My old V8 Volvo

[JoeysFunFarm]

do they have a welded diff?

[Mattemarines]

@JoeysFunFarm

Mine (the green one) has welded diff.

[JasonMann8]

lets go rice hunting

[RobsMusicBox]

conclusion....guy in green car can drive well.

guy in white car,not so well....

volvo plus v8 = lots of fun...great sleeper...makes me think about that clean wagon down the road...hmmm..

[BowQing]

very nice! :p

[1c3x3d]

I'd rather listen to car sounds instead of listening to music.

[Yankeestyle94]

Go Daddy Cool! :P :D

[Maikicq]

omg...volvo musle... nice V8

[madjimms]

Please never do this to a perfectly good Volvo, it just makes it wreak of American trash.

[dogsaremykids]

is you buddys car a V8?

[satanihelvetet]

@dogsaremykids

I feel free to answer for "Mattemarines" as he hasn't been her for a while;

It's chevy small block V8 in both of the Volvo's in this movie.

[moth3rfck3r]

v8 volvos are the best kind of volvos

[fsfer]

fat.. that did a mean skid my man.

[Duetten66]

vad är det för v8 i den å hur mkt häst. i den gröna då alltså

[mxslotkin]

man thats awesome, im about to drop a chevy 350 in my '83 242. i love the body style of the ones on this video tho. so good lookin! which one of those was yours? and what motors were in those?

[Mattemarines]

@mxslotkin

Thanks for the input on the video.

The green one is mine.

It was a 1975 244L wich was the cheapest one in volvo 240 series that year.

From the factory it had a 2L 4cyl (B20) with a 4 gear manual transmission.

When i rebuilt it i took out the engine, transmission and the driveshaft.

I replaced it with a chevy 355 (5.8L), Muncie manual transmission and a solid own designed driveshaft.

I dynoed it when i was finished and pulled 344rwp.

[mxslotkin]

@Mattemarines hey buddy, if you happened to have some pics of the car, anything, motor, underside, exhaust, that would be much appreciated! let me know and i will send you my email. did you use a standard fan or did you have to go with an electric one?

[Powerboywow]

i just sold my Volvo 244 85, I was looking on the Engien and i fought How the hell is a V8 going to fit ? is it a Smallblock or Bigblock ? meen Smallblock most be easyer to put in then the big block Need to Weeld and Change the hole Engien conpartment :S

[Mattemarines]

The engine was a 355 chevy smallblock.

Look at my other video and you will get an idea about how i did it..

Thanks

[XxUnknownxX8]

@Mattemarines how much would a build like this cost? and how much pick up and go does it have? :P

[majongen]

den här äger jag nu, finns på garaget.org

[AmericanV8power]

awesome!

[anttecool]

is it for sale  please XD

[Mattemarines]

@anttecool

I´m sorry but the car is sold some years ago.

[guckmal123456]

These don't look like 240's I have ever seen before. They look amazing!

[daekol]

@guckmal123456 its one of the first volvo 240 i think. from the 70's. :D

[azer3d]

i can't stand it until i got money so i can go and collect my motor :ÖD

[jasonbc69]

i have a 83 244 and am wanting to do a chevy swap. what could the stock rearend handle in these heavy cars?

[jklsd]

You'll snap stock axles at around 300ft-lb of torque.

[NVD97I]

Hey

im my old man s we have just a stock 1 with a 5ltr 115 ml throttle body

[satanihelvetet]

@jasonbc69

It is used to pick the rear axle from turbo or 260 model (with V6 engine) aswell as the front suspension with breaks, it can handle a small block V8 if you´re not combine to much tuning/power and big rear wheels/tires.

Some people are racing with 400-500 hp with those parts.

[Tehsnook]

i have a 242 red, lowered ipd sway bars, lowered, built 289, somethin around like 325 hp, lookin for a supercharger!

[NVD97I]

Hey

We have a 5ltr v8 holden out of a vp but we cant fit a throttle body supercharger on if thats what your lookin for

[Volvoofsweden]

FAN VAD NICE!! Gottans fint fortsätt så här

[FantaPureDEATH]

Sleeper ;)

[VolvoManV8]

Gleder meg til jeg får min Volvo 1981 i gang. litt mindre motor da, har en Chevy 305 og Th375 girkasse, men har lyst på manuell kasse.

No Turbo Shit, just real power

[Mattemarines]

I used a chevy 355 smallblock with a Muncie M21 manual gearbox.

344rwhp

[ragemanchoo82]

Was it hard to get the engine to match with the car? I have a 740 sedan with an I4 engine, the car is so big and boxy I think a lot of people unfamiliar with Volvos assume it has at least a V6.

[Mattemarines]

I didn´t use the the regular fasteners that you can buy as kits. instead i used a plate in the front of the engine and fastened it in the frame of the car. By doing so i got the advantage of getting the engine excactly so low and back in car as possible.

The 740 leaves even more space so it is possible to get a big block in that car.

But is it hard??..

Everything is quite hard to do but it just takes time and work to do it.

[ragemanchoo82]

Is yours the white one?

[Mattemarines]

The green one was mine

[emill151]

What type of engines do you have in those cars? dodge? chevy? ford?

[jklsd]

They sound like Chevrolets

[tarell676]

Flott bygget :D:D:D

Må gjøre det igjen, holde liv i Volvo :D

[zozzo96]

Jag saknar den bilen..

sophie

[Helj001]

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