12/18/06
The Car
The engine that is in the car is a 2.0L OHV dual carb 4 cylinder motor producing an astonishing 90 peak horsepower.
The motor has about 230000 miles, but the 4 speed M40 transmission was recently rebuilt. Power 4 wheel disc
brakes. The paint is alright, but there is virtually no rust on the car. The interior shows its age.
I will have pictures soon.
Some Info:
Volvo 142S
2 door sedan
Front engine, rear wheel drive
2.0L OHV 4cyl
Dual Carb.
Standard 4 sp. trans.
Dual A arm front susp.; trailing arm rear susp.
4 wheel disc brakes
Power brakes, manual steering, no A/C
The Plan
This car is my daily driver, but I am not content with the power it puts down. I would also like to learn
about installing aftermarket fuel mangement. The motor will be a volvo b21ft 2.1L turbocharged 4 cyl. This motor
will be intercooled and use megasquirt. It will be mated to the M40 4 speed that is already in the car, although this
will require some fabrication of engine mounts to get the engine tilted vertically (the b21ft is slanted in the 240T
in came in). I am still thinking about what to do about the rear end, as I don't think it will last with this motor.
Volvo 164's had a stronger rear end (I think) that I hope to find to use on the 142. The 164 also had better brakes
in the front that I will use if I can find a 164 donor car.
I have some Bilstein HD shocks that are going on the front. At some point I'll have enough for some sport
springs and bilsteins in the back.
Eventually the car will be repainted in light blue that some of these cars came in. I also hope to source
a volvo 850 for leather seats (I heard that 850 rear seats fit in place of 240 rear seats. Hopefully they'll
fit in my 142.) It will also get 242 doors to get rid of the wing windows (they suck).
I am on a tight budget for this car, so the project may be put on hold for a few weeks at a time. I
hope to be driving the car by the end of this summer (although the way most of my projects go I'll be lucky to have it half
sone by this time next year).
I'm going to have to come up with a name for this project. I'm thinking: "The Metal Slug"