Tossed a different set of wheels on the 240 today...
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Intake manifold back from powdercoat
IAC bung and bracket for mounting the valve itself
I had a ton of help from two friends that came in from Kansas City and LA last weekend to visit. We managed to get the charge pipes and water pipe finished up, the downpipe started, and bunch of other miscellaneous things done. Also had a transformer nearby grenade while we were under the car attempting to install the transmission. That was fun.
Some miscellaneous pictures of the aftermath:
Hot-side charge pipe
Turbo and exhaust manifold both ceramic coated and installed
Cold-side intercooler pipe with IAC and IAT bungs
Flywheel, m5 clutch, 707 pressure plate installed
Lower heater hose installed. 960 heater hose cut in half connecting to factory fitting turned 90 degrees using a 3/8 NPT 90* elbow
Current state: wires everywhere
Today I'm working on getting the transmission in (I had to ditch the straight bulkhead fittings and replace them with 90 degree fittings to clear the tunnel) and then perhaps tonight I'll spend more time on the engine wiring harness. I've done a fair bit of work planning it out, but there's more I need to figure out and learn before I dive too deep into it. This part is not a strength of mine.
Overall, I'm really happy with how this is all coming together. I really can't wait to drive it.
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Well, Snap has already beat me by a mile in the race to a running, driving car, but here's where this is at:
A couple pictures of things as I left them in the garage tonight. There's a bunch of other things going on (namely the engine wiring harness) but are the things you can actually tell what is going on.
Most of the bits are on the intake now. You can also see the banjo bolt on the far end of the plenum... that's one the factory Volvo bolts that has a check valve built in for use with PCV.
I decided I wanted to try making vacuum lines out of 3/16" stainless tubing.
Serpentine belt and associated bits are installed.
The oil cooler, thermostat, lines, and associated bracketry is all made/modified and installed now. I'm pretty happy with how this all worked out. Eat your heart out, Snap.
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I used a cheap little bending tool from Harbor Freight. It works fairly well. The hardest part of the whole thing is getting a decent flare on the tubing.
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Looking amazing!!!
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I've been working on this a lot, except when it's over 90 degrees in the garage because forget that. Yesterday afternoon I got the car back down on the ground for the first time since February. I drove it 8 feet back and forward, and then decided that I needed to wash it.
It's clean again, phew.
For extra content to offset my lazy post, here are a couple other details:
Stainless hardlines that control the wastegate, and a bracket to secure them (the plastic bit will be replaced with something aluminum or stainless)
Crankcase ventilation system is all plumbed as well (although I will be replacing these hoses with some Aeroquip hose when I get around to it). Two valve cover vents and the factory oil separator box outlet are plumbed into the ProVent, which returns to the intake pipe via a silicone hose underneath the front of the engine. The ProVent drains back into the oil pan through a fitting next to the dipstick.
I bought a 28mm drop swaybar. This was necessary to clear my oil pan, and is the largest swaybar available for this car.
And here's the harness connector finished off with some raychem 4:1 shrink and a 90 degree shrink boot.
I've left out about 95% of things, so this seems like a good place to end this post. Next up is getting the car running well on megasquirt.
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Awesome Tom!! From everything you told me on Saturday and now seeing this, I am extremely excited for my ride along.
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Thanks guys! I can't wait until it's ready to give ride-alongs!
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Bumping from way back, I saw this and it reminded me of your project.
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1984-volvo-242-turbo-coupe-2/
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Yeah, the guy did a really nice job on that one. Pretty impressive that it's road legal in California without any diesel registration trickery or anything like that.
Anyway, I still have this car. I popped the head gasket last fall, so in the process of replacing that, a bunch of things snowballed which currently leaves me sitting here with a refreshed head with a little porting, rebuilt turbo, fresh powder and ceramic coatings, a revised oil drain from the turbo to the factory block drain port, and a million other little adjustments (including another set of BBS RCs that are wider).
I just started it back up on Sunday. It was excellent, but then had quite a bit of white smoke after a few minutes, then came misfires. Time to diagnose. There's a real temptation to part this out and buy a clownshoe.
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It’s possible, but seems a bit odd. It’s a 2.3 bottom end that I put hbeam rods in and shimmed the liners. Between all of that, it really shouldn’t be anywhere near the threshold of cracking (unless it wasn’t in great shape before I got it). I’ll pull spark plugs and check for signs of coolant in the combustion chambers (especially #5 where the gasket failed).
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Oh I would think that would be sturdy. I thought you had the 2.5 block. Do you have any codes for the misfires? Do you have VIDA/DICE? I just got one, still struggling with software. If it would help you could borrow it once I figure out my AWD issue. I replaced the collar gear that was stripped on my vR and it worked for a little while but now it won't engage but no CEL or alarms on the dash. Hopefully this will help me figure out what's up.
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I'm running Megasquirt MS3x with this engine, so no codes. Old fashioned diagnosis it is!
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In a delightful twist of fate, this seems to be running pretty well. Boost control is working now so I can actually drive it normally without constantly feathering the pedal.
70% chance I'll show up to the e30 picnic with this and park somewhere out of the way as to not offend.
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