'81 Volvo 245 - Page 4

Rogue Status · 03-24-2014, 01:48 PM

Took a test drive up to the rice bowl Saturday. Everything seems to be working as intended. Still nervous to put my foot in it after breaking the rear 3 times now. Will touch up a few little items and detail this week. I am sure I will have a flood of pics after this weekend.

RoadconeTuning · 03-24-2014, 02:23 PM

you've broken the new rear 3 times??

Rogue Status · 03-24-2014, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by RoadconeTuning

you've broken the new rear 3 times??

No, new one might have 50 miles on it. I had 3 Volvo rears fail. Twice in glorious ear ringing, hart dropping fashion. BWAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH (shift) POW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That and the fact that I have now replaced the engine, trans, axle, fully modified suspension components, links, ect.

Also wanted to take it easy the first night out to make sure everything was tight and good. Would rather hear a loose bolt rattle and be able to fix it, than come out and mess things up while beating on the car and have to do it all over again.

RoadconeTuning · 03-24-2014, 05:08 PM

pfft, pull out of the garage mid burnout and put that bitch on the limiter in top gear!

Rogue Status · 04-03-2014, 09:53 AM

Had a great time this weekend at Import Alliance. Car made it there with only one issue, the driver's rear tire was rubbing over some larger bumps, but managed to grab the inner fender and pull it away from the outer. Thus slicing the tire pretty good right at the rim protector. Don't worry, it was ONLY superficial and in no way compromised the integrity of the sidewall. I will have it replaced in a week or two and have all 4 wheels rebalanced (that is a whole different story).

What brought it to my attention was a thump coming from the rear. I immediately got off 95 and into a parking lot. Was relieved to find just a piece of the tire slapping the fender and nothing more serious with the driveshaft, diff, or axles. Raised the rear up to keep the rubbing to a minimum, and managed to reshape the inner fender with a spare tire removal tool from a Nissan Frontier, a 2x4, and a moving blanket to keep dry.

Back on the road, there was rain ALL THE WAY up 16 in GA. After sitting in traffic for what felt like 2 hours, mere miles before our exit we finally made it. By my calculations, I averaged 25mpg running ~75mph most of the way.

The show was pretty fun. There was a number of really cool and unique cars and tons of people. My friend's Prelude was a huge hit, people spending 5-10 minutes scouring over the engine bay looking and asking questions. I think a good number of people didn't know what was going on under the hood of the Volvo. With nothing obvious to someone who has never seen under the hood of a 240, and the use of factory parts, some people didn't even know it was swapped. Most did however and I got all of the usual questions. Had a great time answering questions and showing people the car. Seemed to go over really well. Made the trek home yesterday, no issues and just cruised. Was a nice weekend to just drive the car easy, get some miles on the new axle and suspension, and a good conclusion to this chapter of the build.

Pic I snagged of the Prelude . . .

Blue Skunk · 04-03-2014, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Rogue Status

Raised the rear up to keep the rubbing to a minimum, and managed to reshape the inner fender with a spare tire removal tool from a Nissan Frontier, a 2x4, and a moving blanket to keep dry.

Thats some straight up MacGyver action there.

RoadconeTuning · 04-03-2014, 03:33 PM

does that prelude have a whole bunch of old JUN parts in the motor? looks familiar and a guy used to own a shop up here called extreme velocities had one of those.

Rogue Status · 04-04-2014, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by RoadconeTuning

does that prelude have a whole bunch of old JUN parts in the motor? looks familiar and a guy used to own a shop up here called extreme velocities had one of those.

I don't think he has any JUN parts, but it does have a bunch of J's Racing, Mugen, Nardi knob and Wheel and other rare JDM parts on it. Car was built up from a shell, this was the first time it had been seen in the wild.

I give him shit all the time about his $100 radiator cap, Stant caps cost like $10 and do the same damn thing. Those Honda kids are all about the rare and exclusive. At least the car is quick with a 250whp N/A H22.

Rogue Status · 04-04-2014, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Blue Skunk

Thats some straight up MacGyver action there.

Gotta make it happen some times. The Canadian folks traveling 95 in their Minivans were looking at us like WTF?!

Really glad I decided to bring the jack, almost left it at home.

RoadconeTuning · 04-04-2014, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Rogue Status

I don't think he has any JUN parts, but it does have a bunch of J's Racing, Mugen, Nardi knob and Wheel and other rare JDM parts on it. Car was built up from a shell, this was the first time it had been seen in the wild.

I give him shit all the time about his $100 radiator cap, Stant caps cost like $10 and do the same damn thing. Those Honda kids are all about the rare and exclusive. At least the car is quick with a 250whp N/A H22.

some of the expensive jdm stuff is neat but i'd say 75% of it is bs... i like all of the J's stuff, its all real deal because racecar stuff thats absurdly light and they designed it for their race cars. those H22's arent all that bad when you start toying with them... he needs to K-swap or J-swap it and piss off the entire honda community...

Rogue Status · 04-07-2014, 11:01 AM

Some pics I the other night. Overexposed, which is crazy since it was 10:00pm. Need to learn how to use this camera.

03-24-2014, 02:23 PM	#62
RoadconeTuning Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Upstate, SC Posts: 2,684	you've broken the new rear 3 times?? __________________ FIRSBIRZ

03-24-2014, 05:08 PM	#64
RoadconeTuning Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Upstate, SC Posts: 2,684	pfft, pull out of the garage mid burnout and put that bitch on the limiter in top gear! __________________ FIRSBIRZ

04-03-2014, 03:33 PM	#67
RoadconeTuning Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Upstate, SC Posts: 2,684	does that prelude have a whole bunch of old JUN parts in the motor? looks familiar and a guy used to own a shop up here called extreme velocities had one of those. __________________ FIRSBIRZ

03-24-2014, 01:48 PM	#61
Rogue Status Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 80	Took a test drive up to the rice bowl Saturday. Everything seems to be working as intended. Still nervous to put my foot in it after breaking the rear 3 times now. Will touch up a few little items and detail this week. I am sure I will have a flood of pics after this weekend.

04-03-2014, 09:53 AM	#65
Rogue Status Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 80	Had a great time this weekend at Import Alliance. Car made it there with only one issue, the driver's rear tire was rubbing over some larger bumps, but managed to grab the inner fender and pull it away from the outer. Thus slicing the tire pretty good right at the rim protector. Don't worry, it was ONLY superficial and in no way compromised the integrity of the sidewall. I will have it replaced in a week or two and have all 4 wheels rebalanced (that is a whole different story). What brought it to my attention was a thump coming from the rear. I immediately got off 95 and into a parking lot. Was relieved to find just a piece of the tire slapping the fender and nothing more serious with the driveshaft, diff, or axles. Raised the rear up to keep the rubbing to a minimum, and managed to reshape the inner fender with a spare tire removal tool from a Nissan Frontier, a 2x4, and a moving blanket to keep dry. Back on the road, there was rain ALL THE WAY up 16 in GA. After sitting in traffic for what felt like 2 hours, mere miles before our exit we finally made it. By my calculations, I averaged 25mpg running ~75mph most of the way. The show was pretty fun. There was a number of really cool and unique cars and tons of people. My friend's Prelude was a huge hit, people spending 5-10 minutes scouring over the engine bay looking and asking questions. I think a good number of people didn't know what was going on under the hood of the Volvo. With nothing obvious to someone who has never seen under the hood of a 240, and the use of factory parts, some people didn't even know it was swapped. Most did however and I got all of the usual questions. Had a great time answering questions and showing people the car. Seemed to go over really well. Made the trek home yesterday, no issues and just cruised. Was a nice weekend to just drive the car easy, get some miles on the new axle and suspension, and a good conclusion to this chapter of the build. Pic I snagged of the Prelude . . .

04-07-2014, 11:01 AM	#71
Rogue Status Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 80	Some pics I the other night. Overexposed, which is crazy since it was 10:00pm. Need to learn how to use this camera.