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Ghettobird's 240 T5

Ghettobird

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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
 
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Picked up a used GT35 for pocket change that ill put in after an engineers certificate is issued for the swap - more power will make for more paperwork =/

I was told that the wheels were in good shape, but there is definitely some bent tips on the inducer side, can this be repaired or am I better off getting a new wheel?
CHRA is good, but needs bearings and a much smaller rear housing badly

She came from a ford XR6 Turbo that was having work done to it.



 
Picked these up last night, These were arranged through Ben Kaplan, The wheels seem to be in good shape although the boxes were utterly destroyed upon arrival

Still dont know what I will run on them

 
Hello gorgeous...





Ash from DVS performance parts is local to me and hooked me up with some nice bracing parts
 
that red is best red. I would know lol.

looks like a fun project, and those eikers will be perfect.
 
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