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Al's 164 B30E
This is my build thread for my 1973' Volvo 164E. I want to keep track of my progress and see how it compares to my initial plans. These cars really are a forgotten breed in Volvo's history and I think they definitely deserve more attention. My goal in this project is to develop a relatively quick car(somewhat of a sleeper) that handles well and is something completely original.
Here's the car when i bought it from John at Voldat

73' Auto Borg Warner slush box
White paint cooked
14" 240 steelies
Brown leather seats also cooked by the sun
Rust but only in the boot and one sill an excuse to learn how to weld
suspension is tired
D Jetronic

Now for the good stuff
plans
A/C conversion with a updated compressor but need to find a bracket
960 Denso alternator
Megasquirt conversion
Poly Bushes all round
Lowered more
KG extractors or something more affordable if it exists
2.5" straight through exhaust not sure on muffler yet
newer seats with bolstering
LSD
Early dash swap with the nice rare r sports dash cluster
A fresh paint job is last on the list but possibly ahead of a sneaky turbo
Current State
Engine rebuilt by Voldat waiting to go in with its
Transmission ready just need pedals and slave cylinder
Seats are out of the car trying to source better ones
Windshield needs replacing dash partially together
Wog stereo system setup in the making
Rebuilt M410 overdrive
Rebuilt Block and Head
Port Polish
K Cam
Adjustable Shocks
Electric Fan

Ill post some photos of the progress so far
Here's the car when i bought it from John at Voldat

73' Auto Borg Warner slush box
White paint cooked
14" 240 steelies
Brown leather seats also cooked by the sun
Rust but only in the boot and one sill an excuse to learn how to weld
suspension is tired
D Jetronic

Now for the good stuff
plans
A/C conversion with a updated compressor but need to find a bracket
960 Denso alternator
Megasquirt conversion
Poly Bushes all round
Lowered more
KG extractors or something more affordable if it exists
2.5" straight through exhaust not sure on muffler yet
newer seats with bolstering
LSD
Early dash swap with the nice rare r sports dash cluster
A fresh paint job is last on the list but possibly ahead of a sneaky turbo
Current State
Engine rebuilt by Voldat waiting to go in with its
Transmission ready just need pedals and slave cylinder
Seats are out of the car trying to source better ones
Windshield needs replacing dash partially together
Wog stereo system setup in the making
Rebuilt M410 overdrive
Rebuilt Block and Head
Port Polish
K Cam
Adjustable Shocks
Electric Fan

Ill post some photos of the progress so far
Comments
Reground Cam by clive cams and Crank done by a shop in clayton south
will do probably one of the last things on the list
It's very common. Are you going to the late 240 dash?
Early 164 dash
Love the straight six motor. A turbo and EFI setup would improve things no end.
it is indeed a generic ebay one... the block and head have all been cleaned throughly i imagine. so hopefully that wont be a concern. can not wait to turbo it but its a while away at least for now
Don't expect the cooling jackets to be clean. I have never had a head come back without some amount of swarf in them. Cheap head, expensive head, wrapped in cling wrap, not wrapped. They are never cleaned properly.
anything i can do to improve the integrity of the radiator if thats the case?
Don't confuse the guy. He's paying a workshop to do the lot. It's all going to be fine.
Swarf floating around in the system shouldn't cause any issues. Most of it would either fall into low velocity points in the system and stay there or be caught up on the high side of the radiator until they corrode away to nothing. Oil galleries are a different kettle of fish, fine stuff will make it's way into bearing journals. Large stuff will just move to a point and stay-put.
Just shove the air gun into as many holes as you can and from different angles. Use a light.
What he does with his car and his money is his choice.