That's what I hoped I'd communicated Yes. But the one with a lockup converter from the 940 volvo is the one I'd go for as they are the aw71L and will handle all the power you need and you can go to a shorter diff ratio and still do 2500rpm at 100.
ashley186's 1978 244DL
That page is sort of accurate but doesn't mention differences like lockup boxes...
Sounds Good 71L it is :)
6 years later
Wow so life got in the way, and ive been busy on a massive restomod of an RA28 celica. But, i have contacted the owner of the car pictured earlier in my thread, its a bit worse for wear but the price is right. Once ive got a space for it, its a trip a few hours away to pick it up. My intentions have changed - im feeling a cammed barra, coilovers, and a change of colour. Ive also fallen in love with patrik lindgrens 242 build with the later model rear end - so im going to explore that. Hope to be on here more soon. Im currently welding up celica mounts on 240 diff for the RA28 im working on ;)
Julian @Ghettobird did have a B6304 ready to drop straight into a 240. Plenty of grunt with less stuffing around.
RoinikJulian @Ghettobird did have a B6304 ready to drop straight into a 240. Plenty of grunt with less stuffing around.
I will take a look into it, im not familiar with volvo engines, i liked the sleeper nature and the affordability, which is what brought me to a barra - get a whole car for 1000 bucks and have most of the puzzle pieces that way ;)
960 straight 6, 3 litre >200hp with lots of potential. MUCH lighter than a barra and would probably work out at similar cost at the end of the day. I think his still has the 4-speed auto attached too. It already fits in the tunnel too, with less stuffing around. With only ~1300kg in a standard 240 it doesn't take much to get them up to sleeper stage.
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Theres a lot to be said about keeping it Swedish, The Volvo 2.8L T6 can put out a lot of power with few parts and a moderate amount of work, a set of ebay H beam rods, a HX40 and your usual go-fast bolt-ons and you can easily make well over 350 killowatts at the rears.
http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=309746If only people knew Volvo's engines were built as well as their cars were, then again... Id like them to stay cheap ?
5 months later
Lockdown has meant i havent picked up the 240 yet, but snapped up this donor for a few hundred.
2 years later
Just picked up the project an hour ago.
I am so here for this, I love a good basket case resto
This one has been a long time coming! Looking forward to your updates.
Hi Guys,
Was a big day to pick it up (about 3 hours each way) - then Took 3 hours to get it off the trailer (when i asked if it had any tyres i should have asked if any of them held air hahaha) - discovered a species of spider previously unknown to me.
The vision has changed from when i first started this thread many years ago, but ive now got a clear picture of what i want to create.
I do some backyard rust repairs and repainting, so those jobs will help me fund this.
One of the modifications i would like to do is update the rear end. - Would a Bootlid from a later model like this one fit? I can see the shape of the rear quarters is a bit different (as are the lights) - but is the opening the same?
AshDVSThis one has been a long time coming! Looking forward to your updates.
looking forward to buying things from you hahaha
One of the modifications i would like to do is update the rear end. - Would a Bootlid from a later model like this one fit? I can see the shape of the rear quarters is a bit different (as are the lights) - but is the opening the same?
Rear end is totally different, you'd have to chop a fair bit up to make it work. If you wanted that rear end but otherwise wanted a '78 looking car, I think it would be much easier to get like an '81-'84 model and swap the guards, bonnet, grille, etc. No welding required.
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Yeah I thought as much might be the case, I like basket cases tho so I am happy to do it the hard way
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ashley186https://ozvolvo.org/discussion/comment/205754#Comment_205754
looking forward to buying things from you hahaha
No hurry on any of that, we're not going anywhere. :)
ashley186Hi Guys,
Was a big day to pick it up (about 3 hours each way) - then Took 3 hours to get it off the trailer (when i asked if it had any tyres i should have asked if any of them held air hahaha) - discovered a species of spider previously unknown to me.
The vision has changed from when i first started this thread many years ago, but ive now got a clear picture of what i want to create.
I do some backyard rust repairs and repainting, so those jobs will help me fund this.
One of the modifications i would like to do is update the rear end. - Would a Bootlid from a later model like this one fit? I can see the shape of the rear quarters is a bit different (as are the lights) - but is the opening the same?
https://cdn.ozvolvo.org/uploads/W2P15QCJBGQX/pmcg-oijoij-volvo-242-bmw-turbo-5.jpg
The boot lid, quarters and beaver panel are different between your car and the later style pictured. The early cars have quite the following now. Personally, the '79 onwards style (like the green car in your last post) is my preference.
If you're already doing rust repairs and bodywork, swapping over might not be too hard, but its something you'd probably want a parts car for.
ashley186Hi Guys,
Was a big day to pick it up (about 3 hours each way) - then Took 3 hours to get it off the trailer (when i asked if it had any tyres i should have asked if any of them held air hahaha) - discovered a species of spider previously unknown to me.
The vision has changed from when i first started this thread many years ago, but ive now got a clear picture of what i want to create.
I do some backyard rust repairs and repainting, so those jobs will help me fund this.
One of the modifications i would like to do is update the rear end. - Would a Bootlid from a later model like this one fit? I can see the shape of the rear quarters is a bit different (as are the lights) - but is the opening the same?
https://cdn.ozvolvo.org/uploads/W2P15QCJBGQX/pmcg-oijoij-volvo-242-bmw-turbo-5.jpg
Would look so much better without the dumb louvres . The car has exquisite style, why fvk it up with ugly 80s plastic abomination!