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We're gonna put a white motor in this here p1800

Mr. Blewregaurd

Mr. Blewregaurd

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So im going to start a project thread for my boss, because this is just to cool not to share. we recently started work on the project. run down on what this is going to consist of is as follows.

vehicle: 1970 p1800
engine: 04 s60r motor
trans: getrag 260
rear end: ford 9 inch
suspension: front and rear onlyrealone kits

on with the pics!

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Test fitting the Kl racing adapter
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making room
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850r flywheel drilled to accept a bmw clutch and pressure plate
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all attached, took the crank to a machine shop, and they machined out the back to accept the pilot bearing that comes with the kl racing kit
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first test fit. like a glove!
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everything pretty much clears! shifter even lines up!
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960 pan is a bit goofy, going to do something about that.
So thats it for this week! more progress next week!
 
You guys are doing the Good Work man. Not just good job. It actually adds value to the community. Mad props.
 
Looks like a very clean car to start with, and nice work on the oil pan.. If for some reason you need a different rack and pinion angle to suit that particular motor/accessory package, we have a kit that will rotate it more toward the firewall and downward, and that will offer more clearances for accessories..

Also, any feedback on the radiator with that engine combination would be helpful to a few guys also, and I appreciate you sharing this direction, because it will be a compliment option to the LS builds we are doing...
 
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Iamtheonlyreal1 said:
Looks like a very clean car to start with, and nice work on the oil pan.. If for some reason you need a different rack and pinion angle to suit that particular motor/accessory package, we have a kit that will rotate it more toward the firewall and downward, and that will offer more clearances for accessories..

Also, any feedback on the radiator with that engine combination would be helpful to a few guys also, and I appreciate you sharing this direction, because it will be a compliment option to the LS builds we are doing...
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We may have intake issues with the steering linkage, so we may be interested in that. We were talking about radiator fitment today, looks like the upper center outlet pipe may have to be moved due to clearance issues with the timing cover.

As far as final drive, tentatively we are talking 3.73, 4.11 at the most.
 
Looking good.

You will need to clearance the bellhousing for the crank position sensor....or are you going a different route?
Also the coolant port on the back of the head, going to block it or use it?

That front suspension/subframe is a work of art, absolutely gorgeous!
 
Love this it look great. Im working on an 1800 right now that I'm planning on putting a 6 cylinder white block in. Still a long ways from that portion of the project. Cant wait to see more photos of this car. Great work.
 
Impressed, what are the shops buisness goals? Is it a volvo specialty repair place with interest in fabrication on the side?
 
Mesoam said:
Impressed, what are the shops buisness goals? Is it a volvo specialty repair place with interest in fabrication on the side?
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yeah, the shop has been around for 20+ years, we are a full service volvo repair shop. We just do this kind of thing for our own cars. we do performance install stuff all the time though
 
mdlimy55 said:
Looking good.

You will need to clearance the bellhousing for the crank position sensor....or are you going a different route?
Also the coolant port on the back of the head, going to block it or use it?

That front suspension/subframe is a work of art, absolutely gorgeous!
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Thanks man! we are looking very closely at your build, thats where we heard about kl racing.
We are going to do mega squirt on this car, with provisions for crank pick up in the vibration dampener. the old heater hose port in the back of the head has been blocked.
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Sweeeeet.

Where's the front suspension from?
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the suspension is amazing, it comes from robert at swedish ops. His name is theonlyrealone on here. he has a few crazy builds going
 
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