hackster
Active member
- Joined
- Jun 17, 2011
- Location
- Portland Or.
I have been admiring a few buddies lifted volvos since way back, Crandandal's 240 Wagon, then Pats, then Jerd's. Then a while back Pat invited me to the Lifted Volvos facebook group.
Coming to an end on the winter upgrades for the LSA 242 has had me thinking about whats next on the list, I want something that can be a daily driver but still fun. I didnt want another 240 but still like rear wheel drive volvos.
Not really looking last saturday this add popped up on a volvo for sale Facebook page. I was sure that it was a misprint.
A few DM's back and forth with the kid that owned it and sure as **** its a t56 swap. I didnt even make an offer on the car, sent him $500.00 and told him to consider it sold. This was late on a Saturday night so move stuff around, get the trailer loaded up and head north. I live in Portland and it was In Monroe Washington, about 250 miles one way. Left my place at 4:30 am on Sunday.
Fueling up on my way. This thing isnt the best around town but for a tow rig with street manners its been awesome. 2018 MANUAL trans 3500 Crew Cab shortbed. One of the last manual transmission diesels to roll off of the FCA production line late in 2018. I have racked up 20,000 towing miles in the last 12 months and will probably do that again in 2020.
He was out in the sticks up in the hills. The clutch is totally hammered, car barely moves but its nicer in person than it is in the ****ty pics.
From the Ad.
****box loaded up and headed for home.
So here is where the story gets interesting. Turns out this kid's mom bought two cars, this car and a bad ass 740 rally car from a friend of mine in Seattle this summer. Shawn in seattle built this for his daily, the trans gearing and rearend gearing along with living in downtown Seattle with lots of hills killed the clutch years ago, car was parked in 2011 with a slipping ZOOM Clutch. Kid drove it a bunch, needed money and posted the car up for sale.
Luckily Shawn kept a totally detailed binder like I do of the car and build so I have every receipt for the car including from Standard Transmission the purchase of a brand new Tremec T56 (More than I paid for the entire car mind you)
Thousands of $$$ in IPD receipts and a well documented car all in all. Shawn drove it with the t56 in it for a few years and then got a TDi and parked it. Car has 134,000 miles on it and is in pretty damn good shape. Interior needs a bunch of clean up, door panels are hammered but its all there and should clean up pretty well.
It did have some nice wheels on it but they went somewhere else, I am guessing sold.
So its got some ****ty rollers on it......clearly mechanic installed too =) You will notice the taper on the lugs pointing out.....other side of the car is correct. Luckily I know the original builder and he is OCD like I am so not much to worry about there.
Car is home, waiting for a clutch now but will be a few weeks so I am going to start on some other bits.
Going to get it unloaded and cleaned up and start on the lift. Will be super mild with a cut and extend of the front struts, XJ rear coils and some extended rear shocks.
Will be running NA 940 wheels on it with 235/75/15 all terrains. Planning on some tube work up front and some big ass HELLA lights and some kind of tube rear tire carrier.
Had a Group A cam in it other than that totally stock all the way down to the airbox. Probably get a 19t, some injectors, cam gear and a full exhaust.
Lets hope that this doesn't snowball into a bigger project.........
Sean
Coming to an end on the winter upgrades for the LSA 242 has had me thinking about whats next on the list, I want something that can be a daily driver but still fun. I didnt want another 240 but still like rear wheel drive volvos.
Not really looking last saturday this add popped up on a volvo for sale Facebook page. I was sure that it was a misprint.
A few DM's back and forth with the kid that owned it and sure as **** its a t56 swap. I didnt even make an offer on the car, sent him $500.00 and told him to consider it sold. This was late on a Saturday night so move stuff around, get the trailer loaded up and head north. I live in Portland and it was In Monroe Washington, about 250 miles one way. Left my place at 4:30 am on Sunday.
Fueling up on my way. This thing isnt the best around town but for a tow rig with street manners its been awesome. 2018 MANUAL trans 3500 Crew Cab shortbed. One of the last manual transmission diesels to roll off of the FCA production line late in 2018. I have racked up 20,000 towing miles in the last 12 months and will probably do that again in 2020.
He was out in the sticks up in the hills. The clutch is totally hammered, car barely moves but its nicer in person than it is in the ****ty pics.
From the Ad.
****box loaded up and headed for home.
So here is where the story gets interesting. Turns out this kid's mom bought two cars, this car and a bad ass 740 rally car from a friend of mine in Seattle this summer. Shawn in seattle built this for his daily, the trans gearing and rearend gearing along with living in downtown Seattle with lots of hills killed the clutch years ago, car was parked in 2011 with a slipping ZOOM Clutch. Kid drove it a bunch, needed money and posted the car up for sale.
Luckily Shawn kept a totally detailed binder like I do of the car and build so I have every receipt for the car including from Standard Transmission the purchase of a brand new Tremec T56 (More than I paid for the entire car mind you)
Thousands of $$$ in IPD receipts and a well documented car all in all. Shawn drove it with the t56 in it for a few years and then got a TDi and parked it. Car has 134,000 miles on it and is in pretty damn good shape. Interior needs a bunch of clean up, door panels are hammered but its all there and should clean up pretty well.
It did have some nice wheels on it but they went somewhere else, I am guessing sold.
So its got some ****ty rollers on it......clearly mechanic installed too =) You will notice the taper on the lugs pointing out.....other side of the car is correct. Luckily I know the original builder and he is OCD like I am so not much to worry about there.
Car is home, waiting for a clutch now but will be a few weeks so I am going to start on some other bits.
Going to get it unloaded and cleaned up and start on the lift. Will be super mild with a cut and extend of the front struts, XJ rear coils and some extended rear shocks.
Will be running NA 940 wheels on it with 235/75/15 all terrains. Planning on some tube work up front and some big ass HELLA lights and some kind of tube rear tire carrier.
Had a Group A cam in it other than that totally stock all the way down to the airbox. Probably get a 19t, some injectors, cam gear and a full exhaust.
Lets hope that this doesn't snowball into a bigger project.........
Sean