Project All Smoke, No Poke :)

[Gary406]

did you ever paint your glove box black, any pics ?

thanks

[Bailes1992]

did you ever paint your glove box black, any pics ?

thanks

Nah never did it afterwards but the drivers side is holding out well. Planning to write "My Man Drawer" on it with a permenant marker

[Welly]

Somehow I've managed to miss this whole thread sorry bailes.

You've done a great job updating the thread and all the little touches to your car. I like the mini-meet photo with your mates too

Can, err, anyone, like, spot anything in the err, piccy, like.......

[Blue406]

Somehow I've managed to miss this whole thread sorry bailes.

You're a Volvo driver, ergo old. Tis to be expected!

[Bailes1992]

Somehow I've managed to miss this whole thread sorry bailes.

You're a Volvo driver, ergo old. Tis to be expected!

Nowt wrong with Volvo drivers... I get to drive my old mans V50 T5 when he's with me

For some reason he dosent turts me with a FWD, 250bhp, 2.5 litre, 5 cylinder, Turbocharged Volvo

[steve_earwig]

I wouldn't turts you with it either

[Bailes1992]

I wouldn't turts you with it either

I turts you once and you nearly had my eye out

[Bailes1992]

Just mounted a new boost gauge...

Wanted this style in PSI but Halfords only had BAR unless I went for the cheaper one but didn't look half as good
Not wired in yet but just got some of the hoses ready...

T-Peice and Air Filter.

Quite chuffed with this as it means I don't have to run the pipe right to the garge and in theory mount the sensor where I like and just run a wire to the gauge
Probably get it all fixed in tommorow before work

Bailes

[swiss]

Oh I see, you've got the pressure line running to a transducer and that wired to a remote gauge. Nice, wouldn't have occurred to me, despite the fact that I work with that kind of system every single day >.<

Where are you tapping the pressure from? More fots plZ ^_^

I was thinking about grabbing a high-spec cluster facia and using the centre clock space for a boost gauge mount.

[Bailes1992]

Anyway wired the boost gauge in last night and it had a loose connection, I had to push the wire for the sensor in quite hard for it to read
So took it back to halfords (I kept the pipes and the wiring and just took the gauge) and got another one, plugged it in outside halfords and it was exactly the same So I thought maybe it was the cable from the sensor to the gauge, so used the new one and it was the same Thinking it was more than likely a dodgey batch I went back in and got the cheap mechanical gauge and set it up redneck style




My backseat passenger took a picture on peak boost for me


15psi is absolutley bang on what it should be running standard, most opnly make 10-12 psi after so many miles and years so its awesome to see one thing still works tidy after all this time
Right now time to turn the turbo up

FAO Swiss... I'l get a picture soon but theres a pipe going from the pipe going from one of the intercooler pipes to the fuel pump, I snipped that and put a T Piece in it

[steve_earwig]

Cause of accident: Hands and feet entangled in unknown plastic pipe.

Which reminds me, it's about time I hoovered my car out. I suppose I should wait for spring to arrive (ffs )

[Bailes1992]

Cause of accident: Hands and feet entangled in unknown plastic pipe.

Which reminds me, it's about time I hoovered my car out. I suppose I should wait for spring to arrive (ffs )

S'way I used tie wraps

[steve_earwig]

I know, just kidding I tell you what though, I've had some coppers pull me over when I was a lad that would have given me a bad time for that sort of thing ("what's this then sir, been doing some modifications have we? Let's have a little look under the bonnet, empty your pockets, blow into this" )

[Bailes1992]

I know, just kidding I tell you what though, I've had some coppers pull me over when I was a lad that would have given me a bad time for that sort of thing ("what's this then sir, been doing some modifications have we? Let's have a little look under the bonnet, empty your pockets, blow into this" )

Best part about being 17 and owning a 406...

I may have got pulled for going sideways around a roundabout (Lift off oversteer)... I blamed the fact I had a new trail arm and I wasent expecting it

[steve_earwig]

Blimey, they must have been feeling in a forgiving mood