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

[BakerScott]

To gain all this epic knowledge you have of machining/ welding etc, did you start as an apprentice or go to university or neither? Just interested. Top quality work. Cant wait to see it finished!

[volvo242]

needed new washers for the cranckshaft bearings.. the one used was A4 steel, to soft..
new ones was made out of some hard stuff that i have no idea whats called in english ;P



other then that, the dry sump is finished! hope to get it mounted tomorrow

[volvo242]

got my engine heated in a big oven today! was in there for about 4 hours at 95*c! did this to be able to re-tourqe the head studs without actualy running the engine to get it to operating temp!

and then i spent 12 hours looking at a cnc mill doing its magic ;P
me and a friend started making a new dry sump oil pan, only needs a plate welded in there and drill the mounting holes!

[volvo242]

What kind of numbers are you looking to get with the engine an turbo setup? If this has already been mentioned I apologize. Epic build. I love seeing Volvo's raced out.

going for 700-750 hp and 900+nm for now. but everything is built for 1000+hp so i might buy a bigger turbo later on

[R32SilviaTech]

What kind of numbers are you looking to get with the engine an turbo setup? If this has already been mentioned I apologize. Epic build. I love seeing Volvo's raced out.

[volvo242]

fuseses and switches




and since i cant find anything to connect all the cables to, i figured i had to fix an solution myself ;P

got my hands on a copper pice that i cut, drilled and tapped! its just mounted straight on the main switch

[volvo242]

center consol made of a alu frame with a carbon sheet!


also, finished laying out all cables for lights, fans, servo, waterpump etc! hope to get some connectors in the mail soon, i orderd some Superseal connectors from ebay a few days ago

should probably go buy the NIRA ecu and get on with that wiring harness to..

[JRodigan]

Shit son. This is some DAMN good work! Very impressive!

[cobrawannabe]

I LOVE braided sleeve.

[Gab87]

Perfect project

[volvo242]

well ive started ;P

this is for lights and servo. there will be another harness for waterpump and fans



oh btw, the harness is moved out of the engine bay looks cleaner

this is the braided sleeve


harness for rear lights and fuel pumps is also in place!

[fivefourzero]

can't wait to see more, this is going to be amazing when finished!

[volvo242]

well, lets just get this over with... :P

yupp, new wiring harness for the whole car has to be made.. the stock **** is way to heavy and looks like crap ;P

[volvo242]

first job with the new welder:
make a rack to put the welder and plasma cutter in so it dont have to stand on the floor
cut and welded some 25x25 mm alu square tubing.. this gave me a chance to test the new welder and figure out the controls before welding car stuff


after that i welded on the last wiggins clamp on my turbo - IC pipe , so now the pipes is finished to

[rice4life]

A lot of speedhunters aren't extreme, just very tasteful, and/or crazy.

I think that this ticks all of those boxes.