Volvo 240 T8 (because V8s and turbos make the best noises)

Thanks
I'm terrible with names and then putting real names to user names is just to much for my brain 
so I wouldn't be able to put a face to the name 
but I'm always happy to talk car stuff with anyone who's interested so hopefully we had a good chat 👍

The 940 progress will be a slow one due to funds but I recon it will be worth the wait 

Lovely work, just the sort of car I want to see on RR, an older car developed with more modern tech as if the factory had carried on making developments.

Got a build thread for the 940?

So set about the jobs list
Firstly it was an oil and filter change


I checked all the rear suspension bolts I also checked for any fatigue fractures for peace of mind as its a new set up
And it's all good
Next job was grip!!
The rear tyres are quite old and don't give as much grip as they should or did once
Similar with the front mainly due to the quality of tyre

So the plan was to go up a size all round and and fit a newer tyre on the rear
So the front went up from 205 to 215 and the rear went up from 215 to 225
The profile stayed the same but this does up the diameter a tad but in a good way so I've ended up with a taller gearing


To make sure the rear wheels cleared the arches with the wider tyres I dropped the spacers down from 25mm to 15mm


Took it out today for its first run and all good no rubbing from the tyres and you could tell it has better grip
So it's back on the road again

Any info on the rubber/plastic ramps? they look just what I need.

Nothing has changed the Volvo is still going strong

But I went to a small Volvo event the other day only a couple of cars there






It was the volvo600 Guinness world record for the most Volvos in one place (or something like that)
The previous record was just under 600 cars so they was hoping for just over but they ended up with around 1500
All at bruntingthorpe
It was a slow day as you can imagine trying to get 1500 cars in and set up and get them all moving at the same time
And let's not mention the time it took to get back out at the end
But it was an interesting day out nonetheless and good to be part of something that big
But most of all I was over the moon with my Volvo 3 hours for continues running and stop start traffic and not one issue
And best of all once we did get out I could stretch the Volvos legs down the country lanes "what a car"

It's possible but I couldn't say for sure 

it was a relief to get out on the open road again after all that stop start clutch pumping 
the drive home was much more interesting 

Do not break it!

I still own the car and its currently sitting on the driveway with a full face covering awaiting the end of covid so it can go out and socialise once more

ive not had any reason to add or update this thread purely due to the cars fantastic reliability 
which is very handy because I've been so busy with other projects I wouldn't have had the time to fix it if it had of gone wrong 
all going well il have it back out again early next year 

If you mean the part that fit onto the engine then I got it of eBay 
there is a guy that makes all the flanges like the sump and exhaust manifold 
I believe it's also the same guy that runs the Facebook page " 1uz swops uk" (that may be slightly incorrect I can't remember exactly) so if your on Facebook give that a go it's a fairly simple plate and I was going to make one myself but the plate was cheaper to buy than the tap the gasket and material needed to make it 

hope that helps