Andrews '91 240 Wagon

Beelzeboss · 2021-01-12T22:15:29+00:00

Nice car, scrape on side can progressively be fixed with any similar colour car panels and a bit of ",learning body repairs" if you are really keen...

Beelzeboss

Haha thanks guys, it's been a huge effort to get all the little issues sorted out but it's getting very close. I painted the intercooler pipes with wrinkle black and fitted an airbox.

The last time I drove the car it started falling on its face every time it came on boost. I suspect it's the fuel filter being completely clogged because when I replaced the pump there was this crazy brown sludge that came out of the inlet of the fuel filter - not good. The main pump is also running louder than I remember when I replaced it last week...

Hopefully I'll be able to source a filter this week and get the car inspected for another year of rego.

Ex850R

Beelzeboss
Haha thanks guys, it's been a huge effort to get all the little issues sorted out but it's getting very close. I painted the intercooler pipes with wrinkle black and fitted an airbox.
https://cdn.ozvolvo.org/uploads/ZB2BEYOCO4D2/51995991779-10d9a11a97-c.jpg
The last time I drove the car it started falling on its face every time it came on boost. I suspect it's the fuel filter being completely clogged because when I replaced the pump there was this crazy brown sludge that came out of the inlet of the fuel filter - not good. The main pump is also running louder than I remember when I replaced it last week...
Hopefully I'll be able to source a filter this week and get the car inspected for another year of rego.

Looks factory fresh!

Ex850R

And the mud out of the tank asap.....

jamesinc

Everything looks very well thought-out, the head shield is a nice touch too. Are you adding one for the brake pipes? Or does the shield you already have wrap around the side too?

Beelzeboss

Thanks guys, and apologies for the lack of updates I've had a lot going on.

@jamesinc I'll have to work out something for the brake pipes, might just put a heat sleeve over them for the moment.

The car has been having many issues with fueling which I've traced back to a rusty fuel tank and some pieces of what look like paper (?) sitting in the bottom of it which were blocking the fuel pump inlet. I've just finish doing the KBS coatings tank sealer process and reinstalled the tank with yet another new fuel filter, I'm hoping this is the last piece of the puzzle to finally make this thing reliable-ish.

The car ran out of rego last month and it's taken me this long to get it back on the road, so I'll be putting some fresh fuel in it today and booking it in for a pink slip if it all goes well.

Beelzeboss

Passed pink slip today! 2 new rear tyres ( go figure ? ) and it sailed through. Historic club inspection booked for Friday morning so fingers crossed I'll have the car registered for the long weekend.

With the cleaned/sealed fuel tank the car now runs like a top once it's warmed up. Definitely needs more timing or something up top but it has great mid range at the moment on 9 psi. It actually has enough torque now ?

Beelzeboss

Yesterday a mate of mine helped me turn up the TD05 and lean it out a bit at the top end, the car goes WAY better now and is actually fun to drive, so I treated it to a wash.

That should be the car sorted for a while, I'm looking forward to chopping some surprised p-platers in Toyota 86's ?

carnut222

Beelzeboss
Yesterday a mate of mine helped me turn the TD05-16G up to 14-15 psi and lean it out a bit at the top end, the car goes WAY better now and is actually fun to drive, so I treated it to a wash.
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That should be the car sorted for a while, I'm looking forward to chopping some p-platers in Toyota 86's ?

Nice - definitely a sleeper! :)

Beelzeboss

carnut222
https://ozvolvo.org/discussion/comment/206408#Comment_206408
Nice - definitely a sleeper! :)

Thanks mate, it's not too loud either until it spools up :P

Paul_Roodenrys
Neat looking job, well done. Did you need an engineers certificate for rego?

Thanks mate, and nope! Because a turbo was a factory optional extra on the 240 (though not for this year model) my understanding is you can put all the bits on without needing engineering.

Paul_Roodenrys

Neat looking job, well done. Did you need an engineers certificate for rego?

Slowbrick

Beelzeboss
https://ozvolvo.org/discussion/comment/206409#Comment_206409
Thanks mate, it's not too loud either until it spools up :P
https://ozvolvo.org/discussion/comment/206430#Comment_206430
Thanks mate, and nope! Because a turbo was a factory optional extra on the 240 (though not for this year model) you can put all the bits on without needing engineering.

This isn't completely true. It will need to at the minimum have a new blue slip done for it to change the induction type to turbo. I went through this with the 245 that I turboed. You aren't using the factory manifold in the factory setup which depending on who does the paperwork will pass as a change of identity or will require engineering.

The paperwork on my 245 now says it is a turbo but I used largely factory components. When I turboed my 240 sedan it required certification as in 1987 there were no turbo models available and the VSCCS at the time didnt allow for that type of swap without engineering. Now it is more flexible if using factory components.

That being said, I drove my 240 turbo for about 2 years before submitting it for engineering. I didnt ever get hassled but had I gotten picked up it would have been taken off the road and had I had an accident my insurance would have been voided. Id atleast ask a blueslipper you trust to see what they think and if they think its ok then get the details updated to cover yourself.

Paul_Roodenrys

That's good news, I have been under the impression that I will need an engineers certificate for mine. I have swapped a B230ft into my 242GT. I still may end up having to get one as I have also fitted a Haltech ECU. be a good saving if I can avoid it though.

Beelzeboss

Well the first big test of the new turbo setup was today when I took the car to a skid pan event at Sydney Motorsport Park, and I'm happy to say absolutely nothing went wrong with the car!

2 other 240's were in attendance which was very cool.

The first session was a disaster, I just couldn't get the car to slide at all even with the extra torque, so my mate and I swapped the new tyres onto the front and put the older tyres on the back, pumped the rears up to 45 psi and that did the trick. This thing is absolutely amazing on the wet skid pan, turn in and it immediately oversteers, then the turbo torque just wafts it along in 2nd around 3000-5000 rpm, amazing.

Beelzeboss

Well, I advanced the ignition timing - WHAT A DIFFERENCE!

The car doesn't feel like it's being held back at full throttle anymore, as soon as it hits full boost it just freight trains away.

I'd like to advance the timing even further but not sure what a safe level would be; I don't have any detonation detection so am a little worried I'll blow it up. The AW70 is also holding up well but I don't want to push it too much more, I already feel I should back off on gear changes to help it cope.

ramrod

Have you done an accumulator mod on the transmission? Lucas oil transfix additive + synthetic ATF helps the clutches too

Beelzeboss

ramrod
Have you done an accumulator mod on the transmission? Lucas oil transfix additive + synthetic ATF helps the clutches too

I haven't done anything to the gearbox yet, I was planning on finding an AW71 and doing the mod to that. I was under the impression than even a modded AW70 is on borrowed time so an AW71 is a better bet.

ramrod

AW71 you mean

Beelzeboss

ramrod
AW71 you mean

Yep, my bad, that one.

Ultimately I'd like to go to a manual gearbox, much more fun than any auto, but for $ reasons I'll be auto for the foreseeable future

Ex850R

Beelzeboss
https://ozvolvo.org/discussion/comment/208379#Comment_208379
Yep, my bad, that one.
Ultimately I'd like to go to a manual gearbox, much more fun than any auto, but for $ reasons I'll be auto for the foreseeable future

Perhaps put a good trans fluid cooler on it and give it the best quality fluid , do regular changes, if there's no filter put an external one on too.

All this gives you extra volume of fluid so that's always good as well.

Beelzeboss

Slowbrick
https://ozvolvo.org/discussion/comment/206432#Comment_206432
This isn't completely true. It will need to at the minimum have a new blue slip done for it to change the induction type to turbo. I went through this with the 245 that I turboed. You aren't using the factory manifold in the factory setup which depending on who does the paperwork will pass as a change of identity or will require engineering.
The paperwork on my 245 now says it is a turbo but I used largely factory components. When I turboed my 240 sedan it required certification as in 1987 there were no turbo models available and the VSCCS at the time didnt allow for that type of swap without engineering. Now it is more flexible if using factory components.
That being said, I drove my 240 turbo for about 2 years before submitting it for engineering. I didnt ever get hassled but had I gotten picked up it would have been taken off the road and had I had an accident my insurance would have been voided. Id atleast ask a blueslipper you trust to see what they think and if they think its ok then get the details updated to cover yourself.

For historic rego in NSW you don't ever get a blue slip, only a pink slip and club inspection. Mine is registered as a turbo model.

The RMS website says period correct modifications are allowed, so I would consider a turbo from another Volvo and an intercooler the same size as the Group A replica to come under that banner.

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