new to me volvo

[manbeard]

so as you may or probably may not know, i had a white 1990 Volvo 740 that was slammed on sawblades.


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it was pretty sweet, but it never ran and needed a whole lot of work to get it good, so i crushed it and kept an eye out for something that would be a better starting point for modding.



I found this, a 1989 Volvo 240. its slammed on homemade coilovers, has camber plates up front, is pretty freakin clean (paint job is less than 5 years old), and best of all has the engine from a 1991 Volvo 940 Turbo, but with a 15g (850 turbo) bolted on pushing 15psi. it needs a little work as it sits, but for now it runs and drives and is quick and looks good. the coilovers are all the way down up front, i want to get some shorter springs to get it lower. the rears are still just eibach lowering springs, but i might cut a coil or so. as far as wheels, the bronze virgos are pretty nice and the tires are brand new, so i think i'm going to run these for a little while until i can find the perfect set of wheels. maybe gottis or somethign along those lines. anywho, here are pictures. any suggestions are welcome!


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thanks for looking!

[Nick475]

gottis would look pretty sick on the 240.

[244Brick]

i'm glad you got one i loveeeeeddd my Black 244

[Ollu]

Niice! any pictures and information about these homemade coils? thinking about doing coils to my 244 too.

[BrandonMcKiernan]

looks very clean. look forward to some good stuuf

[manbeard]

Niice! any pictures and information about these homemade coils? thinking about doing coils to my 244 too.

this is the writeup that the previous owner used http://turbobricks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85793


soo i got some better pictures of my car today. I also did a little bit of work on it. i red tinted my tails, then smoked them a little bit. i like them and they're not too dark. they'll do until i can get some brand new stock ones. i also cranked down the coilovers up front until there weren't any threads left. it lowered it maybe .75 inches or so. i need shorter springs. also, i caught a screw in the right front tire, so i've got a steelie on it, but whatever.. im getting a new tire in the next couple days so it'll be good to go soon. anyway, here are the pictures!


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i also found the wheels i'll be using. $80 craigslist special. wheels are dirty as hell but are in 100% perfect shape!


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they're 15x8. thats all i know haha. idk the offset or bolt pattern, but with adapters, they'll work perfect. gonna have to run a little more camber up front, the backs will be good though.

[blowntwofive]

nice man i loved all my 240s i always wanted to do one stance style but never got around to it but i loved them as my daily

[superturbodiesel.com]

Nice Looking forward to follow this project

[manbeard]

so i mocked up the wheels and the ride height, just gotta get adapters and shorter springs and im there. i love these wheels more and more each day..


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[jackjamesw910i]

with careful tire choice and short springs this is perfect

[jackjamesw910i]

with careful tire choice and short springs this is perfect

[SheaMoose]

Aww, I always loved your 740...
It's sad to hear that it was crushed.

But the 240 is real pretty, and the wheels look great.
Keep up the good work man!

[Randomofodication]

That's gonna look amazing

[loekaaz]

I´m still waiting for you to put the sawblades on the bloody thing....

[Nick475]

new wheels look sick