Project 242ti...."Future R Killa" haha

[83' Turbo]

Bought the car in July of 2005 in Myrtle Beach while on vacation, even though i was looking for an 850r i couldnt let this thing sit and die anymore:)

Heres the car sitting and beeing used as a beach storage shed, lol
http://i6.tinypic.com/155oqd1.jpg

Ended up buying the car and somehow it was able to make the trip to Raleigh NC. Once the car was home we gave it a good cleaning and in the garage it went for almost a year to complete an all new suspension.
http://i5.tinypic.com/155owzm.jpg
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http://i5.tinypic.com/155oxm1.jpg
http://i6.tinypic.com/155oz2c.jpg
http://i5.tinypic.com/155ozs4.jpg

Here are some pics of the car over almost an year in the garage.

Off with the old...
http://img425.imageshack.us/img425/6691/dscn02192cm.jpg

In with the new...
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/9666/dscn02210sw.jpg

Old...
http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/6493/dscn01487rh.jpg

New...
http://img322.imageshack.us/img322/5912/dscn08256ep.jpg

Old...
http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/9366/dscn39677sr.jpg

New...
http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/4886/dscn50209nx.jpg

Some other randoms pics...
http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/4273/dscn02324sz.jpg
http://img322.imageshack.us/img322/5202/dscn02625zx.jpg
http://img425.imageshack.us/img425/3161/dscn08112kc.jpg
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*MODS*


Bilstien Touring all around
Drilled Rotors
Brand New calipers all around
TME lowering springs
New Rack&Pinion

[stylngle2003]

nice attention to details

rust free?

looks great!

[83' Turbo]

yup shes rust free, only a lil surface rust in the trunk but thats going to be gone :)

anyways here is how she sits as of today

http://i6.tinypic.com/141tijl.jpg
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[eddiec]

nice to see old become new again.

i see the rear wheel wells are nicely finished, what product did you use to seal up the rear wells??

[83' Turbo]

i didnt, all that was done was a very detail clean and 3 coats on johndeer paint

[blkaplan]

Looking good, pretty soon you should be done with stage 0!

[Tenacious Todd]

Another one saved.. Good job.

[pwschuh]

Thanks for saving it (needs moar Virgos...)

[Mesoam]

hot damn...working on carpet must be noice!!!!

[83' Turbo]

well wheels finally came in so heres a quick picture, will have some better ones later tomorrow when i have some more light

http://i4.tinypic.com/15fj1c5.jpg
http://i3.tinypic.com/15fj2c5.jpg

[Bigbegum69]

looks great. the gold virgos set the car off. looking at the pictures you just inpired me to do the same to my suspension. I will be stealing the carpet idea too.

how much did you spend on the steering rack and where did you get it from?

late
Ryan

[bag3lbit3s]

I love gold wheels with a burgandy redish car. Looking good.

[83' Turbo]

well update from TODAY!!!! no more loud pain in the ass belts to deal with alllllllll new belts in, new sparks plugs, spark plug wirers, fuel filter, front engine seals, radiator hoses, vaccum hoses, distributer cap and rotor

anyways time for some pics.....
http://i5.tinypic.com/15mbbfc.jpg
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[Addicted242Boost]

nice wheels ;)

[Jordan]

very noice!!!!

[Vee_Que]

Nice work. Very cool first car!

[fengler]

beast light *shudders* nice job man, looks like its coming along quite nicely

[eddiec]

haha i havent seen a beast can in ages.

gold wheels looking super pimp.

[stylngle2003]

yep, gold is amazing on that color. now only if they were like polaris or eikers :badboy: (i'm super serial)

you need an interfooler on that beast like whoa. nice beast, also :-P

[impulse922]

Very nice. Needs moar intercooler!

[83' Turbo]

as of now, have the intercooler and everything waiting to be dropped in :) o yea new exhuast and wax job


http://img335.imageshack.us/img335/3387/dscn5519jk0.jpg
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[PRVersion]

great attention to detail...

except fotr the lack of an intercooler :-P nice job.

[Poik]

Wow, you are doing a supurb job. Keep up the great work. Can't wait to see when it's "done"

[83' Turbo]

**Update**

for now the pictures can do the talking im lazy :)

7-22-06
http://i5.tinypic.com/20sduky.jpg
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7-23-06
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/8662/dscn5652oy6.jpg
http://http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/6191/dscn5655nw8.jpg
http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/4581/dscn5656fr3.jpg
http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/6465/dscn5660hu7.jpg
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http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/4274/dscn5672ia6.jpg
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/7438/dscn5687bi3.jpg

*note* i know the last "o" in volvo didnt come out to good, but im going to wait for the paint to set more before i touch it up. some more goodies to come this week... r sport wheel, e-codes, intercooler.....

[83' Turbo]

had to post this up while take pictures tonight i came across a pic of the engine bay when we first bought the car...


Old...
http://i7.tinypic.com/20sypmf.jpg

New..
http://i7.tinypic.com/20syqa8.jpg


some more from tonight

http://i7.tinypic.com/20sygk8.jpg
http://i7.tinypic.com/20sysrn.jpg
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/7836/dscn5702lv0.jpg
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http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/6329/dscn5724hl3.jpg
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[horse]

looks great!

[JohnMc]

Hawt!

[Aoder1]

great job chase....that car is hawtness in person!.....wish i had the funds to do more but my o2 sensor went out today i think.....OUCH

keep it up bud

[kahlua240]

please accept this bullet to your head for being way more cool than I... and drinking beast.

[PRVersion]

that's not the beast..is it? ..i thought only the ice was considered "the beast"

[Hank Scorpio]

Looks great! Becoming one of my favorite 242's on the board!

needs some more paint on the hood (going the opposite direction) and intercooler badly!

[83' Turbo]

Looks great! Becoming one of my favorite 242's on the board!

needs some more paint on the hood (going the opposite direction) and intercooler badly!

thanks that means a lot coming from the 242 master lol

anyways the hood has been wet sanded and im waiting on BOV to instal the intercooler, how much power would a stock intercooler add?

[Aoder1]

i still cant get over that car.......the wheel/tire/brake setup is killer!...enginebay is cleaner than anything ive seen in a while...great job chase

[83' Turbo]

Small, but its an Update :P

well the Darn MOMO hub came in today. It only took 2 weeks <_<

anyways installed it pretty easy with no problems so im happy, i think it looks decent. Got a good deal on it so i might keep it or might sell it, not sure yet.

Still waiting on BOV, boost gauge, and the GroupA wing. Once the BOV comes in INTERCOOLER TIME BIOTCHES! haha finally!

anyways enjoy....


http://img324.imageshack.us/img324/3588/dscn5940mr2.jpg
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[fengler]

^^ needs moar beast

[Aoder1]

sweet

[83' Turbo]

well today i installed an electric antenna...i like it

http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/9909/dscn5955mx9.jpg
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/7444/dscn5956wz8.jpg
http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/7338/dscn5957ro9.jpg

well here is what will be going in tomorrow (or atleast started tomorrow) ;)

http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/2604/dscn5951kc1.jpg
e-fan

http://img446.imageshack.us/img446/9110/dscn5952iy4.jpg
intercooler, HKS bov, Garrett T3 ( and yes im going to clean it up, maybe polish it ;)

http://img446.imageshack.us/img446/1696/dscn5953hj7.jpg

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/5530/dscn5954if5.jpg

[83' Turbo]

**Update**

well nothing big, but got a few cool/neat/fun/fantastic things today lol

*thanks for the info on the mrkers Kevin ;)

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/5783/dscn6036az7.jpg
http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/5940/dscn6038nd6.jpg
http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/3149/dscn6040rh0.jpg
http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/3548/dscn6041hk9.jpg

[Vee_Que]

Love your work man, have you got any set plan?

[Aoder1]

markers will look great with the virgos......:badboy:

[83' Turbo]

*UPDATE*
8-19-06

pictures will do for right now, will list everything done once car is running.

http://i7.tinypic.com/24zdvr8.jpg
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now time for intercooler time biotches :D

[DurableSwedish]

holy crap thats a clean car! probably not the fastest on the board, but definitly one of the better looking ones. when are you going to put on an e-fan? it gets rid of that stupid whooshing noise the mechanical fan makes (frees up a few horsepower too :-D)

[83' Turbo]

soon, after everything i have already shown is put in, exterior and interior + system is next.

Power wise, it may not be to fast now but once everything else is done the B21FT will be gone and a B23FT well be totally built up for some just a lil power ;)

[Aoder1]

:) :) :) :)

[83' Turbo]

DUDE I LOVEEEEEEEE INTERCOOLATION LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ill post up everything tomorrow, time for another drive!

[Aoder1]

intercoolation.....cool word yo.....still lookin hawt

[Inc3pt]

What kind of paint did you use? Did you bake it afterwards? Seems like it's going to go the way of all other paint that isn't meant to hold up to heat :-P

Very nice car, I love the red/maroon, gold, black combo. Very nice :)

[83' Turbo]

haha it looked good for maybe a whole 5 minutes :(

o well

well got it started last night, been driving it all today and its running perfect. The intercooler added more power than i thought it would. Next is to install the BOV, electric fan, and downpipe.

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/8364/dscn1040xi9.jpg
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[Inc3pt]

haha it looked good for maybe a whole 5 minutes :(

o well

Yeah, damn that turbo heat. :-P

Do you have any pics of what it looks like now, just out of curiosity?

[83' Turbo]

ill get some tomorrow

[Vol242vo]

Busch Light FTL, your 242 FTW!

[83' Turbo]

finally got the BOV welded up!


here are some pics, hope i can get a decent video up tomorrow of it! O ye and also got the mbc installed. BOV + 12psi= mad nice fun lol

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/5963/dscn6384iq0.jpg
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/5906/dscn6389dy4.jpg
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[fengler]

wow man you do nice work, lookin good!

[manbeard]

that looks awesome, chase!

[maxman142001]

hotness!!!!
i see you bought a "ebay special" HKS style BOV...how does it work? i myself would be interested in buying one as well, if it seals good.

_Leland

[quinn_volvo]

what color & brand is the paint for the boost tubes? I've been searching everywhere - no luck.

[Mesoam]

what is that? JB weld??

[Slobodan]

Nice work man! Keep up the good work! don't slack on quality. I wish I had time and money to do things like this. :) Be careful of idiot other drivers!

[Aoder1]

looks great chase!, still very clean and organized enginebay.....

[83' Turbo]

nop, its not JB weld. Was just used to smooth everything out.

Thanks for the comments guys! I still cant believe where the car is today, bov and 12psi later i am one happy camper

[Mesoam]

get another clip or 2 man!

[Aoder1]

anything new to add to this thread chase!?!??...you get a new thing atleast once a week!

[83' Turbo]

i know its been a while but i have been pretty busy. Here is what has been going on since i last posted...

http://i9.tinypic.com/2uzcf9s.jpg
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o and the amps are just temp, until we get the box all built and all

[djecko]

Looks good! but you got the cd deck in there all wrong! that frame goes on the other side of the center console. youre not supposed to screw it into the center console frame like that!

[volvogeek]

Looks good! but you got the cd deck in there all wrong! that frame goes on the other side of the center console. youre not supposed to screw it into the center console frame like that!

+1

A PO of my 244 did that, boy was I pissed.

[homer1300]

So those alpines fit well in the front? I've been looking at getting a pair...how much and where?

[Aoder1]

me gusta mucho :badboy:

[1maitai]

Good Work My Friend, Hopefully She'll Be Around For Another 20 Som-odd Years

Keep Up The Good Work!

[drftvlvo240]

wow if my car was still stock you would have inspired me to start moding it, awesome job, beautiful car!

[stylngle2003]

since my question from your for sale thread wasn't getting any hits, i'll ask again

is that your mbc near the radiator? if so, you SHOULD make those lines as short as possible, and only run them from the compressor housing to the wastegate. the wastegate diaphragm is not meant to see excessive vacuum. you will also get better boost response and cut down drastically on spiking.

cap off that line on the cold side pipe and run the mbc between the compressor and the wastegate!

[crandandall]

Is that the Alpine 9856 head unit and MRP-m450 class D amp? That is the same setup I am putting in my car except I will be running the MRP-f250 four channel for my door speakers and the class D will be running my sub. I have the Infinity reference 4x6's in my front doors with some Eclipse 6.5's in the rear. Your car looks great, I love the attention to detail.

[blkaplan]

since my question from your for sale thread wasn't getting any hits, i'll ask again

is that your mbc near the radiator? if so, you SHOULD make those lines as short as possible, and only run them from the compressor housing to the wastegate. the wastegate diaphragm is not meant to see excessive vacuum. you will also get better boost response and cut down drastically on spiking.

cap off that line on the cold side pipe and run the mbc between the compressor and the wastegate!

Thats a line for the turbo + system...

[stylngle2003]

Thats a line for the turbo + system...

no, he said "also got the MBC installed" and posted this picture

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/5082/dscn6391vj1.jpg

i am surprised he isnt complaining about the boost spiking...that line is too long.

[blkaplan]

no, he said "also got the MBC installed" and posted this picture

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/5082/dscn6391vj1.jpg

i am surprised he isnt complaining about the boost spiking...that line is too long.

Just because someone hooks up an mbc does not mean they remove turbo +

[stylngle2003]

where does it say anywhere in this thread that he has turbo+?

besides...it's still too long, turbo + or not. that is the line his mbc is running off of, and therefore it is not optimal.

[blkaplan]

where does it say anywhere in this thread that he has turbo+?

besides...it's still too long, turbo + or not. that is the line his mbc is running off of, and therefore it is not optimal.


If you weren't such a n00b you would know that all 242 turbo intercooled cars came with the turbo + package...

[stylngle2003]

If you weren't such a n00b you would know that all 242 turbo intercooled cars came with the turbo + package...

you sure you aren't talking about "boost plus" aka "Volvo Boost System"...which allowed 10psi for a short period of time above 3700rpm, but 7 or 8 before that??

turbo plus is the system used on later turbo cars that was like an APC, with knock sensor info worked in

that still doesnt account for the fact that the boost line to the wastegate, from the MBC is HORRIBLY long. christ, may as well had just run it into the cabin and used one of those gh3y Forge in-car MBCs

[bmwm3n528]

This project has really come quite a ways...As mentioned before, it's really awesome to see that serious attention to detail.

[83' Turbo]

you sure you aren't talking about "boost plus" aka "Volvo Boost System"...which allowed 10psi for a short period of time above 3700rpm, but 7 or 8 before that??

turbo plus is the system used on later turbo cars that was like an APC, with knock sensor info worked in

that still doesnt account for the fact that the boost line to the wastegate, from the MBC is HORRIBLY long. christ, may as well had just run it into the cabin and used one of those gh3y Forge in-car MBCs

yes it is the mbc, and i never even thought about it. I will def try and move it back and see how it works. thanks!

[740ATL]

tell me this isn't what I think it is....

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/5963/dscn6384iq0.jpg

[83' Turbo]

haha yea its a bov

[740ATL]

that's not what I meant....

EDIT... tell ya what... Find a way to get that stuff off, mail both parts to me, and I"ll weld it on for ya. It did come with an aluminum flange right?

[83' Turbo]

ooo, u really think i would put something holding all tht pressure on without welding it?!?

haha its welded, that was just to smooth everything out

[klr142]

Wowzers. You're making madddddd progress on this thing! And your attention to detail puts me to shame! That's some amazing stuff man, keep it up! Beautiful!

[boostdemon]

If you weren't such a n00b you would know that all 242 turbo intercooled cars came with the turbo + package...

yeah, but too bad his wasnt intercooled :-p
you wouldnt see boost spikes as long as that line stayed round, but yeah its a bit excessive.

yeah its a "turbo+ system" came first on the '83 flathoods - i have the brochure. not the same setup as the later 740 turbo++ or whatever

im interested to see what that manifold will look like after a thousand miles or so of boosting.

[83' Turbo]

well last week was a sad week....the Future "R" Killa is no longer with me

[manbeard]

you sell it?

[83' Turbo]

you sell it?

yes

[buu142]

Well sad to hear you sold it. That car was beautiful, awesome job in bringing it back to life.

[242Bleek]

Did it go to someone who really appreciates Volvo's? That was a nice car.

[83' Turbo]

Did it go to someone who really appreciates Volvo's? That was a nice car.

of course...she will be even more beautiful when hes finised

[m3sonic]

soon my brotha lol ill be by this weekend or somn
yeah, but too bad his wasnt intercooled :-p
you wouldnt see boost spikes as long as that line stayed round, but yeah its a bit excessive.

yeah its a "turbo+ system" came first on the '83 flathoods - i have the brochure. not the same setup as the later 740 turbo++ or whatever

im interested to see what that manifold will look like after a thousand miles or so of boosting.

[m3sonic]

thanks man if you guys wanna come up it will be entered in the HIN event in chantilly and possible the funk master flex meet in O.C.
of course...she will be even more beautiful when hes finised

[stylngle2003]

where's the car currently stabled, then? and chantilly as in VA? cool!

[83' Turbo]

where's the car currently stabled, then? and chantilly as in VA? cool!

Cheesepeak? something liek that lol

[mAydAy]

thanks man if you guys wanna come up it will be entered in the HIN event in chantilly and possible the funk master flex meet in O.C.
Good luck with HIN, I'd say I'd go but I'm not paying $20 to get into that hole. Hope you keep us updated on the progress of the car.

[m3sonic]

na man im 15min outside of D.C.
Cheesepeak? something liek that lol

[m3sonic]

yeah man im waiting for alotta parts to come in. i had to cancel one set of seats and order them from another guy so that took about a month going through paypal =/. i dunno if i can make HIN now cause i dont think the wheels and everything will be here in time. i gotta go none the less all my euro boys are showing. i will be at Pa. at the t.bricks tent with all those fools so i hope to see some of u guys there.
Good luck with HIN, I'd say I'd go but I'm not paying $20 to get into that hole. Hope you keep us updated on the progress of the car.

[m3sonic]

thanks for all the interest as well guys ill keep you up to day for sure

[Lockpixor]

the death of 56k

[m3sonic]

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g306/m3sonic/IMAGE_024.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g306/m3sonic/IMAGE_023.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g306/m3sonic/IMAGE_022.jpg
sorry for the quality its a quick one at the shop with the phone still more stuff coming in the mail keep watchin guys

[blkaplan]

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g306/m3sonic/IMAGE_024.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g306/m3sonic/IMAGE_023.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g306/m3sonic/IMAGE_022.jpg
sorry for the quality its a quick one at the shop with the phone still more stuff coming in the mail keep watchin guys

You mounted those backwards...

http://www.pbase.com/blkaplan/image/68196745.jpg

[towerymt]

You mounted those backwards...
with the bolsters being so low in the front, it might not fit the other way. although it looks like the front could come up some, so I would try it both ways to see which is better.

universal ftw

[blkaplan]

with the bolsters being so low in the front, it might not fit the other way. although it looks like the front could come up some, so I would try it both ways to see which is better.

universal ftw

every seat I have ever sat in needs to be reclined some (front hole mounts higher then rear)

if you set it up properly it should fit the other way.

[m3sonic]

yeah i messed around with um and switched um and i like um the other way my fault but i put everything together in about 30 min cause i had limited shop time but now they are all tasty ill get some new pics up when the other goodies come in thanks for all the comments and help guys

[m3sonic]

and new tag lol
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g306/m3sonic/plate.jpg

[Crazychopstick]

Toight. Toight like a tiger?

[m3sonic]

i can tell this from your toit pants, yes..
Toight. Toight like a tiger?

[volvodrifter69]

nice to see old become new again.

i see the rear wheel wells are nicely finished, what product did you use to seal up the rear wells??

can i have it:)

[m3sonic]

can i have it:)
what ya need?

[83' Turbo]

haha lovin the plate bro, really is cool seeing pictures of her

[m3sonic]

just wait man alot more stuff comin in
haha lovin the plate bro, really is cool seeing pictures of her

[dbh86]

That is one awesome car. Hopefully I'll find time to clean mine up like that.

[242turbo9]

you gonna put a short shift kit on it? Does anyone make one? is it a pain 2 install>?

[83' Turbo]

loving that sig bro, that picture brings back some memories lol

[m3sonic]

i just made car of the month on euromodder.com im really happy about this since i was up against some serious cars im still moddin and adding things and trying to get some super dtms shipped and looking at some other wheels as well as some more stuff im still waiting for.

[m3sonic]

oooooooooook heres more crap lol
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g306/m3sonic/Picture-224.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g306/m3sonic/Picture-225.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g306/m3sonic/Picture-226.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g306/m3sonic/Picture-191.jpg

but not the ontrol arm or tierod end is trashed so as soon as my friend gets back i will hit the shop and replace that bad boi. more parts still in the mail and hopfully get here and installed soon also going to do some welding and cutting in places so wish me luck on dat one lol

[b20ajk]

Damn, thats clean!

[TURBO_Volvo_Dan!!]

Nice razor scooter you had in your backseat, lol. nice clean car though!!! good job man! mine may be faster but boy does it look like garbage all over, its held together good though for the stuff that matters... just the body and cosmetics it lacks big time.

[m3sonic]

sorry guys i have been really busy with work and everything. i also bought another car and am in the middle of buying another 240 so i havnt had alotta time, but.......
BBS anyone? =p
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g306/m3sonic/Picture009.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g306/m3sonic/Picture008-1.jpg
ms&s
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g306/m3sonic/Picture007.jpg
coilovers ans such =)
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g306/m3sonic/Picture006.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g306/m3sonic/Picture001-2.jpg
hmmmm
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g306/m3sonic/Picture005.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g306/m3sonic/Picture002-2.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g306/m3sonic/Picture003-2.jpg

and i was busy turning this
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g306/m3sonic/stock.jpg
into this lol
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g306/m3sonic/modedandmuddy.jpg

well thats a start to the 9 million things i have sitting in my basement more to come sorry for the wait.

[m3sonic]

ya i'm still trying to remember where i put the throttle body and fuel rail lol

[Vol242vo]

Nice BBS' what size?

[m3sonic]

16x7.5

[m3sonic]

new rear scp springs ftmfw finally my suspension will be done!!!!

[Tamnakz]

What are the BBS off of?

[towerymt]

What are the BBS off of?
A Volvo that used to have them. They were available at one time (the 80s most likely). Not factory. Maybe a dealer option. Probably just bought aftermarket.

[m3sonic]

ya i believe they are volvo specific but i am not sure what volvo they came from they were bought from the dude you were making fun of for using washers as spacers in another thread. cant remember his name but he posted a pic of the wheels on his car. they were really rough when i got them and i have been slowly re-finishing them they will go on the 244 if i can ever pay towery lmao....

[simey_binker]

oh man... this car has everything I wish I had in mine...

Sim

[RedFridge]

Bump for a cool sell off. (For sale section)
Sweet build.

[m3sonic]

still for sale price drop to 2k obo or trade come get her.

[norcal505]

do you drive a black 854 now?

[norcal505]

god, it would be in MY garage if you were on the west coast.
I really want a 242ti, first choice color pref. is red. this one just looks so clean.

[lowphat4g]

NICE!!!!!!!!:nod:

[yarchlrl]

please call me @ 904-392-5620 when you can...

[m3sonic]

Here we go started back on the project boys I temp fixed her pics and video coming soon

[norcal505]

yay!

[stick70]

nice! havent seen this car in person in a long time, good to hear its still alive

[m3sonic]

it's never gonna die =p and it does sound very interesting lol my temp fix might become permanent lol alls i have to do now is wire lights and gauges and then shes getting caged and i need to find someone to shoot the damn thing cheap with paint or shes going to macco lol

[Delfosse]

i miss my BBS's :-(

[m3sonic]

I actually sold the BBS wheels to some other guy man i don't even member his name they were just gonna cost to much money in the long run but on a happy happy joy joy note


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[Vol242vo]

Hell Yeah, I'm right behind you...Sounds a little shaky but I'm sure you'll get her dialed in. Thanks for the motivation.

[500dollar744ti]

we can get this fixed up, i didn't realize you live less than a mile from me until this past friday lol.

i will be very interested to see how 'fast' this B230F (actually B230 -F) can be in such a light car.

[klr142]

Wait, what happened to the "ti" part of this equation???

[Tom Wiley]

Wait, what happened to the "ti" part of this equation???

and why?

[m3sonic]

ok long story short the car was nothing but a shell blown motor bad turbo and all. I ran into some real financial problems and couldn't fix it. I tried to sell it but no one would come up with cash or trades of something I could drive so I had to bite it and sit on it. Enter my H.O.A. for those of you who are to young or just don't understand these are people that most of us pay every month to walk around and tell us whats wrong with our homes our yards and....... our cars that are in violation of the parking laws. So then it became have the car run or have the car towed. So for a while every night i pushed the car from one spot to another.

One fine spring day they say today please move all cars form the lot as we will be repainting the lines. I do so and park on the street and being that i park my jeep there daily and weekly I think nothing of it so i pull it over there monday and leave it. Due to my work schedule i get up b4 sunrise and usually don't get home b4 sunset. So come Friday I say oh i better go get the volvo. Well turns out in fairfax co. (where I live) if a cop tickets your car and its on the road for more than like 13 hours or somn they can have it towed and so they did and so it was me who had to pay a total of $789.00 all said and done.

Now at this point like it or not I'm keeping the car. I saved what money I could to get a donor car so i could get some wires and a motor and all that just to do a drop in just so the car would run enough to keep the H.O.A. off my back. I do the swap with all the credit giong to Matt and the car runs yay. All the while my wife is driving a 79 244 I buy the carbs to put on the 244 because the k jet was acting up and hey it would have been cool, but guess what? She hates the car and wants in gone.

So now i have about $1000 dollars worth of intake and carbs sitting here and nothing to do with them and a car thats an electrical nightmare. so i eliminate all electronics add carbs and there you have it. don't worry I'm just playing around with the carbs thats not permanent ok. I already have a turbo motor but for now it's running it sounds really neat and until i have all wires lights and everything sorted out I'm just gonna leave it. So there ya go that's why.


Sorry for the huge reply and bad grammar but you get the point.

[m3sonic]

we can get this fixed up, i didn't realize you live less than a mile from me until this past friday lol.

i will be very interested to see how 'fast' this B230F (actually B230 -F) can be in such a light car.
So good news I got the ignition switch wired up to the painless wiring harness and most of the other stuff seems to be falling in line. Ya man like i said come over whenever ya want I'm just doing lights and what not all this week I'm gonna need your help on some stuff and i really need to get that motor mount put together and the exhaust tight.

[m3sonic]

Hell Yeah, I'm right behind you...Sounds a little shaky but I'm sure you'll get her dialed in. Thanks for the motivation.
it is the exhaust isn't tight and the gas its running on is well about 2-3 years old lmao it will be the hottess and as soon as I get the other setup if I don't have anything to put these on and your still looking they go to you.

[klr142]

I see! Lol, sounds like a bunch of fun... :grrr:

My HOAs have been giving me crap about my roommate's car, for a while it wasn't moving either. Even now that it's moving, they want all cars to be registered and all the parking outside of the garages is supposed to be for visitors. What a load of shiz.

[Delfosse]

i'm glad we don't have to worry about HOA's around here!!!!

[m3sonic]

ya man it's honestly the worst situation ever my wife and I are looking into moving either a little south or west and then that will solve the stupid H.O.A. I'm off for a bit so I'm going to try and get the headlights markers and turn signals up and hopefully the stupid tail lights lol then its on to the overdrive and power locks and power windows.

[linuxman51]

HOA's blow sack. I refuse to live in a neighborhood with nazi HOA's.

[m3sonic]

ok all the tail light wires have been sorted out =)

[norcal505]

**** HOA's.
they towed my 505 once, and made me pay $380 to get it back from this shady ass yard in east oakland. :wtf:
They've put numerous notes on the windsheild of both the 505 and the 245.
and they blame me for all the oil spots/stains of the cement on different parking spots, which I dont even park on.

this car needz moar b230ft! :-D

[2fast242gt]

sounds like one carbs getting all the air. you gota get them dialed in much better. you can get a flowmeter that goes in the trumpet. thats what i used.

[2fast242gt]

btw glad to see my carbs going to good use. your gona want to run dual thorottle cables though. the linkage was desgned for it, otherwise it pulls the linkage funny.

[m3sonic]

**** HOA's.
they towed my 505 once, and made me pay $380 to get it back from this shady ass yard in east oakland. :wtf:
They've put numerous notes on the windsheild of both the 505 and the 245.
and they blame me for all the oil spots/stains of the cement on different parking spots, which I dont even park on.

this car needz moar b230ft! :-D
just sourced a b230ft so..... =)

sounds like one carbs getting all the air. you gota get them dialed in much better. you can get a flowmeter that goes in the trumpet. thats what i used.
ya i just needed them to start the car so the h.o.a. would shut it i got it to start so now im hitting all the lights so i can drive it up to the shop so i can really get some stuff goin.

btw glad to see my carbs going to good use. your gona want to run dual thorottle cables though. the linkage was desgned for it, otherwise it pulls the linkage funny.
ya i got it ready to go in still need some more cable but they will go in this weekend b4 i go home hopefully =)

[m3sonic]

BACK FROM VACATION =(
Ok tail lights working running and brake lights =) headlights will be up today so i can drive the pos to the shop and back i really really need motor mount bolts does anyone know what size they are?

[m3sonic]

bwhahahaa ok i've gone and done it again. i now have two 242's. the red one and a silver one. two projects sux but i can do it reds almost where i want to have her and pics of number two soon fellas. you will enjoy