Blue 242, the SlowRide

[SlowRide]

Glacial, this is the pace. I've been waiting a long time to find a 242.

Originally, I was searching for a b230ft to refresh until I found a rolling 242, or a rolling 242 to refresh until I could put together a motor.

Previously, had a '89 244, but school, Subarus, and responsibilities got in the way and so it goes.




Until a 1980 242 popped up on craigslist in the middle of nowhere North-Central Florida.





The previous owner was previously a volvo machanic in Jacksonville, then worked in a scrap yard that received many Volvos. He swapped in a b230f from a '93 wagon. Originally it was a manual car, but he swapped in an AW71 for commuting between BFE and Jax. It showed up in the Craigslist Orphan thread, and I had to have it.





Had it flatbedded out of its sugar sand paradise to civilization. Came with a trunk full of parts to add to the 10 year old horde that I pulled out of storage. Some 530 heads, LH 2.4 sensors, computers, etc enough for about 2 or 3 different cars. Spare single round headlight bezels and grille (with tabs intact!). Some window seals, manual widow regs, brake calipers... The trunk was packed, I wish I took a picture.




-B&G springs.
-IPd sways fore and aft.
-15" aftermarket alloys, with JDM markings?? Center caps have CCD on them. No idea.
-86+ tail light swap with fat waist trim.
-Saab-looking side markers/repeaters and fog lights.
-Turbo oil coiler with sammich plate.
-850 electric fan.
-Oil pressure and volt meter gauges.
-Wiring for VDO ambient temp gauge.

Allegedly working AC from the 92 wagon that the engine came from... this may stay or go, we'll see.




Blue and black Bertone/diamond plate styling.
And beneath the steel plate? Full commitment, he cut the cards. Joy...

[SlowRide]

Slow Progress: Cleaning, Restoration, Stage Zero

While I hoard the bits for an LH2.4 +T and return to 5-speed, major cleaning and restoration of the interior abd exterior are priority.

Also, collecting medium brown interior pieces to swap out the mismatched blue and black Bertone leather that's there. Yes medium brown, and yes I would change my mind if nice black door cards came my way.




Deep cleaning the engine bay will be put off until I pull the motor for the inevitable +T.

Restored the front fascia to its chromed glory




Badge action

[SlowRide]

This one too

[InTheWhite]

Realy nice with a 242!

The interior looks realy fine.

[57plymouth]

That's sweet!

[mbolton1990]

Glad someone scooped this up, looks like a fine example of a 242 with some cool things done to it!

[SlowRide]

Got banned for a couple days for shenanigans, so I decided to destroy something beautiful.

[JerryJS8]

You're gonna have to change the title of your thread soon

[SlowRide]

Originally Posted by JerryJS8

You're gonna have to change the title of your thread soon

Yeah, we'll see. Still waiting for a late squirter block, but the yards around me get nothing in. This was the first non fwd/awd car this yard has seen in a while. So these bits might go into a storage bin

[Uncleknucklez]

That might be the cleanest PnP turbo I've ever seen.

[SlowRide]

Originally Posted by Uncleknucklez

That might be the cleanest PnP turbo I've ever seen.

Oh no, it was covered in oil. Then entire engine bay was one big oil soaked spider nest, too. Undoing the bottom bolt on the downpipe was a living nightmare.

[okoye]

Was that a 940se?

[SlowRide]

Originally Posted by okoye

Was that a 940se?

89 760 wagon, lh2.2, non egr, automagic.

[runt262]

Man those are some plush ass seats. Do you have a smoking jacket to match that interior?

[SlowRide]

Originally Posted by runt262

Man those are some plush ass seats. Do you have a smoking jacket to match that interior?

Have you seen the matching Bertone door cards? Swanky

[SlowRide]

Sooo... It's been a real struggle keeping this old girl running. First fuel pump was probably fine, so was the second... Only noticed the chewed up wire harness after I bought a brand spanking new bosch pump to install. Got a fuel pump pigtail free with an LH 2.4 harness I bought off another member, hooked her all back up and...

The water pump is howling. Lovely.

And somehow the kickdown cable is so far out of adjustment.

That said, the air conditioning works!

92 system that came from the car that donated the engine. Returned to the carcass of that 760 and pulled the pusher fan and harness, handful of 5 pin relays, and ordered an airdam insert from Phil! Can't wait to show the girls (huskies) the working AC

[Uncleknucklez]

Originally Posted by SlowRide

That said, the air conditioning works!

92 system that came from the car that donated the engine. Returned to the carcass of that 760 and pulled the pusher fan and harness, handful of 5 pin relays, and ordered an airdam insert from Phil! Can't wait to show the girls (huskies) the working AC

Ugh... I want A/C so hard, It's next on my list after smog things

[SlowRide]

Originally Posted by Uncleknucklez

Ugh... I want A/C so hard, It's next on my list after smog things

I'm still on the fence about keeping it. I'm not daily driving this, never plan to, and the engine bay looks so much cleaner without it. One less thing to have to hook back up and trouble shoot if I pull this motor.

That said, got my air ramp from Phil, just to realize I don't have an original airdam

So... Lookin for an airdam!

Since you stopped in, guess who's gonna be fixin' the pinion angle and correcting his rear wheel position with a recently acquired set of adjustable torque rods???

[Uncleknucklez]

Originally Posted by SlowRide

Since you stopped in, guess who's gonna be fixin' the pinion angle and correcting his rear wheel position with a recently acquired set of adjustable torque rods???

I'm glad to know they're going to a good home, I will caution though, using them to change wheel position for the sake of wheel position is the wrong application for these. In my experience, a little goes a long ways, and you are better off using them to set pinion angle as opposed to anything else.

Because of my swap, and the parts I used, I was running them full out to get pinion angle manageable, which made the rear axle even less centered.

Just my

[SlowRide]

Originally Posted by Uncleknucklez

I'm glad to know they're going to a good home, I will caution though, using them to change wheel position for the sake of wheel position is the wrong application for these. In my experience, a little goes a long ways, and you are better off using them to set pinion angle as opposed to anything else.

Because of my swap, and the parts I used, I was running them full out to get pinion angle manageable, which made the rear axle even less centered.

Just my

Noted. I'm doing it to correct the angle, and I figure correcting that will move those wheels up a bit. Getting some kind of vibration from the drive shaft and the u-joints aren't sloppy. Motor mounts seem fine, so does the trans mount. Not sure what springs are on here, either.

I've never considered this car to be really all that low, but the drive shaft halves could definitely be more aligned with their respective ends.

Need to get the pan hard bar too, just waiting for one to float back up in forsale. Trailing arm bushings are on the list, but I'm gonna find a shop for that.

[Simi]

I was wondering where this car went off to? It was for sale awhile ago.

I know these cars kinda well in case you ever need any help

[SlowRide]

Originally Posted by Simi

I was wondering where this car went off to? It was for sale awhile ago.

I know these cars kinda well in case you ever need any help

Thanks. Are you on the Florida Volvo Community Facebook group?

[SlowRide]

No progress to report... but I'm dragging home a 244 turbo tomorrow. Finally found my black headliner and sunroof panel. Maybe a dash swap. M46 swap possible, run it until it dies then do the T5 thing.

[SlowRide]

So many parts in one tasty 244 turbo... but, is it less rusty than the 242? Is the 242 just a flat hood conversion in waiting? Let the rust prodding begin!

[1slo9_4_oh]

Awesome buy!! Simi and myself are apart of flvc aswell like you mentioned above. Can't wait to see more updates! Post in the group page aswell that way if you need a couple of extra hands or random bits for any of your work, someone will be sure to help out :-)