1967 Pro-Touring 122 Amazon (Project Volvo X)540 Horsepower LS6/Tremec TKO600 5-Speed

[webberb]

I was pretty sure of myself

[Iamtheonlyreal1]

Blown away, Seriously amazing build. Its crazy to see it that its driving now!

Also, I like the Transformer photobomb in that last pic

Transformer Photobomb.. LOL That car needs a good home if you know anyone looking for an interesting project.. It does run and drive, and it actually have 3500 miles on it, but it sat around since the early 80's, so the interior needs some help..

[Iamtheonlyreal1]

Do you have any links to that roadster project you had going? I thought it was posted somewhere else in the thread but I can't seem to find it

Which Roadster project are you referring to? I have a lot of projects going on, so I will need to know just a bit more info... LOL

[ItsaCorolla]

Do you have any links to that roadster project you had going? I thought it was posted somewhere else in the thread but I can't seem to find it

[Keith602]

Blown away, Seriously amazing build. Its crazy to see it that its driving now!

Also, I like the Transformer photobomb in that last pic

[Iamtheonlyreal1]

Guys.. I have been able to drive the car, and I must say, this thing is an Absolute Beast. LOL I still don't have the final dyno tune for the motor yet, so power and efficiency will only get better, and that should be done next week. I am hoping to have Volvo X on a very nice 2.5 mile road course on November 10th, so I should have some video and comparison data to offer at that point. Keep in mind that this will be the first time the car is on the track with rough settings and adjustments, and I may have to make a few visits to get the car to the best settings, but it still should put up some good numbers.

Here are some pics of the car in the real world, and I still have some assembly and adjustment to go with the trim work, but things are looking good.

[Iamtheonlyreal1]

Here is another quick video that shows the exhaust has more of a reserved sport sound rather than a wide open exhaust like on the engine start up stand, and this should make the car very pleasant to drive on a daily basis.. I still have a bit of dialing in to do, but this gives somewhat of an idea..

[Iamtheonlyreal1]

Well here is the first start up of Volvo X and its 6.2l LS3 V8, and I can see I will need to invest in a camera with a better microphone, but she is alive..

http://youtu.be/rI34xnkA78o

[ItsaCorolla]

not feelin the painted bumpers. to much silver

As much as I love everything else on this car I have to agree. The bumpers are terrible. The grills are meh but the bumpers just look off. Maybe its just the pictures, but they don't brushed at all. From the camera distance it just looks like someone painted them a mismatched shade

[Iamtheonlyreal1]

not feelin the painted bumpers. to much silver

Not really getting the affects in the pictures, but they look much better in person, because they are a brushed look that is a few shades lighter than the body for contrast.

[corey]

not feelin the painted bumpers. to much silver

[Iamtheonlyreal1]

It is getting closer to being done.. I still have to do some alignment of the bumpers, but I think they are going to look great overall. The motor is all wired up cleanly, I have also figured out a way to relocate the coil packs to get a much cleaner look, and I still have easy access for serviceability..

[Marius-Skau]

I love you

[Iamtheonlyreal1]

After a lot of searching I found some performance seats that are not way oversized for this car, and even with the larger trans tunnel they work great. I have seen way to many of these cars done with aftermarket or borrowed production seats that were way to big for the car, and I don't like the appearance of that at all, so it was very important to find something that was pretty close proportionally to the car itself. I don't plan on keeping these seats for the long term because I plan on getting a full custom interior in the car once all the hard testing is done..

These seats were a breeze to mount because I was able to use the original Amazon U Seat Bracket and factory mounting, so it was really just a matter of welding the seat slides to the oem Volvo Bracket to get an easy mount and perfect height..

[Iamtheonlyreal1]

Here are some pics of how the Vintage Air kit installs.. I don't like the hoses to be seen in the engine bay, so I routed them a bit differently for a much cleaner overall look.. There is plenty of clearance in the wheel clearance from lock to lock, and I will be making a splash cover for connections in the wheel house, so I don't see why it wont work just fine. It should hopefully allow for a better AC efficiency due to the hoses all being outside of the engine compartment, and every bit of AC efficiency works in the South.. LOL