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Hey guys, I've gotten so much inspiration from seeing the badass cars on here, I thought I'd finally join... I've been out of the car game since my car got stolen in 2011....95 civic, gsr swap, built head/cams, nitrous, etc...
So my dad moves to tennessee, gets married, and her daughter passes away at the young age of 23 from Cystic Fibrosis. She had an 86 Volvo 240 and ***** it... The car sat for 3 years in a field becoming the home to 2 snakes, bees, and numerous other critters. When it came time for them to move to Florida, they were looking at scrapping the car. When I learned of the car, I said NO WAY!!!
Last week we made a trip up to get the car... cleaned the points on the cap, jumped the car, and it fired right up. Even with 2 vacuum leaks and 3 year old gas, this thing runs like a champ! The body is straight, minus a broken corner light and a missing piece of trim. The paint is coming off, but I like it the way it is...call it "petina".
For now, this is a minor project car for my dad and I, minor tune up, fix it as it breaks type of thing, a "nofuksgivn" type of car.
Plans: 16x8 0 with 205/50 up front, 16x10 -12 225/25 (or similar) in the rear. White Diamond racing wheels. Ebay turbo manifold and turbo, 3" straight exhaust, dumping out the side....or through the hood....not sure yet.
In the last 6 months, I've seen a total of 1 (that's one) Volvo 240's around here in central florida, so this should be a head turner and a just for laughs/attention whore of a car, which is what I'm aiming for. The car will have a light tribute tune to Samantha aka Sammy, the previous owner, and to CF (Cystic Fibrosis) as much as she ***** the car, I couldn't bare to see this car be hauled off to be crushed and/or gutted for parts.
I look forward to posting pics of the progress to share with you all.
Any input/props/**** mail is more than welcomed.
Thanks
So my dad moves to tennessee, gets married, and her daughter passes away at the young age of 23 from Cystic Fibrosis. She had an 86 Volvo 240 and ***** it... The car sat for 3 years in a field becoming the home to 2 snakes, bees, and numerous other critters. When it came time for them to move to Florida, they were looking at scrapping the car. When I learned of the car, I said NO WAY!!!
Last week we made a trip up to get the car... cleaned the points on the cap, jumped the car, and it fired right up. Even with 2 vacuum leaks and 3 year old gas, this thing runs like a champ! The body is straight, minus a broken corner light and a missing piece of trim. The paint is coming off, but I like it the way it is...call it "petina".
For now, this is a minor project car for my dad and I, minor tune up, fix it as it breaks type of thing, a "nofuksgivn" type of car.
Plans: 16x8 0 with 205/50 up front, 16x10 -12 225/25 (or similar) in the rear. White Diamond racing wheels. Ebay turbo manifold and turbo, 3" straight exhaust, dumping out the side....or through the hood....not sure yet.
In the last 6 months, I've seen a total of 1 (that's one) Volvo 240's around here in central florida, so this should be a head turner and a just for laughs/attention whore of a car, which is what I'm aiming for. The car will have a light tribute tune to Samantha aka Sammy, the previous owner, and to CF (Cystic Fibrosis) as much as she ***** the car, I couldn't bare to see this car be hauled off to be crushed and/or gutted for parts.
I look forward to posting pics of the progress to share with you all.
Any input/props/**** mail is more than welcomed.
Thanks