StreetForged
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- May 24, 2018
I'm replacing all the bushings and such first with spehericals and poly. It's on cut springs from the previous owner. The front spring sleeves are shortened and most of that needs to be replaced further down the line. The car driving straight without slop and having adequate brakes takes precedent over power for me right now. I have already stitch welded the entire car and done a lot of small fabrication, I'm not sure why there are so many people trying to shoot me down like I have no idea what I'm doing. An aluminum block v8 with only the essential items is not really that heavy..Let me try to understand: you're going to finish setteling the suspension, and then drop in some big stinkin heavy V8..
Now I've done a little suspension work and a lot for cars that are supposed to go sideways both left and right.. One of the key points in suspension is what does this end weigh? and What's the available travel?
Then you choose springs, then you choose damping to control springs..
Sounds like you're going to do the springs and damper in the "settleling"
Then add a couple of hundred pounds on one end..
To which I have to ask: wot da fuq?
And a V8? which? Why? What clutch, gearbox and rear axle you going to put behind that?
Why not keep the Volvo 4 and turbochage the hell out of it? I see plenty of 2.4 240 Nissans getting pretty sideays with a KA24DE in them or even SR20DET...at a mere 2,0..
They seem to do just fine...That's a sh!t-ton easier (and lighter and leaves the excellent f/r balance of the car intact.)
The original rear end should support up to around 400hp from what I've researched, especially considering that I wont have grippy tires in the rear. Will likely find an LS of sorts as much as some of you may hate the idea, fab mounts and do what I need to make it fit, use the donor ecu and harness, then run my own hacky little custom cluster and have a one piece driveshaft made. I also own an s13 I've been building for about 6 years that has a huge amount of money in it with an SR, I'm not a 4 cylinder hater but just want cheap reliable NA power out of this car so I can beat the hell out of it with minimal complexity.
Regardless, I was just curious to make sure I had the right idea in mind for my proportioning valve to use as a makeshift line lock. I picked this chassis because it was cheap and unique, as well as being sturdy and having a nice wheelbase. I'm not concerned about the difficulty or amount of work or will require to make the car effective, I was already aware of the challenge and looking forward to it for this build. https://wheelwell.com/Volvo/240/vehicles
The brown car on that listing is the piece of **** in question