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- Joined
- Aug 6, 2017
- Location
- Beacon Falls, CT
I have had a hankering for something different for the past year. I love V8 swaps and hell I love sleepers. Living in CT you would hear stories Paul Newman ripping around in swapped Volvos often but I never gave it much thought until now.
I decided between my shop connections and basic skills I can figure out a SBC swap in a RWD Volvo. I was only thinking SBC because of the great power you can get out of them and the plethora of knowledge on the swap itself.
I started looking for a cheap Volvo shell last week and almost immediately in Stafford Springs I noticed a 85 240 Wagon with a 5.0 HO motor in it!!! I didnt give anyone a chance to grab it before me and drove up there right away with a flatbed.
It didnt run and the interior was filled with trash. Im guessing a few rodents made their homes in this thing. The guy I got it from bought it as a project but never did anything with it asides drive it around a few times. He let it sit for a few years and attempted to fire it up recently with no luck. He claimed no spark but who knows. I brought a jump pack to just hear it crank over which it did.
He believed the motor swap was done by Converse Engineering however I couldnt find any paperwork in the mountain of documents about it. However it does look like a pretty clean install so its very possible.
The body is not in great shape in the rocker areas which hopefully can get addressed this winter. My biggest concern is what kind of shape the motor is in.
Garbage anyone? Believe it not there was some stock Volvo stuff in there NOS goodies an what not
Came with some stock Volvo wheels, not sure if they will hold air or look good though?
My inner Howie Mandel is going crazy right now....
More free stuff...
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I decided between my shop connections and basic skills I can figure out a SBC swap in a RWD Volvo. I was only thinking SBC because of the great power you can get out of them and the plethora of knowledge on the swap itself.
I started looking for a cheap Volvo shell last week and almost immediately in Stafford Springs I noticed a 85 240 Wagon with a 5.0 HO motor in it!!! I didnt give anyone a chance to grab it before me and drove up there right away with a flatbed.
It didnt run and the interior was filled with trash. Im guessing a few rodents made their homes in this thing. The guy I got it from bought it as a project but never did anything with it asides drive it around a few times. He let it sit for a few years and attempted to fire it up recently with no luck. He claimed no spark but who knows. I brought a jump pack to just hear it crank over which it did.
He believed the motor swap was done by Converse Engineering however I couldnt find any paperwork in the mountain of documents about it. However it does look like a pretty clean install so its very possible.
The body is not in great shape in the rocker areas which hopefully can get addressed this winter. My biggest concern is what kind of shape the motor is in.
Garbage anyone? Believe it not there was some stock Volvo stuff in there NOS goodies an what not
Came with some stock Volvo wheels, not sure if they will hold air or look good though?
My inner Howie Mandel is going crazy right now....
More free stuff...
Continued below.....
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