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1976 242 build

Acurry6 said:
So this build started as a stock 1976 242 dl. Within the past month I have spent every moment of my time transforming her into a low lean mean cruising machine. The motor swap and engine upgrades were done by the previous owner. The rest were done by me.

Specs (updated as the car progresses)
Car:
1976 Volvo 242 DL

Engine:
Microsquirt v3
84 B21ft b234 16v head rebuilt w/ 3 angle valve job
Arp head studs
YoshiFab valve springs
Vw 4 tower wasted spark coil
Siemens 60lb injectors
Aeromotive adjustable fpr
New oem oil pump
Clevite bearings
Garret GT3071R
YoshiFab 16v exhaust header
Tail 38mm external wastegate
Nathan intake manifold w/ fuel rail
Forged h beam rods
ARP rod bolts
NPR intercooler
HKS SSQV BOV
YoshiFab oil catch can and pcv adapter
Hks bug eye filter
Custom magnacore plug wires
Urethane motor mounts
Deatschwerks 300lph intank pump
Main fuel pump delete (previous owner)

Trans:
M46 rebuilt
New clutch
New flywheel
New pressure plate
Short shifter

Brakes:
New 84 turbo calipers front and rear
Brembo rotors front and rear
Volvo OE pads
IPD stainless steel lines
New rear hard lines
ATE 200 fluid
NOS ATE master cylinder
Kaplhenke brake line brackets

Steering & Suspension:
New power steering rack
740 power steering pump set up
84 Volvo OE wheel bearings
84 Volvo ball joints
Volvo OE tie rod ends
Kaplhenke reinforced coilovers w/ 2 3/4" shortened
Koni adjustable race shocks front and rear
Kaplhenke quick steer roll correction
Kaplhenke basic strut tower bar
Super Pro urethane torque rod bushings
IPD adjustable panhard bar
1031 w/ dealer option LSD rebuilt
IPD front and rear swaybars

Wheels & Tires
BBS RSII023 17x8 et45 cb60 5x114.3
Yokahama S-Drive 225/35/17
Custom dual hub centric 45mm adapters

Exterior:
Front and rear fenders rolled and pulled (a buddy of mine did this for me)
Plasti Dipped newer flat hood
242 Gt front spoiler
Custom Swedish front plate
Volvo OE louvres
Volvo NIB NOS snow scoop
Wrinkle painted cam cover, ic brackets
chrome nuts and bolts everywhere
Rust spots sprayed with killer
Saab foha spoiler

Interior:90% of the dash trim was missing when i got the car
Complete rewrire using a Painless universal/gm chassis harness
Vintage O.B.A wood steering wheel
Kaplhenke steering wheel adapter
Alcantera wrapped a pillars and dash
Corbeau fx1 wide seats
Custom carbon fiber center console inserts
AEM boost and wideband
Refurbished R-Sport gauge cluster
Pioneer headunit
Dash vents, clock, pen tray, under dash cover, center console kick panels
new black carpet
Trunk cleaned, sprayed with rust killer and mats re-installed
Mtx Thunder 7801 amp w/ 1 10" Rockford Fosgate sub

Exhaust:
3" round to oval down pipe with flex bag
Magnaflow muffler with side exit

Future mods:
Done! For now

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Love this car man.....gives me goals for my 76
 
Here she is with her new shoes and kaplans camber plates. The photos were taken by my buddy at creatures of the night last night. I forgot to register, the judges said it would've done really well and that I have to bring it next year.





















 
Too much. But they were worth it. If you want to know go look in there website and add $300 for gold hardware.
 
Dang. Super baller wheels are super baller. That looks great.

adomz said:
Amazing!!

How much a set ofthose wheels set you back? Reply via PM if wanted. Just looks so right!!

ADam
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About 7 times more than people expect to pay for a car around here.
 
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adomz said:
How much a set ofthose wheels set you back? Reply via PM if wanted. Just looks so right!!
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Expect to pay at least $600-700 per wheel for 3pc custom (new) wheels. I'm sure you could pay a lot more.

If you can find useable wheel centers for cheap, you can buy new barrels & hardware for a lot less than the cost of complete wheels. Around $1700 for 8pcs (4 x inner, 4 x outer) in any width you need. I had bought these BBS as 15"s for around $500/set and then made them look like brand new 17"s. Gold paint, new aluminum, shiny new bolts...magic.

http://www.pbase.com/towerymt/240&page=37
 
I thought about re-building a set of rs but I wanted to do something different plus I also didn't want to have to deal with adapters and everything. This way I was able to get the actual offset and wheel lip that I wanted and they bolt right up.
 
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