Ghettobird
New member
- Joined
- May 20, 2013
- Location
- Australia
Hi all!
This is the continuing story of my passion for slow old Swedish steel.
My first car was a 1999 Naturally aspirated V70, she had 230,000kms at the time and was an old Grenda Bus service vehicle in ace condition, I bought an 86 240 and an 850 T5R as projects that didnt work out, got fed up and bought a 1995 Nissan 300zx TT. The Z was nice, but it wasnt me... so I sold it and with the proceeds bought a 240 T5 conversion kit from Karl Buchka and waited for the right car.
Ive been looking for a reason to get another 240 since my last one 2 years ago, The conditions were that I would clean it up, chuck a 5 speed manual box in and boost its tits off
This beauty popped up for sale last November and I jumped at it
The plan!
The car:
1988 240, Auto slush box
Fire engine red original paint *Mint*
Stock steelies on racing slicks (bald as F%#k dunlops)
Ford EL 27mm bar up front on modified bushing and stock D shackles
242 GT 23mm bar on rear
GLE 3 guage cluster
Zender spoiler
Rear numberplate trim
Electric windows
Black interior
Future plans:
More low! Coilovers perhaps?
850R Front seats
Tint
98 T-5 swap with loom & all: 960 Bellhousing, COP, T5 Trans
LSD or locking rear
Polaris wheels (Need rubber)
Lots of mad burnouts
Track day bro!
GT35 Install
And now for some pictures:
4x4 mode
Foggies fitted up, Thanks Phil!
I have been posting on my local forum, but thought id start a thread here too
https://ozvolvo.org/discussion/2389/julian-s-240-t5/p1
Current status: Off the road
This is the continuing story of my passion for slow old Swedish steel.
My first car was a 1999 Naturally aspirated V70, she had 230,000kms at the time and was an old Grenda Bus service vehicle in ace condition, I bought an 86 240 and an 850 T5R as projects that didnt work out, got fed up and bought a 1995 Nissan 300zx TT. The Z was nice, but it wasnt me... so I sold it and with the proceeds bought a 240 T5 conversion kit from Karl Buchka and waited for the right car.
Ive been looking for a reason to get another 240 since my last one 2 years ago, The conditions were that I would clean it up, chuck a 5 speed manual box in and boost its tits off
This beauty popped up for sale last November and I jumped at it
The plan!
The car:
1988 240, Auto slush box
Fire engine red original paint *Mint*
Stock steelies on racing slicks (bald as F%#k dunlops)
Ford EL 27mm bar up front on modified bushing and stock D shackles
242 GT 23mm bar on rear
GLE 3 guage cluster
Zender spoiler
Rear numberplate trim
Electric windows
Black interior
Future plans:
More low! Coilovers perhaps?
850R Front seats
Tint
98 T-5 swap with loom & all: 960 Bellhousing, COP, T5 Trans
LSD or locking rear
Polaris wheels (Need rubber)
Lots of mad burnouts
Track day bro!
GT35 Install
And now for some pictures:
4x4 mode
Foggies fitted up, Thanks Phil!
I have been posting on my local forum, but thought id start a thread here too
https://ozvolvo.org/discussion/2389/julian-s-240-t5/p1
Current status: Off the road
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