'83 Volvo 242 Turbo Stanced.
01-24-2012, 07:28 AM
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'83 Volvo 242 Turbo Stanced.
Name: Christian
Location: Charleston, WV
Means of contact: PM here or text at (304)-712-8804
Price: $2400
NEW PICS of interior
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Just putting this up here to see what kind of trades I can get.
I bought this car off of Stanceworks about a month ago with the intentions of making it my drift car...But I feel like this car needs to be cruised instead of molested.
When I bought the car it had a shit-load of problems the PO didn't tell me about. The head gasket was blown, the water pump leaked, etc. Well, after spending a lot of money and time on it I got it back to running perfectly. I replaced the water pump, took the head off and had it resurfaced, cleaned the block, got new headstuds and replaced every gasket from the block up. Also went through every vacuum hose and replaced them. Replaced the fuel filter with a new one as well as a new intake.
I turned the boost back down to 12psi to avoid the boost cut.
It runs extremely well now. It fires up immediately without hesitation and I would honestly trust the car to drive as far as you want.
The transmission shifts smoothly without any grinds and the interior is really clean for the age.
It is a flathood car.
The only problems are:
-The rear trailing arm bushings need replaced (I have the bushings just not the time to do it...car still drives fine)
-It need one new rear tire (the rear passenger side will slowly leak air. I usually just fill it back up every 3 days).
-The PO had the exhaust held on with speaker wire. I used clothes hangers haha (Can have a friend weld on some brackets if that's a deal-breaker).
-There is no AC or PS. I still have the PS pump and AC cond. and will include them in the sale.
-The rust...some people love it some hate it. I like it. The underbody has no rust and the frame rails are fine.
Willing to trade for anything RWD and standard. Preferably FC's, 240's, mk3 poopra's, etc. Or another Volvo 240 wagon.
Pictures:
Just putting this out there as a feeler to see what trades I can get...Or if someone wants to buy it that's fine lol.
Location: Charleston, WV
Means of contact: PM here or text at (304)-712-8804
Price: $2400
NEW PICS of interior
Description:
Just putting this up here to see what kind of trades I can get.
I bought this car off of Stanceworks about a month ago with the intentions of making it my drift car...But I feel like this car needs to be cruised instead of molested.
When I bought the car it had a shit-load of problems the PO didn't tell me about. The head gasket was blown, the water pump leaked, etc. Well, after spending a lot of money and time on it I got it back to running perfectly. I replaced the water pump, took the head off and had it resurfaced, cleaned the block, got new headstuds and replaced every gasket from the block up. Also went through every vacuum hose and replaced them. Replaced the fuel filter with a new one as well as a new intake.
I turned the boost back down to 12psi to avoid the boost cut.
It runs extremely well now. It fires up immediately without hesitation and I would honestly trust the car to drive as far as you want.
The transmission shifts smoothly without any grinds and the interior is really clean for the age.
It is a flathood car.
The only problems are:
-The rear trailing arm bushings need replaced (I have the bushings just not the time to do it...car still drives fine)
-It need one new rear tire (the rear passenger side will slowly leak air. I usually just fill it back up every 3 days).
-The PO had the exhaust held on with speaker wire. I used clothes hangers haha (Can have a friend weld on some brackets if that's a deal-breaker).
-There is no AC or PS. I still have the PS pump and AC cond. and will include them in the sale.
-The rust...some people love it some hate it. I like it. The underbody has no rust and the frame rails are fine.
Willing to trade for anything RWD and standard. Preferably FC's, 240's, mk3 poopra's, etc. Or another Volvo 240 wagon.
Pictures:
Just putting this out there as a feeler to see what trades I can get...Or if someone wants to buy it that's fine lol.
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01-24-2012, 02:48 PM
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Re: '83 Volvo 242 Turbo Stanced.
I'm in South Carolina right now and will be back in WV Thursday so I will get pictures of the interior/motor then...unless I have some on my computer...I will check.
01-24-2012, 03:00 PM
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Re: '83 Volvo 242 Turbo Stanced.
Getting lots of interest so far
There is practically no rust in the engine bay. There are only a few bent fins on the intercooler/rad. It's a really solid and reliable car now.
With a non-cracked manifold lol.
This is a bad picture and in the middle of replacing the HG but it shows how clean the bay is.
