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Club G40 => General Car Chat => Topic started by: gavin.starr on January 04, 2012, 05:43:01 pm

Title: Volvo 240 242 or 244
Post by: gavin.starr on January 04, 2012, 05:43:01 pm: Im seriously looking at getting an old 240 and pimping it up a bit.

I have always wanted an older volvo and have sorta fallen for these.

(http://static.cargurus.com/images/site/2009/12/06/14/55/1991_volvo_240_4_dr_std_sedan-pic-4417330330113613396.jpeg)

I so badly want one but at the moment i just dont have the space or the funds as i have far too many projects on the go. What are peoples thoughts on these?

Gav
Title: Re: Volvo 240 242 or 244
Post by: Dan:) on January 04, 2012, 07:30:02 pm: Get an estate verion and drop a V8 in the back of it :D
Title: Re: Volvo 240 242 or 244
Post by: Alex on January 04, 2012, 09:37:39 pm: (http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/180450_495444591591_753076591_6193943_3721175_n.jpg)

2JZ no SHIT :D
Title: Re: Volvo 240 242 or 244
Post by: Weeman on January 04, 2012, 10:39:09 pm: I have a friend who is currently building a 244 estate I think... An putting a T5 motor in it. Should be nice when done!
Title: Re: Volvo 240 242 or 244
Post by: 86C on January 04, 2012, 11:09:59 pm: 940 2.3 turbo lump drops quite nicely into the bay of these ;)
Title: Re: Volvo 240 242 or 244
Post by: gavin.starr on January 05, 2012, 10:29:43 am: That red estste one is an absolute beast. Thats what made me want to get one.

Its running the 2jz-gte engine from the MK4 Supra, and standard they are quick, but to strap a whopping great turbo on it too, It must be pushing out around 600 BHP.

I have considered doing the conversion myself, i have an engine and all the running gear in my own supra which is seriously tempting me.
Title: Re: Volvo 240 242 or 244
Post by: Dan:) on January 05, 2012, 10:40:35 pm: Estate is a proper sleeper!!!!!
Title: Re: Volvo 240 242 or 244
Post by: ereeiz on January 06, 2012, 02:54:57 pm: One of them's on my "cars to own" list. Never really looked into it much more than considering getting one at some point. There were a few turbo variants in the 80's I think. A mate had one and said it was great fun. I suppose it's the same element of surprise as a G40, looks like your grans car (or grandads in the Volvos case) but goes like the clappers!
Title: Re: Volvo 240 242 or 244
Post by: dub-disaster on January 06, 2012, 08:08:18 pm: i like the smaller one is it the 340? looks better lighter and still rear wheel drive
Title: Re: Volvo 240 242 or 244
Post by: 86C on January 06, 2012, 10:57:58 pm: Yeah, it was the 340.

Great potential for fitting different engines into from either Volvo or Renault.
Looked into fitting the B23T lump as mentioned earlier into my old 1981 343, but in RHD layout, the turbo would foul the master cylinder so you'd have to custom make some sort of manifold to get around this.
Settled on the N/A injection(K Jet) 2.3 lump in the end. Still bloody fast but not mahoosively quick.
Title: Re: Volvo 240 242 or 244
Post by: dub-disaster on January 07, 2012, 04:27:41 pm: ive seen quite a few with clio 172/182 lumps in ive never realy looked too deeply into it but i would consider one as mine next project. out of intrest why do people use renualt lumps do they have similar mountings? or do they require the mounting points fabricating/chopping about ??
Title: Re: Volvo 240 242 or 244
Post by: 86C on January 08, 2012, 11:09:12 pm: The 1.4 and 1.7 engines that Volvo fitted to them when new were from Renault. Only the 2.0 engines were Volvo items. The 1.4 block is the same as the R5 GT Turbo for instance ;)