(Psuedo) Random photos of Volvos Megathread

Post by **gnalan** » 11 Jul 2022, 14:06

Does that make it an 8550?

Post by **matthew1** » 11 Jul 2022, 14:14

Post by **abscate** » 12 Jul 2022, 02:36

gnalan wrote: 11 Jul 2022, 14:06 Does that make it an 8550?

8550 RRRRRRRRRR

Did the lowering happen when it stretched ?

Post by **BlackBart** » 22 Jul 2022, 13:15

Look! Dad's just home from a business trip to Holland, and she dresses like that to clean the house......

wait....I'm in the wrong decade.....

Post by **BlackBart** » 22 Jul 2022, 13:19

matthew1 wrote: 28 Jun 2022, 13:04 Here's a sweet 145 work wagon I photographed in Ballard in Feb. 2018 when I was there visiting friends.

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What a wonderful color those 140s arrived in. Fits it perfectly.

My buddy in Ballard says he has hired this exact company for some work on a construction job!

Post by **Sveedy** » 22 Jul 2022, 17:45

BlackBart wrote: 22 Jul 2022, 13:15 Look! Dad's just home from a business trip to Holland, and she dresses like that to clean the house......

wait....I'm in the wrong decade.....

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If memory serves correctly, the heels came on for cooking dinner. Just modest flats for house cleaning

Post by **matthew1** » 22 Jul 2022, 20:39

BlackBart wrote: 22 Jul 2022, 13:19
matthew1 wrote: 28 Jun 2022, 13:04 Here's a sweet 145 work wagon I photographed in Ballard in Feb. 2018 when I was there visiting friends.

IMG_3384.jpeg

What a wonderful color those 140s arrived in. Fits it perfectly.
My buddy in Ballard says he has hired this exact company for some work on a construction job!

Oh crazy. Any intel on the 145, please pass it on.

Post by **matthew1** » 10 Aug 2022, 23:31

B230FK block, polished stock crank, high flow oil pump, h-beam rods, wiseco pistons, cnc billet steel flywheel, Sachs 765 pressure plate with 6p sinter (800nm), everything in the bortom end is balanced and weighted, upgraded to 24mm timing belt, ported 531 head with 46/38 valves, agap camshaft, double valvesprings kit, 12:9 head bolts, Payen head gasket, klracing intake manifold with some mods, 3" billet throttle body, 3" intercooler, custom exhaust manifold, 44mm hurricane wastegate, holset super hx40 turbo, adjustable fuel pressure regulator, bosch 2200cc injectors, walbro 450 intank fuel pump, bosch motorsport ignition coil (wasted spark), running on e85 and with a Vems 3.8 ecu think thats about it for the engine

Post by **abscate** » 11 Aug 2022, 03:20

Too red. And I bet the third seat isn’t heated

Post by **gnalan** » 11 Aug 2022, 07:22

That turbo is too big. Where's all the low end torque? They could've used a smaller turbo, and had enough money left over to buy enough paint to finish the hood.