Still on a roll!

"roflcopter" (roflroflroflcopter) 09/27/2013 at 17:56 • Filed to: 40 Friday

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But with my other car this time, enjoy the beater '44!

505Turbeaux > roflcopter 09/27/2013 at 18:02

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What is that an 84 GL? Love those GL rims regardless

roflcopter > 505Turbeaux 09/27/2013 at 18:23

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'85 actually. Got the B230F in it.

945T > roflcopter 09/27/2013 at 18:35

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Swapped? I posted my mint green 244 GL in oppo two weeks ago. It has a B23E high compression motor, standard in Canada in '81

roflcopter > 945T 09/27/2013 at 18:37

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Nope, 85-87 in the US got the B230F, which is the 'weaker' one with the thinner conn rods. But not gonna be an issue in this build.

945T > roflcopter 09/27/2013 at 20:43

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Ah didn't know that. What a weird year.
My girlfriend just totalled her silver '88 244 w/M47 last weekend, so we are back on the hunt for one of these with a stick. Near impossible. :(

roflcopter > 945T 09/27/2013 at 21:20

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Having the AW70 actually doesn't bother me, it's the daily driver so it's a nice break. I can't wait to get it truly road worthy.

945T > roflcopter 09/28/2013 at 01:46

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My iPhone and kinja don't play together nice. Is that a red 940 wagon to you too?
Anyway, my '81 GL has the BW55 three speed snooze-o-magic and I am fully intending to swap it to the M46 from my parts car. If it had the AW70 (which they changed to in '82) I would probably happily keep it however, I drive through downtown for work so the automatic is nice, but for highway cruising its a pig on fuel, and because it is high compression it far prefers the expensive stuff.

roflcopter > 945T 09/28/2013 at 08:50

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Yes it is a 940 wagon, and this is my first Volvo, so I don't know a whole lot about the other models, but I'm hoping to not have to swap anything major for a decent while in this one. So far I've replaced every oil seal on the engine, all the belts, water pump, radiator hoses, motor mounts, and the oil pump o-rings. Next on the list is brakes the whole way around, then figure out why my diff is howling like a monkey, and replace some electrical components that stopped working, like the headlight switch and relay. But once that's done it should be road worth and a daily driver that will last me a while with minimal headache.

I've decided to just ignore the rust and let it go until it finds it's way to the scrapyard.

945T > roflcopter 09/28/2013 at 18:04

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Good stuff, sounds like you have been busy!
The only thing to really be aware of is that the insulation on the wiring harness likes to corrode in the '83-87 models. Failure rate is like 90% or something. As for the rear diff, they often howl a little bit, but shouldn't too much. Check the driveshaft rubber donut bushing while you're at it, since they often like to get noisy.

roflcopter > 945T 09/28/2013 at 20:32

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Sweet, good to know about the diff. The engine bay wiring harness is coming out one day and I'm gonna retrace it all with new wires.