Noahs new obsession... 83 242t

[noah244ti]

Ok... so I'll start from the begining. This was my 82 244 that I owned since I was 17. This is the car that got me hooked on volvo's. I owned it for about 5 years, it was sitting on the side of the road at my house when some dumbass swerved into it. it was totaled and after a long figh with the insurance company I got a whopping 2k for it. I'm sure as you all know thats definatly not worth all the time we spend on these cars....

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Found this nice little 242 on craigslist for exactly what the insurance gave me. actually bought it from a local turbobricker I did'nt know was local... anyway the car looked pretty unmolested, a nice complete 83 non IC with only 105k miles. had a little front end damage and an auto but both were fine by me cause already had a t5 and wanted to do a grp A front end on my next 240...
I definatly want to build this car for the track. dont care if its streetable. My in-laws live in mendocino county where there is no smog law and are letting me use their address for the title :) so it will be registered and able to drive on the street...
Everything posted has been done in about the last 4 months. I'm just getting around to starting a thread.

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Out with the old. I took every worthy part I could off the 244. The hour long tow to the scrap yard was sketchy...

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First day of fun. Things not shown: 32mm spacers for the rear,master cylinder, evil genius camber plates... The plan is to swap all the suspension first and get it turning good and worry about the motor later.

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500# front 300# rear with koni yellows in the rear and a shorter koni adjustable in the front with sleeves in the stock tubes...

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The plan was evil genius camber plates but I added my own upper plates I cut out of 1/4" steel for on top. I had John do the welding.

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Finished. the mounts are for a strut brace, when I get around to it.

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suspension finished. the wheels are 780 bertone's with 205/50 dunlops

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So I had left the car alone for a few months. I was broke and bored so I decited to start stripping....

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The unmolested car I had thought I had had in fact beed dicked with at some point in its life... The drivers side seat pan had been removed and it looks like a different seat bolted directly to the floor (maybe for a handicapped person or something???)
So when the car was sold from this person they tryed to copy what was originally there with some sheet metal, bracing and a rivet gun.. it looked like sh!t. so I had to replace it.

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Test fit cut from another 240...

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On to the T5 tranny. Hoping to cure the loud wine and grinding going into 4th with a rebuild kit so I spent a day rebuilding...

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Finished t5, JP aluminum flywheel, clutchnet clutch. Isaiah (Obeharskad122)? was kind enough to let me use his lift at his shop for the swap and welding my floor pan. if you are in the area and in need of some custom volvo work he is the man to go to.

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Came out pretty good. so I removed all the sound deadening with a heat gun. actually took 4 harbor freight guns to finish the job. They are crap. Thank god for their return policy...

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Brake air ducts... not hooked up to anything yet

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So thats how she sits at the moment. When I sell my Eikers I plan on buying some corbeau's with some side mounts.
Money is tight right now but I'd also like to get the cage built in the next couple months...
The tranny works for now but the gears were pretty worn which is whats causing all the noise so hopefully I'll come across a decent one someday.

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[pooprah]

i think i saw you at safeway the other night

[740ATL]

that's hot.

[Turborg]

Noah, I'm glad to see you have a great project going! I'm partial to the 242s as you know. Looking forward to seeing you and your new car!

[wisturbo]

Very nice progress I see. Thats cool how you cut out the seat pan and put in a correct cut out! The blue and your 780 wheels with the black inlay look really nice as well. They compliment your car a lot! I will certainly be following your thread!
~Joel

[SwedishBrick242...]

I remember that towing picture from a while back. I was wondering if we were ever going to hear anything about this ;-)

Looks great Noah! Keep it up :)

[Crazychopstick]

So awesome. That color is incredible.

A few questions though:
1) Were the spacers to space out the Multi-X wheels?
2) The rivets on the sunroof. Any shots on the inside?

[Yea, Right]

Good work Noah. See you at T-hill ;-) .

[Volvit]

noice..

[aplitz]

The 240's are narrow in the back with anything that has standard backspacing. Noah and I traded spacers since my 32's wouldn't fit with my 17x8's and his 25's weren't quite enough. Now we finally fill out the wheel wells.

[dieselboy]

Nice i hope to see this next year when i take my vacation and head that way.

[safracr]

Great transformation of the 242, and sorry to hear about the 244 :-(

[DeBastaard]

Nice work, I like what you did to the wheels man :)

[Fivehundred]

Very nice looking car, are you going to repair the front wings?

[SquareD]

You obviously know how to put a car together. Man, I loved your old white 244. The new 242 is looking great! [Ali G]'Spect.[/Ali G]

[stylngle2003]

glad to see you back, Noah. what wheels are on your 244 in the first pic?

[noah244ti]

I dont have any pics of the underside of the moonroof but it was pretty basic. just a piece of aluminum with 2 holes connecting the 2 bolts from the bottom and nuts holding it all together... I'd really like to make a new moonroof shell out of fiberglass with a lip all the way around it so I could seal it with a gasket or something...

The wheels were borrowed from a friend for that track day... Cant remember the brand but they were 16X7 3 piece mesh. I Liked them alot...

Thanks for the comments guys. Makes me want to spend more money!

[oldschoolvolvo]

great job, i really like what you've done!

[GTJordan]

I'm really glad you got back into it Noah.

Don't worry about the money, it will come, and you'll be able to build what you've always wanted. Your 244 was definatly an inspiration for me...

Jordan

[Crazychopstick]

Thanks for the comments guys. Makes me want to spend more money!

Your car makes ME want to spend more money.

[Ricepatrol]

this car is going to be BADASS!!!! can't wait to see how it turns out. where did you get the coilovers?

[noah244ti]

All the parts for the coilovers are from coleman racing just gotta order the 2 1/2"X8"springs, perches and 2.08"collars. Total was under 400 for everything finished but just make sure you have some good shocks when you make the jump to a stiffer spring rate or else you will be bouncing all over the place;)

[noah244ti]

A small update on the car... Things have been moving very very slow.
Euro front end. I had most of the parts for quite a while, just didn't have the time. It was a fun day though : )
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For some reason the bumper had to be moved up about 3/4" to butt up to the turbo trim. Not sure what trim is used on the eur cars but it must be bigger like the us 86+ trim

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The light's came from FCP groton off ebay. they are knock off's but quality is very good, no alignment issues and the light pattern is very very good much better than the stockers...
the light came with the euro amber/clear corners which I hate, so I made some US corners fit with a little grinding of the lense. looks perdy good.

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That is all. Next on the list is some boxed front arms and bigger front brakes. Peace!

[wisturbo]

That looks so damn good. I've considered the FCP lights, its good hear some feedback on these...
About how much time did you spend on the front end... Starting the teardown to the last bolt finishing her up... rough idea? I dig this thing a lot. Not to keen on the black hood with such a nice color of body paint though..

-Did the fenders match up well to the old paint?
-Do you have any finished interior shots?
-Are you running spacers on the rear wheels?

Keep up the killer work brother!

[noah244ti]

start to finish took about 4-5hours. I definatly took my time and did alot of other things through the day.
the fenders came off an 87 244 with the same 200-2 paint code and it is a perfect match, i am very happy about that and will definatly be painting the hood in the next few months along with a new drivers door (which had been damaged and resprayed at some point). just didn't have the air compressor at the time and wanted to get it done.
32mm spacers in the rear and 25mm up front.
Thanks!

[Nick]

Awesome car. Looks great.

[Krunk Fu]

so sexy, nice ride mate:volvo:

[Volvorules]

Wow dude, car looks awesome. Dunno how I missed the fact that your 244 got totalled, but I did notice you hadn't been around. Excellent work on the 242 so far, can't wait to see what else you do!

[noah244ti]

Not much of an update but just want to throw it on the board :)

I threw an intercooler in the car and went autocrossing with Isiah. This was spring 07. The car did horribly LOL well it just needs a few things sorted out. For starters it was slipping out of 2nd, so I got to steer one handed all day. On my first run my lap belt on my harness got caught under the latch on my corbeau seat so it decided to recline on me during one of the runs. haha.
I'm not done yet. the tab on the old style TPS bent and would cause my throttle to stick at close to wide open, I'd have to push the clutch in and tap the throttle to bring it back down, probably 2-3 times a run. And last but certainly not least my brake booster was not holding vaccume, so after boosting down the straight I'd come into the corner with no power brakes, then within a sec or so they'd kick in and of course my foot was mashed on the pedal and they'd lock up the wheels. Well it was fun but I had a big list of "to do's"
Despite all the problems the cars times were pretty decent. I ran v700 r compounds half the time and dunlop direzza's the other half.

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Things I've done to the car recently:
B230 intake, no idle motor. Greddy BOV. Finished the strut bar. Bought some really faded corbeau seats with mounts. Running an oddyssey battery (pc680). and enclosed the trunk for a slightly less noisy ride.

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Yes they are faded. HEY dont be making fun of my purple and brown seats! They still feel good:)
So I basically cleaned up a bunch of stuff while I did the manifold Vaccume lines and painted other little stuff.

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Just got this sweet cb550 for a new commuter so I can pull my car off the road for as long as I want (or until it rains). Im happy about that, now I feel like I might be able to tackle some bigger projects.

I picked up a low milage 91 b230 turbo bottom end that Im building up for a better, low buck motor. Nothing fancy. 90+ exhaust mani, 50 trim t3t4 megasquirt with edis, K cam, gear and a cleaned up 530. I've been buying little things when money allows. my edis pulley from dale should be here soon:)

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How she sits at the moment. Thanks for looking:)
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[quinn_volvo]

Really nice work Noah. What kind of material did you use for the rear cover? ABS?

You weren't kidding when you said faded seats. Check clearance on that oil pressure sender? Looks like it might interfere with something. Idk.

Real cool project.

[RedFridge]

It's Noah!
Sweet ma man. Nice to see you posting again.
Hope to see more of your 242 sweetness.

Always been a fan of your cars.

[noah244ti]

Thanks guys!
The paneling on the rear is very similar to what was originaly behind the back seat in 240's. kind of like a very thin piece of masonite but comes smooth and prepped for paint. I was going to use aluminum or sheet metal but I figured I'd deal with the extra pound or so for some sound deadening. Its glued with caulk then riveted, I didn't want it to rattle:)

[pooprah]

looks great! :-D

[mr. babooie]

This car is so nice! You white 244 has been my wallpaper for sometime now! Can't wait to see how this one turns out!

[550]

Noah, where did you pick up that piece for the rear? Just any regular hardware store?

[745wagon]

very nice, hey, what mountain bike is in the background of the pic with the block painted black on the deck? i think i spy highrollers and a MRP chainguide?

[noah244ti]

HAHA good eye! There was a post in off topic awhile back about bikes. Have you seen it?
Its a santa cruz bullit with a fox 36. My all around beater dh bike. I Love it.

[745wagon]

No i havent seen it but that would be an excellant bike. i am looking for a fully now too.

[crazy240]

very very cool, i got a 84 the same in the same blue and a nother silver one. i just love the blue tho. ill be posting a thread once i get going again. so far the engine is done. B23ft from 84 740 with a t3t4 and megasquirt. hoping to get around 380 ponies but you never know.....i like your euro front end, was born in sweden so brings back memories. keep the updates going tho. thats always nice.

[driven sydeways]

looks awesome! love how clean under the hood is. its like going back to 83, but modified. nice bike too looks cherry! that sounded like one hell of a day autocrossing, everything that could go wrong did haha let us know how it goes the next time out with hopefully everything fixed

[noah244ti]

Will do! Thanks for the comments.
Planning on some auto X in feb-through the season. Got all those problems fixed and the car is running great at 15psi. I'll be putting my truetrac in and building my 3" exhaust in the next couple weeks :)

[RvolvoR]

those seats=win

[Tom Wiley]

This car is an inspiration. Good work

[noah244ti]

those seats=win

dont ever buy corbeaus for the long haul! Any body know of any die I could use? maybe even some sort of spray paint?? hmm... lol

[Karl Buchka]

Just went through the thread. Car is looking rad. I love the front end.

[rtuner]

yeah the 242 looks awesome!!
please let the look exactly like this - classic sporty style

[rtuner]

yeah the 242 looks awesome!!
please let the look exactly like this - classic sporty style

[norcal505]

god, its looks so nice.
especially in that last shot with the black virgos.

[noah244ti]

Black virgo's really? LOL I cant stand em. I miss my 780 wheels with spacers, it used to have a nice wide stance with 25/32's. I thought I was doing something smart by selling all my wheels, 780's eikers and hydras to cash in and swap to 5x114.3... you know get some nice wide wheels (17x9) but, I used the $ to put toward my credit card bill which was a very smart and mature thing to do (if I do say so myself)... But for some reason my cards balance is as high as it once was and I have no wheels to show for it... (DUMB)... so once again back to ****ty little virgo's and ****ty little tires, Oh well:(

[spe1983]

Wow, I just brought home an 84 242 w/ a 200-2 paint code. Not nearly as pretty as yours and has been sitting for 10 years :). Your car is a complete inspiration for what I am going to do to mine, same color, almost identical wheels(MSW), and the e-codes. Totally Awesome. I would love to see your car when I come to Santa Rosa to go to my cousins HS graduation in May.

[SwedishBrick242...]

Man that looks sweet, Noah! :) The strut bar really looks good! (gorgeous engine bay in general) Really makes me want to get my 242 running again.

Is that the blue flathood? Looks like it cleaned up pretty well :-D

[Chris_R]

You should be able to pick up some upholstery dye at your local auto-parts store. You might want to talk to an upholstery shop and see what they recommend though.

I tried dying a seat once (from light grey to dk brown) and was disappointed. The color was fine, but I didn't know you were supposed to brush over the dye with a stiff brush while it was still wet after you sprayed it. My seat turned out crusty and was only brown on the top of the surface. :oops:

Your car looks great though!

[bigbret]

Hey Noah looks great man.:) I really need to get the ball rolling on my 245. It is an inspiration to see the progress on your 242.:cool:

[noah244ti]

Went down to the cold dark woods of santa cruz to build my 3" exhaust and put in my trutrac LSD.
Ever built an exhaust in the dirt? Car was about 1ft off the ground which meant countless times climbing underneath, test fitting, climbing out, cutting, grinding, climbing back under for test fit, then repeat.
It was a good weekend though :) Used my friends miller 135 mig for the exhaust.

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Stuff
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D.P.
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3" Cat
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D.P. Done, one o2 bung underneath for future wideband
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super sweet self portrait with foggy camera lens
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old stock D.P. with 2.5 vs most of the 3" The cat fits to the D.P. with a v band for quick swappage to a side exit :)
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The 2 finger wiggle test. Damn it fits good! Its tucked way up there along the side of the tank and fits perfectly. Super stoked.
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LSD swap
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Never cleaned one good enough to see that its yellow inside :)
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Super Ghetto dirty deck gear swap
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Stock auto 3:91 gears. Seems like the perfect match with the 3.35 T5 trans
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That is all the pic's I got. Needles to say I did many little circles after that to test it out.
The exhaust sounds perfect. I didn't want it to be crazy loud and I wanted it to be smog legal. I still have a dynomax bullit muffler and extra pipe for the side exit, hopefully I'll throw it together soon. Thanks for looking! :)

[dieselboy]

looks good! i too was surprised that the inside of the diffs were painted yellow the first time, miller 135ftw!!! i love mine they work even better once you get them on gas

[SwedishBrick242...]

Damn, you get **** done, Noah! Stop making me look bad :-P

Awesome work, man! Can't wait to hear it!

[noah244ti]

looks good! i too was surprised that the inside of the diffs were painted yellow the first time, miller 135ftw!!! i love mine they work even better once you get them on gas
I like the 135 I used for sure! No gas. I haven't used a lincoln 140t before but Im also looking at those just because the cost is quite a bit less.

Logan, Get off your god damn lazy ass! lol just kidding. all you have to do is put a post in events titled "BBQ" and we will come. If you had like 2-3 big projects set up we could nail em out :)

[SwedishBrick242...]

That's the eventual plan. I want to get everything together so I can get it all done at once. Once I have all the parts; massive BBQ goodness and tasty beers for everyone! :-D

[Jerd]

:)
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[Jerd]

Give me your turbo and exhaust.

[volvo940tuner]

beautiful color scheme, i love it

[shaved240]

where'd you get the black bumper trim for the updated bumpers? i got a 242 turbo with updated bumpers also and was thinking about getting the bumper trim from the uk

[Jerd]

Noah what bov do you have?

[Turborg]

dont ever buy corbeaus for the long haul! Any body know of any die I could use? maybe even some sort of spray paint?? hmm... lol
This is the best I have found, and have used it to complete the black interior conversions of both my cars. A good cleaning and a wipe down with alcohol is the only prep needed.
http://www.autostyles.com/sem.htm
I bought it on the recommendation of of a pro paint supplier and bought it locally cheaper than what it goes for in the ad. He stocked very limited colors though. What sold me was his comment about people with show cars using it all the time. My 242 has been done for years, used a lot, and it still looks very good. Touch ups blend in with minutes, can be sat on in a half hour, and I have never had it transfer to clothing or anything else.

[Jordan]

:omg:

Your car is siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick!!!!

[doucheNozzle]

Step 1: Bring car to Auto X in June
Step 2: ???
Step 3: Profit!

[Jerd]

Psst... noah... hows your engine build coming along?

[bigbret]

Noah where you at bro, holla at ya boy.

[Jerd]

I hope hes not dead.

[doucheNozzle]

I called him the other day. He didn't respond. Neither did Ryan. Hmmm...

[bigbret]

I will not think such negative thoughts. I bet he moved to Stockholm.:lol:

[Jerd]

Honestly... i haven't heard from either of them since they "hiked" mt. Shasta.

[bigbret]

I should have been told about that. I have climbed MT. Shasta 4 times and would have gladly escorted them to the summit. I am really worried now, oh snap darn. Think good thoughts!!

[Krepotkin]

Maybe they ran into ManBearPig...

[Jerd]

I should have been told about that. I have climbed MT. Shasta 4 times and would have gladly escorted them to the summit. I am really worried now, oh snap darn. Think good thoughts!!

Lol, shouldnt have brought that up. Im sure they are fine.

Maybe they ran into ManBearPig...

DWWAAATTT!

We will hear from them eventually. I know they where thinking about moving.

[Magnum TE]

I miss you too Noah! Shoot me an Email sometime bud... I miss the chance to "play cars" with you again.

[bigbret]

All is well, i talked to someone who knows he is chillin.

[Jerd]

Good, so now that we know we are simply being ignored, what shall we do? lol

[Magnum TE]

We may need to arrange a raid of SC

[Group A]

Good, so now that we know we are simply being ignored, what shall we do? lol
Though Noah has always checked in with t-bricks community from time to time and he's been around for a long time, he doesn't live on here like some of you seem to. He'll post next time he posts, simple as that. I look forward to his posts as always, it's same as hearing from an old friend.

[crandandall]

We may need to arrange a raid of SC

Now there's a plan, goin away party for Patty?:oogle:

[noah244ti]

Well I suck at keeping this thread current... :(
In the past 10-11 months my life has gone to sh!t. I have moved back down to santa cruz and am trying to get everything back in order. When I haven't been a ball of stress I've been tinkering here and there with the car, and having a lot of fun getting to drive it. The local autocross season just started up...

Built a 3" side exit with a Dynomax bullit muffler. Its way too loud for every day driving and I removed it just a few hours after finishing it LOL. The full 3" is back on it for now.

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Installing my old Ron Davis rad I pulled out of my old 244, along with an E-fan

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Lack of suspension droop with coilovers... :)

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Also put in a "K" cam, gear, b230 intake, ebay t3/t4, 90+ exhaust. Also setup terminal 11 at 15 psi and drilled the stop out on the vac advance diaphram. Im able to run 18 psi with this setup and have my initial timing set to 25 degrees. It runs great :)

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While I was at the local PNP I swung by the mustangs to see what I might find... (the D.S. if for a friend)

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I already had the t5 setup in my car but it was pretty tired, with worn gears. I was happy to see that the gears on the newer one is flawless... Dont worry, I kept all the sand out.

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Autocross sometime early summer before I added any of the stuff above. (volvoracer82 in the black one)

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I've got some cosmetic stuff done to the car, also some nice tires... I'll have to get some newer pics soon,

[thebornotaku]

Oh snap, he's alive!

Nice to see you're still making progress.

I take it you'll be at Davis?

[volvorod85]

Nice ride man...still running k-jet? A man who knows the simplicity of CIS???

Mark

[Cameron]

Car looks really great! It's hard to make KJet look clean under the hood, but you've done it better than anyone else I've seen. Good job man, keep it up! I really like the cleanliness of the Ron Davis radiator. Eliminating the expansion tank cleans it up even more.

[Magnum TE]

Hey Noah, good to see the update. The lady and I were just talking about you, wondering how things were going. Shoot me a PM sometime and lets catch up.

[swedishK]

"K" cam, gear, b230 intake, ebay t3/t4, 90+ exhaust.

been wanting to do that to a b21, how quick is it?

- Quin

[jamin01]

nice work, love the camber on the front..do want
is that an m3 we can hear at the end of the video??

[harribert]

Noah, I love what you have done with this car, keep it up!!!

[swedishK]

holy carps. clean looking kjet. i never thought it was possible! kudos.

[550]

I fricken love your 242!

[doucheNozzle]

been wanting to do that to a b21, how quick is it?

- Quin

Very. I rode in it on the 1st of this month at the AutoX.

[norcal505]

one of my favorite 242's of all time

[Brickster151]

Car looks good man, glad to hear from ya. If you want to work on cars/go on a HWY 9 barge sometime now that you are back in town hit me up

[Vol242vo]

ALWAYS have been a fan Noah! You have an amazing 242, and have done a really nice job on everything. Sure wish I had your suspension set-up...Jealous.

*edit just scrolled up to give you 5 stars and it looks like the vote you have was left by me earlier.

[Jerd]

thank goodness you are putting more time into it. You better be at davis! You would be proud how much my car has changed.

[noah244ti]

thank goodness you are putting more time into it. You better be at davis! You would be proud how much my car has changed.

Haha, I'll be at davis for sure...

I had no idea K-jet was such a hit! Its been pretty good to me. It never works totally right, but always works! I guess that is a good thing :) Thats one thing I always have wanted with my car... To keep it running and on the road, I enjoy beating on it too much to dig into bigger projects. That might change in the future though. I've got all the MS/wasted spark stuff lined up when I finish up the b230. Megasquirt will be new for me... :(

Heres how it sits now:

Found another set of multi-x wheels and in anticipation of the new auto x season, I ordered some 205-50 falken azenis tires for them. They are great tires. the front wheels are spaced 30mm and the rears 39mm. (I hate tucked in wheels)
also added my group a wing, and a 93 850 airdam. The airdam tucks behind the wheel arch perfectly if you push the bumper in about and inch... Which is what I did :)

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/IMG_1511.jpg

Geekin out...

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/IMG_1513.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/IMG_1516.jpg

[norcal505]

looks great in the last shot

[WeezilUSA]

Keep up the great work. That looks awesome!

[slammed145]

Cool car, and glad to hear you've got some Azenis on it now! What were you running at that autocross from the video, where I ran the bug?

[Jordan]

Hey Noah, I am kinda curious as to your elimination of the overflow bottle for the radiator... Hows that work?

I have a full aluminum rad. as well very similar to yours...

[crandandall]

Hey Noah, I am kinda curious as to your elimination of the overflow bottle for the radiator... Hows that work?

I have a full aluminum rad. as well very similar to yours...


http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/IMG_0698.jpg

The cap is on the radiator itself. No need for the tank that way.

[noah244ti]

...

[noah244ti]

what the hell...

[noah244ti]

.

[noah244ti]

Yep what Dan said, you can buy the cap housing and have it welded onto any aluminum rad.
I like how it cleans up the bay, but there have been a couple track days where I had to install a coolant overflow catch, just in case.

Cool car, and glad to hear you've got some Azenis on it now! What were you running at that autocross from the video, where I ran the bug?

I was running mismatched 195/60's with 400 tpi! 2 were bfg, and 2 were no name's from the junkyard (yikes!) They rolled over so, so bad. The azenis are night and day better, down at marina :)

[noah244ti]

Noah car looks amazing with those wheels/tires. Cant wait to see it/ride in it. How are you liking the ebay turbo so far? Im sure the size its self made a difference but other than that?

for some reason my computer thought it was 530 and kept placing my reply half a page up... what the heck...

I've got to say, for the money you cant go wrong really. I've been meaning to get a pressure reducer at the feed inlet (hopefully that'll keep the seals happy for a while longer). I wasnt planning on using it long term. I would never have bought it for that, but it has been good to me. It was a dog when I put it on at first. I played around with cam and ignition timing and that really helped my little low comp b21 get it spooling. I think it would be better if it werent trying to suck air through k jet's metering plate, those are a huge restriction... (Must get rid of)...

[Jerd]

Noah car looks amazing with those wheels/tires. Cant wait to see it/ride in it. How are you liking the ebay turbo so far? Im sure the size its self made a difference but other than that?

I love how clean you do stuff.

[harribert]

I love how clean you do stuff.

Same here; I wish I had the skill/patience to make things look not cobbled together.

[Jordan]

Thats what I have... I always just figured you needed an overflow tank...

[klr142]

Well, you should, I would think... Considering the stuff has to expand? I guess if it's pressurized the cap will bleed off excess(coolant, if you top the thing up) and then will be in vacuum when the car cools down. I don't think it's normal to run without one, unless you have a vent somewhere in the system like early pushrod Volvos.

[noah244ti]

Well, you should, I would think... Considering the stuff has to expand? I guess if it's pressurized the cap will bleed off excess(coolant, if you top the thing up) and then will be in vacuum when the car cools down. I don't think it's normal to run without one, unless you have a vent somewhere in the system like early pushrod Volvos.

Hmm... I understand what your saying, and it makes sense, but there are many cars that have no overflow tank and the cap/fill is directly on the top of the rad. I've never had any issues though :)

Had a little project this weekend... $40 worth of stuff from mcmaster and an old set of torque rods

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/IMG_4549.jpg

cut and ready for welding. I know I could have eliminated one rod end per side if I would have welded the 5/8" bolt directly to the bushing tube, though I just felt more comfortable building them this way.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/IMG_4553.jpg

Stock rods are 15 7/8" eye to eye. I settled on 15 1/4" once I put them on and adjusted everything. Ive come to find out that to really center the rear wheels in the fenders and
also maintain the correct pinion angle, I really need to pull the rear end up 1/2" or so on the trailing arms... Thoughts of re drilling the trailing arms where the bushing bolt goes through, or slotting the hole, or buying bens setup (quite drastic ideas I know) :)... I dont know, just another thing to ponder on

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/Picture015.jpg

[Jerd]

Noah.... I <3 you.

You should go to the SLO meet that Scotty is tossing up.

[doucheNozzle]

noah.... I <3 you.

You should go to the slo meet that scotty is tossing up.

+1

[klr142]

Nice work on the torque rods, Noah. Is the pinion angle still ok after shortening just the upper rods? I've been curious as to whether or not I should get some adjustable ones to make more clearance back there. I was just reading on some swedish site about a guy shortening both the trailing arms and the torque rods to re-center things. I just had the rear fenders rolled further though so I don't need any more clearance at this point, but maybe someday when I want to stick in something bigger than 245s...

[noah244ti]

Thanks! yeah, I definitely want to shorten the trailing arms. I thought that just doing the torque rods would bring the wheels into the center of the fender, but IT DOES throw the pinion angle way past its optimal 2*. I ended up returning them to near stock length for this reason... Have any pics of how the guy shortened the lower arms? :) I'd love some ideas as I already have an extra set out back...

[WeezilUSA]

How about making some offset bushings for it to pull it forward a little?

[Jerd]

Fab some custom trailing arms!

[klr142]

Thanks! yeah, I definitely want to shorten the trailing arms. I thought that just doing the torque rods would bring the wheels into the center of the fender, but IT DOES throw the pinion angle way past its optimal 2*. I ended up returning them to near stock length for this reason... Have any pics of how the guy shortened the lower arms? :) I'd love some ideas as I already have an extra set out back...I don't have any pictures, but maybe he does, I didn't look too hard in his thread: http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=184501

I know that on the 140s there were two different trailing arm lengths, the earlier ones were shorter with the laters being longer. The 240s might be even longer, not sure.

[noah244ti]

Lost the headgasket, It was nothing major, just some coolant seepage into a cylinder. So Im doing a quick replacement, having the head decked and hot tanked to clean it up, and going to try out copper spray on an Elring. I'm attending an outo x in one week, then a track day the week after, another auto x the following and then heading down to so-cal for the meet the week after that! Glad it failed now :)


http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/IMG_4587.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/IMG_4581.jpg

PS. I was staring at piston tops in one half an hour from the time I started, with a hand but still! I love redblocks

[Group A]

Shave the head and run a Cometic headgasket. It will increase bottom end, mid-range power and get better gas mileage. ;-)

[240keith]

bummer to hear abut the headgasket... good to hear that you are getting it back up and together so quick..

keith

[visti]

Just saw you car, what a great projekt, and what a fine honda bike you got.:cool:

[Jerd]

Lol yeah, i guess if it was gunna go then now was a good time for it. Awesome to hear that pulling the head can be as minimal st 30 minutes! ahhahaha i love redblocks.

[shaved240]

what meet in socal?

[doucheNozzle]

This one! Here (http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=186496)

[noah244ti]

Just saw you car, what a great projekt, and what a fine honda bike you got.:cool:

Thanks! The honda should have its own project page in itself! LOL

So I finished up the head gasket. It was a quick job, so nothing really special here, I just had the head resurfaced and hot tanked. I Used the copper spray this time.

Not hard to see what I forgot to bring along to the the shop for cleaning :-P



http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/IMG_4594.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/IMG_4596.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/IMG_4599.jpg



I got out to another auto x this weekend, had a good time and then came home to fluid misted across the whole rear of the car. The T5's tailshaft housing was leaking badly, Soooo... I pulled it after work and resealed it. Here it sits, its been too rainy/I've been too busy for me to get back under it in the dark, with a headlamp.



http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/IMG_4622.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/IMG_4624.jpg



Some photos of auto x during the past month:



http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/IMG_4610.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/DSC_0111.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/DSC_0216.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/DSC_0317.jpg

My to do list is to get the tranny back in on saturday, add a coolant catch to my radiator, and put in 20/50wt for the track day on monday the 8th.

[Jerd]

Noah! your car looks amazing as always!

sucks about the trans leaking, looks like its not that hard to take out though :-P. But doing it in the rain cant be fun.

I run 20/50 all the time now. I tried it once found that it ran smoother and the valves quieted down a bit more. But i have noticed that it takes longer for the car to warm up and if you try driving while its not completely warm you can almost feel the cold thick oil holding things back.

Im going to take one of those pictures and try and make you a cool signature, you dont have to use it but i love your car and im bored lol.

EDIT:
Here yah go :) I can edit it if you want, just let me know.

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll278/Volvosporter/noahssigcopy.jpg?t=1267682342

[noah244ti]

Haha yeah I was thinking I needed a new sig. EDIT SICK! But I'm still noah244ti :-P can I run it!?

It seems all I have been doing lately is work on my car, and not in the "sweet I get to put on a cool new part" kind of way. Its been all BS maintenance.

I just threw down $$ for a cool new part, and as soon as I catch back up I really want to resume the b230 build. I've got a 530 here, and Im planning on doing big valves 40/46 and see what I can do with porting it. I've also decided to pull the bottom end back apart and go with RSI rods on the stock pistons. I just dont want the rods to be the limiting factor, as it seems everything else on the build will be slightly more wild :) I've got the pully, wheel, vr sensor bracket and a DIYauto harness with sensors and such... I just need to keep moving along.

As it sits, in my moms garage:

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/IMG_4542.jpg

[klr142]

Looks good, Jered.

And as always, the Multi-X wheels look SWEET with the small tires wrapped around them.

[Group A]

Looks good Jered.

And as always, the Multi-X wheels look SWEET with the small tires wrapped around them.Jered?!? :wtf:

[Jerd]

I believe by "looks good" he was referring to the signature, not Noahs engine hahahaha.

EDIT: But noahs engine looks amazing i just think this is all out of context.

[shaved240]

haha who is jered?

[Jerd]

Jered Jerd they are interchangeable.

Noah heres one that says 244

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/4407/ssig2.jpg

[klr142]

Yes, I meant the sig Jered made, haha. I posted that before/while Noah was posting his engine picture. Jerd's real name is Jered, for those who aren't in the know, and I'm pretty sure that's how he spells it. If I remember correctly.

[Jerd]

Yes, I meant the sig Jered made, haha. I posted that before/while Noah was posting his engine picture. Jerd's real name is Jered, for those who aren't in the know, and I'm pretty sure that's how he spells it. If I remember correctly.

You're correct. :)

[Quin]

noah, serious question. are you and ryan trying to make your cars match?

[klr142]

Come on now Quin, blue does not = black! They're just both trying(and succeeding) to have very good looking 240s.

[noah244ti]

ryan no longer has the euro front end, he wrecked it and is now running the stock setup with a flathood. I do know what you mean though, they are very close and NO its not on purpose! :)

[Chris_R]

As it sits, in my moms garage:

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/IMG_4542.jpg

I thought I was the only one with a burgundy 960 sitting on cetus... :omg:

What did you use to seal the tailshaft? New gasket or something in a tube?

[spruill244]

what size are those tires?
are those just the volvo multi x's? the 16s?
looks so dope!

[doucheNozzle]

225/15s

[Crazychopstick]

what size are those tires?
are those just the volvo multi x's? the 16s?
looks so dope!

Multi-X is 15" and he's running at least a 25mm spacer.

[klr142]

225/15s205/50-15s. Come on now, you live closer, you should know.

[doucheNozzle]

I thought he was running wider?

[klr142]

Nope, pretty sure he isn't, thus giving the sweet look. 225s wouldn't look as good, and they'd be taller making the wheels look smaller as well.

[WindowsBreakerG4]

Just wondering, which HG spray did you use? I was looking at this http://www.amazon.com/Permatex-80697-Gasket-Sealant-Aerosol/dp/B000HBNUDQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=automotive&qid=1267732345&sr=8-2

BTW you had the 510 guys scared saturday that you might have been running in vsp ;)

[noah244ti]

I thought I was the only one with a burgundy 960 sitting on cetus... :omg:

What did you use to seal the tailshaft? New gasket or something in a tube?

Just a 98 s70, super stock... and slow :)

The T5 does not use a gasket, just some gasket sealer is all it needed.

205/50's it is. 5 points for kyle! :-P

Alden, thats the stuff. also check out baautox.com there is pics of yours and keiths cars

[TIPSP]

car looks great!

[550]

Noah what size holes are those in the front bumper? 3 inch?

[AMSroadrunner]

Noah,

Awesome car! I'm two years into mine (and it still isn't on the road)

Is there another post on your replacement (custom) strut bearings? (I looked but that means exactly nothing)
Could you share more detail on yours? Pictures, what you used for a bearing, etc

Thanks!!

Andrew

[noah244ti]

Noah what size holes are those in the front bumper? 3 inch?

2.5" :)


Noah,

Awesome car! I'm two years into mine (and it still isn't on the road)

Is there another post on your replacement (custom) strut bearings? (I looked but that means exactly nothing)
Could you share more detail on yours? Pictures, what you used for a bearing, etc

Thanks!!

Andrew

Thanks!

The strut bearings are part of an adjustable camber setup I got from evilgeniusracing. They were made by ground control. heres a better pic of them run on top of the strut housing.

http://r-sportinternational.com/Jonathan/itbcar/itbbeforefire01

I simply set mine up with the aluminum plates under, then cut my own round plates out of 3/16" mild steel with matching slots/holes and welded them to the housings.

The car is ready to go! track day tomorrow, at Laguna seca. I've been watching in car footage on youtube to get the track down/memorized. I should have lots of pics to post up soon. leaving the house at 5:30 am. It'll be long and hopefully eventful day! (fingers crossed)

[TIPSP]

good luck man! besafe.

looking forward to the pics.

[MKUltra]

cant wait for an update

[Quin]

I've been watching in car footage on youtube to get the track down/memorized.

dude, forza.

[Jerd]

dude, forza.

+1 ....

So how did it go!!??

[Mark]

Argh, you're one of those guys who does as much work on weekday evenings as I get done in a full year! Great work Noah!

M.

[noah244ti]

I got my high res photos from the track day, and figured I'd post them here. I havent done anything to the car recently, But I hope to get the ball rolling on a few projects here soon

and still stock piling parts when I can for the new motor.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/Laguna%20Seca/Blue_2_119.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/Laguna%20Seca/Blue_2_453.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/Laguna%20Seca/Blue_3_172.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/Laguna%20Seca/Blue_3_179.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/Laguna%20Seca/Blue_3_329.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/Laguna%20Seca/Bluw_1_014.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/Laguna%20Seca/Bluw_1_300.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/Laguna%20Seca/Bluw_1_424.jpg

[Jerd]

Awesome pictures! Man that must have been a fun day!

[Quin]

who was faster, you or ryan?

[klr142]

Are the bezels in your e-codes painted black?

[noah244ti]

who was faster, you or ryan?

Depends on who you ask! :)

Id say, at the end of the day we were turning laps at or around the same times. I wish I could go back. I think I would be a little more aggressive now that I know my setup and the track a little better, and had time for everything to sink in.

I pulled the lenses on my lights and painted the grey plastic surrounds black (left all the chrome).

[Jerd]

http://i821.photobucket.com/albums/zz135/lawlmynamesdan/slo_213.jpg

[WeezilUSA]

SO HOT. Gosh I'm in love with your car Noah.

[Dirk242]

I really like your car, one of the nicest on the board. Keep up the good work!

[volvoracer82]

...

[noah244ti]

Thanks a bunch guys, though Im not sure i agree :-P

I've spent entirely too much money this past month, 200 for the track day, 150 in car prep about 1100 in parts that are on their way... I'll have more pics to show off soon!

[Jerd]

$1,100 in parts :ohjoy:

[thebornotaku]

**** dude, I spent $730 today on brake parts... I feel your pain.

[Cassie]

mmmm what a yummy 242

[klr142]

...Don't worry Ryan, we still love your car too.**** dude, I spent $730 today on brake parts... I feel your pain.That's because you did it wrong.mmmm what a yummy 242:nod:

[Cassie]

That's because you did it wrong.
Exactly what I was thinking!
Unless he got some super spiffy calipers...which is not likely.

[klr142]

Exactly what I was thinking!
Unless he got some super spiffy calipers...which is not likely.Or needed. Thus, he did it wrong.

[noah244ti]

Jerd, I knew something was wrong with my car!

Clogged cat... Hmm must have been the leaded 110 octane I ran at the track... Duhh... I dumb for not realizing this.

So I removed the 3" high flow cat and just replaced it with a piece of 3" pipe. Much better boost response around town, and top end pull. It sounds so great at idle now with the alum flywheel and "K" cam. Sounds way tougher than it is. :-P

New sweetness. pics do not do justice. When I get some more play funds I will order the injectors and FPR. Im going with the "small" EFI aeromotive regulator, mounted directly to the front of the rail, and I've been scoping out the seimen 72lb injectors on ebay... The parts list is getting smaller. Turbo, next week :)

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/IMG_4679.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/IMG_4688.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/IMG_4695.jpg

I had Nathan leave the port plate undrilled, so I could pick and choose how many/size vacc lines I need and such

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/IMG_4694.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/IMG_4697.jpg

Also have this stuff completed. I took a mill and lathe class and got to make some stuff. The roll center blocks were cut out for me and drilled, I spun them on a lathe and located the center and took away material so they would interlock with the B joint/strut tube. The tie rod spacersare drilled for 14mm hardware and will be welded and gusseted. The height of the blocks and tie rod spacers are 1.8". M14 Heims are expensive! 50ish a pop! Ordering soon and want to get this ON.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/IMG_4703.jpg

Also made sets of RX7 brackets. Not my rotors, just a test fit. NEED to finish up some projects now!

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/IMG_4618.jpg

[stick70]

I <3 this car

[RvolvoR]

i have the 72lb siemens injectors from ebay...good deal

[Jerd]

Jerd, I knew something was wrong with my car!

Clogged cat... Hmm must have been the leaded 110 octane I ran at the track... Duhh... I dumb for not realizing this.

So I removed the 3" high flow cat and just replaced it with a piece of 3" pipe. Much better boost response around town, and top end pull. It sounds so great at idle now with the alum flywheel and "K" cam. Sounds way tougher than it is. :-P


Haha! You called it! I figured it was a bit strange my car was keeping up with yours.

I thought about a test pipe but my cat is really the only muffler on my exhaust so it would be uber loud without it.

Your car sounded really good before, cant wait to hear/feel it at davis. Also that intake manifold looks awesome! Cant wait for you to have this new engine built. :-D

Keep us updated!!

[STM240]

Where did you get your wheel spacers from?

[noah244ti]

The fronts are 30mm H&R with threaded lugs, and the rear are 25mm non hub/wheel centric. Dont ever skimp on wheel spacers like me... lol

Not really and updates, but maybe posting pics will motivate me a bit.
Davis auto x:

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/_DSC1057.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/_DSC1058.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/SDC11798.jpg

Took the car with me to IPD this month, no problems car ran good, almost killed my azenis but did a rotation in redding. a rock shattered my windshield on the way up and took out my snow scoop. I had the window replaced at the show with the nice new updated trim.
Drag raced at the track, car was slow. Excuses? oh you betcha haha, boost issues, launch issues and I simply didnt really care to make any changes that night. I was tired. Best run was 14.9 at 12psi. K cam was run straight up, wish I would have set it back to +4*

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/oregon/SDC11817.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/oregon/SDC11864.jpg

Im redoing my front suspension and brakes at the moment, I'll have pics soon. Also purchased 4.10 gears from L8apex and swooped in on some poly trailing arm bushings, so I will get on that asap

[klr142]

Sexy sexy!Im redoing my front suspension and brakes at the moment, I'll have pics soon. Also purchased 4.10 gears from L8apex and swooped in on some poly trailing arm bushings, so I will get on that asapYay on the 4.10s... If you make it to our thing I'll need to go for a ride in your car.

About those trailing arm bushings though... You really want rubber there so the suspension is able to articulate freely, allowing the inside wheel to maintain a little better traction, etc..

What're you doing with the brakes and front suspenders?

[noah244ti]

yeah I know what you mean about the poly bushes. we'll see how it goes.

Shortening the strut tubes 3" for my koni race inserts, Bump steer and roll center correction spacers with heim joints, RX7 brakes and Boxed control arms.

I also ordered new bearings and rings for my motor, the pistons and rsi rods are going to the machine shop soon, along with the bigger valves and head... so many different projects, with so little money and time... haha

Will post more pics soon!

[Group A]

Shortening the strut tubes 3" for my koni race inserts
:omg:
You finally going to run something larger than 15's?!?

[noah244ti]

:omg:
You finally going to run something larger than 15's?!?

Someday I hope to be rolling in the class of Rob and Lee, if ya know what I mean :-P

[crandandall]

Someday I hope to be rolling in the class of Rob and Lee, if ya know what I mean :-P

HMM, you mean like this?
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f3fTVkavMVg/SXjS2KBImHI/AAAAAAAAA3w/DAQOjND20NA/s400/bartbear.jpg

[Cameron]

HMM, you mean like this?
http://bartbear.tripod.com/bartbear.jpg

I was thinking more like this maybe???

http://image.truckinweb.com/f/8436535/0805tr_01_z+2006_chevy_kodiak_4500+front_view.jpg

[Jerd]

Siiiick, The gears are much needed hahaha

[crandandall]

I was thinking more like this maybe???

http://image.truckinweb.com/f/8436535/0805tr_01_z+2006_chevy_kodiak_4500+front_view.jpg

Haha, image fail fixed.

[Cameron]

Haha, image fail fixed.

Huh? Image works fine on my end :e-shrug:

[Jerd]

Dan i don't think you should be drinking this early. :-P

[doucheNozzle]

Huh? Image works fine on my end :e-shrug:

Dan i don't think you should be drinking this early. :-P

It was fail earlier.

[Cassie]

Awesome! Progress!

[volvoracer82]

I was thinking more like this maybe???

http://image.truckinweb.com/f/8436535/0805tr_01_z+2006_chevy_kodiak_4500+front_view.jpg

no, not kodiac the truck silly... kodiac the wheels :-P

[swedishK]

http://www.kodiak.org/images/stories/business/city-kodiak.jpg
wat?

[noah244ti]

So I have a couple of updates. The 4.10 gears are in the car, and what a pain in the ass it was... The gears were out of a 1041, I thought I had a 1031, I really had a 1030 that looks like a 1031. So I bought a 1031 that looks like a 1030. So if you take anything from this jabber, know that you cannot judge a diff housing by the ridges in the sides.

So shimming was rather straight forward, every tolerance changed when the tru trac and new gears went into the new housing. It just took time measuring, pulling, pressing... and again...

Came out perfect though :)

Im really hoping for a little more POW out of the corners in second, despite the 15" wheels, the car just feel so laggy at auto x with the t5's 2nd ratio (which has tons to do with my engines setup).

Also installed superpro poly trailing arm bushings. I've heard a few people say that I should just use stock ones, because the poly dont allow the rear end to articulate. Im not buying it guys. the poly didnt make any difference in the amount the rear end could twist (tested it with no spring/shocks/wheels)

I havent driven the car with the gears yet, its all done but up on stands still so I can do some front end work.

Pics:

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/SDC12654.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/SDC12656.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/SDC12665.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/SDC12669.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/SDC12672.jpg

I've got until the 24th to get this junk on. Then auto x. Mazda brakes, homemade adapters, home drilled rotors, boxed a arms (yoshi plates), and some nice fluid from work :)

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/SDC12661.jpg

[FunkyStankyChicken]

Looking great as always Noah, really love your car.

What is your tire height and how do you like it. I just bought some Remotecs in 15 x 7.5 and am thinking about tires.

[noah244ti]

Thanks a bunch!

205/50's, love em, the azenis do wear quick though!

Pat Dickman: Investing $$$ in 15's! (not kodiaks, I wish). Just thought you would like to hear that :)

[volvoracer82]

Rosca! are you installing her in there somewhere too?


..........Sick bro!

[Tom Wiley]

One of my favorite cars.

[Quin]

one of my favorite cars.

+1

[doucheNozzle]

You're gonna be at the autox?! Damn. I won't be there.

[Jerd]

How are you drilling the rotors? Do you have a jig or something?

Looking great man

what pads are you going to use?

[swedishK]

+1

+2

[noah244ti]

made a template for the rotors, takes a good amount of time to hand drill but I got that and no money sooo....

bought some Axxis metallic based pads. Its what I've got in my car now and have been very happy with them, even on the track.

[Jerd]

made a template for the rotors, takes a good amount of time to hand drill but I got that and no money sooo....

bought some Axxis metallic based pads. Its what I've got in my car now and have been very happy with them, even on the track.

Oh thats a good idea.. Did you have any cracking problems on your old rotors? How much life is left on the old ones? :)

Right on, im running the pbr metallic ones. They are okay...

[klr142]

Can't wait to hear more about how it drives... :) Sounds like it'll be a bunch of new stuff all at once. Looking great!Oh thats a good idea.. Did you have any cracking problems on your old rotors? How much life is left on the old ones? :)

Right on, im running the pbr metallic ones. They are okay...They should be the same pads(Axxis/PBR), XBGs? Also known as Metal Masters... They're ok, but mine will overheat with spirited, 90%+ mountain driving with the 17"s on. The Ultimate/Ceramics hold up to heat better and feel great, but eat through the rotors a little faster, dust more and sometimes(not typically when lubed) make some noise.

Keep it up!

[Magnum TE]

Still looking awesome Noah!

I'm sorry I missed you guys at Alameda.

Tomorrow's the last Ax in Santa Rosa, how about next season you come up and stay with us for a couple of events. Hope I see ya around before then.

You know the location is sweet! (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=38.506787,+-122.821741&sll=38.506086,-122.822519&sspn=0.00319,0.0103&ie=UTF8&t=k&ll=38.506501,-122.820883&spn=0.00356,0.0103&z=18&layer=t)

[badvlvo]

You didn't miss him in Alameda, he didn't show!

nice progress Noah, I look forward to seeing the car with some new goods installed.

[harribert]

You owe me a ride the next time you come up, just sayin'

[Magnum TE]

You didn't miss him in Alameda, he didn't show!

nice progress Noah, I look forward to seeing the car with some new goods installed.

OK well I missed you in Alameda, Eric. Same invite for you for Santa Rosa Ax.

[noah244ti]

Good to hear from you toby! The same goes for you, if you ever want to get out to SC :)

Jerred my old rotors were ready for the garbage can, Otherwise they'd be on your car ;)

Front brakes swapped, a-arms on. The cars just sitting on jacks until I can get a friend over to help me bleed the brakes... Also, must not forget before a test drive, Fill rear end!

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/SDC12681.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/SDC12680.jpg

PS Is anybody going to marina on the 24th?

[Quin]

neato.

[550]

Sometimes... when I dream at night... your car is in it... I cum.

[bigbret]

Yo bro cinder blocks are not jack stands! At the very least use some wood or something. It would suck to bust up those nice rotors on the cement.:-(

[Group A]

pat dickman: Investing $$$ in 15's! (not kodiaks, i wish). Just thought you would like to hear that :)
You SC guys and your cute little wheels... :-P

[Jerd]

Lol at the cinder bock. Thats sketch!

Looks really good man, cant wait to hear how it feels. Keep us updated!

[towerymt]

Pat Dickman: Investing $$$ in 15's! (not kodiaks, I wish). Just thought you would like to hear that :)
I heard about these...15x10? Shove some 275/35/15s under it.

I just ran my first event with the T5 swap on Sunday, and it did feel like it could use some more acceleration in 2nd. 1.93 2nd, 3.73 rear, 25.6' tires....probably close to 70mph in 2nd. My top speed was probably only about 50ish.

[Crazychopstick]

Is that even the right position for the cinderblock? I thought the holes were supposed to be upright.

If you're going to sketch. Sketch proper.

[doucheNozzle]

PS Is anybody going to marina on the 24th?

Maybe. I'm at least going to the race at Seca though. You had better come to that. And drag those other dudes you know too.

[noah244ti]

lol, I know cinder block is skecth...

Mike I'm sure I'll have some PM Q's for you soon :) And I'll let you know how the 4.10's feel this sunday.

Scott, dont think I'll make it to laguna... Too much going on

[WindowsBreakerG4]

Scott, dont think I'll make it to laguna... Too much going on

:grrr:

[Jerd]

lol, I know cinder block is skecth...

Mike I'm sure I'll have some PM Q's for you soon :) And I'll let you know how the 4.10's feel this sunday.

Scott, dont think I'll make it to laguna... Too much going on

Have you drove it yet?

And when i can i expect to see some pictures of your car on huge tires?

[noah244ti]

Not till tomorrow

and not for a while :)

[Jerd]

Poooooo

You going to make it up to IPD next year?

[frodosm3]

so whats the deal with the rivets on the sunroof, i'm looking to cancel out my sunroof on my 242 but i'm lookin around for ideas, got any?

[badvlvo]

so whats the deal with the rivets on the sunroof, i'm looking to cancel out my sunroof on my 242 but i'm lookin around for ideas, got any?

I'm working on a solution on my 244. Probably going to use a rubber window seal and some rivets to hold it in place. My mechanism is already out and usually I just pop the panel off when I drive the car.

[frodosm3]

I'm working on a solution on my 244. Probably going to use a rubber window seal and some rivets to hold it in place. My mechanism is already out and usually I just pop the panel off when I drive the car.

im looking to eliminate it entirely, ive considered welding it shut but i want it to look clean so that when i paint the car it will look like it never had a sunroof to begin with

[badvlvo]

im looking to eliminate it entirely, ive considered welding it shut but i want it to look clean so that when i paint the car it will look like it never had a sunroof to begin with

Aaron (aplitz on here) skinned his roof on his 244 to eliminate the sunroof.

[Brandon]

Seems to me like you could just weld it shut and grind the welds, no?

[DNAsEqUeNcE]

yes.

[badvlvo]

Seems to me like you could just weld it shut and grind the welds, no?

It's not that simple really to get it to fit properly on a panel as visible as the roof. If you want to do it right it will take some heavy modification of the panel and then some skilled welding and some very careful body work.

[frodosm3]

Seems to me like you could just weld it shut and grind the welds, no?

thats what i was saying but badvlvo has a poing, at least i cant weld for sh!t

[aplitz]

Seems to me like you could just weld it shut and grind the welds, no?

The sunroof panel is way too small to just weld in, there is just too much area to fill. Plus, the sheet metal is very thin. It might be possible if you fabricated a fill panel with way tighter fit, and were skilled at welding. Ultimately, I chopped the roof off a non-sunroof car, and had it grafted onto my car, following the factory pillar joints.

[noah244ti]

The stock sunroof panel is supported in place with some 1/8"X1" aluminum. It was a quick job, definitely want to try welding in a panel at some point. I just dont want to yet.

I havent been able to auto x with the new gears in it but I sure think I will like it. 4.10's arent as crazy low as I thought, its still very streetable and fine on the freeway at speed. 2nd gear seems like it will be great though in the cones, feels like there will be much less lag time having put the rpm's a little closer to spool up.

I am having some trouble diagnosing some BAD smoking. Its mostly at a steady rpm cruising from light to light, and a big belch as I roll on at green lights. PCV is looking good, turbo has LOTS of play side to side and in and out (but smokes less under boost?)... Valve guides and seals have 160k on them, however I think the machine shop that resurfaced the head a while back might have hot tanked it, and I did not change the stem seals :(
I pulled the plugs and they look fine and evenly worn (not like one bad stem seal fouling a cylinder). Any experiences welcomed :)

[doucheNozzle]

Are you getting oil on the back of your car?

I have a feeling its the turbo. I was getting it too under no to low boost. Something with the turbine not spinning as much.

[Jerd]

Honestly just from what you said about the turbo i would assume that is your problem.

[noah244ti]

No oil on the back, the tail pipe is black black black though. Yeah all signs lead to deadish turbo Im just confused as to why it almost clears up under boost (big puff at shift though). My B230 is getting pushed further and further back, so Im happy putting a little more money into this b21 for now if it needs a turbo.

[doucheNozzle]

You just described it yourself. For sure. Under boost, it tightens up, under no boost (or load) it becomes loose and burns off oil.

[Tom Wiley]

No oil on the back, the tail pipe is black black black though. Yeah all signs lead to deadish turbo Im just confused as to why it almost clears up under boost (big puff at shift though). My B230 is getting pushed further and further back, so Im happy putting a little more money into this b21 for now if it needs a turbo.
Is this the same Ebay unit?

[Jerd]

get a bigger turbo

[noah244ti]

LOL, got the same one!

Yup it was the turbo, I've killed a couple before but never had it go out the same way as this one. Thats why I was so confused by it.
I also replaced my china wastegate with an atp ultimate gate, such a quality piece compared to the old one. My RD ratiator gave out this month as well, after 7 years of use in my 244, the seams where the fins meet the end tanks started to seep. Not too stoked to spend money on non better/cooler parts but I needed to get these things corrrected before I move on to other things.

Just bought the Eastwood 135 MIG welder too, got the gas hooked up and ran it today for the first time. Im very impressed, quality is great, all with a 3yr warranty! :)

[DNAsEqUeNcE]

Is it an aluminum radiator? I can weld end tanks on it if you are looking for a permanent solution.

I have done it to mine and it works wonderfully, the solid aluminum ends have seemed to help with cooling capacity as well. Are you running the smaller 240 radiator or the bigger 940?

[badvlvo]

I want to see your new stuff!

Going up to CapitolA tonight, want to grab a beer? Thinking of giving Seabright Brewery a second chance after their uber-fail last time.

[volvoracer82]

I want to see your new stuff!

Going up to CapitolA tonight, want to grab a beer? Thinking of giving Seabright Brewery a second chance after their uber-fail last time.

Crissy Must have been your waitress...

[noah244ti]

It was actually where the cooling tubes are attached to the inner part of the tank, hard to explain but it would be impossible to weld it up. Thanks for the offer though :) The guys at ron davis think that it was due to poor mounting. I think it was fine, anyway I liked it enough to buy the same one again.

Eric, will give you a call if I go out tonight. Have things to get done but would like a beer too :-P

[volvoracer82]

Eric, will give you a call if I go out tonight. Have things to get done but would like a beer too :-P

I'll be there tonight, look for me if you go.

[noah244ti]

Is it an aluminum radiator? I can weld end tanks on it if you are looking for a permanent solution.

I have done it to mine and it works wonderfully, the solid aluminum ends have seemed to help with cooling capacity as well. Are you running the smaller 240 radiator or the bigger 940?

Its a Ron Davis aluminum one, a generic size with chevy inlet/outlet's. Had the outlet re welded with the correct dia for the volvo lower rad hose.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/SDC12956.jpg

[Tom Wiley]

how long do you plan on keeping KJet?

[noah244ti]

Forever... LOL I swear, Im destined to never do a productive thing under my hood. Got cool stuff to look at though :-P

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/SDC11942.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/noah240t/SDC10023.jpg

[Tom Wiley]

Well, if it isn't productive, it may as well be pretty.

[Jerd]

Oh my god.......................... I cant wait!!!!!!!! HURRY UP!!

EDIT: i think im going to pull my turbo just to paint the turbine housing.