My other ride. Volvo 242 turbo - Page 2

SubieStee · 09-27-2007, 05:09 AM

old school jewel

***ELD4AU6*** · 09-30-2007, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by SubieStee

old school jewel

thanks guys, I added some pics to the first post

HarlanPepper · 09-30-2007, 10:50 AM

My buddy had a 1988 740 turbo wagon in high school - that thing had pretty good pickup! I like the old school 2 door models that look like they had the roof chopped.

Found a pic of one - hot:

***ELD4AU6*** · 11-20-2007, 05:31 PM

^ yeah the 262c bertone. Kinda cool, but the italian design roofs are NOT as strong as the volvo variant...

The ppl did survive though.

Well I finally got around to swapping out my ratty old seats for some nice leather ones.

The old:

The new:

rear headrest FTW

The dear old wagon.. Gone now, replaced by a cherry 244

replacement.

MUCH faster now

YouTube - Volvo 242 turbo 0-60

Yeah our family loves old 240's

Subaru13 · 11-20-2007, 05:34 PM

turbo bricks ftw

Loubaru · 11-20-2007, 06:30 PM

^^^

WTF! It might be the 0-85 speedo, but damn, that thing is actually pretty fast! How much power do those make stock?

In HS one of my good friends had a 80s NA sedan...boy was it fun. We took that thing over soooooo many jumps, he even wrecked it a couple times and it still ran like a champ. When he got rid of it, it had ~250k on the stock engine and it still ran... about 100k of those miles were put on by him (about as hard as you can be on the car, including probably 10k oil changes, no matenence, etc.). So in conclusion, those things are built like tanks.

stibeast · 11-22-2007, 01:37 PM

Nice! Heres mine... I just did the whole suspension on it but i havent taken any pics of it since the install. I will post some new pics once i take them.

dubs04sti · 11-22-2007, 01:45 PM

is that rsx type-s wing?

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Originally Posted by stibeast

Nice! Heres mine... I just did the whole suspension on it but i havent taken any pics of it since the install. I will post some new pics once i take them.

stibeast · 11-22-2007, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by dubs04sti

is that rsx type-s wing?

haha, that would be an evo viii wing. My friend works at sport mitsubishi and gave me an old one someone had replaced. i figured, why not You wouldn't believe the looks it gets. makes me crack up all the time.

stibeast · 11-22-2007, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by CKLewis

^^^

WTF! It might be the 0-85 speedo, but damn, that thing is actually pretty fast! How much power do those make stock?

In HS one of my good friends had a 80s NA sedan...boy was it fun. We took that thing over soooooo many jumps, he even wrecked it a couple times and it still ran like a champ. When he got rid of it, it had ~250k on the stock engine and it still ran... about 100k of those miles were put on by him (about as hard as you can be on the car, including probably 10k oil changes, no matenence, etc.). So in conclusion, those things are built like tanks.

Yes they are, my dad had a 740 back when i was little and it lasted for over 20 years as a daily driver. It was in 3 wrecks and finally after the last one the insurance writ it off as totaled but it still ran perfectly fine with over 300k

***ELD4AU6*** · 11-22-2007, 02:46 PM

nice 740? or is a 940?

I want those wheels so bad!

stibeast · 11-22-2007, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ELD4AU6

nice 740? or is a 940?

I want those wheels so bad!

its a 940. If you look under the 940 section on ipdusa.com im up in the banner

***ELD4AU6*** · 11-22-2007, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by stibeast

its a 940. If you look under the 940 section on ipdusa.com im up in the banner

Awesome! Is it a auto or did you swap it?

midnit · 11-22-2007, 10:20 PM

ELD4AU6... your car looks like it's in pretty damn good condition for an 82 man, nice!

andyman8662 · 11-22-2007, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Horhay

love the prancing moose

+1!!!

09-27-2007, 05:09 AM	#16
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09-30-2007, 10:50 AM	#18
HarlanPepper Professional STI Racer Car: 04 Subaru WRX STi Fav Mod: ACPT driveshaft Location: Happy Valley Posts: 726 Join Date: Oct 2003 Trader Rating: (1)	Re: My other ride My buddy had a 1988 740 turbo wagon in high school - that thing had pretty good pickup! I like the old school 2 door models that look like they had the roof chopped. Found a pic of one - hot: Last edited by HarlanPepper : 09-30-2007 at 11:01 AM.

11-20-2007, 05:31 PM	#19
*ELD4AU6* Platinum Member Car: 05 WRX STi CGM Fav Mod: RCE Location: Anniston, AL Posts: 1,868 Join Date: Nov 2005 Trader Rating: (1)	Re: My other ride ^ yeah the 262c bertone. Kinda cool, but the italian design roofs are NOT as strong as the volvo variant... The ppl did survive though. Well I finally got around to swapping out my ratty old seats for some nice leather ones. The old: The new: rear headrest FTW The dear old wagon.. Gone now, replaced by a cherry 244 replacement. MUCH faster now YouTube - Volvo 242 turbo 0-60 Yeah our family loves old 240's Last edited by ELD4AU6 : 11-20-2007 at 05:50 PM.

11-20-2007, 05:34 PM	#20
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11-20-2007, 06:30 PM	#21
Loubaru Professional STI Racer Car: 07 OBP/Gold STi Fav Mod: DomTune & MD Whisper Location: NW, Washington Posts: 720 Join Date: Jun 2007 Trader Rating: (1)	Re: My other ride. Volvo 242 turbo ^^^ WTF! It might be the 0-85 speedo, but damn, that thing is actually pretty fast! How much power do those make stock? In HS one of my good friends had a 80s NA sedan...boy was it fun. We took that thing over soooooo many jumps, he even wrecked it a couple times and it still ran like a champ. When he got rid of it, it had ~250k on the stock engine and it still ran... about 100k of those miles were put on by him (about as hard as you can be on the car, including probably 10k oil changes, no matenence, etc.). So in conclusion, those things are built like tanks.

11-22-2007, 01:37 PM	#22
stibeast Junior STI Driver Car: 95 volvo Fav Mod: too many Location: orlando Posts: 59 Join Date: Sep 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: My other ride. Volvo 242 turbo Nice! Heres mine... I just did the whole suspension on it but i havent taken any pics of it since the install. I will post some new pics once i take them.

11-22-2007, 02:46 PM	#26
*ELD4AU6* Platinum Member Car: 05 WRX STi CGM Fav Mod: RCE Location: Anniston, AL Posts: 1,868 Join Date: Nov 2005 Trader Rating: (1)	Re: My other ride. Volvo 242 turbo nice 740? or is a 940? I want those wheels so bad!

11-22-2007, 10:20 PM	#29
midnit Silver Member Car: 08 Aspen White STI Location: Northern, VA Posts: 574 Join Date: Feb 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: My other ride. Volvo 242 turbo ELD4AU6... your car looks like it's in pretty damn good condition for an 82 man, nice!