I have never had a build thread before, so if it sucks bare with me. I bought this car about four years ago for a practically nothing because the rear bumper fell off. I worked at a foreign car shop and the guy was moving back home after collage. Shortly after getting it home and fixed, my cousin desperately needed a car, and asked if i had anything reliable. Sold him the Volvo with the promise to sell it back to me if he ever bought something else. Almost 4 years to the day, I bought it back and I plan to finish what I had planned years ago. My plan for the car is to run single digits in the quarter mile.
This was the car shortly after I sold it to my cousin.
After I got it home, my two year old son Carter fell in love. Every time I was in the garage he would ask me to "drive" it.
Last month I started really getting down to business. Pulled the interior out and pulled all the original wiring because it was starting to go bad. Going to replace the harness with a "hot rod" kit and replace the electric windows with crank windows. Car will also be receiving racing Corbau racing seats.
Motor removal
Car is currently getting mustang front spindles, coilovers and brakes fitted to the front. Will have aluminum dual piston brakes. Had to build some ball joint adapters, borrowed the design off of 55SuperBeatle. He has answered all of my questions I've bombarded him with.
Here are the coils and adapters.
Thats as far as I have gotten with it. Progress may be slow as family and bills comes first, but I hope to have it ready for next year and hopefully the car can live up to its name.
This was the car shortly after I sold it to my cousin.
After I got it home, my two year old son Carter fell in love. Every time I was in the garage he would ask me to "drive" it.
Last month I started really getting down to business. Pulled the interior out and pulled all the original wiring because it was starting to go bad. Going to replace the harness with a "hot rod" kit and replace the electric windows with crank windows. Car will also be receiving racing Corbau racing seats.
Motor removal
Car is currently getting mustang front spindles, coilovers and brakes fitted to the front. Will have aluminum dual piston brakes. Had to build some ball joint adapters, borrowed the design off of 55SuperBeatle. He has answered all of my questions I've bombarded him with.
Here are the coils and adapters.
Thats as far as I have gotten with it. Progress may be slow as family and bills comes first, but I hope to have it ready for next year and hopefully the car can live up to its name.