60 T5 with a M56 transmission, of course it has the spaceball shifter which I am looking to replace with a leather boot and new knob.
This car has been extremely well maintained its entire life by the previous owner (minus the paint, he never had it detailed).
Plenty of maintenance and modifications planned in the very short future. Going to start off with the basics such as replacing the timing belt and water pump, oil and gear oil change, replace the broken head light lens, replace the destroyed fog lamp, and replace the clutch position sensor to fix the dang cruise control.
Once all that fun stuff is done begins the tinkering. I would appreciate any suggestions on what steps to take before implementing any of my current planned mods:
BS Racing ZG01BR Coilovers (currently have 2 blown shocks on opposite corners)
OBX-R Stainless Steel turbo downpipe
Phuzzy Motorsports P2 - PhMIC 4th Gen FMIC upgrade with solid intercooler piping and meth injection port for future upgrades
IPD HD-TCV (Current one is on its way out causing some issues)
IPD Heavy Duty compressor bypass valve (current one is worn out causing some issues)
Redline MTL Gear Oil
IPD replacement PCV Breather System kit
IPD Mesh Grille
IPD Strut Bar Conversion Kit
I will also be upgrading the sound system in the car immediately with a 3 way Focal component system for the front doors and appropriately size coaxial rear door and deck speakers.
I am very open to any and all input regarding what I have planned. I'm not looking to immediately up the boost from the turbo, the will be a longer term project. I look forward to being an active member of this forum and have already found quite a few different threads that have provided very useful information
I'm heading out to Chuckwalla Raceway this Sunday March 29th. If anyone wants to meet up out there to talk Volvo, please do. I can also take passengers out onto the track. If you' ve been thinking of tracking your car, come check it out. This is a safe, controlled environment, and I have years of racing experience 
so no need to worry.
All you need is a helmet to do a ride along. Chuckwalla charges $10 to get into the facility.
Its also a great place to work on your tan, weather report reads high of 97.
Hey guys, I just bought a 2000 s70 GLT SE with 97k miles on it. I'm from Boston MA, currently living in Providence RI. Car was a one owner, got a pretty good deal on it. I'm interested in doing some mild performance mods and appearance mods (it's my daily driver). All maintenance has been done regularly and it's in great shape.
I plan on getting an iPD intake and possibly a snabb fresh air pipe. Is this the right pipe? http://snabb.us/Performance-Fresh-Air-Pipe-99-00-SV70-99-05-C70_p_11.html
Other than the intake setup, I'm not too sure about any other performance mods as it is my daily driver. Anybody have any suggestions?
I had the windows tinted today, 20% in the back and 35% up front. The back looks darker than 20% but maybe it was just the weather/needs to cure. I bought led's for the license plate, reverse lights, and full interior. Plan on getting 5000k hid's on the front. Might be looking to get pegasus wheels and new tires for the summer, keep the stock wheels for the winter.
Here are some pics of the car, glad to be part of the community!
When I picked it up
After tint...
well here it is $500 2000 v70xc 162,000km every service record from new currently doing a stage zero, plus steering rack, parking brake cables. the out of province inspection
plans are
full 3 " turbo back exhaust
19t turbo
blue injectors
ard tune
hopefully if you click on the picture it will get bigger, it does from my computer
The forums will be offline Sunday April 12th From 22:00 EST until ~01:00EST April 13th.
has been ordered. will update thread over the next few months.
