Volvo 242 Turbo, 16v turbo, widebody, Rota wheels++

[volvo242]

[volvo242]

since im out of argon gas for the tig, i made the gearbox shifter linkage today!

Made it of 16mm aluminium and some plumber stuff :P



Drilled out to 7mm, tapped to m8 and dilled the first 2 cm down to 10mm to "hide" and support the plumber thingys (the part on the right in the first pic)




assembled


grabbed my pipe bender and made this

[SebastienPeek]

So. Much. Love.

This is absolutely mind blowingly awesome.
So in for more, can't wait to see how this ends up!

[99sil-teg]

This build is nuts and I love it. Can't wait to see more.

[futurestancer]

I cannot wait to see the final product!!

[volvo242]

making custom bolts for the gear linkage :P





And, yes, the box still fitts! even with the linkage mounted!
(and my first custom bolt :P, V2.0 on the pics above)

[244Brick]

your a fabrication genie!!!

[volvo242]

since im out of parts for my tanks and transmission bracket, i started building the turbo manifold!

it will be made of 316 stainless tubing, 42,4mm in diameter and 2mm thick walls.

didnt get very far as it took some time to split and trim the oval port to round tubing parts!

[volvo242]

yes, the turbo will be hanging down under the manifold! i like the way that looks, instead of the "hey come look at my turbo" way :P

and i also get a better exhoust system with less turns!

btw, thanks for your enthusiasm! its good to know people like what im doing!

[YagerD]

Love seeing unique builds, keep up the good work!

[P78]

runs out of parts

starts on another part of the car

serious skills man

like this build

[volvo242]

runs out of parts

starts on another part of the car

serious skills man

like this build

hehe, ofcourse :P cant just sitt around and wait for more parts you know! i have lots to do

[volvo242]

progress :p





amazingly my "empty" argon bottle still has enough gass for me to tac weld the stainless! the meter reads 0 bar :P

[Raarasutra]

Awesome is an understatement

[volvo242]

little more :P