86' Volvo 244dl "marta"

[jer19423]

meeeeeh magna flow came off, open eggsauce now, to loud and annoying for me tho. more magnaflow permanence will be done tho. wheels to come also

[bmw325e30]

lets see the wheel teaser dude!

[jer19423]

well i was about to order the u joints and the CSB kit andn O/D relay from IPD buuuut fcpeuro was cheaper. yet when i got the damn package there was 2 of 3 U joints and the center support bearing, with out the rubber housing and spring and washer to go with it, and surprise surprise there wasnt even the fucking 42 dollar relay in there. they say they will be sending me the rest but it seems as tho they didnt believe me at all

[jer19423]

im not sure if i should even replace it cause its doing its job damn well now that i re adjusted and put those hose clamps on.

[Daviticus]

lol whoops. Apparently not then haha. I actually want an automatic Starion or Conquest for a daily - I like mine, but something about cruising in a slushbox is more relaxing. I don't like banging gears all the time, I leave that for the race cars.

Also, that little plastic adjuster is the biggest pain in my ass ever.

[jer19423]

well i guess this goes against my inner thoughts of not wanting a newer volvo lip but since i have a spare s70 front bumper im gonna cut the lower lip off and see how it looks on the 240. ill probably paint it black im sure it wouldnt look to good with a silver s70 lip lol. maybe it will turn out awesome maybe not. idk but i figured since i have it why the hell not.

on another note. my clutch adjustment screw thing on the cable is so worn on the inside of the bracket and plastic holder that it freely rotates way to much so i might order a new one im not sure yet, but for the mean time i put a hose clamp on each side of that adjustment screw and turned the whole outer rubber sleeve that goes over the cable so it wont adjust itself out or in anymore. its been working great so far but id rather have a regular working one instead of 2 hose clamps holding it in place.

[jer19423]

lols!!!!! it was a dude and apparently he had rebuilt his motor and upgraded some things, it was autotragic though : / we told him he should do a manual swap and he was like naw ima build the tranny and get a shift kit. garrett and I looked at each other like wtf.... oh well different strokes for different folks i guess.

and im just not a fan of the 850 cut off lips. i mean some look good with it but idk i like the angle that the stock flipped lip comes down at ya know. i wanna get something to set it of just a little bit like a diffuser in the front but at the same angle of the lip if that makes sense. just to see if it would look ok.

[Daviticus]

I personally think the later 850 bumper looks better to be honest.

And I might know that girl with the Starion haha. We're a tight-knit group. It looks familiar to me anyway.

[jer19423]

yea i know what it was off of but i just dont like it on the 240. personal preference i guess.

[manbeard]

that lip you're unsure about is the 93/early 94 850 lower bumper. they look pretty sweet.

[jer19423]

maybe this is a bit of a disappointment but ive decided just to weld up my diff. im not to savy when it comes to differentials i need more learning in that department.

test fitting some tires in the near future for the redrill to 5x114.3 et-28's. i really wanna put these babys on sooner than later. kinda canceled a trip to kentucky just to save some moola and now i can go to springfest may 12th. hopefully that will be a blast!!!

anywhoo heres some more pictures. garrett and I decided to drive around richmond and see how many volvos we can spot. ended up seeing some sick cafe bikes that i wasnt fast enough to take a pic of but i still got some good ones of a starion we saw having fuel problems in the parking lot of 711. tried to help him out a wee but looks like he has fuel filter problems. also about the end of the day before we left i saw a sick stock 144 so i whipped around and took some pics.





garrett with a camera...






trying to adjust my clutch and figuring out that the threads arent tight enough to hold the adjustment i made :/
















we thought this was funny. oldest parking pass went back to 1985 lols, it was a manual mazda too!!


cool lil ally way for a photoshoot






sorry but i like these




idk about this front lip...



the starion was autotragic

[Daviticus]

Here's the best thread on TB about the G80 locker mod:

http://www.turbobricks.org/mods.php?content=art0027

Reassembly is obviously the reverse of removal.

Also of importance to note, since your car is an '86 you should have an electronic speedometer with a sensor on the diff cover that reads off the toothed/windowed wheel on the carrier - the G80 has a different wheel that physically fits, but you'll notice there are a bunch more slots than your original diff has. You have to have the bearing on that side pressed off to swap that wheel, else your speedo won't work. Some people care, some don't. Everyone I know that has done the swap with the exception of one has a cable speedo in their car [for the record, pre-85 cars I believe have cable speedometers], and the one guy that has the electronic speedo just uses a speedometer app on his iPhone and sets it on the dash.

So, to sum it up in order of simplicity:

-You can weld the diff simply and easily and keep your speedo function;
-You can swap in a modded G80 and ignore your non-working speedo; Or
-You can swap the toothed wheels between diffs, install the G80 and enjoy.

[jer19423]

Adaptec will make a 15mm adapter, you'll just have to trim your lug studs down and use shorter lug nuts. I've heard the ballpark range is $350, which I'll gladly pay for quality bits.

As far as a welded diff goes, I daily drove my last Rx7 for over a year with a welded diff no problems. Just anticipate the rear to grip when you don't want it to, and slip when you don't want it to haha. I don't like lockers personally, but the Volvos I've driven with modded G80s were a blast - all the traction when you need it, and all the comfort and cornering when you aren't driving hard.

I can see the confusion with discs and drums, as 200s use a drum type parking brake out back. When I got my '79 I had to double take, as it didn't have rotors or calipers and I only saw the parking brake shoes.

lol well im glad im not the only one. i think it was just a lapse in judgement when i was thinking if i had discs or drums in the rear. i think what i might do is get a g80 and try it out. im not all up on what all to do to install it but im sure turbo bricks will have a thread for that. the only time i can have fun on the pavement is when its wet outside. its a blast but then again id like an lsd or welded diff to get the tail out a lil easier. even on dirt roads i can feel how im having to whip it harder than some of the other lsd dif cars ive driven.

[Daviticus]

Adaptec will make a 15mm adapter, you'll just have to trim your lug studs down and use shorter lug nuts. I've heard the ballpark range is $350, which I'll gladly pay for quality bits.

As far as a welded diff goes, I daily drove my last Rx7 for over a year with a welded diff no problems. Just anticipate the rear to grip when you don't want it to, and slip when you don't want it to haha. I don't like lockers personally, but the Volvos I've driven with modded G80s were a blast - all the traction when you need it, and all the comfort and cornering when you aren't driving hard.

I can see the confusion with discs and drums, as 200s use a drum type parking brake out back. When I got my '79 I had to double take, as it didn't have rotors or calipers and I only saw the parking brake shoes.

[244Brick]

IDK If im going to get in trouble for saying this, but adaptec qouted me (i think) 360ish for 4x114.3 to 5x114.3. Which i think is good for a Top of the Line part!