M46 conversion question

[black 940]

What all do I need from the donor car? I know trans, cross member, flywheel, clutch, pressure plate, pedals.

Is the drive shaft different and anything else I should know about?


I found a car at the local scrap yard that has a complete M46 in it '91 740.

 

[wagonfetish]

I believe you will also need the front half of the drive shaft (trans -> U-joint).

 

[WindowsBreakerG4]

Holy **** you found a rare car, it's been rumored less then 100 manual 740s were brought in that year!

 

[500dollar744ti]

there were more than that, but you are correct in its rarity.

 

[black 940]

Ok so the front half of the drive shaft (so the whole shaft is best), Anything else you guys can think of?

 

[WindowsBreakerG4]

The trans and shfter assembly, the pedal box, cross member, master and slave, clutch lines, center console piece that goes around the shifter and the ebrake

 

[ZVOLV]

First google result:

http://www.volvoclub.org.uk/faq/VolvoAW70M46Conversion/AW71M46Conversion.htm

 

[black 940]

Z thanks for your help. That is exactly what I was looking for.

 

[dl242gt]

You don't want to forget little important stuff like connecting the two wires together from the neutral safety switch so the car will start.

 

[ZVOLV]

You don't want to forget little important stuff like connecting the two wires together from the neutral safety switch so the car will start.

Or you could just be the second person I have met with a Volvo who just started their car with a flathead screwdriver to the starter because they didnt know how to fix a busted neutral safety switch.

 

[black 940]

thanks dl. I will update once I get the parts and will probably ask some other questions.

 

[black 940]

Well, they crushed the car this morning . I found it yesterday (almost complete car and then today its gone. Man I hate that.

 

[propav8r]

Well, they crushed the car this morning . I found it yesterday (almost complete car and then today its gone. Man I hate that.

Hate it when that happens. I saw a car in a yard once with a perfect pair of 5-panel tails about 30 min before close. When I got back with the money, the yard was closed. The next day at 10am, the car was crushed.