'82 Volvo: An Exercise in Stance

[Ethor]

This is turning out so sick! Where are you going to college? I've got the same issues with trying to work on my 240 and go to class at the same time. plus it's my DD haha.

[aprophet13]

Wheel test fit

So I tried test fitting the side skirt and had a little bit of a clearance issue

the black colored part is what I had to remove


I am regretting using so much resin and so many layers on the outside, it just means more sanding






And now, on to the only thing any one cares about in this build.. Fitting the wheels!

I picked up the wheels from California wheels on saturday. Apparently the wheels already had inserts so they had to weld the holes shut and drill totally fresh ones. They came out looking pretty clean.





They came back with only 4 bolts around each wheel so I spent an hour or two bolting everything back up, hopefully the last time for a while


Also, got some sealant from home depot and made a bead around where the rim halves meet



And finally, some shots of the test fit, only in the rear for now though





The lip sticks out about 4.5" from the body, not from the flared fender. I think im going to get 4 rear wide ZG flares made for 240z's. They are 3 5/8" wide so I'll have to live with a little poke. The front will probably stick out more, but I can add camber.

thats it for now, leave feedback, good/bad doesn't matter

[axelillo_PR]

Fuck yes

[244Brick]

Cut the inner metal liner and pull the quarters out. then re weld them close

[philohlean]

Holy shit dude. Really really want to see how you'll tackle the fender switch. Also, you did some really quality work with those side skirts, despite the lack of know-how haha. Definitely a worthwhile endeavor

[montgomery]

With flares it will be rad.

[cobrawannabe]

I'll be watching this closely. I surely hope you flare to fit the wheels and don;t wind up giving up and running insane camber. You're off to an extremely promising start.

[aprophet13]

Holy shit dude. Really really want to see how you'll tackle the fender switch. Also, you did some really quality work with those side skirts, despite the lack of know-how haha. Definitely a worthwhile endeavor

Ya right now I am debating making my own fiberglass ones, which would probably come out pretty bad and need to be redone, or just buying wide 240z ZG flares which are close to 4" wide.

I'll be watching this closely. I surely hope you flare to fit the wheels and don;t wind up giving up and running insane camber. You're off to an extremely promising start.

I ordered coils from RSI and those camber plates max at around -3 I think, and the rear is a live axle so ya I don't think I can use camber too much. Thanks for the encouragement! Its nice to see other people have faith when you have no idea what you're doing haha

[magnumleigh]

Nice!!

[aprophet13]

Finally got my rubber on

Spent an hour or two trying to sand the exterior of the side skirts to blend where the resin ended and left a ridge.






The side skirt material wears down faster than the resin does so I don't think I can completely sand out the height difference, although its close. How would I go about making the surfaces even? Could I use bondo and sand that? or even just spray a few coats of primer and sand that?

Any advice/suggestions/criticism is welcome.

Also, I went to wheel works to have the tires I ordered mounted. The fronts came out just like I had envisioned them.
Front: 16x9 205/45/16



The rears how ever..
16x11.5 245/50/16



I knew the tire size was going to be too big. Originally I wanted a 225/50/16 but my dad was against stretching tires so he made me upsize. The only cheap 245 tires have high side wall profiles so these wheels are almost 4" taller than my set up now.

I think I'm going to order 225/50, maybe even 225/45. The pictures don't show it but they are just massive in real life.

Because the front and rear wheels are so similar in size (in terms of the lip) I used the front wheel to test fit both the front and rear clearances. Hopefully when I get new rear tires they will make the overall diameter similar to the fronts.

Here are the test fit shots with tires on. I apologize in advance for cell phone pics, at night

[cobrawannabe]

That is not going to be an easy fit. Godspeed, sir. Godspeed.

[244Brick]

Use bondo to even it!

Tell your dad to suck it, because you are getting smaller tires!

[SheaMoose]

You've got a lot of metal working in your future.

[kittenpuncher]

keep it going wanna see them fit

[Jlyons617]

I surely hope you flare to fit the wheels and don;t wind up giving up and running insane camber.

He'll have to make it work. 240's are straight axle in the rear.