Volvo 242 - The frog
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Staging Lane
Joined: Apr 2015
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Havent been feeling good lately so not much progress
No more clutch and didnt have a brake pedal from an auto so made a special
Pute my other Volvo in storage for the winter so i tried the widened 17" steelies from it on the 240(did lower it in Paint though
)
Put a bluetooth stereo and some speakers in it so i can play some heavy metal! (the dymo label says "No f*cking hip hop) in Swedish 
)
No more clutch and didnt have a brake pedal from an auto so made a special
Pute my other Volvo in storage for the winter so i tried the widened 17" steelies from it on the 240(did lower it in Paint though
)Put a bluetooth stereo and some speakers in it so i can play some heavy metal!
(the dymo label says "No f*cking hip hop) in Swedish ) Andrew
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Staging Lane
Joined: Apr 2015
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No updates for a while but i have been working on it
The oil pan was the lowest point on the car so i built some protection for it and also added a tow hook
My TH375 wasnt shifting from first so i bought a RVMB TH400 with a Hughes GM35 converter. Will be swapping converter when i turn the boost up
A previous owner had tried to install some gauges on the dashboard and totally destroyed it so i made a bracket for a pad that is connected to my engine management
Bought some 80lbs injectors
The new injectors were taller so i had to chop down the stock fuel rail so it wouldnt hit the hood. Found a pretty big restriction in the feed line so i grinded it down
The new transmission was shorter than the old so i made i new transmission mount
And a new drive shaft
Had to cut the carpet when i made the bigger transmission tunnel
Bought some carpet and filled in the blanks. Doesnt look to pretty in the picture but with the seats back in it isnt visible
Took it to the local supermarket for some shopping. Have driven it a couple of hours and it feels like its going to be a nice car!
Think it sounds pretty nice It needs some tuning(and more than half throttle)
The oil pan was the lowest point on the car so i built some protection for it and also added a tow hook
My TH375 wasnt shifting from first so i bought a RVMB TH400 with a Hughes GM35 converter. Will be swapping converter when i turn the boost up
A previous owner had tried to install some gauges on the dashboard and totally destroyed it so i made a bracket for a pad that is connected to my engine management
Bought some 80lbs injectors
The new injectors were taller so i had to chop down the stock fuel rail so it wouldnt hit the hood. Found a pretty big restriction in the feed line so i grinded it down
The new transmission was shorter than the old so i made i new transmission mount
And a new drive shaft
Had to cut the carpet when i made the bigger transmission tunnel
Bought some carpet and filled in the blanks. Doesnt look to pretty in the picture but with the seats back in it isnt visible
Took it to the local supermarket for some shopping. Have driven it a couple of hours and it feels like its going to be a nice car!
Think it sounds pretty nice
It needs some tuning(and more than half throttle)
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Love the swap to, nice clean Volvo
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Staging Lane
Joined: Apr 2015
Posts: 88
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The Camaro does 27 km/h(17 mph)@6000rpm
My friend bought it for about 5000usd, took the LS1, 4L60E and rear axle from it and replaced it with parts from a junk Volvo 740
Registered it as an "A-tractor", repainted it and sold it for 11000usd. 15 year olds in Sweden can drive A-tractors but they have to be limited at 30km/h top speed, and the top speed has to be at the rpm where the engine makes the most hp
I made an article about it in the swedish magazine Bilsport
My friend bought it for about 5000usd, took the LS1, 4L60E and rear axle from it and replaced it with parts from a junk Volvo 740
Registered it as an "A-tractor", repainted it and sold it for 11000usd. 15 year olds in Sweden can drive A-tractors but they have to be limited at 30km/h top speed, and the top speed has to be at the rpm where the engine makes the most hp
I made an article about it in the swedish magazine Bilsport
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Staging Lane
Joined: Apr 2015
Posts: 88
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Started to build an exhaust with x-pipe
So far its ending with two mufflers in front of the rear axle, but i think it will have two more mufflers and end at the rear bumper.
I hate the sound of the 044, its a good think i have two in-tank pumps for later
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