+Kardboard+
Chinese guy/Swedish rides
- Joined
- Aug 15, 2008
- Location
- Vancouver, Canada
In the summer of 2009, I bought my first car.
(then)
(now)
The Story
The body and interior were in immaculate condition. Previous owner was an old Chinese man who parked it underground for 20 years. Took it out once a week on Sundays, didn't do much maintenance on it.
That, and he also slashed open the sagging headliner about a week before I bought it; his attempt at fixing it.
Go figure.
The car finally got some good use, and then stuff happened. A minor accident, a leaking heater core and cracked radiator showed up. Seals and rad hoses blew. Just stuff that should've been done over the years deciding to show up all at once.
Took a long while to fix it all up, then decided to get my hands dirty and learn how to do some work myself. The car ran beautifully for quite a while. Not bad for a 20+ year old car with just over 120,000 km (~74,500 mi) on the clock when I bought it.
Then I decided to really start modding it.
As my daily driver, suspension was the first thing that I built up. iPd sway bars went in pretty early and made quite the difference, followed later by the standard Bilstein and iPd mods. Lots of cosmetic bits in and out were put in. The rotting headliner and old sunroof were replaced with the trim, headliner and glass moonroof from a late-model 960 at a local junk yard. Toyed with performance, but it never got outrageous.
As Modded As it Ever Was:
EDITED: NOVEMBER 18, 2013:
Engine
Suspension
Wheels/Tires
Exterior
Interior
As It Sat When Sold:
EDITED: APRIL 24, 2014:
Engine
(then)
(now)
The Story
The body and interior were in immaculate condition. Previous owner was an old Chinese man who parked it underground for 20 years. Took it out once a week on Sundays, didn't do much maintenance on it.
That, and he also slashed open the sagging headliner about a week before I bought it; his attempt at fixing it.
Go figure.
The car finally got some good use, and then stuff happened. A minor accident, a leaking heater core and cracked radiator showed up. Seals and rad hoses blew. Just stuff that should've been done over the years deciding to show up all at once.
Took a long while to fix it all up, then decided to get my hands dirty and learn how to do some work myself. The car ran beautifully for quite a while. Not bad for a 20+ year old car with just over 120,000 km (~74,500 mi) on the clock when I bought it.
Then I decided to really start modding it.
As my daily driver, suspension was the first thing that I built up. iPd sway bars went in pretty early and made quite the difference, followed later by the standard Bilstein and iPd mods. Lots of cosmetic bits in and out were put in. The rotting headliner and old sunroof were replaced with the trim, headliner and glass moonroof from a late-model 960 at a local junk yard. Toyed with performance, but it never got outrageous.
As Modded As it Ever Was:
EDITED: NOVEMBER 18, 2013:
Engine
- Airbox delete, replaced with K&N cone filter (Feb/2012)
- Gates Racing kevlar timing belt (Apr/2012)
- Modified 3" thelostartof exhaust (Apr/2012)
- mullen1120 aluminum heat shield (Jul/2012)
- Perrin manual boost controller at 10 PSI (Jul/2012)
- TLAO-chipped 954 ECU from a '95 940 Turbo (Jan/2013)
- TLAO-chipped EZK from a '95 940 Turbo (Jan/2013)
- iPd aluminum engine oil cap (Mar/2013)
- iPd oil filter magnet (May/2013)
Suspension
- iPd 25mm/25mm anti-sway bars (Jun/2010)
- Bilstein HD rear shocks (Mar/2011)
- iPd sport springs by TME (Mar/2011)
- iPd adjustable panhard rod (Mar/2011)
- TME upper strut brace (Aug/2012)
- Cherry Turbo lower chassis brace (Nov/2012)
- Bilstein HD front struts (May/2013)
Wheels/Tires
- Summers: <strike>17"x7" Team Dynamics Monza, Pirelli P ZERO Nero rubber</strike> wrecked
- Winters: 15"x6" Volvo Omega, Goodyear Nordic rubber/<strike>15"x7" Volvo Multi-X, General Altima rubber?????????????</strike> blown tire
Exterior
- Modified '90 780 Bertone Turbo front bumper (May/2011)
- OEM 940 front mudflaps
- LED parking, licence plate lights
- Silver OEM-branded roof rack towers by Thule, Thule 300 locking knobs, 50" load bars, various attachments, OEM-branded bike carriers, late-model fairing, old-school roof-top box
- OEM clear sidemarkers (Jun/2010, replaced with better set May/2013)
- OEM '90+ 740 E-code headlights
- OEM '90+ 740 E-code corners (Nov/2010; one fell off on highway, both then replaced with one new from Volvo Sweden, one new from SCANTECH, Feb/2011)
- OEM 700/900 snowcap (white one Nov/2010, traded for black one Feb/2011, traded for mint black one Jul/2012)
- eBay replicas of Hova red/clear taillights (Jan/2011)
- 6000K bi-xenon HID headlights (Jan/2011)
- OEM '90+ 744 d?cor panel (Mar/2011)
- 100K High Mileage badge (miles) with smokeyfan1000's grille bracket (Jul/2013)
Interior
- '95 960 sedan headliner, sun visors, glass moonroof (Aug/2011)
- OEM black molded floor mats
- LED lights in dome light, trunk, hood, dash, glovebox
- OEM coin tray (May/2010)
- iPd black fabric dashmat (Jun/2010)
- OEM Roma steering wheel (Apr/2011)
- OEM Volvo horn button for Momo steering wheels
- OEM 700 plastic trunk mat (Jun/2011)
- A handle above the driver-side door. It's really handy. (Jul/2012)
- OEM leather cupholder armrest (Jul/2012)
- OEM black dome light (Mar/2012)
As It Sat When Sold:
EDITED: APRIL 24, 2014:
Engine
- Gates Racing kevlar timing belt
- iPd catback exhaust by TME Sweden
- iPd 25mm/25mm anti-sway bars
- Bilstein Touring front struts
- Bilstein HD rear shocks
- iPd sport springs by TME Sweden
- iPd adjustable panhard rod
- Summers: 16"x6.5" Volvo Hydra, Mirada Sport GTX P205/55R16 (fronts), Toyo Proxes A05, P205/55R16 (rears)
- 1991 Volvo 740 front bumper
- LED licence plate lights (?)
- OEM clear sidemarkers
- Rolled rear fenders
- Handle above the driver-side door
- LED dash lights
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