78' Volvo 242

[JasonB]

Those 17's look tiny on that car! Great work so far though I can't wait to see you wedge that motor in there

[TheWraith]

These came in wednesday


Little fitment trial today

[a.blanco0905]

Great work OP!!! Best of luck on your build... I'm diggin' it.

[TheWraith]

No work done today but this showed up. 5.3 and 4L60E

[TheWraith]

well.. how much power is that?

my volvo 242 project with a b230 engine will put out about 700-750 hp.. any more in a rwd car is just overkill!


Btw, those wheels will look great on the brick!

Let me rephrase that, can't make the power I want cheaply with a 4 cylinder.
Gonna be close to 1000hp when totally finished but the power will be built in stages. Shooting for 400whp NA before installing boost then stepping it to 750whp then to the final 1000whp. It will be loads cheaper with a small block than with stock Volvo power but I give props to anyone that can afford to build a volvo motor right. The 5.3 is just a jumping off point to get everything sorted before going to a stroked 6.0 then obligatory monster turbos.

[volvo242]

Can't make the horsepower I want with 4 cylinders.

well.. how much power is that?

my volvo 242 project with a b230 engine will put out about 700-750 hp.. any more in a rwd car is just overkill!


Btw, those wheels will look great on the brick!

[TheWraith]

I have a pare off dobble SU carbonizers complete whit manifold, To B18, and B20 engine. buy?

Can't make the horsepower I want with 4 cylinders.

[Sami/B]

I have a pare off dobble SU carbonizers complete whit manifold, To B18, and B20 engine. buy?

[gofast28]

lately older bmws volvos and datsuns are doin it for me i love the car choice.

[TheWraith]

hey, if you like the steelies look, check out diamondracingwheels.com , they have some sweet wide steelies that look great on old volvos.

I hope I don't offend you but, well, I'm gonna go against the norm, "I **** steelies". Yep, I said it, **** them with a passion. I am waiting on new wheels to be delivered and they are the only rollers I have so it doesn't sit on jackstands and piss off the neighbors. But anyway.....

This has been the latest work. Pulled the trans to fix a leaky rear main but the clutch is wasted and I'm not going to pump money into a pit so this forces my hand


Plenty of room for a V8


Pretty crusty though



Lots of scrubbing and degreaser later



Removed the rusty battery tray too since it's being relocated to the trunk


Ordered up s new set of temporary wheels, god bless cheap Mustang parts. Set of 17x9 speedline reps, $398 shipped!


Set of tires acquired also 215/45's front and 225/45's rears.

Also an 03' GM 5.3 and 4L60E transmission are showing up tomorrow morning.

[melancollie]

hey, if you like the steelies look, check out diamondracingwheels.com , they have some sweet wide steelies that look great on old volvos.

[Pingar]

I love these old volvos. Can't wait to see what your going to do to it.

[Daviticus]

Hell yes, loving it. I just picked up a '79 242DL myself for a track beast, this has seriously got me considering putting an interior back in it.

[Madhatter]

i love old volvos, and you are making this into a pretty sweet one

[bobbyjones]

looking forward to where this is going