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.
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
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 and have now thoroughly tested this
great modifications. Doug was a pioneer in 240 performance
mods. His car is now in the hands of another Volvo enthusiast
on the East Coast. If you would like to read more information on
Doug's 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.