TheGrannyDropper Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 Bought a 1987 volvo GLE for 250$. 5 speed. with a new head. and wiring harness in it. Drove it home. A/c running. and sun roof open. Gutted it. had local shop weld in a cage for ChCar and LeCar specs. with net. hood/trunk pins. blade rear nascar style spoiler. Installed dual sway bars in the rear. Had rear lower control arms boxed and welded. Obtained a 4.10 gear G80 locker rear diff. installed it. installed kirkley seat and sparco wheel. Found set of vintage 5 spoke fitipaldi wheels 15x7. car was 250$. cage and bracing and wing and seat mount and window net. frame welding was 3,000$. Looking to sell or trade. value of car is about 500$. value of cage and misc is about 1000. value is about 1,500 the way it is. So factory 5 speed. RWD car 4.10 geared with a locker . caged to specs. runs . come get it.. tons of pics. https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/201x-classifieds/1987-volvo-740-caged-gutted-runs-5-speed-410s-locker-florida/143763/page1/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGrannyDropper Posted October 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 no interst? asking to much? to far away? not enough beer for it to look sexy yet?. on the fence? have questions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewheelerZ Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 Not enough wagon I suspect! Thats my excuse at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcewena Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 Always thought these things would be sleepers at some tracks because of their ginormous fuel tanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGrannyDropper Posted October 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 it is a good sized tank. and the red block volvo engine is an unkillable boat motor. my plan was to turn laps for days.. might not win with out a +t swap or complete motor swap. but it should turn laps all day long.. was going to junkyard a 5.3 into it. or a 4.6/5.4 ford into it as the red block wore out. or blew up. or we got tired of it. I need the garage space.. new car coming next week. Offers? wanna work with me on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoparBoyy Posted October 28, 2018 Report Share Posted October 28, 2018 On 10/25/2018 at 9:14 AM, TheGrannyDropper said: no interst? asking to much? to far away? not enough beer for it to look sexy yet?. on the fence? have questions? i'm more interested in that turbo van. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGrannyDropper Posted October 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 Das turbo van!.. that was going to be the tow vehicle for this. but the van has done nothing but broke since day one. 5 speed. turbo. 18PSI. currently low oil pressure when hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoparBoyy Posted October 29, 2018 Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 1 hour ago, TheGrannyDropper said: Das turbo van!.. that was going to be the tow vehicle for this. but the van has done nothing but broke since day one. 5 speed. turbo. 18PSI. currently low oil pressure when hot. in one of the van pics, i spy a SDAC sticker as well. I've had more TD's than you can shake a stick at. pair of 87 GLHSs, 87 Shelby Lancer, IROC R/Ts, GLH-T, GLH, Daytonas, pretty much the whole gambit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mender Posted October 29, 2018 Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 40 minutes ago, MoparBoyy said: in one of the van pics, i spy a SDAC sticker as well. I've had more TD's than you can shake a stick at. pair of 87 GLHSs, 87 Shelby Lancer, IROC R/Ts, GLH-T, GLH, Daytonas, pretty much the whole gambit. And you're not racing one? I would have thought they'd make a good Champcar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoparBoyy Posted October 29, 2018 Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 8 minutes ago, mender said: And you're not racing one? I would have thought they'd make a good Champcar. i seriously thought about it. I even found a few good former SCCA and IROC cars that i thought about doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mender Posted October 29, 2018 Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 (edited) 8 minutes ago, MoparBoyy said: i seriously thought about it. I even found a few good former SCCA and IROC cars that i thought about doing. I drove a new '84 Daytona turbo in an autocross for a local dealership in their annual dealership challenge and was surprised at how well sorted the car was for the time. About the only improvement I would have made for the street at least was wider tires. Nice package. It didn't hurt that I won the event. I've only had a few K-cars and such from that time but I had fun with them! Edited October 29, 2018 by mender 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGrannyDropper Posted October 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 SOLD they are fun cars.. but damn do they break.. alot... .alot.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGrannyDropper Posted October 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 On 10/29/2018 at 9:29 AM, MoparBoyy said: in one of the van pics, i spy a SDAC sticker as well. I've had more TD's than you can shake a stick at. pair of 87 GLHSs, 87 Shelby Lancer, IROC R/Ts, GLH-T, GLH, Daytonas, pretty much the whole gambit. If you look at the pics closely.. there are TWO turbo vans... one gold one owner auto.. and one fairly ragged 90 5 speed voyager.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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