Hello All!
The time has finally come for me to join your ranks and make a post. I have wanted to build a V8 Volvo Wagon since high school (10+ years ago) and have greedily absorbed as much info about the swap as possible over the years. This level of project will be a new venture for me so any and all advice would be much appreciated. TestPoint, you are a huge inspiration. As are many of you fine fellow swappers. I humbly thank you.
I searched off and on over the years for a 2/7/9 series as I wasnt too paticular on what I started with, but never found the “right” car, or wasnt in a position to start a project. Well in May of last year, the stars finally aligned and I found a Charcoal Metallic ‘89 745 B230F with an M47 and 462K miles for $500. It had a major water pump leak, a major power steering rack leak, major random rattles, a seized rear brake caliper, a transmission that was not long for this world and one gold fender. But it also had signs it lived a good life not too long ago with a healthy sounding engine that made good power, a nice set of Hydras, four matching tires, IPD sways,Volvo OEM radiator, hoses and accessories, floor mats, roofrack, original keys and manuals all Volvo. The car was gonna be sold in a few days or it was headed to the junkyard so I convinced my girlfriend that if I didnt buy this poor car, the world would surely suffer a tragic loss. Here’s a screenshot of the CL AD.
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The time has finally come for me to join your ranks and make a post. I have wanted to build a V8 Volvo Wagon since high school (10+ years ago) and have greedily absorbed as much info about the swap as possible over the years. This level of project will be a new venture for me so any and all advice would be much appreciated. TestPoint, you are a huge inspiration. As are many of you fine fellow swappers. I humbly thank you.
I searched off and on over the years for a 2/7/9 series as I wasnt too paticular on what I started with, but never found the “right” car, or wasnt in a position to start a project. Well in May of last year, the stars finally aligned and I found a Charcoal Metallic ‘89 745 B230F with an M47 and 462K miles for $500. It had a major water pump leak, a major power steering rack leak, major random rattles, a seized rear brake caliper, a transmission that was not long for this world and one gold fender. But it also had signs it lived a good life not too long ago with a healthy sounding engine that made good power, a nice set of Hydras, four matching tires, IPD sways,Volvo OEM radiator, hoses and accessories, floor mats, roofrack, original keys and manuals all Volvo. The car was gonna be sold in a few days or it was headed to the junkyard so I convinced my girlfriend that if I didnt buy this poor car, the world would surely suffer a tragic loss. Here’s a screenshot of the CL AD.
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I was able to repair both the male and female threads and around the same time I found a set of IPD lowering springs locally for $200 so I got some cheapo shocks from the local parts store for now, and also replaced the strut mounts/bearings and outter tie rod ends while I had it all apart![a>](http://<a href="https://ibb.co/JjKPb9Q"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/YB3GKxZ/IMG-0709.jpg" alt="IMG-0709" border="0"></a>)
Hopefully I will be progressing with the swap a little more quickly now. Here is how she sits currently 
Whoops, I think I meant to say the bell housing bolt patterns are the same? (To the engine) I remember reading somewhere there are some 302?s made before the T5 was adopted, that a T5 wont mate to right? Sorry a lot of the classic stuff is new for me. 
