LoL coming back to the darkside...partially. Caution V8 content

Boomin850 · 04-24-2009, 08:47 PM

Well basically it started out as a joke. My buddy emailed me a CL post, and off it went. 2 weeks later I get a reply, and today I picked it up. Basically I never thought I'd sell my 850R for anything...well I guess I was wrong. Here I come again back to the darkside. Before it was the 1jzwagn...which was a flop. Now its the V8 wagon. '81 245, Chevy 350 w/ T5 trans, etc etc. Long story short: built in 95, this thing was taken apart to be painted and given to the guys son. The kid lost interest and the father had a really bad ankle and decided to pass it along. Funny part is, apparently it's been around town for years, and only recently decided to be 3hours away for me to pick up. Anyways I just got it home and started to clean it. Hadn't started in 6 months...but nothing a new battery couldn't help. Now to figure out exactly how I'm going to finish it up. For now I just took all the parts out (interior was taken out before and jams painted 601 red

. Think it's going to be flat army green on black 18's (on the way). Anyways lets get some pics...

Oh and yes it runs...

So far the idea is to dynamat the entire car, put in a new dash/carpet/headliner, couple of new seats, tints, wheels, chop coils, paint, and call it a day for a bit.

pat244ti · 04-25-2009, 12:57 PM

Very awesome Mike!

That would be badass if you painted it olive drab.

dieselboy · 04-25-2009, 10:32 PM

yes olive drab!!!!! needs more cam!!!! flat black rimz!!!!!!!!

Boomin850 · 04-25-2009, 11:39 PM

Eh, the olive is a little dark. I'm thinking I'll do the same color as my old 242

Boomin850 · 04-27-2009, 09:33 PM

Wheels are on... LOL this thing is gonna be legit

Not as big as I'd hoped for...but 17x7 works for now

rather · 05-01-2009, 12:27 AM

mmm looking good if i hadnt sold those rims i would have put them on a 240 of some kind

DNAsEqUeNcE · 05-01-2009, 09:04 PM

2 Holsets sticking out of the hooooooood..............

I have always wanted a TT holset chevy in a volvo wagon with a 5 speed..............

Boomin850 · 05-01-2009, 09:12 PM

Very doubtful that this thing is going to see forced induction anytime soon. Started to fill all the trim holes today...but it started to rain a bit so I stopped. I'll get some pics up of that when I finish

Boomin850 · 08-10-2009, 01:21 AM

Finally started working on the car. Brought it to my buddies house, we are tearing out the engine/trans so that everything can be stripped and painted. Going to replace gaskets, and rebuild the transmission as well. Should have the car nice road worthy in a month or so...until then here is two pictures from our illegal drive to my buddies place. We had no tail lights, windows (other than windshield), and no turn signals that worked LOL

Sorry for the Iphone pictures, all I had on me at the time

2fast242gt · 08-10-2009, 02:24 AM

carfull it doesnt take much to blow those open diffs!

JohnMc · 08-10-2009, 11:17 AM

Woot.

I'd think about some steely rims. Stealth/understatement.

TIPSP · 08-10-2009, 03:24 PM

Rock on Mike!

kildea · 08-10-2009, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DNAsEqUeNcE

I have always wanted a TT holset chevy in a volvo wagon with a 5 speed..............

yeah, not with that 5-speed

Boomin850 · 08-20-2009, 01:53 AM

Well, the transformation has begun. Engine is out, having gaskets replaced, etc. and being cleaned. Kinda pondering about just buying a completely new steering rack just b/c this one looks like it going to give me issues. Anyways pictures...

My buddy Rob in teh Bay

Bleed screw was loose...oops, lost a table and almost an engine/trans

Also, Everyone please vote to help fund my project - One vote per day per IP -
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supraboy · 08-20-2009, 03:56 AM

voted, good luck buddy.

760T man · 08-20-2009, 04:01 AM

C'mon. A 350? You can do so much better. 302, LT1/LT4, hell even LS1s are getting cheap these days...351W...the list goes on and on.

Boomin850 · 08-20-2009, 04:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 240T man

C'mon. A 350? You can do so much better. 302, LT1/LT4, hell even LS1s are getting cheap these days...351W...the list goes on and on.

Budget build my friend. I'll have it back on the road with a beautiful engine bay, and rebuilt front suspension for <$3500

Blower is next anyways

760T man · 08-20-2009, 04:29 AM

302s run about as cheap as 350s and they at least sound a helluva lot better, but hey, each to his own I guess...cool project none the less.

760T man · 08-20-2009, 04:35 AM

Also, I concur with the twin holset proposition. Do it. Nao.

Boomin850 · 09-15-2009, 02:02 AM

Haha kinda been a long time without any updates on this thing. Currently it sits, and slowly having money pour into it. At the moment before we can drop the engine back in the list goes...

Rebuild transmission
Paint engine bay
Rewire engine bay completely

lately we have gone through the engine and replaced all gaskets, sandblasted/painted parts as need be and had the headers sandblasted/coated

New parts-
Power steering pump
Rack/Pinion
Outer tie rods
Wires
Plugs
Pertronix ignition module
Coolant expansion tank
Oil pump
Fuel pump
Air filter

Misc -
100'x40'' Llumar 5% limo tint

Now the pics

When we flipped the engine on the stand I heard a nice scary loose metal sound....this is what we found

Pickup tube busted...apparently pretty common sadly. Luckily I was a lucky one who didn't have the engine grenade or cause any real damage. With the new pump here's how we fixed it for the new pump to make sure it'd never happen again.

Surprise! roller rocker set up. ****ing score

Paint started

Currently sits

Basically should hopefully have the car back up and running by the end of the month....but since I know how this **** works I'll be happy with it running/driving by the end of October

I'll update this again when I got more to show you guys

thelostartof · 09-15-2009, 02:13 AM

You painted it Pontiac blue?

Boomin850 · 09-15-2009, 02:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thelostartof

You painted it Pontiac blue?

Forgot the exact color...might be GM blue. LoL honestly I thought of it as just another thing to make people be

supraboy · 09-15-2009, 02:32 AM

ford blue? lol, either way, nice update.

DNAsEqUeNcE · 09-15-2009, 11:07 AM

Neato! Boost the crap out of it!

blkaplan · 09-15-2009, 12:31 PM

is the car painted yet?

04-24-2009, 08:47 PM	#1
Boomin850 Board Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ventura Ca	LoL coming back to the darkside...partially. Caution V8 content Well basically it started out as a joke. My buddy emailed me a CL post, and off it went. 2 weeks later I get a reply, and today I picked it up. Basically I never thought I'd sell my 850R for anything...well I guess I was wrong. Here I come again back to the darkside. Before it was the 1jzwagn...which was a flop. Now its the V8 wagon. '81 245, Chevy 350 w/ T5 trans, etc etc. Long story short: built in 95, this thing was taken apart to be painted and given to the guys son. The kid lost interest and the father had a really bad ankle and decided to pass it along. Funny part is, apparently it's been around town for years, and only recently decided to be 3hours away for me to pick up. Anyways I just got it home and started to clean it. Hadn't started in 6 months...but nothing a new battery couldn't help. Now to figure out exactly how I'm going to finish it up. For now I just took all the parts out (interior was taken out before and jams painted 601 red . Think it's going to be flat army green on black 18's (on the way). Anyways lets get some pics... Oh and yes it runs... So far the idea is to dynamat the entire car, put in a new dash/carpet/headliner, couple of new seats, tints, wheels, chop coils, paint, and call it a day for a bit. __________________ '15 E-Golf '81 Volvo 245 '08 BMW 328i White/Saddle - Sold '98 V70 T5M Olive - Sold '98 Volvo V70R AWD - Sold '98 Volvo S70 GLT - Sold '97 White Erebuni 854R - Sold '97 Volvo 850 T5 - Sold '96 Volvo 850 - Sold '95 Volvo 850R - Sold '89 Volvo 740 1JZGTE Wagon - Sold '89 Honda Prelude - Sold '81 Volvo 242 - Sold '81 Volvo 265 w/ chevy 350 - Sold '80 Volvo 242 Flathood - Sold '78 Volvo 242 - Sold

04-25-2009, 12:57 PM	#2
pat244ti Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Santa Cruz CA	Very awesome Mike! That would be badass if you painted it olive drab. __________________ - Patrick 83 244ti - rally 73 1800es - resto mod cruiser 83 244ti - road race 79 262c - road race in the works 08 c30 T5 - daily recce car - M66, Lifted 1.5'', 215/65/16 Falken All Terrains on Method MR502's, iPD skid plate 97 Dodge Dakota 5.2 4x4 70 Ford F100 2WD 351M/C6

04-25-2009, 10:32 PM	#3
dieselboy Whooty patrol Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: SoCal/ Ramona	yes olive drab!!!!! needs more cam!!!! flat black rimz!!!!!!!! __________________ '82 242t hy35 @28psi, ebay header, big intercooler, microsquirt ecm, rsi stg2 cam, arp headstuds, tremec tko600, 3" exhaust, 13" brembos, coilovers, saabspoiler, 245/40r17s, lots of yoshifab stuff. '12 flex ecoboost "kats" car '93 940 turbo lifted #trophyvo '08 f350 4x4 v10 cclb '97 f-350 4x4 offroad toy '94 4700 dt466 International toterhome build

05-01-2009, 09:04 PM	#7
DNAsEqUeNcE †John3:16 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Dallas	2 Holsets sticking out of the hooooooood.............. I have always wanted a TT holset chevy in a volvo wagon with a 5 speed.............. __________________

08-10-2009, 02:24 AM	#10
2fast242gt Do you have a cobalt? Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: appleton WI	carfull it doesnt take much to blow those open diffs! __________________ 1983 242dl 6.0 lq4 swaped Build thread http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=282323

04-25-2009, 11:39 PM	#4
Boomin850 Board Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ventura Ca	Eh, the olive is a little dark. I'm thinking I'll do the same color as my old 242

04-27-2009, 09:33 PM	#5
Boomin850 Board Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ventura Ca	Wheels are on... LOL this thing is gonna be legit Not as big as I'd hoped for...but 17x7 works for now

05-01-2009, 12:27 AM	#6
rather Newbie Join Date: Nov 2007	mmm looking good if i hadnt sold those rims i would have put them on a 240 of some kind

05-01-2009, 09:12 PM	#8
Boomin850 Board Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ventura Ca	Very doubtful that this thing is going to see forced induction anytime soon. Started to fill all the trim holes today...but it started to rain a bit so I stopped. I'll get some pics up of that when I finish

08-10-2009, 01:21 AM	#9
Boomin850 Board Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ventura Ca	Finally started working on the car. Brought it to my buddies house, we are tearing out the engine/trans so that everything can be stripped and painted. Going to replace gaskets, and rebuild the transmission as well. Should have the car nice road worthy in a month or so...until then here is two pictures from our illegal drive to my buddies place. We had no tail lights, windows (other than windshield), and no turn signals that worked LOL Sorry for the Iphone pictures, all I had on me at the time

08-10-2009, 11:17 AM	#11
JohnMc PV Abuser Join Date: May 2004 Location: St. Louis	Woot. I'd think about some steely rims. Stealth/understatement. __________________ '63 PV Rat Rod '93 245 16VT Classic #1141

08-10-2009, 03:24 PM	#12
TIPSP Got Boost? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Moorpark, Ca	Rock on Mike! __________________ 82 244T: Modified. (gone) 75 242DL: Modified. 05 Lotus Elise: Modified.

08-20-2009, 01:53 AM	#14
Boomin850 Board Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ventura Ca	Well, the transformation has begun. Engine is out, having gaskets replaced, etc. and being cleaned. Kinda pondering about just buying a completely new steering rack just b/c this one looks like it going to give me issues. Anyways pictures... My buddy Rob in teh Bay Bleed screw was loose...oops, lost a table and almost an engine/trans Also, Everyone please vote to help fund my project - One vote per day per IP - http://cfapps.venturacountystar.com/...ails.cfm?id=57 Last edited by Boomin850; 08-20-2009 at 02:03 AM..

08-20-2009, 04:01 AM	#16
760T man Phillip Mamouf-Wifarts Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Bettendorf, IA, when I'm not EASTBOUND 'N DOOOOOWN LOADED UP 'N TRUCKIN'	C'mon. A 350? You can do so much better. 302, LT1/LT4, hell even LS1s are getting cheap these days...351W...the list goes on and on. __________________ a '90 765ti, an '84 244ti, and an '18 780 Turbocharge it, and instead of the typhoon, or syclone, we will call it the “light breeze” -mrsam740 referring to the Oldsmobile 4.3 diesel

08-20-2009, 04:29 AM	#18
760T man Phillip Mamouf-Wifarts Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Bettendorf, IA, when I'm not EASTBOUND 'N DOOOOOWN LOADED UP 'N TRUCKIN'	302s run about as cheap as 350s and they at least sound a helluva lot better, but hey, each to his own I guess...cool project none the less.

08-20-2009, 04:35 AM	#19
760T man Phillip Mamouf-Wifarts Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Bettendorf, IA, when I'm not EASTBOUND 'N DOOOOOWN LOADED UP 'N TRUCKIN'	Also, I concur with the twin holset proposition. Do it. Nao.

09-15-2009, 02:02 AM	#20
Boomin850 Board Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ventura Ca	Haha kinda been a long time without any updates on this thing. Currently it sits, and slowly having money pour into it. At the moment before we can drop the engine back in the list goes... Rebuild transmission Paint engine bay Rewire engine bay completely lately we have gone through the engine and replaced all gaskets, sandblasted/painted parts as need be and had the headers sandblasted/coated New parts- Power steering pump Rack/Pinion Outer tie rods Wires Plugs Pertronix ignition module Coolant expansion tank Oil pump Fuel pump Air filter Misc - 100'x40'' Llumar 5% limo tint Now the pics When we flipped the engine on the stand I heard a nice scary loose metal sound....this is what we found Pickup tube busted...apparently pretty common sadly. Luckily I was a lucky one who didn't have the engine grenade or cause any real damage. With the new pump here's how we fixed it for the new pump to make sure it'd never happen again. Surprise! roller rocker set up. **ing score Paint started Currently sits Basically should hopefully have the car back up and running by the end of the month....but since I know how this ** works I'll be happy with it running/driving by the end of October I'll update this again when I got more to show you guys Last edited by Boomin850; 09-15-2009 at 03:21 AM..

09-15-2009, 02:13 AM	#21
thelostartof unbalanced chemical Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Apache Junction, AZ	You painted it Pontiac blue? __________________ Chip Feedback Thread / PM LH 2.4 Chip Prices

09-15-2009, 02:32 AM	#23
supraboy betting on a long-shot. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: TEXAS	ford blue? lol, either way, nice update.

09-15-2009, 11:07 AM	#24
DNAsEqUeNcE †John3:16 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Dallas	Neato! Boost the crap out of it!