Luke's 2004 V70R 426 Silver Metallic/Nordkap now with M66!

Hello all, some might recognize me as slowvagn (formerly boostedxc) on Instagram. I formerly had a manual swapped XC70, lowered, with a B5244T5 and Rolling Motors K24 hybrid. I had the car for around 80k, and had a lot of fun with it, I was fortunate enough to give it one last hurrah to Cape Cod with @ScottishBrick and @JaredR. Upon returning to the humid south, I realized I was ready for something different.

Fair warning! This is a picture heavy post!



First order of business was removing the BC Coilovers that the car came with in favor of some KWs!


Test drive on the dragon proved a success! Even the co-pilot agrees. These coilovers are amazing and WAY better than the BCs they replaced.

Those silver headlight bezels just aren't doing it for me... and the projectors needed some adjustment anyway. Let's fix that



MUCH! Better!

The automatic in this car was shifting okay, and my original plan was to leave it that way until it got cooler in the Fall. Unfortunately, the P/S pressure line was failing to seal at the pump due to the flare being damaged, since it requires subframe removal (and I have AC at the shop)... time to get 3 pedals! This car is my 4th overall manual swap, so it was relatively straight forward. While I was at it, I went ahead and swapped in a fully stripped down and resealed B5244T5 I had laying around. This car had no signs of cracked liners... but might as well improve it a bit (I don't believe in shims)



AW55-AWD and B5254T4 removed.

Pedals and cables added


Goodies!

Torque your VVT Hubs people!


Engine and new M66 mated and ready to go on the subframe with new mounts... and most importantly that new P/S line!



Continued below!