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Forum: showroom 10-12-2020, 09:51 PM
Replies: 359
Views: 199,218
Posted By pwschuh
Found a handy spot for the fire extinguisher. ...

Found a handy spot for the fire extinguisher. Here's hoping that the delicate door pocket plastic is up to the task...


https://pbase.com/pwschuh/image/171119801.jpg
Forum: showroom 10-10-2020, 12:08 PM
Replies: 359
Views: 199,218
Posted By pwschuh
Drove it on the Beltway this morning. Tune still...

Drove it on the Beltway this morning. Tune still leaves much to be desired. Was hoping to do a track day this month but that is looking less likely.




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Forum: showroom 10-10-2020, 12:06 PM
Replies: 359
Views: 199,218
Posted By pwschuh
Unearthed the only known set of optional Volvo...

Unearthed the only known set of optional Volvo 240 race seats in macthing tan leather.



https://pbase.com/pwschuh/image/171106130.jpg
Forum: showroom 10-03-2020, 06:17 PM
Replies: 359
Views: 199,218
Posted By pwschuh
Great weather this weekend. Just off the trailer...

Great weather this weekend. Just off the trailer from the dyno. Last time the ECU was tuned was ten years ago and I have been fiddling with it off-and-on to the point where it was not healthy. ...
Forum: showroom 09-05-2020, 04:20 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,879
Posted By pwschuh
Beauty.

Beauty.
Forum: showroom 09-04-2020, 06:05 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 6,322
Posted By pwschuh
Thieves suck. Sorry to hear that.

Thieves suck. Sorry to hear that.
Forum: showroom 08-27-2020, 08:24 AM
Replies: 359
Views: 199,218
Posted By pwschuh
At some point this Fall I will want a CNC'd frame...

At some point this Fall I will want a CNC'd frame for the hood opening. I'll bring it by then so you can measure.


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Forum: showroom 08-27-2020, 08:18 AM
Replies: 359
Views: 199,218
Posted By pwschuh
No, air guide for the radiator. But I would like...

No, air guide for the radiator. But I would like to do a better rear diffuser at some point.


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Forum: showroom 08-26-2020, 02:32 PM
Replies: 359
Views: 199,218
Posted By pwschuh
Still making slow progress on next mod... ...

Still making slow progress on next mod...


Partial frame is tacked together:

https://pbase.com/pwschuh/image/170986739.jpg
Forum: showroom 08-24-2020, 04:13 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,556
Posted By pwschuh
Epic tunez. Glad to see Goldie is still...

Epic tunez. Glad to see Goldie is still soldiering on.
Forum: performance & modifications 08-06-2020, 06:10 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,456
Posted By pwschuh
If you want to make it handle, then narrowing the...

If you want to make it handle, then narrowing the rear axle (and therefore further narrowing your rear trackwidth) is probably not your best option.
Forum: performance & modifications 08-05-2020, 09:20 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,456
Posted By pwschuh
What do you intend to do with the car? The rear...

What do you intend to do with the car? The rear track is already more narrow than the front, so going inward is more useful for drag racing than handling.
Forum: showroom 07-29-2020, 09:31 PM
Replies: 359
Views: 199,218
Posted By pwschuh
Waiting for the alignment shop to open... ...

Waiting for the alignment shop to open...



https://pbase.com/pwschuh/image/170916579.jpg



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Forum: showroom 07-29-2020, 07:24 AM
Replies: 359
Views: 199,218
Posted By pwschuh
I agree, but I can't take credit for the idea,...

I agree, but I can't take credit for the idea, only the execution. It was suggested to me by a machinist.
Forum: showroom 07-28-2020, 10:05 AM
Replies: 359
Views: 199,218
Posted By pwschuh
Hi JB, If you look at the sketch on the...

Hi JB,

If you look at the sketch on the left, that was the stock mounting base of my intake trumpets: a hole in each corner to slide over the four mounting studs on the throttle body. But this...
Forum: showroom 07-27-2020, 11:30 AM
Replies: 359
Views: 199,218
Posted By pwschuh
Wish I had made this mod years ago. Reduces the...

Wish I had made this mod years ago. Reduces the installation time of the intake plenum from 2 hours to about 30 mins. No more fiddling with getting tiny nuts started on studs that I can't see and...
Forum: showroom 05-26-2020, 03:28 PM
Replies: 359
Views: 199,218
Posted By pwschuh
The Beginning of the Next Thing

TURVO is a true 'project car' in the sense that it's probably not something that will ever be finished. I am still trying to get the parking brake situation under control and need to rough-in the...
Forum: maintenance & nonperformance 05-03-2020, 09:31 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,449
Posted By pwschuh
I have a different problem. My new rear axle is...

I have a different problem. My new rear axle is an inch wider than the stock axle. Therefore the cable is already stretched longer just getting into the expander. I assumed that this "pretension"...
Forum: maintenance & nonperformance 05-02-2020, 10:49 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,449
Posted By pwschuh
Awesome. Bar stock on the way. Have bandsaw,...

Awesome. Bar stock on the way. Have bandsaw, will cobble.
Forum: maintenance & nonperformance 05-02-2020, 08:16 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,449
Posted By pwschuh
:oops: Actually, this gets more complicated than...

:oops: Actually, this gets more complicated than I thought. I measured the notches on one of mine and they are both more shallow than yours (one's 8.8mm and one's 13.9mm). Then I realized that the...
Forum: maintenance & nonperformance 05-02-2020, 04:47 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,449
Posted By pwschuh
Awesomesauce! You are a prince among men.

Awesomesauce! You are a prince among men.
Forum: maintenance & nonperformance 05-02-2020, 02:52 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,449
Posted By pwschuh
Anyone have access to 240 Parking Brake Parts?

This is a long shot...

The parts diagrams I can find for a Volvo 240 show an adjustable star-wheel device (called adjuster link) at the end of the pads that is opposite the expander.

But my...
Forum: showroom 03-29-2020, 08:47 AM
Replies: 359
Views: 199,218
Posted By pwschuh
If you just want to see the tires, best I can do...

If you just want to see the tires, best I can do given current location/lighting:


https://pbase.com/pwschuh/image/170560126.jpg


At some point I'll get a view of the whole thing with better...
Forum: showroom 03-28-2020, 11:46 AM
Replies: 359
Views: 199,218
Posted By pwschuh
"504" This is a pre-2000 date code, which I...

"504"

This is a pre-2000 date code, which I believe breaks down to the 50th week of 1994. Seems about right.


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Forum: showroom 03-27-2020, 03:58 PM
Replies: 359
Views: 199,218
Posted By pwschuh
255-17 on front, 315-17 on rear. ...

255-17 on front, 315-17 on rear.


https://pbase.com/pwschuh/image/170556975.jpg





https://pbase.com/pwschuh/image/170556972.jpg
Forum: showroom 03-26-2020, 01:41 PM
Replies: 359
Views: 199,218
Posted By pwschuh
Yes, which is why I always switch off the battery...

Yes, which is why I always switch off the battery when I park this car. I haven't driven it enough for things like that to become ingrained as a habit yet.
Forum: showroom 03-25-2020, 09:46 PM
Replies: 359
Views: 199,218
Posted By pwschuh
Unitek M47R, close ratio 5 speed (no overdrive...

Unitek M47R, close ratio 5 speed (no overdrive gear), straight-cut gears, no synchros (dog engagement), sintered metal single disk with unsprung hub. It does not like stop-and-go driving.
Forum: showroom 03-25-2020, 02:54 PM
Replies: 359
Views: 199,218
Posted By pwschuh
Final Steps in a Seven Month Journey

Finally got it home earlier this week..



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wC8cHRsWKo
Forum: projects & restorations 02-19-2020, 10:00 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 42,438
Posted By pwschuh
Yes. Yes they do.

Yes. Yes they do.
Forum: showroom 02-13-2020, 09:46 PM
Replies: 359
Views: 199,218
Posted By pwschuh
Well, considering I've owned this wagon for 36...

Well, considering I've owned this wagon for 36 years, 13 years isn't that much.






I don't really care what forum it's in, as long as people who care about it can see it.
Forum: showroom 02-12-2020, 11:00 PM
Replies: 359
Views: 199,218
Posted By pwschuh
:e-shrug: I started this thread 13 years ago...

:e-shrug:

I started this thread 13 years ago just to post a picture of the car. It just kind of morphed into the thread you see now.



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Forum: showroom 02-12-2020, 10:03 PM
Replies: 359
Views: 199,218
Posted By pwschuh
Dat shine: ...

Dat shine:


https://pbase.com/pwschuh/image/170419229.jpg
Forum: showroom 02-03-2020, 11:25 PM
Replies: 359
Views: 199,218
Posted By pwschuh
Sparco Evo. Have not installed driver's side...

Sparco Evo. Have not installed driver's side yet. Waiting until all this work is done.
Forum: showroom 02-03-2020, 10:36 PM
Replies: 359
Views: 199,218
Posted By pwschuh
Stuff's getting painted: ...

Stuff's getting painted:


https://pbase.com/pwschuh/image/170381037.jpg



https://pbase.com/pwschuh/image/170381038.jpg
Forum: showroom 01-26-2020, 09:42 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,566
Posted By pwschuh
I thought that the B204FT was mostly for the...

I thought that the B204FT was mostly for the Italian market, but my memory is fuzzy.
Forum: showroom 01-21-2020, 09:09 PM
Replies: 359
Views: 199,218
Posted By pwschuh
YouTube channel (same user name as here) has a...

YouTube channel (same user name as here) has a good video of the truck off-road in SoCal, from when I lived in San Diego.
Forum: showroom 01-19-2020, 09:19 AM
Replies: 359
Views: 199,218
Posted By pwschuh
Prep For Paint

Most important part of a paint job is the prep work, especially for black paint.




https://pbase.com/pwschuh/image/170322597.jpg
Forum: showroom 01-14-2020, 09:29 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,983
Posted By pwschuh
Nice wagon. And welcome back.

Nice wagon. And welcome back.
Forum: showroom 12-25-2019, 11:08 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,597
Posted By pwschuh
Those are the engine mounts I need to keep my...

Those are the engine mounts I need to keep my Redblock from trying to beat its way out from under my hood.
Forum: performance & modifications 12-24-2019, 09:57 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,456
Posted By pwschuh
I would go with Option 1, B20 and Megasquirt. ...

I would go with Option 1, B20 and Megasquirt. But why bother to redo the trans tunnel, unless the work was done poorly? If it has been enlarged, that will just give you more room to work around in...
Forum: showroom 12-24-2019, 09:47 PM
Replies: 359
Views: 199,218
Posted By pwschuh
Finally out for prep and paint

Took only a little longer than expected but I am very happy with the work. Cody is an amazing artist and I am grateful that he agreed to take on this project. It's outside the parameters of his...
Forum: showroom 12-15-2019, 11:05 PM
Replies: 359
Views: 199,218
Posted By pwschuh
Right side metalwork wrapping up: ...

Right side metalwork wrapping up:


https://pbase.com/pwschuh/image/170188721.jpg




Metalwork requires plastic work to blend front and rear aero:
Forum: showroom 12-07-2019, 12:27 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 11,212
Posted By pwschuh
Congrats on getting your swap finished up and...

Congrats on getting your swap finished up and tuned.
Forum: showroom 12-02-2019, 10:51 PM
Replies: 359
Views: 199,218
Posted By pwschuh
Right rear quarter going back on: ...

Right rear quarter going back on:



https://pbase.com/pwschuh/image/170138163.jpg
Forum: showroom 12-01-2019, 07:59 PM
Replies: 359
Views: 199,218
Posted By pwschuh
Right rear is a little more involved because of...

Right rear is a little more involved because of the gas cap / door. New side skirt waiting on the floor:

https://pbase.com/pwschuh/image/170131817.jpg



On the bench, ready to be worked:
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Forum: showroom 11-28-2019, 12:43 PM
Replies: 359
Views: 199,218
Posted By pwschuh
Just a bunch of hot rods and customs chillin' on...

Just a bunch of hot rods and customs chillin' on Thanksgiving:


https://pbase.com/pwschuh/image/170116761.jpg
Forum: showroom 11-28-2019, 01:08 AM
Replies: 359
Views: 199,218
Posted By pwschuh
Finally getting back to passenger side: ...

Finally getting back to passenger side:


https://pbase.com/pwschuh/image/170115796.jpg
Forum: showroom 11-22-2019, 11:52 PM
Replies: 359
Views: 199,218
Posted By pwschuh
It's great if people like it, but I assume you...

It's great if people like it, but I assume you guys realize how much work that would be, and that this work is paid for by the hour?

And even if I wanted to see someone else driving a copy of my...
Forum: showroom 11-20-2019, 11:18 PM
Replies: 359
Views: 199,218
Posted By pwschuh
Rear flare being cleaned up and integrated with...

Rear flare being cleaned up and integrated with sill piece. Also, you can see the roughed-up inner fender fill piece on the floor.



https://pbase.com/pwschuh/image/170084039.jpg
Forum: showroom 11-15-2019, 11:49 PM
Replies: 359
Views: 199,218
Posted By pwschuh
So I think the driver's side is about 90% done. ...

So I think the driver's side is about 90% done. Still a little clean-up work left, but this gives you a pretty good idea of the final product. He's a talented metal shaper for sure and I was glad...
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