CL score, 500 bucks

MistrThou · 11-01-2011, 09:05 PM

Nearly superb body (for WI anyway[{s}])

93 240. 186xxx miles. M47. Havent checked to see if its round or square tooth. Has a build date of 92.
Rear parking brakes are frozen up solid. Car's been sitting for over a year.

And the wife's toyota helping anchor the 240 to the driveway... Sure is a bitch to move with a frozen rear end. Need to get that tackled asap.

The interior is amazing. The seats are 9 out of 10. Future plans are turbo it. Should be fairly simple to do being its already LH2.4. I saved the turbo guts from my 91 940 turbo. As well as the ecu/ezk.

740tankDriver · 11-01-2011, 10:47 PM

cowabunga!

awsome!

The Full Banana · 11-01-2011, 11:06 PM

do it to it! hope you hang on to this one for a while... or maybe i'll just buy it from you

dieselboy · 11-01-2011, 11:29 PM

total score

MistrThou · 11-01-2011, 11:52 PM

Halleluiah! It runs!
Fresh battery, fresh gas, jumped fuses 4 and 6!
The fuse block has some pretty funky corrosion.

I ran it just for less than a minute to jump for joy, then shut it down. Fresh fluids abound!

Also, for those who didn't know, this is a replacement to the last car that was totalled. (I like to say my wife didn't like that car and wrecked it, but she was rear ended). See here.

MistrThou · 11-01-2011, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Full Banana

do it to it! hope you hang on to this one for a while... or maybe i'll just buy it from you

You and I have a bad buying/selling history. Basically anything that either of us sells to the other doesn't stay in our possession for long.

And buzz would have dibs.

hockey930 · 11-02-2011, 08:57 AM

awesome find there!

buzz · 11-02-2011, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MistrThou

And buzz would have dibs.

Dibs!

fcpgroton · 11-02-2011, 06:40 PM

That is a nice 240. Looks like it is in great shape.

vagabond · 11-02-2011, 09:02 PM

dinner plates... yes

Redwood Chair · 11-02-2011, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vagabond

Uglies with dinner plates... yes

ftfy

& nice score.

MistrThou · 11-02-2011, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fcpgroton

That is a nice 240. Looks like it is in great shape.

Thanks.

Cold and rainy tonight. Not much I'll do to it. It'll be hard to get in the garage without rolling rear wheels.

MistrThou · 11-03-2011, 08:37 PM

Drove it into the garage under its own (battery) power. Cleaned up the fuse block area with a dremel and mini wire wheel. Electronics work pretty good.

Beat the hell outta the rear rotors to get them off and disconnected (for now) the parking brake stuff.
In my attempts to free up the parking brakes, the right rear rotor developed a nice size crack in it.

I'm going to buy all new brake parts anyway.

propav8r · 11-04-2011, 12:23 AM

I've always had a soft spot for late model red 240s. Looks good!

760T man · 11-04-2011, 12:40 AM

Careful jumping fuses. PO of my POS 89 245 did that with one of them, forget which one, whichever one it was that has the power windows and the reverse lights - one day I put it in reverse to back up and it immediately died, a few seconds later the cabin was full of smoke and the well oil-soaked foam insulation under the shifter was alight. Fortunately I had quick access to a fire extinguisher or I would've lost the car. Turns out the reverse light switch wiring was completely shot and it had grounded out against the shifter linkage assembly.

caffnated_madness · 11-04-2011, 02:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 760T man

Careful jumping fuses. PO of my POS 89 245 did that with one of them, forget which one, whichever one it was that has the power windows and the reverse lights - one day I put it in reverse to back up and it immediately died, a few seconds later the cabin was full of smoke and the well oil-soaked foam insulation under the shifter was alight. Fortunately I had quick access to a fire extinguisher or I would've lost the car. Turns out the reverse light switch wiring was completely shot and it had grounded out against the shifter linkage assembly.

i've had this happen to me after my friend pulled the shift knob off (pulling the spade connectors out)...

be careful man

MistrThou · 11-08-2011, 04:22 PM

So... I pulled the driveshafts and center support, worked my way up to the front and went to remove the clutch cable...
WAAAAY outta adjustment.
So I adjusted it. And put everything back together and drove it 'round the yard.

As far as I can tell, there is absolutely nothing wrong with that clutch.
I even goosed the gas in gear with my foot on the brake to see if it slipped or something... NADA.
So some brakes, a driver's handle, and registration and I got me a nice 240.

dl242gt · 11-08-2011, 06:50 PM

Good find! Nice work on the fixes. That'll be a nice car to drive when you get it completely sorted for the road.

njbrickwithboost · 11-08-2011, 11:15 PM

GL with it man.....awesome color!

Texas240 · 11-08-2011, 11:21 PM

to address the bottom molding, I used clear out window silicone to glue mine back on, worked amazingly. I do love a late red 240.....

MistrThou · 11-09-2011, 12:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Texas240

to address the bottom molding, I used clear out window silicone to glue mine back on, worked amazingly. I do love a late red 240.....

That would work, but I've got some kickass weather strip adhesive in a GeneralMotors tube left over from my dealership that I've used to resold shoes. It's very good stuff.
Since its so bent, I'm gonna try and pick up a heat gun. I've wanted one for ages.

TalkingGoats · 11-10-2011, 04:21 PM

Looks like 2 trips to Pull-a-part and $30 in car care products and it will be a nice, red 244.

MistrThou · 01-31-2012, 11:10 PM

*UPDATE*
Spent a little bit of time on it today.

I pulled the rear bumper off of it. The aluminum core is pretty gnarly. It looks like I can get some steel plate and just run 4 1" wide strips with holes drilled for the bumper support. Then I'll be looking for a better bumper cover.

Oh, and replaced the MAF (scavenged it to fix the sis's 740) and replaced a few missing hose clamps, fixed the battery charger given to me, and swapped fuel pump relays. It starts all by itself now.

Freebie battery charger:

spourcyrous · 01-31-2012, 11:15 PM

Awesome!

boostabear · 01-31-2012, 11:22 PM

Man I want a red 244 so badddd. Jealous

11-01-2011, 09:05 PM	#1
MistrThou ~Uwaooo! Kupo! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Beloit, WI	CL score, 500 bucks Nearly superb body (for WI anyway[{s}]) 93 240. 186xxx miles. M47. Havent checked to see if its round or square tooth. Has a build date of 92. Rear parking brakes are frozen up solid. Car's been sitting for over a year. And the wife's toyota helping anchor the 240 to the driveway... Sure is a bitch to move with a frozen rear end. Need to get that tackled asap. The interior is amazing. The seats are 9 out of 10. Future plans are turbo it. Should be fairly simple to do being its already LH2.4. I saved the turbo guts from my 91 940 turbo. As well as the ecu/ezk. __________________ 93 244 94 960 & 10 Corolla and a 919

11-01-2011, 10:47 PM	#2
740tankDriver Post-Hypnotic Sigma Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Under your nose.	cowabunga! awsome! __________________ talk is cheap; hills are steep; sorrow is deep the u.s. federal government is to be destroyed.

11-01-2011, 11:29 PM	#4
dieselboy Whooty patrol Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: SoCal/ Ramona	total score __________________ '82 242t turbo+, intercooled, 3" exhaust, 13" brembos, coilovers, saabspoiler, 18"s, flathood, dying m46, etc. '97 f-250 psd, d60, locked, chromoly axles, shortened and bob'd. '91 940irs rallybil, holset, gutted, olive drab rollered on paint, browntops etc '90 F-250 project. Lots of links, tube, and coilovers.

11-02-2011, 08:57 AM	#7
hockey930 Spending Money On The 760 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Charlotte, NC	awesome find there! __________________ 85 760t 16Valve, holset turbo, getrag 265, twin disc 06 V70R 6mt, springs, sways, full exhaust, flywheel

11-02-2011, 06:40 PM	#9
fcpgroton Board Member Join Date: May 2009	That is a nice 240. Looks like it is in great shape. __________________ FCP Online Support Team FCP Euro - European Car Parts Specialists FCP Import - Import Replacement Car Parts

11-01-2011, 11:06 PM	#3
The Full Banana not yet good enough Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cedarburg, WI	do it to it! hope you hang on to this one for a while... or maybe i'll just buy it from you

11-01-2011, 11:52 PM	#5
MistrThou ~Uwaooo! Kupo! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Beloit, WI	Halleluiah! It runs! Fresh battery, fresh gas, jumped fuses 4 and 6! The fuse block has some pretty funky corrosion. I ran it just for less than a minute to jump for joy, then shut it down. Fresh fluids abound! Also, for those who didn't know, this is a replacement to the last car that was totalled. (I like to say my wife didn't like that car and wrecked it, but she was rear ended). See here.

11-02-2011, 09:02 PM	#10
vagabond Board Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: pencil vain yuh ?	dinner plates... yes __________________ -Vagabond 1980 242 DL - shake a tail shaft! 1980 242 DL - (the ugly twin) sold :-\ 1986 s10 blazer, smallblock, bagged, suicide doors. RIP 1991 244 N/A - stripped and left for scrap.

11-03-2011, 08:37 PM	#13
MistrThou ~Uwaooo! Kupo! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Beloit, WI	Drove it into the garage under its own (battery) power. Cleaned up the fuse block area with a dremel and mini wire wheel. Electronics work pretty good. Beat the hell outta the rear rotors to get them off and disconnected (for now) the parking brake stuff. In my attempts to free up the parking brakes, the right rear rotor developed a nice size crack in it. I'm going to buy all new brake parts anyway.

11-04-2011, 12:40 AM	#15
760T man Herp McDerpington Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Somewhere in the Lower 48, USA	Careful jumping fuses. PO of my POS 89 245 did that with one of them, forget which one, whichever one it was that has the power windows and the reverse lights - one day I put it in reverse to back up and it immediately died, a few seconds later the cabin was full of smoke and the well oil-soaked foam insulation under the shifter was alight. Fortunately I had quick access to a fire extinguisher or I would've lost the car. Turns out the reverse light switch wiring was completely shot and it had grounded out against the shifter linkage assembly. __________________ '84 244ti - LH2.2 swap - project '90 765ti - some stuff, soon some different stuff. - dd '10 International really big diesel thing - work dd old stuff brickspeed "Meth might be a hell of a drug but it does wonders for intake air temps.." -Sam (RoadRacer4Life)

11-08-2011, 04:22 PM	#17
MistrThou ~Uwaooo! Kupo! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Beloit, WI	So... I pulled the driveshafts and center support, worked my way up to the front and went to remove the clutch cable... WAAAAY outta adjustment. So I adjusted it. And put everything back together and drove it 'round the yard. As far as I can tell, there is absolutely nothing wrong with that clutch. I even goosed the gas in gear with my foot on the brake to see if it slipped or something... NADA. So some brakes, a driver's handle, and registration and I got me a nice 240.

11-08-2011, 06:50 PM	#18
dl242gt Can play the blues Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: S NJ, a suburb of Phila.	Good find! Nice work on the fixes. That'll be a nice car to drive when you get it completely sorted for the road. __________________ Dave, 1982 242 turbo. MVP coilover front and rear suspension. Bilstein HD. IPD 25/25 bars. 3" MVP exhaust. Cosworth Sierra hot side T3 .48 with upgraded stock .42 compressor. Ported 90+.True Track diff. Flat hood 1979 front grill Ecode park/turn lights with H4 Hella. 321k miles. Had it since 1995. 1993 245 Classic, 340k miles, enem V15. Genuine Volvo stock over the axle exhaust.

11-08-2011, 11:21 PM	#20
Texas240 Trollalalal Fairy!!! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Dallas, TX	to address the bottom molding, I used clear out window silicone to glue mine back on, worked amazingly. I do love a late red 240..... __________________ 93 245 16vT Project

01-31-2012, 11:10 PM	#23
MistrThou ~Uwaooo! Kupo! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Beloit, WI	UPDATE Spent a little bit of time on it today. I pulled the rear bumper off of it. The aluminum core is pretty gnarly. It looks like I can get some steel plate and just run 4 1" wide strips with holes drilled for the bumper support. Then I'll be looking for a better bumper cover. Oh, and replaced the MAF (scavenged it to fix the sis's 740) and replaced a few missing hose clamps, fixed the battery charger given to me, and swapped fuel pump relays. It starts all by itself now. Freebie battery charger:

01-31-2012, 11:15 PM	#24
spourcyrous Board Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: La Jolla, Ca (UCSD)	Awesome! __________________ -Sina 1992 Volvo 240 Wagon (daily $waggawagon) 1991 BMW 318i/4 E30 (expired tagz, at home) 1983 Peugeot 505 STI (project with pops)

01-31-2012, 11:22 PM	#25
boostabear Board Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: CT	Man I want a red 244 so badddd. Jealous

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