volvochimp

Hi - just chiming in to introduce. New to anything with more than 4 cylinders and relatively new to wrenching in general.

I am currently working on a LQ4 swap into a 82 Volvo 242. The project is a pretty big undertaking given my abilities and experience so I'm lucky to have a help from friends as well as all the documentation from previous builds of this type.

So far, I have learned a lot. Lots more to do - fuel, harness/ECU, cooling and drive shaft to name a few. The engine is just about ready to be attached to mounts.

BudRacing

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Nice. I really want a 240 project of my own!

skyrockbike

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Subscribing, post more pics so us other volvo peeps can steal your ideas.

lsxstudebaker

welcome!

lsxstudebaker

love it post more

volvochimp

Been away for a while - project has been finished and driving for a while now and I also just did a ford 8.8 swap. I suppose these are getting quite common now? Now I'm looking at forced induction for the swap so I've come back to do some research. Anyways, here are more pics if people are interested:

Mount - ha - you can just buy these now:


Installed:


Steering shaft geometry modification to clear header:


DBW pedal:


"Stock-ish" exhaust routing:


All buttoned down:


crude but effective strut-tower brace


8.8 swap: Exploder long end of the axle needs to be shorted so both sides can use a short-side axle:






Make mounting tabs; upgrade rubber bushings to heims:






Drill axles to Volvo bolt pattern and use exploder rear discs:


Installed! With 3" driveshaft/1350 joints

BudRacing

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Looks great. Since you're looking at forced induction stuff, I would check out the single turbo manifolds for the GM trucks. It looks like you've got plenty of space in that area, and it could possibly be a slightly modded kit affair.

V8Volvo