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“Sweedish snowball”1998 Volvo V70

documented by Richard Cherico 44 photos documented since 1 years documented ♡ Follow this build

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1998 Volvo V70: After installing the Cetus rims White Volvo V70 wagon parked in driveway, front-left three-quarter view White Volvo V70 wagon parked in a driveway, rear three-quarter view Rear of white Volvo V70 wagon with Texas plate 050 LBK on a driveway. White Volvo V70 wagon, rear three-quarter view, parked in driveway 1998 Volvo V70: Grey cloth rear seats and door panel inside a sedan, viewed from the front cabin 1998 Volvo V70: Beige carpeted cargo area of a wagon seen from the rear tailgate 1998 Volvo V70: Beige interior of a Volvo showing steering wheel, dash and automatic shifter 1998 Volvo V70: Volvo instrument cluster with speedometer, tach, fuel gauge, odometer at 103275, clock 10:11 1998 Volvo V70: Volvo center dash with climate rotary dials and factory Volvo cassette stereo 1998 Volvo V70: With the original wheels 1998 Volvo V70: With the wipers and cowl removed. The cabin air filter goes in that black box on the passenger side. 1998 Volvo V70: Here's how to do the door lock switches. Positive on the left, negative on the right. 1998 Volvo V70: Here's how to do the window switch on all but the master. Positive on the left, negative on the right. Cut th… 1998 Volvo V70: Opened vehicle switch assembly showing copper contacts, resistors and a small bulb 1998 Volvo V70: The master switch. The polarity on the window switch LEDs is the reverse of all the other switches. Cut both… 1998 Volvo V70: Another view of the master switch 1998 Volvo V70: Opened automotive electrical module with copper contacts, soldered LEDs and resistors 1998 Volvo V70: All installed. The camera lies; it's more red than this but still has a slight orange tint. 1998 Volvo V70: The two bulbs you'll find in the switches 1998 Volvo V70: Unwind the wires and pull the bulb straight out of the holder 1998 Volvo V70: Insert the new LED to right at this height, then wrap one of the legs around the base like the old bulb and t… 1998 Volvo V70: Fingers holding a tiny round circuit board with a single color-banded resistor soldered on 1998 Volvo V70: One with the resistor sticking up. This is easier to do than make it lie flat. 1998 Volvo V70: The back of the climate control unit panel. To get here, remove the radio, then reach behind the ECC and push… 1998 Volvo V70: Disassemble these bulbs just like the switches 1998 Volvo V70: I got better at making them look nice and sit flat 1998 Volvo V70: The one at the right is scuffed with 200 grit sandpaper; the one on the left is not. You'll want to do that t… 1998 Volvo V70: Here are two finished dash switches next to an original so you can see the difference 1998 Volvo V70: The climate control turned out a lot better than it looks in this picture; there are no hot spots and the lig… 1998 Volvo V70: I added four LEDs in the square holes at the top of the climate control and wired them individually to the ex… 1998 Volvo V70: I added four LEDs in the square holes at the top of the climate control and wired them individually to the ex… 1998 Volvo V70: Now it's a bit too bright on the top. I need to move the LEDs on the right side back a bit to even it out and… 1998 Volvo V70: The timing belt tensioner failed, feeding the intact belt out the cover 1998 Volvo V70: The belt sliced neatly through the cover 1998 Volvo V70: Close-up of rusty cylinder head combustion chamber with two valves and spark plug, flanked by studs. 1998 Volvo V70: Dusty black plastic automotive trim piece on white cloth 1998 Volvo V70: Disassembled multi-valve cylinder head with three chambers, carbon buildup, rust and head studs 1998 Volvo V70: Cylinder head deck showing two four-valve combustion chambers with carbon buildup and rust. 1998 Volvo V70: Bad tensioner on the left, good one on the right
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Body shots - 1998 Volvo V70 Body shots 11 photos Tech pictures - 1998 Volvo V70 Tech pictures 2 photos LED conversion - 1998 Volvo V70 LED conversion 23 photos Timing belts suck - 1998 Volvo V70 Timing belts suck 8 photos
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