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So far, this is the first V8 powered Volvo I've featured here. This ultra-clean 1982 242 DL is owned by Michael Yount of Knoxville, Tennessee. The V8 conversion was done using a Ross Converse kit prior to 1996. The motor is a 1991 5.0L HO with Air Flow Research aluminum heads, Buddy Rawls custom cam, FRPP 65mm throttle body, Cobra-style 1.7 roller rockers, ceramic coated shorty headers with a custom 2.5” dual exhaust and single transverse OEM Boss 429 muffler. The transmission is a T-5Z (close ratio 5 speed manual). The rear end is a 3.73 Turbo Volvo wagon rear with a TrueTrac Torsen-type limited slip differential. For power, it has registered 320 hp@5200 and 350 lb-ft@4000. It also gets 16-19 mpg city and 24-27 on the highway.
This magnificent 1984 245 Turbo is owned by Paul Schuh of Maryland. Paul bought this car new in January 1984 in Portland, Oregon. In all these years he has only managed to put 23,000 miles on the car (almost all of that in the first couple years). He has been slowly modifying the crap out of it and it has become one of the most (probably the most) modified 240's in the country. It has a brand new custom 2.7 liter (2740 cc) stroker motor with 16 valve head from Unitek&ST in Sweden. Also from Unitek&ST is an M47 racing gearbox (5 speed close ratio) with straight cut gears and no synchros. More on this car can be found at http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=101844.
This beautiful 1983 242 Turbo Flathood is owned by Jay Chee of SoCal. The car has a lot of work into it. All that shiney stuff under the hood is chrome... no polished aluminum. While the engine on the inside is a pretty standard B21FT, it has some mods which help it run very well, such as an IPD turbo cam, later EFI intake manifold, later exhaust manifold with Mitsubishi turbo. Some of the most notable things about this car are the Bross body kit, polished genuine Volvo Polaris 17 inch rims, and all aluminum hood and trunk-lid that cost a fortune to have shipped from Europe.
1980 242 DL owned by Tim Otters of SoCal. He bought the car new 1n 1980 and it has logged over 400,000 miles as a daily driver. Tim has found no limits to his imagination when it comes to modifications. It sports a 2.7 liter stroked Garret T-4 turbo motor based on a B21FT with a top mounted intercooler. Fuel is supplied by a digital programmable injection system from Simple Digital Systems. After grenading a number of M46's, Tim fitted a high-strength Promotion T5 transmission (rated at over 750 lb. torque) and a Strange Engineering Ford 9-inch torsen-locking rear with 4.30 gears. There are very few things in this car that can be considered conventional. The car has been dyno'd at 267 RWHP and 382 lb. torque. Wheels are 17 x 9 front and 17 x 10.5 rear. Tires are 235/40's and 315/35's.
Tim's 242 also received the First Place Award for Modified 200 Series at the VCOA West Coast Meet at Lake Tahoe in October, 2006.
Here's Tim's web page: http://www.timotters240volvoturbo.com
Or click here to see Tim's invention... a 240 trunk lift lock.
1981 242 Turbo owned by Rob Prince of Maryland. He bought the car in 2000 and has been modifying it for local drifting events. While it may not be shiney yet, it has mods to kill for, which makes it more than worthy of a mention here. We all know there are limits to the amount of tire you can fit in a 240 rear fender. It's rare to find anyone who has fit anything larger than a 225 width rear. Rob did some extensive, but barely noticeable, inner-fender mods in order to fit the Kodiak Racing wheels... 17 x 8 fronts (ET -3) and 17 x 9.5 rears (ET 0), and tires... 225/45's and 255/40's. He reports no clearance issues at all and actually still has 5/8 inch clearance left on the inside rears. The wheel fitment is obviously very carefully engineered. If you would like to read more information on Rob's build of this car, check out the Turbobricks Projects and restoration forum at http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=64485.
If you find the subject of making more room in 240 fenders (for fat tires) interesting like I do, here's another cool thread...
http://www.forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=94008
Originally built around 1999-2000, this 1982(?) 242 started out as a DL and slowly made it's way to modified heaven. It was owned by Patrick Dickman (then living in Central California). I first met Patrick (and this car) at the 2000 VCOA West Coast National Meet in Rancho Cordova, CA. He also brought it out to the Thunderhill track day that weekend and, even though the engine was still the old B21F (non-turbo), he blew away everyone else with some serious driving talent (yes... back then they actually recorded lap times for this event). As you can see, the car went through a few changes (getting a turbo motor and going to the flathood later). Patrick no longer owns the car and I have lost track of it. This 240 was one of the best sorted and coolest modified Volvos I have ever had the pleasure to know.
Visit Patrick's webpage at www.tuff240.com
1982 242 Turbo, built and formerly owned by Doug Kauer of Northern California. Doug put a ton of time and money into it, making it into a very fast and nice looking performer. The huge Holset turbo, which looked enormously out of place in the engine bay, was capable of supplying more boost than the engine could ever use. I don't know how driveable the car was on the street, but who cares? It could fry the tires at a whim and turn mid-13 second quarter mile times. The car put down some leadfoot satisfying horsepower.
The most important contribution Doug made with this car was his pioneering effort in the adaptation of a Ford T5 transmission behind a Volvo 4-cylinder bell housing. It solved the problems for many 240 builders (myself included) who were hopelessly tortured by fragile Volvo transmissions. A webpage on such a transmission swap can be found at http://www.aaronreedbaker.com/t5swap.html.
Doug was a pioneer in 240 performance mods. This car is now in the hands of another Volvo enthusiast on the East Coast. If you would like to read more information on the build of this car, check out the Winter 2004 feature article in Turbobricks at http://www.turbobricks.com/feature.php?content=winter_04 or in the Turbobricks Projects and Restoration Forum at http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=45457 and http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=42863.
This 1976 245 was owned by Viktor Kaplin of Southern California. These photos go back a bit... they were taken at a local show in 2000. Viktor had a knack for making a non-turbo Volvo run really well. At the time, it could easily keep up with stock turbo cars. If you look closly, you'll notice the fuel distributor is in a very different position and feeds into a 240 Turbo intake manifold. He also had a good eye for body customization. The headlights were from a GM car. Viktor moved away several years ago and I lost track of him.
...more to come.
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