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MikeSr.'s 242 V-8 project

MikeSr.

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May 27, 2003
Location
Acworth, Ga. USA
New project for the old man- a baby blue 1981 242 I picked up today. MikeJr., Mark, Brett and I ran across town and picked up a car at Volvotista, a shop run by yet another Volvo Mike. He had this car for some time and we struck a deal, so I finally got it.
Mike Jr. Strapping it down:
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Leaving the building
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But, Brett had to have some TIG fun:
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back at Jr.'s to pressure wash it.
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Nice and clean!
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Rear view with tiny faux carbon fiber lip visible on decklid.
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Gotta clean up that engine bay!
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740ATL likes this!

Looks like someone lost weight! Congrats!
 
Gotta make room for this:
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GM L33 from a 2006 Denali. Only 42k miles,5.3L, all aluminum V-8
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And... Has 243 heads, like Corvette.
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10:1 c.r., rated 310 hp.

Thanks to MikeJr., Brett, and Mark for help loading and unloading.
(Ignore Mark pointing to more faux carbon fiber- it's coming off!)
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I have followed Hackster and 55SuperBeetle's threads closely.

Plans are for Megasquirt, GM 700-R4 tranny, short bumpers, flat hood and white 18"Pegs.
 
As soon as pops gets the 700R4 we'll bolt it up, throw it in there, and start fabbing up the mounts. His plan is to have it ready by SE, but he didn't specify which SE. :-P Should be fun.
 
Damn man.....it will be just like my rig only on the east coast!!!

Looking forward to seeing how this comes together.

Great motor. Your gonna love it.

Sean
 
Nice plan here. More and more Volvos are getting sweet engine swaps.
 
Damn man.....it will be just like my rig only on the east coast!!!

Looking forward to seeing how this comes together.

Great motor. Your gonna love it.

Sean

Hey,man-really admire your work and definitely inspired to do this project by watching your threads.
I will pm you with questions.
 
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