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It's that time of the week again. Post your Scandinavian autos, talk about stuff, and yoke one to the thought of the Volvo concept coupe becoming an actual thing
I've got a need for swede!
waiting for parts for the volvo
The following items have shipped:
SKU: 274175F - Qty: 1 of 1 - Price (ea): $26.99
Item: Tie Rod - Front Driver Side Outer
SKU: 274176F - Qty: 1 of 1 - Price (ea): $26.99
Item: Tie Rod - Front Passenger Side Outer
SKU: 274548 - Qty: 2 of 2 - Price (ea): $30.49
Item: Ball Joint Kit - Front (w/ Bolts)
SKU: 4019 - Qty: 1 of 1 - Price (ea): $129.99
Item: Ball Joint Install/Remover Set
SKU: 61435971PU - Qty: 2 of 2 - Price (ea): $14.99
Item: Control Arm Bushing - Front Lower Inner (Polyurethane)
>>13983828
that looks like a moonshine still on wheels....id take it
![20151205_122027[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/pEJrJq0.jpg "20151205_122027[1].jpg")
>>13984412
just arrived
fuckers didnt give me a matching set of tie rod ends
this looks like a lot of work. has anyone done balljoints on a volvo?
What's a cheap and fast engine that will just drop right into a 240? Should I just turbo my B230F?
>>13984492
LS swap is very popular but there have been people that swapped a BMW V10 in with success. Personally I'd just turbo it and drop in a performance cam and call it a day for budgetary and installation reasons.
>>13984483
I need tie rod ends in the worst fucking way but the entire thing is rusted to shit. The rubber boot isn't even there on the left one. Still need to find a leak in the power steering too.
Not mine but same color and year
>>13983828
Don't die on me
>>13986036
Rest for now, mighty 240... one day we'll get you a new starter and fix all your rust... one day
I may just be an old tractor
but my engine is the Volvo b21 turbo from the volvo 200 series!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yHl24QynOM
>>13984451
Wood gas powered car. You fill it with wood and it runs.
Played a bit with this in high school
>put wood in sealed container
>heat up without oxygen
>wood turns into natural gas
>filter out the tar
>engine uses wood gas rather than gasoline
This version burns wood to heat the reactor to make wood gas for the car.
>>13985173
I drove mine forever with a huge hole in the header pipe. and no belt on the power steering
>>13984483
i got the balljoints out but the tie rod ends are kicking my ass. they have this super thin 21mm nut on the end i cant loosen because its so narrow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG8iR5DRLpw
So far I've replaced the ball joints and tie rod ends, which got rid of the steering vibration temporarily. Now the rear trailing arm bushings are completely and the car shakes, rattles and squeaks everywhere I go. I've got new ones, but replacing them on my own is gonna be a bitch. New motor mounts are on their way, too, so I can finally tighten up the engine. And as of today the engine randomly cuts out and bucks, and the check engine light is on, so it's probably the fuel pump or the pump relay.
In the spring it'll be time for a new timing belt and seals, a new clutch kit, and various suspension parts and bushings. It's a labour of love.
>>13986833
>>13986833
thats why in my pic you can see i bought poly ones
because it sucks enough
>>13986867
I should have gone for the poly ones, but I'm a cheap fuck and went with the rubber. Getting them in shouldn't be too awful, but I'm not looking forward to getting the old ones out. 23 years of rust holding them in there, and I don't have a press, so I'll have to get creative without fucking up the ears the hold them in place.
>>13986999
>heat with oxy
>punch out centres when melty
>carefully cut through steel outer shell with a hacksaw blade
and then you can punch them inwards and pry them out. Not too bad.
>>13987021
Oh good. I was iffy about using a torch, since the gas tank is like right there, but if I can do it without leveling my garage I will.
