Making my Swedish V70R Wagon HANDLE?

In this video I'm doing lots of handling mods to my cheap Volvo V70R. Sway bars, subframe bushings, control arms and more!

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[Ctrl_Alt_Delicious]

Forever grateful to the YT algorithm for recommending me your channel, love the production and the "garage build" vibes <3

[spoolingturbo]

As a Volvo mechanic living in rustbelt Belgium, my jaw dropped when those outer tie rods immediately fell out upon removing the nut. and the subframe bushings with a little whack with a hammer :o

[mykaelharvey]

the absolute shock when you just casually smaked the bushings out and they weren’t cemented to the subframe, excellent work i might do this myself

[danvilla]

Exactly my kind of YT content. Real guy in his garage with an attainable car. Also the production value is far beyond a channel of this size. Great job as always.

[enukabalasuriya]

The way you work on these P2s makes me so happy, they aren't that bad to work on if you know what youre doing and your channel helps us all - many thanks 😀

[ProBroOfficial]

I don't understand how you got under 30k subs.. Your content is some of the best I've seen in a while, better than most of the car channels with millions of subs. Keep up your good work dude! Shoutout to you from Ireland :)

[dominicanstig]

I'm not even a Volvo owner (GTI) but saw this on a recommended; Two months later i keep binge watching this channel. Good stuff man.

[johan]

Instead of changing bushings you could (at least here in Sweden) drive up to the junkjard and remove the subframe from a Volvo C70, they are famous because instead of subframe bushings they just have solid alumium bushings to compensate for insability that comes with not having a roof and all. But putting this in a V70R makes it obviously little less soft, but way more stability :)

[Scrubworks]

That's one of the things I love about the P2 chassis; the aluminium subframes (edit, front one is actually galv steel). Such a brilliant move by Volvo at a time when pretty much everyone else was still making theirs out of steel. It means when you look under one of these things now, 20 years later, they still look so much nicer. No rampant rust or peeling chassis paint. And they're lighter when you're dragging them across the floor.

[adamninety]

I've always had an undying appreciation for the V70 series, I'm still on the hunt for a good V70 N/A, the "R"'s are too hard to find here and when you do, they are extremely expensive in good nick. I wanted to say however, though I've passively worked on cars and trucks my entire life, you have most definitely inspired me to finally pull the trigger and get a V70, I'm dead set. You've also been a tremendous inspiration to myself and a couple of my friends interested in these wonderful wagons. Not only have you shown that you just gotta do it, you've also motivated me and shown me to not be afraid of tackling what seems impossible when working on vehicles. I truly appreciate you making all of the Volvo video series, for being super informative and detailed and well spoken, if not for your content, I don't think I would have moved forward with the decision on a V70. You have a subscriber for life dude, and, I'd love to see your photography work as well, which I'm sure is as mind blowing as the Volvo series. Keep up the amazing work 🤙❤️

[Canuckrz]

I've never seen subframe bushings pop out that easy with a hammer, I wish they were all like that.

[uisperfectemail]

Detailing-styled production, meets DIY, and on a Volvo I’ll add! Fantastic production.

[JeffTiberend]

I've worked in an auto parts warehouse. The subframes are pretty heavy. It's great to see you work on this car. It makes me want to find a old Volvo Sedan. I just don't know if I could do a station wagon. Keep up the good work. I love your videos.

[WinstonsGarage]

That subframe looks BRAND NEW!! This V70R is going to be so happy after all these mods. I had those same brembo brakes, they are awesome!

[raphael]

I almost died taking my subframe bushings out

[RideTheLifeQc]

you dont have to use red locktite on these bolts, way too much, they dont vibrate and the torque on these will hold them forever, just a lil tip, keep up the cool projects :D !!

[xantor_]

Finally. Nothing's better than coming home and watching a new episode of V70R overhauls while mine needs the exact same stuff replaced lmao. Next up AOC Pump and filter change? :D

[thomaskirkland]

I live for these videos! Wish I could find a £1500 project V70R over here in the UK!

[jakekorzen]

hey man, I bought a 2006 2.5 S80 for dirt cheap with over 270k and I have been going through the process of restoring my car in a very similar process to you. Watching you struggle with a lot of the same things I had to struggle with gave me life. I had to individually wrap the spark plug cables with electrical tape because they had decayed like your v70 had. l thank you for the P2 content

[richolishis]

Those wheels look amazing on that car. And dang I really want a v70 now lol. Used to have a 94 850R