Slammed, Stiffened, and Ready to Rip - The 850 Project - Episode 6

[@oliwernisula982]

14:50 "read the text before you begin" as a swede i could actually understand what you said haha. BTW great project, love your channel

[@fcpeuro]

Glad to hear Jacob was able to pronounce it somewhat well! Thanks, Oliwer! Stay tuned for more!

[@neo_falcon]

Loving the progress with this build! Also, that first beat starting around 1:07 was sick 🎼

[@fcpeuro]

We take pride in our builds and our music choices

[@IgnitionTube]

So great to see it moving under the power of its new heart!!!!

[@irvings159]

12:21 "Gently massaged the new ones into place" 🤣

[@fcpeuro]

Yes very gently 🤣

[@cyrparlapiano2514]

Love this journey. Love my 94 850 more than any car ever

[@fcpeuro]

It's definitely been a journey and we're happy to take everyone along for the ride!

[@thomasmedhatt]

Läs igenom texten innan du påbörjar.... "Read through the manual before you start"... *throws away the manual*

[@fcpeuro]

🤣🤣🤣 At least we read part of it!

[@clevetrosclair9029]

@@fcpeuro lol

[@joannaatkins822]

I'm so glad it's not over yet!

[@fcpeuro]

Not until the Jacob sings

[@jardim23]

In case you guys end up not liking the passive rear steering, there are spherical delta link ends available in sweden that effectively eliminates the passive rear steer Delta link ledlager bussning | MPRE

[@fcpeuro]

Thanks for the heads up Felipe!

[@unklebuck1239]

As a Volvo service technician from the state of PA, I give you permission to scrape off that old inspection sticker lol

[@fcpeuro]

Perfect! We'll have Jacob scrape that sticker off now, that will be the start of the weight reduction 😂

[@unklebuck1239]

@@fcpeuro love it❤️😂

[@FrenchVries]

Just needs some period correct Titans and orange tail lights for that finishing touch! Great build.

[@fcpeuro]

Thanks for the love! We're really hoping the recreation we're going for captures it

[@alfie3836]

I’ve “tested” the rear delta setup on the track multiple times, and let’s just say they are not a fan of trail-braking. I gone to the track many many times through my 20 years of driving, and I’ve only spun out twice EVER. They both happen to be 850s haha. Good luck with your adventure, your bringing back awesome nostalgic memories for me and my brother

[@fcpeuro]

Thanks for the luck! Sounds like we'll need it

[@alfie3836]

@@fcpeuro i can't wait to see it!

[@jirizyka]

thank you for confirming that the C70 cabrio subframe and center brace will fit on my 850 T-5R

[@terrymarsh8094]

Thanks for sharing it’s coming along pretty good, Now I’m on suspense until next Friday. Have a wonderful weekend guys, stay safe.

[@fcpeuro]

You're always welcome, Terry! Thank you for watching and we'll see you next Friday!

[@giantrobot9000]

Loving this build and these videos (I own a n/a GLT 5spd myself)

[@fcpeuro]

Glad you are loving it, Max! That's awesome, 5 speed are hard to come by!

[@Luke_NorseSpeed]

I forsee a set of Ferodo DS2500 track pads in your future. I wonder if there's some kind of euro site that distributes them and has a full replacement warranty. Jokes aside the 2500's are a really good track/autoX pad for the 850. Great initial bite, no overheating, and easy to modulate. The passive rear steer does help when competing at autoX speed as well. Been tracking mine for a while with those same coilovers too. (Wonder where I got them. lol) Mine are still the standard 4K rear 5K front so interested to see how your springrates work out. Mine already tripods regularly so cornering well.

[@850are2]

Awesome wagon guys

[@fcpeuro]

You're pretty awesome yourself

[@Bumbazaurs]

Keep up the great job! By removing the original gas tank and cutting out the spair tyre bay, it's possible to built a proper straight pipe! I have built some straight pipes for 850 and S70 .... I don't know about noise regulations in Your place, but that sound is horrible. One of the key things about the 850's is the epic sound of that straight, transversally placed 5 cylinder N/A engine. Good luck!

[@Abandon7d]

Love what you are doing here. Perfect choices

[@fcpeuro]

Thank you, Andreas! We've had a lot of help from the Volvo community with this one! Especially when it came to sourcing the C70 convertible subframe bits!

[@BeLozeyFoShowzey]

Keep up the good work guys!

[@fcpeuro]

Sick intro badlosey! Appreciate your work on the series :-)

[@dirkdiggler8973]

Great job with this old 850!

[@fcpeuro]

Thank you, Dirk! It's come a long way in such a short time, but still has a long way to go! I'm sure you know a project car is never truly finished 😂

[@dirkdiggler8973]

@@fcpeuro Volvo was targeting England with the stationwagon and decided to race with it. Very soon in the BTCC-serie the rules changed to restrict the cars to salooncars. This was a big turningpoint for Volvo and this model is the foundation of what they are today. Maybe I come over the sea and buy the car when your tired of it? ;-)

[@TTURBOVOLVO]

@@dirkdiggler8973 The big plus to the station was less drag also a bit more downforce. I thought the rulechange said it was okay to have a spoiler on saloon cars. So the benefit of the station was gone and they changed to a saloon

[@turbovolvos40]

Good move with the spring rates. My R has the standard rates, and the front is way too soft, I had to disconnect the front sway bar to make it handle corner transitions with some level of composure. For the 94 turbo I'm building I got 7k front and the rear is not customizable, (awd swap). Also I got the DS series dampers. We'll see how it drives, and then I'll tune the front spring rate if needed. Springs are cheap.

[@fcpeuro]

Absolutely, Sean! Changing out the springs is cheap and relatively easy. We'll see how these rates perform on the track and will refine from there!

[@bgee461]

That looks so good, and very thorough job on all the chassis and brake upgrades too. The muffler is a very very poor copy of a mugen twin loop btw

[@fcpeuro]

Suspension and brakes were a big focus for us, and we were lucky enough to get our hands on all the C70 convertible bits! You are absolutely correct, Jacob bought that twin-loop muffler on a whim for $50. Doesn't sound terrible but we plan on completely redoing the exhaust in the near future!

[@ronethridge9875]

a cool car/what size is the engine in cc/liter/thanks

[@fcpeuro]

Glad you think so, Ron! The 850 has a 2435cc engine.

[@jsmaldokj]

I love this build so much

[@fcpeuro]

💗💗💗

[@ephatla58]

Not sure why I am finding this now, but good work!. I'm currently getting a 20T setup and cop among other things. '96 850R

[@fcpeuro]

Love to hear it, Eric!

[@fcpeuro]

Love to hear it, Eric!

[@240trooper]

Was a bit sad when I noticed it wasn't a t5 but over all, should be plenty reliable and fun to push it at its limit!

[@streetmetl1]

Great editting also really like the intro animation.

[@fcpeuro]

Thanks, Diego! We had a lot of fun with the intro animation!

[@donaldcruickshank227]

Are you sure you couldnt have squeezed in a few more adverts ? I mean there was a couple is seconds near the end im sure you could have got another one in there

[@fcpeuro]

we'll try harder to get one more in next time

[@ryanfake5229]

Love the video, love the car cant wait to see yall in the next one

[@fcpeuro]

We love that you love it, Ryan! Much more to come!

[@LucasW.B]

Sounds mad great work guys cant wait for the next update!

[@fcpeuro]

Thanks, Anon ymous! See you next Friday!

[@fortis6215]

Loving this build series. When is the dyno test?

[@fcpeuro]

Once we get all the kinks worked out on the street, we'll hopefully be on the dyno very soon!

[@ogfromutube9649]

10mm swivel socket is your best friend on those IM bolts.. Ask me how i know lol only 15-20 removal and installs...

[@xsduprwd3937]

I'm still impressed with the output figures from the original engine dyno. I wonder if its higher than this motor without any tuning..

[@fcpeuro]

We were all surprised with the original 300k mile engine! We actually plan on tearing down that engine to see what it looks like inside after all those miles.

[@hiro0500]

that is just awesome, makes me want to do some work on my S70.

[@fcpeuro]

Love to hear that this inspires you to work on your S70! Let us know how we can help with anything!

[@hugoefternamn6880]

I wod love to have that Volvo . Im from Sweden

[@fcpeuro]

Glad we can make our Swedish friends proud!

[@ogfromutube9649]

Got those same bc on my s70 wish i did the higher spring rate!! "Divorced setup" on rear.. I also had to grind the rear lower shock mount studs.. Ps not looking forward to those delta links... I need the 90° schraeder adapter for my pressure gauge bought from you lol... Jk i emailed service.... 😁

[@imamogluu]

That exhaust is shiny

[@akersjon278]

hmm, maybe before you wrap it (and blow it's sleeper quality), you could maybe put a couple of baby seats in it, put a couple of "soccer mom stickers" on the back and go trolling for some BMW:s or mustangs to thrash at the red lights...lol.

[@fcpeuro]

Oh don't worry, we'll be taking it to the track before the wrap to hopefully chase down some unsuspecting drivers!

[@willriley1619]

Looking forward to seeing some new torque numbers. I can't help wondering though what it would sound like with a Flowmaster or something like that

[@fcpeuro]

Oh trust us, we plan to completely redo the exhaust system with a custom stainless long-tube header, and mandrel-bent exhaust system all the way back. Not sure if we'll do mufflers or resonators, but for now we have the funny muffler to keep it somewhat quiet for the first few shakedowns!

[@rickj1983]

My 96 850 with 405xxx miles on it recently became ill. Cylinder 1 has zero compression and the rest are normal. So sad that it's not worth fixing the engine because I don't know if it's valve springs, a valve or piston ring. Still drive it on 4 cyl as my daily until I can find another car.

[@JoeEngineer]

11:12 Please post the rat-at-tat to ugga dugga conversion factor for future reference.

[@IntegraDIY]

Wow that rear suspension setup looks heavy and too complicated 😮 interesting design though

[@fcpeuro]

they're certainly a unique design

[@gloomy2003]

Love you guys!

[@fcpeuro]

Love you too!

[@gcrauwels941]

Glad to have an R.

[@oscarnyman332]

I died a litte 😂 when he read the instructions for the strutbrace he literaly read: Read this before install.

[@fcpeuro]

😂😂😂

[@theloveforvintagehifi8642]

Hi should I buy a 1983 240 wagon with 340 miles but everything sounds and looks good for 2k

[@Eric-ee7sx]

watching the intro Cory reminds me of Ethan from H3H3 (no diss)

[@ianjohnson7835]

Green with envy (no pun intended).

[@fcpeuro]

hahaha

[@davesimpson2805]

Watching this series with great interest from The UK. I have a '96 850 R manual and so love anything 850 related. Great content fellas! That front strut brace, where did you source it? I was told they were discontinued years ago... I'd love to get hold of one for my R!

[@fcpeuro]

Right here on our site! www.fcpeuro.com/products/volvo-strut-tower-brace-850-c70-s70-v70-9204176?+project+ep6&+brace

[@davesimpson2805]

@@fcpeuro Splendid! And will this fit a RHD vehicle? Can't see why it wouldn't...

[@MrGroupA]

Perhaps I missed out on it when watching, but are you going with a full roll cage? If so are you going to try to copy the BTCC roll cage or go with a traditional one?

[@Zec3]

Vill minnas att de sa att de skulle bygga bur men minns inte om de specificerade hur den skulle se ut.

[@fcpeuro]

Our roll cage plans are still currently in the works, but we'll be sure to share everything once we finish our plan to build it!

[@nickpierik9325]

Which size brake hose did u guys use ? I have upgraded my brakes from 280mm to 302mm with new: calipers, Ate powerdiscs and ate ceramic pads. but left the stock brake hoses and now when i move from standstil the brakes squeel..

[@fcpeuro]

We used technafit brake hose suited for the 302mm brakes. It's possible you have a collapsing brake hose causing your caliper to stick, definitely a good idea to replace them! www.fcpeuro.com/products/volvo-brake-hose-front-models-with-302mm-front-discs-stainless-steel-9191400

[@MrKushinator420]

Hello, can you link me hardware for the c70 mid brace and front brace, i grabbed from a junkyard but some bolts were bent and i want all new. ty.

[@fcpeuro]

When you get a moment, shoot an email over to [e-mail] the team can pull all the part numbers and possibly provide a diagram as well!

[@Biarritz535i]

What did you guys do to the exhaust? I wanna do make mine sound the same now 😁

[@throckmortonthebrave6634]

What ecu is that and were can i get one

[@TheLemonBird]

Dont you guys clean any of your parts?

[@bryancahill2949]

id LOVE to do this with my n/a 99 v70!

[@cazzie59]

Please give us a rough breakdown, on the prices of the parts you have installed.

[@LethalConspiracy]

Didn't watch the Q&A yet, if you answered already. But why NA and not 2.3T without VVT? Nothing is truly fun until 15psi

[@fcpeuro]

We were inspired by the BTCC Estate car which was NA, so we wanted to keep the car NA. No doubt turbo is the fun and easier way to make power! But a screaming NA 5 cylinder is going to be a lot of fun too!

[@andrewsteere8829]

This project is bittersweet. I'd love to rehab my old 850, but the lack of free time from my 50hr/week job plus 45 minute each way commute has put me in a new car. Anybody interested in a 97 850 GLT project (4AT turbo) with 202k on it?

[@unklebuck1239]

Where ya at?

[@paavotorkkola523]

Watch the double yellows on test drive

[@halalnews]

Did you guys put e code bulbs as well? Where did you even get them?

[@fcpeuro]

We got the headlights from a local Volvo enthusiast. They have the standard e code bulbs in them currently.

[@halalnews]

@@fcpeuro looks amazing!! I neeeeeeeeeeddddddd 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@UncleJuulian]

Is there ever gonna be aero body work done to the car for btcc looks?

[@fcpeuro]

The original 850 BTCC Estate car actually had mostly stock bodywork! We do have some plans in the future as we develop the car.

[@mr.gaming.tomato171]

what muffler is what wil love to get one 2 what neame is what at the rear FCP Euro

[@fcpeuro]

It's a universal twin loop muffler.

[@7spower998]

18:37 You meant SDM 😉

[@dbrandon4528]

Very cool

[@fcpeuro]

You're pretty cool too

[@csebastian71]

It was harder to get the delta back in then it was to remove it.

[@mabskha7917]

Where did you get the rear anti roll bar? Looks like a genuine Volvo ?

[@Optimiz3d]

Im in Europe and I got what looks like the same one in this video from Skandix.de when I refreshed the rear suspension on my V70 -99 back i August 2020.

[@mabskha7917]

@@Optimiz3d yea but skandix are now charging 60euros for shipping 🤯. So they have lost my business

[@fcpeuro]

The sway bar we used is the factory Euro-spec FWD V70R rear sway. You can find it on our site here: www.fcpeuro.com/products/volvo-suspension-stabilizer-bar-c70-s70-v70-9191462

[@plimpnemalp4792]

put 850R front bumper, there is more traction in front and the car is much stable with high speed

[@fcpeuro]

For the replication purposes we'll likely keep the bumper we have, but if an R bumper comes up might be worth a look

[@juliocesarayala9283]

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[@СтаматДенчийски]

So you took NA engine for p2, subframe from c70 to put into a fwd 850? why not just get a c70 with the same engine and upgrade the suspension... or get a turbo engine so it can make power

[@Tailspin07]

The engine they used has built internals, it's not a basic stock engine. The BTCC car was NA by regulation so they're trying to stay true to form.

[@207DUDE]

BALLER AS FUCK

[@petercriss116]

Long live IPD

[@stephenhegarty]

Watch out Corey - Rich Deboss is going to come after you for using his catch phrase 😬

[@stevenallison60]

Project is coming along great guys, 2 questions though, can you still get the side skirts that were on the btcc car ? & and to make it look extra mean just for the hell of it are you going to put the 850 saloon btcc spec front bumper on which had the added lower defuser on it, that front end did make the saloon look so good. All the best Steve 2RacingUK 2RacingUK.com

[@fcpeuro]

Thanks, Steven! That 850 saloon btcc spec bumper has crossed our minds a few times, it would definitely be a cool addition! We'll have to look into the side skirts as well!

[@stevenallison60]

@@fcpeuro If you do go down that route let me know if you get stuck as that bottom part looks to be a add on to the standard bumper. There's a guy here in the UK making a replica of the Peugeot 405 1995 the red & white car somehow he's found those bottom parts so I could ask him where he got them for you 👍👍 Hes on Twitter

[@saganworshipper6062]

Wait. Meyle = My Lee and not Mile?

[@AlxGTR]

May-Leh

[@fcpeuro]

We all typically pronounce it My-Lee, but there may be a slight variation with a german inflection

[@saganworshipper6062]

@@fcpeuro Can we get confirmation on this from someone at Meyle? Lol.

[@sebastiansoderholm7334]

dam love the prodjekt but in my mind that is the worst saouning exhaus even on a 850 xD it saunds lika freeking honda. vtw im from sweden and have never herd a 850 or v70 do that cind of sound😅

[@pdubowner]

How to make a weekend project into a 2 year ordeal.

[@aaronjennings8385]

The audio in this video is all over the place.

[@reesehandley2114]

Ya'll have a missed opportunity to do a p2 Engine swap into an m4.4 car and to show what a low-budget car build could do. This is a bit out of reach for everyone to recreate if they wanted to.

[@fcpeuro]

This was a P2 engine swap, and we are running an M4.4 ecu. Most of this car was built with used parts from the junkyard from other Volvos along with factory and a few aftermarket parts that anyone can get off our shelves at FCP Euro. Of course, Turbo is the way to go when it comes to $$ per horsepower but we wanted to stay naturally aspirated to remain true to the BTCC car's roots as well as do something a bit different 😉

[@abylaim5630]

У меня тоже 850 вольва тоже восстанавливаю

[@Backwardlooking]

👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@tommil7574]

Please level the audio next time.

[@sonicstep]

Super content. However, the difference between the music and voice is way too much. I'm frequently having to turn it down and up, which to say the least is an irritation. Regarding that delta link. I wouldn't even think of modifying it. Volvo would have spared no money investing in their R&D to ensure that such a system worked as intended prior to bringing it to market. If what they do is there, it's been done for a good reason. Their BTC Tom Walkinshaw tuned cars would have used it. Repair as necessary then leave well alone!

[@uniwerksdesign]

Like

[@abylaim5630]

Ассаламагаликум из Казахстана

[@MrKrazySeb]

That it NOT slammed.. my volvoräggerheart is crying, if you can fit a finger in the wheel well its either to high up or your fitment is shit

[@olegivanov7679]

На фиг ставить эти перделки? Стоковый глушитель более приятный, чем это пердёж

[@Berlin_Bagger]

Who is this homeless looking guy? Does he live in the 850?

[@legambaz]

That's a very noisy Volvo.

[@sweedin69]

Use a torch to melt the plastic or whatever compound of the delta link end and they slide right out

[@pdubowner]

What a disappointment.

[@jacek8122]

The material is great, but these masks are absurd...