BT, 1994 854 T-5

some pics of BT my T-5, i've had her over 12years now. She was standard when i brought her, she's had a few modifications since lol.
























List of Modifications

Engine Spec:

S60R exhaust manifold
19T turbo
1.2bar actuator
Forge Motorsport recirc valve blanking plate
Ferrita 3inch Stainless steel downpipe
QTP exhaust cut-off valve
ME7 inlet manifold
polished & internally modified Volvo 960 throttle body
VXR 470cc fuel injectors (to be fitted once mapped)
2litre fuel swirl pot with 2 pump fuel system
3inch alloy reverse flow intercooler pipes
3inch stainless steel intake pipe, including 3inch MAF sensor housing
Apexi AVC-R boost controller
power steering pump replaced with Citroen electric unit in boot
expansion bottle moved
radiator & fan moved to boot
vac hoses replaced with internally braided hoses
TTV lightweight flywheel 5.6kg (original 8.5kg) not fitted
ARD lightweight crank pulley 0.6kg (original 2.2kg)
7mm double silicone HT leads
twin MSD coils, MSD 6a ignition unit
TWE oil catch tank, PCV removed
Powerflex top engine mount
Powerflex bulkhead mount (using ME7 bracket)
Powerflex wishbone bushes
Powerflex tie-bar bushes
front panel & scuttle panel removed (including any excess metal from scuttle panel)
Powerflow stainless steel exhaust back-box with twin exit (one each side)
battery moved to boot using Nolan engineering alloy battery tray
bonnet strengthening removed
all plastic removed (ECU box, wire trunking etc)
Carbon Fibre LHD strut brace
Volvo 302mm brake conversion
Black Diamond braided brake hoses
ABS & brake servo removed
rear brake bias lever
TA Technix coil-over suspension
full UR racing chassis brace kit
under bonnet sound insulation removed
wheel stud convertion
DRE sequential shift light
Racelogic traction control
launch control & full throttle gear-change
WOT overboost (adjustable for duration, boost & duty)
extra engine/ECU grounding wires added
short shift gearchange plate
brass shifter cable bushes
EVAP system & carbon canistor removed
bonnet hinges, springs, catches, cable & lever removed
screen wash bottle moved to boot, jet moved onto wiper arm
excess wiring removed from loom (including repeator lights, aircon, cruise control, headlight wipers etc)

Interior:

Dino leather 3 spoke steering wheel (with Momo boss)
custom carbon fibre steering wheel centre
quick release steering boss
all switches moved to box unit by handbrake
gear level shortened by 1.5inches
Race-X gearknob
Race-X Alloy pedal grips
Cobra Monaco S bucket seats (passenger side monted as far back as possible)
Raceland clip-in 3 point harnesses
non-turbo gauges (including higher range rev-counter)
digital thermometers (measuring intake & throttle body temperatures)
Innovate wideband AFR gauge
triple aux power sockets
internal door metalwork removed
alloy door cards & rear bulkhead
USB webcam
everything else removed, including carpets, dashboard, sunroof, door trim, excess wiring etc

Exterior:

T-5R front bumper with chrome mesh grill & intercooler vents
private registration plate reading “BIG T5R” or “BIG TOSSER”
headlamp wipers removed & under headlight panels replaced
RGM headlight eyebrows, or motorsport fibre glass light blanks
fibre glass headlamp blanks used off road
day running lights disconnected
front fog lights removed
LED sidelight bulbs
single windscreen wiper conversion
quick release bumpers & doors
TopCat front bumper splitter
S70 fuel filler door
custom TWR pinstripe decal & window graphics
1995 spec rear lights & inner boot panel
passenger side front door handle de-locked
S70 T-5 16" white Perfo wheels, with 225/50/16 tyres
rear bumper modified for extra tailpipe
SAAB 900 rear spoiler
NACA 3" duct on passenger wing feeding air direct to turbo
Perspex windows (except windscreen)
wheel arch linings removed
USA spec front wing badges, replacing repeator lights
Nordic design mesh bonnet grill
GP2 wing mirror
Boot badges, hinges & shocks removed. Boot lid now secured with catches

Looks awesome mate
seems ive got a long way to go with mine

About time u got her on the road duane bless her still Looks wicked rob I don't think it's far away from that lol

Rob wrote:Looks awesome mate
seems ive got a long way to go with mine

thanks, my list keeps growing so you've got a very very long way lol

conrod wrote:About time u got her on the road duane bless her still Looks wicked rob I don't think it's far away from that lol

she's getting there

had a "tweak" with the rear suspension, & finally got it how i want it


& thats the side with the least weight on due to the slope




still got an inch of suspension travel, think i'll have to cut the bump-stops down

looking good duane boi keep up the good work fella not long now before bt is on the road dude

conrod855R wrote:looking good duane boi keep up the good work fella not long now before bt is on the road dude

thanks, roll on pay day so i can order some more bits lol

how did u do the pcv system duane?

conrod855R wrote:how did u do the pcv system duane?

would you believe i've got no pictures of the system (had a hard-drive clear-out),

but basically binned the PCV & ran the pipe from the cam cover & block into the catch tank & blocked off the sump inlet. The black pipes in the engine pic are the new one's replacing the PCV

p fandango wrote:

conrod855R wrote:how did u do the pcv system duane?

would you believe i've got no pictures of the system (had a hard-drive clear-out),

but basically binned the PCV & ran the pipe from the cam cover & block into the catch tank & blocked off the sump inlet. The black pipes in the engine pic are the new one's replacing the PCV

sweet i mite have ago and do mine soon duane it should make a diffeance i hope lol

conrod855R wrote:sweet i mite have ago and do mine soon duane it should make a diffeance i hope lol

tbh i've not ran her for very long so no idea if it works lol

well u best get some petrol and get her running fella bless her let me know how it works when u do get her running duane

conrod855R wrote:well u best get some petrol and get her running fella bless her let me know how it works when u do get her running duane

JT's done the same system on his race car, but again he's not used the car since (& think he's having a few issues stopping pipes leaking lol)

thats cool shall wait till 1 of you have got them running and poor jt's stops his leaks lol

Love this car Duane, it's about time you got her finished as can't wait to see it after all these years!!

volvo-850-mad! wrote:Love this car Duane, it's about time you got her finished as can't wait to see it after all these years!!

thanks shouldn't be that long now Stevie. PS i still haven't got your windows sent back yet, be beginning of the month now

i was bored yesterday so made a quick video of BT's panel removal, sorry i had to be in it lol. Everything was done up as normal, although i am putting a couple of bolts in each bumper when driving on the road

a friend told me about this nice simple mod to shorten the sidewards throw on the gear lever, compliments the forward to back short-shift plates perfectly. Really does feel like a sporty box now


the arm is held on with a simple roll pin & a circlip holds the selector cable on


arm removed.


holes may not be straight, but good enough. I ground off the original pin, drilled holes at 40mm, 53mm, 66mm & a hole at the original 80mm where the pin was. The 40mm is too close to the pivot point & the cable hits the gearbox casing


all back together, nut & bolt now hold the selector cable onto the arm

nice information duane me likes that

CONRODS!! wrote:nice information duane me likes that

i like free mods, & works really well with the short shift plate

a few updates to liven the forum up lol

T-piece done for the hot air induction kit, so i can just remove the bung from the side vent for the straight thru pipe











she's now in a state to move under her own power as well, just need to sort the brakes out lol



rear still needs lowering some more

looking good mate
ive had no time to work on mine
loads i want to do
got to try and make a start at the weekend

how long before an outing ?
id love to see it

Rob wrote:looking good mate
ive had no time to work on mine
loads i want to do
got to try and make a start at the weekend

how long before an outing ?
id love to see it

thank you sir, i've not got much left to do but i keep agreeing to work weekends. Or when i'm not working its raining, or i'm skint lol

after looking at the group photo's some more i wasn't quite happy with the rear, so its been lowered a bit more. Also fitted a plug & socket so i don't have to open the boot when i've got a flat battery (yes i'm lazy lol)

planning on getting the single piece front-end done the weekend, so today in prep it all got took off. Already got the headlights mounted to the wings which i thought was going to harder than it turned out to be

another mod thats not going to help her get on the road, but was cheap

got one of the camber plates fitted, a pig of a job so not looking forward to doing the other side lol

few other little bits done, made a solid front engine mount. Must admit i haven't even started BT since so no idea how much extra vibrations there are lol. Got the wings, bumper & lights secured together for the front end, i've done the brackets to secure the bonnet but the rest can't take the weight at the minute