1984 242 Turbo Restoration!

DitosRadWheels said:

I am interested in that tool. Just want to make sure, it fits over the 2 piece crank hub that has the 2 studs sticking out of it for the outer portion to bolt to? My crank pulley looks different from the photo you posted

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Once you remove the pulleys you'll see the hub that's in the pic. The 2 studs have been removed.

Mocking up the fitment for the new Do88 high capacity radiator and intercooler

A little more work needs to be done for them to fit properly and clear the hood. Also gave it a fresh tune up

I owned that car ten years ago. Glad it?s going to get restored. Post pics of your Group A car too.

mr brick driver said:

I owned that car ten years ago. Glad it’s going to get restored. Post pics of your Group A car too.

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That’s awesome! I’m stoked it’s been in the hands of the TB community for so long. Joe told me he was very excited about it the day he drove it home. That was the last time it was on the road. I’m excited to revive it and enjoy it.

I’d love to chat about your time with the car. How long did you have it for before you sold it?

I’ll start a separate thread to catalog my progress on the Group A 242 once I start working on it. But for now here are a couple of pictures of it as I acquired it. It’s got a ways to go to get back to its former glory, and I’m tossing around the idea of doing a true Group A tribute build on it

the perfect pair

My blue metallic (200-2) 1987 760 Turbo wagon was my first Volvo. Equipped with black leather interior and every luxury option Volvo offered at the time. I got it almost 4 years ago and it quickly became my favorite car I’ve ever owned. I installed a lot of performance or “upgrade” parts so it would not only be reliable, but also so it could hold its own participating in rallies and driving events.

In the summer of 2020, I decided I wanted a 2 door turbo Volvo. I prefer the look of the four eye front end and wanted the best of the best, so I set out to find a late 1984 factory intercooled 242 Turbo. I searched high and low, passing on a number of cars because there was too much rust damage or they were too modified (I wanted something unmolested so there weren’t any surprises when I got into modifying it non-invasively to suit my driving needs). After about a year, fellow TB member Roy reached out to put me in touch with the owner of the car this thread is for.

Imagine my excitement when I found out it was the same 200-2 blue metallic paint code as my 760 Turbo wagon, and it has black leather interior with all the luxury options… on a 240, that means power windows, power mirrors, air conditioning, cruise control, and even Turbo Plus!

These two cars are 3 model years apart but are the perfect pair and after having them together can’t see myself ever splitting them up

After removing the frozen calipers and dealing with multiple rounded off flare nuts on the hard lines, all four corners now have fresh calipers with ceramic pads, Brembo vented rotors, and IPD stainless steel brake lines

I?m really bad at updating this thread lol. Got all the plumbing sorted out and filled ?er up with oil and coolant and for the first time in 11 years SHE RUNS UNDER HER OWN POWER!!!

Suspension coming next:

Kaplhenke adjustable panhard bar w/spherical bushings
Kaplhenke adjustable torque rods w/spherical bushings
Kaplhenke adjustable sway bar links w/spherical bushings
IPD front and rear sway bars
IPD lower chassis braces
IPD upper strut reinforcement plates
Lesjofors 30mm lowering coil springs
Koni yellow adjustable sport struts/shocks
Polyurethane control arm bushings and trailing arm bushings

I went the same route my IC pipes. Did you use a paint stripper to take off the factory black paint? I also used some metal polish to make those pipes shine!

smoothdurban said:

I went the same route my IC pipes. Did you use a paint stripper to take of the factor black paint? I also used some metal polish to make those pipes shine!

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I went a more TB style route than paint stripper? I used a bench grinder with a wire brush wheel

Hit it with some Brasso, that stuff works wonders to shine metal

Radtap said:

Hit it with some Brasso, that stuff works wonders to shine metal

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I might just do that, thanks for the suggestion! Going to get it ripping down the road before I start spitshining things on it and making it purrrrty

It’s only like $2 a bottle but smells like kitty litter, great shine though, just rub it on with a rag

Alignment suggestions welcome!

Hey all, looking for suggestions on alignment numbers for my 242.

I need specs that are ok for dailying without destroying the tires too quick, but something moderately aggressive for open road racing.

Suspension setup is this:

Koni yellows
Lesjofors 30mm lowering coils
Kaplhenke adjustable sway bar links
Kaplhenke adjustable torque rods
Kaplhenke adjustable panhard bar
Kaplhenke trailing arm bushings
IPD 25/25 sway bars
IPD lower chassis braces
GT firewall braces

There?s no strut tower bar and no camber modifications to the struts. I?m running 205/50ZR16 Continentals on a set of Gemini wheels.

What kind of numbers should I ask for? Again, going for moderately aggressive but still dailyable. Thanks all!

It lives!

For the first time since 2010, this beast is finally driving on the street again

Congrats! I always loved that color of blue!

smoothdurban said:

Congrats! I always loved that color of blue!

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+1

Geminis look great as well.

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Az plate? That doesn't look like an Arizona neighborhood, not enough gravel... How are those konis daily? Love the car!

oldschoolvolvo said:

+1

Geminis look great as well.

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This is neat, thanks for sharing! The car is a factory intercooler car and as far as I can tell still wears its original paint, so it?s interesting to know the intercooler badge seems to have been replaced

Definitely not an Arizona neighborhood. I may have swapped the license plate with another car so I could drive it while jumping through the necessary hoops to get it registered…