I picked up some good finds at the pull and pay over the weekend.
Exhaust manifold and heat shield out of an ’04 S60R. It is a much better flowing exhaust manifold than what was stock. Apparently it will help with spool up. I only payed $25 for it and they sell for $150-200 on ebay.

I also picked up an SC-901 radio with a center channel speaker and Dolby processor. Also in the picture are side marker lights with wiring out of a ’99. I like the look of side markers instead of cheap plastic Volvo emblems that came on the US ’98s.

Driver’s side fog light was also purchased. It has clear vinyl that will need to go and it will need to be polished. The set of fog lights I purchased previously had a crack in the driver’s side light.

I got an NA throttle body to put on the car as well.The turbo TB is 55mm and NA TB is 65mm. The TB bolts right up but will require me to port the intake. I will need to modify the plate, replace with a 960 plate, or custom make one because the NA TB has a plastic wedge that will need to go.

I messed with the car on Friday. I installed the replacement tail lights and the roof rails. I didn’t want them to get broken sitting around my garage.

I also got the car running so I could move it and my pickup around. I pulled the plugs and gave them a quick clean. Two things were confirmed, the PCV system is clogged and the car is burning coolant. One thing that makes me happy is the motor is firing on all cylinders. I’m also happy that the car went into drive and reverse without a problem but I didn’t take the car above 5mph.

Things observed:
-There was quite a bit of oil under the spark plug cover including 3 of the plug holes filled with oil.
-Plugs were very oil fouled.
-PVC system very clogged, oil was spraying out the oil cap.
-Coolant cloud out exhaust.
-Coolant on ground when system pressurized, I didn’t have a chance to investigate. I’m sure it is related to the reason the head gasket blew.
-Turbo is spooling and boosting.
-Coolant was low and oil is chocolate milk. I already knew this.
-Car tries to stall at idle.
-Car has check engine light (obviously).
-ABS/ Trac lights are on.

One weird thing that I’ve never seen before is the hazard switch is jammed and making a horrible noise. At first I thought is was the tape deck because it sounded a little like that but louder. I’m going to try and pull it and see if I can clean it, if not I’ll pull one from the junk yard.

I have not checked the codes yet, I still need to get a cable for my laptop. Once I get that done, I’ll post the list of codes.

I cleaned the new (to me) carpets as well as the rear seat backs and the liftgate. I completed the carpet and seat install.

I install all the relays, etc associated with the fog lights. The passenger side under dash map pocket is also installed. I’m going to start working my way through the used parts I acquired including the roof rails, front fender, headlights, taillights and grille.

Replacement carpet installed.

Seats installed.

I’m considering trying to vinyl wrap the dash trim. I figure if I really don’t like the look, I could always pick up a set of wood dash trim. All the wood trim in the junk yard has been trashed and I’m not really sure that I’m ambitious enough to pull the entire dash in the junk yard either.

The two vinyls that I’m considering are either 3M Di-NOC Carbon Fiber or Ebony.
http://www.topvinylfilms.com/wood-grain … rap-vinyl/
http://www.topvinylfilms.com/carbon-fib … rap-vinyl/

I went to the junk yard on Friday and pulled some parts out of two clean V70 XC’s.
What I picked up:

• windshield washer Sprayer 99 or newer
• taillights
• plastic under tray
• roof trim with rails
• carpet
• insulation under rear seat
• heater control knob
• 99-00 passenger side map pocket
• driver’s side front fender
• painted trim for rear windows (mine had no clear coat)
• latch phase 1 anchors (Top Tether Straps)

The one thing I hadn’t planned on getting was a full set of seats. After I pulled the carpet out of a really clean car, I took a second look at the seats and realized they looked a ton better than what I had. The seats are a little dry but they are hole and crack free. I’ve already cleaned and conditioned the seats. I also now have a power passenger seat.

The drivers seat looks better in person than it looks on in the picture. All the other seats look even better than this.

I also took a picture of the rear carpet area after cleaning:

The cleaned headliner:

I picked up a bunch of parts at the pull and pay. I still need to get a carpet.

Used Parts I Need (revised)
o Light in drivers door (purchased)
o cup holder (purchased)
o windshield washer Sprayer 99 or newer
o headlight wiper arms (purchased)
o taillights
o plastic under tray
o alarm horn (purchased)
o electric fan (purchased)
o grill (purchased)
o drivers doors Seal (purchased)
o roof trim
o front ash tray (purchased)
o carpet
o insulation under rear seat
o hood insulation (purchased)
o heater control knob
o shift knob
o owners manual (purchased)

Used upgrade parts
o ’98 16T turbo (purchased)
o ’98 T5 Auto ECU (purchased)
o fog lights (have everything but the lights themselves)
o Dash top with center channel speaker (purchased)
o 901 radio, amp, Dolby processor, wiring

I worked on cleaning the interior of the car. I was able to borrow a steam cleaner from a coworker. The steam cleaner saved me many hours of work. I had to spend a couple of hour experimenting to find the best way to get the car cleaned. I also watched a bunch of youtube videos on steam cleaning a car interior.

Headliner was vacuumed then steam cleaned with the brush attach covered in a microfiber cloth. A couple of big tips that I leaned watching videos are make sure the headliner is in good shape and not loose before you think about using steam, second move the steamer around a lot so you don’t build too much heat and water. I still need to go back and vacuum one more time.

The dash and floor pan were cleaned with the steamer’s nozzle and wiped off with a microfiber cloth. This method worked really well getting in tight places as well as cleaning the dash switches.

The seats were the hardest to get clean. I ended up spraying the seats down with diluted Simple Green then using a house hair brush to lather it up and finally wiping it off with a microfiber cloth. After that I used the steam cleaner with the small scrub brush attachment and finally wiped it down with a microfiber cloth.

The door panels required a combination of the seat method and the nozzle.

I still need to shampoo the rear wagon carpet.

Before:

After:

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Before (after to come later):

I have a total of 12 hours in cleaning the interior. I have 1-2 hours left to clean the rear carpet and vacuum the headliner. Then there will be time getting a junkyard carpet, cleaning it, and getting the car put back together.

I started by vacuuming the carpets only to find out I had to pull the seats. After pulling the seats I found the center console needed to be pulled. After that I found I needed to pull the carpet to clean the pad. After that I found I needed to clean the metal pan. I don’t know how anyone could keep their car this dirty. I’m not going to be able to save the carpet and I’m going to need to source a clean used carpet.

Under the rear seats:

Rear floor:

Under the driver’s seat:

What the car looks like now:

I am now the owner of a 1998 Volvo V70 AWD Pewter Silver/Light Taupe. This will be an ongoing project with plans to this becoming a daily driver. I purchased the car on Saturday January 21, 2017 for a whopping $250. The car will need a head gasket (milk shake oil), timing belt kit with water pump, PCV breather system, accessory belt, all coolant hoses, plugs, wires, and cap/rotor. I need to do what the Volvo guys call Stage 0. Once I have the head removed I will be able to see if the car needs a head rebuild. The car also need some serious interior cleaning and a left front fender.