Volvo244GLE
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- Joined
- Jul 31, 2006
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
I have been casually looking for a 242 for several years now but dont have the budget to buy something nice and clean. finally, one came up on ebay for $750 buy it now, i didnt think about it for very long before i decided i must have it.
In Australia a nice clean 242 sells for several grand and even the crappy ones are over $1000 unless you stumble upon a good deal.
It not as clean as i had hoped but nothing thats not fixable, time to crack out the angle grinder and take to my 245 parts car for patch panels. pictures say it all:
the drain from the vent bellow the windscreen was clogged with leaves. a large section of the floor and inner sill will be replaced, the gaurd will also be coming off because its rusted through the inner gaurd to.
There is also rust around the bottom of the windscreen, just behind the rear wheels on both sides, in the rear floor (holes just starting to break through).
The plans:
*first before anything else, fix all the rust
*B230 squirter block
*531 head - ported polished and with bigger valves
*KG2T cam or something similar
*Turbo of some description
*custom intake and exhaust manifolds
*Coilovers
*Supra 5spd geardbox
*Some form of custom axle to handle the power
*megasquirt
*New paint - undecided what colour just yet... madybe grp A nordica colour scheme
*Brakes, wheels...?
*Grp A spoiler
*better job of conversion to later bumpers or convert back to original depending on style i go with. grill and light combo also a variable
*bucket seat or reupholstered originals
basically the aim is to build something pretty dam fun but still be able to take it out on the road. this is going to be a long term build, restricted by time and money but i can do everything to it that i wanted to do on my DD 244 and not have to worry about it being driveable come monday.
in a months time i finish this simester of uni and get a month off. over that month i intend to get all the rust repairs done.
In Australia a nice clean 242 sells for several grand and even the crappy ones are over $1000 unless you stumble upon a good deal.
It not as clean as i had hoped but nothing thats not fixable, time to crack out the angle grinder and take to my 245 parts car for patch panels. pictures say it all:
the drain from the vent bellow the windscreen was clogged with leaves. a large section of the floor and inner sill will be replaced, the gaurd will also be coming off because its rusted through the inner gaurd to.
There is also rust around the bottom of the windscreen, just behind the rear wheels on both sides, in the rear floor (holes just starting to break through).
The plans:
*first before anything else, fix all the rust
*B230 squirter block
*531 head - ported polished and with bigger valves
*KG2T cam or something similar
*Turbo of some description
*custom intake and exhaust manifolds
*Coilovers
*Supra 5spd geardbox
*Some form of custom axle to handle the power
*megasquirt
*New paint - undecided what colour just yet... madybe grp A nordica colour scheme
*Brakes, wheels...?
*Grp A spoiler
*better job of conversion to later bumpers or convert back to original depending on style i go with. grill and light combo also a variable
*bucket seat or reupholstered originals
basically the aim is to build something pretty dam fun but still be able to take it out on the road. this is going to be a long term build, restricted by time and money but i can do everything to it that i wanted to do on my DD 244 and not have to worry about it being driveable come monday.
in a months time i finish this simester of uni and get a month off. over that month i intend to get all the rust repairs done.