1996 VOLVO 850 TURBO SPORTWAGON. I BOUGHT THIS CAR ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND DROVE UP TO CHARLOTTE NC TO GET IT. IT HAD 77000 MILES AND WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER.
 

CAME WITH THE GRAPHITE INTERIOR WHICH IS WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR AND LEATHER. DIDNT HAVE THE 3RD SEAT WHICH IS GOOD BECAUSE I WANT TO PUT MY SUB IN THERE ANYWAY.

THE FIRST THING THAT ALWAYS HAS TO BE DONE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA IS TINT. I WENT WITH LLUMAR 20% ALL THE WAY AROUND.

NEXT I GOT THE JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS TAG. IVE BEEN A FAN SINCE THE BEGINNING IN 95 AND UNTIL THEY SELL TO LA I WILL BE A FAN. I ALSO HAD THE MUFFLER REMOVED AND HAD A TIP WELDED UP. THE CAR SOUNDS LIKE A HAYABUSA. I ALSO DEBAGED THE REAR OF THE CAR.

I REMOVED THE MUDFLAPS NEXT

DURING MY CHRISTMAS BREAK I DID A FEW THINGS. FIRST I WANTED TO PAINT MY GRILL BLACK WHICH MAKES THE BODY STRIPE LOOK EVER WORSE BUT ONE THING AT A TIME. SO I DID THE HORN RELOCATION WHICH ALSO HELPS WITH INTERCOOLER FLOW EVEN THOUGH I COULDNT TELL.

I ALSO STARTED UPGRADING THE STEREO SO I ORDERED MTX THUNDER SERIES COMPONENT SYSTEM FOR THE FRONTS. I ORDERED ECLIPSE 3 WAY 5 1/4 FOR THE REAR DOORS AND THE NEW KENWOOD KFC'S FOR THE REAR PILLAR TWEETERS.

HERE IS THE GRILL. I WET SANDED IT WITH 500 GRIT, USED KRYLON FUSION, AND CLEARED IT. CAME OUT PRETTY WELL. I MAY GET AN AFTERMARKET OR REDO IT BUT ITS ALOT BETTER FOR NOW.

THE GRILL LOOKED GOOD BUT AFTER A COUPLE MONTHS THE PAINT WAS CHIPPING AND LOOKED TERRIBLE SO I WENT AND GOT A MESH BLACK GRILL THAT I LIKE A LOT BETTER ANYWAY. I ALSO PERFORMED "STAGE 0" AS WELL AS A FEW OTHER THINGS. I CHANGED MY WATER PUMP, TIMING BELT, AND ALL THE STUFF INVOLVED WITH THAT. I HAD A BAD CV JOINT I REPLACED AND I REPLACED ALL MY PLUMBING LINES WITH SILICONE. EVEN THE SMALL PRESSURE LINES WERE REPLACED. I REPLACED MY ENTIRE PCV SYSTEM WHICH WAS ABOUT 80% BLOCKED BY VOLVO CRUD. I ALSO CHANGED MY UPPER ENGINE MOUNT BECAUSE IT WAS WORN OUT TOO. CAR RUNS GREAT NOW!

A COUPLE WEEKS AGO I DID MY BRAKES AND A BAD BALL JOINT. I REPLACED THE ENTIRE A ARM. EVERYTHING WENT PRETTY WELL THANKS TO MY LOVELY ASSISTANT ESP. I USED ATE "STAR" TYPE ROTORS WHICH ARE FACTORY COATED AND FOR PADS I USED SATISFIED PRO CERAMICS. I ALSO USED BLACK CALIPER PAINT TO CLEAN UP THE LOOK. STOPS GREAT!

PIONEER CD PLAYER! I GOT THE CHEAPEST ONE THEY MAKE NOT BECAUSE IM CHEAP BUT BECAUSE ITS THE ONLY ONE THAT MATCHED MY INTERIOR LIGHTING.

I INSTALLED THE CLEAR CORNERS. NEXT IS THE SUBWOOFER!

SUBWOOFER AND AMP INSTALLED. I USED THE PIONEER SLIM SUB AND A PHEONIX GOLD 800WATT AMP. I USED ROCKFORD FOSGATE WIRING TO DO THE JOB AND PLACED IT IN THE SPARE TIRE AREA SO IT WONT GET STOLEN AS QUICKLY. I WAS GONNA GET A CUSTOM BOX BUT I FIGURE I SAVE THE 200 DOLLARS BECAUSE NO ONE SEES IT ANYWAY

MORE VOLVO FUN! BUSTED LOWER MOTOR MOUNT

I TOOK SOME PICS OF THE WAGON. I ADDED THE H&R SPRINGS AND BILSTEIN SHOCKS AND STRUTS ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO ALONG WITH THE FAKE PEGASUS RIMS FROM IPD. THE PICS WERE TAKEN AT JACKSONVILLE MUNICIPLE STADIUM HOME OF MY BELOVED JAGS.

I ADDED SOME FOG LIGHTS (YELLOW) TO GIVE A EURO LOOK.