January 10'-11' Build Off 1996 Volvo 850R

[greekone]

This should be an easy way to keep track of my project. I'm still a senior in high school, so this project may take a little longer then a year to finish. lol I came across this car on CL a little less than a month ago. A dealer in Massachusetts got it as a trade in. In the ad the dealer mentioned he was selling the car for parts due to the engine running "poorly". Upon inspection I noticed the registration had been expired for 2 years meaning the car has been sitting a long time. Also, the car was 10K miles overdue for an oil change. The noise coming from the engine was a repetitive ticking sound, putting two and two together I realized it was most likely a stuck lifter. So, I bought the car for $850. So far I've taken the old exhaust off (dealer cut the cat off the old exhaust). I have a temporary replacement exhaust waiting to go on, but the snow has been delaying me. Here are some pics of the day I brought it home.......









How it currently sits......





Plans

Engine (phase 1)
- K&N panel filter (bought)
- MBC (manual boost controller) (bought)
- 3" turboback exhaust
- tune
- Greddy Profec B Spec II EBC
- R exhaust manifold (bought)
- TD04HL 19T turbo
- 350cc injectors (bought)
- Unorthodox Racing underdrive pulley (bought)
- NA cams (bought)
- 960 throttle body plate
- true CAI
- Precision FMIC
- IPD HD CBV

Engine (Phase 2)

- built 2.4 block (Forged Rods, Forged pistons, and an S60 crankshaft)
- 01-03 T5 head (ported and polished)
- manual swap
- Quaife lsd
- turbo tuner (EMS)
- Hahn 20G (bought)
- 465cc injectors
- Walbro 255lph fuel pump

Suspension
- 302mm BBK (front)
- SS brake lines
- Koni yellow adjustable struts and shocks
- IPD lowering springs
- IPD 25/25 sway bars
- IPD HD endlinks
- OMP strut bar

Exterior
- OEM spoiler
- V70 tail lights
- V90 rear wiper arm
- 440 side markers
- 5K HID low beams
- 3K HID fogs
- Ecode headlight lenses
- Euro clear corners
- Swedish Euro plate (rear)
- IPD eggcrate grille with Volvo slash
- fiberglass lip

Interior
- V70R cluster
- QBM trim rings
- 3 gauge pod (black)
- AEM Uego gauge
- Prosport boost gauge
- Prosport oil pressure gauge
- black 960 steering wheel

Miscellaneous
- Bosch copper spark plugs
- OEM distributor cap
- OEM rotor
- IPD spark plug wires
- Stylin vac lines
- IPD poly motor mount (bought)
- new PCV
- IPD poly motor mount
- OEM timing belt
- OEM serpentine belt
- OEM water pump
- OEM idler pulley
- OEM control arms
- OEM spring seats
- OEM rear upper shock mounts
- OEM tie rods