Speedy88's Volvo 740 Turbo
Speedy88's Volvo 740 Turbo
Hubba hubba. The paint is fubar, someone has keyed the bonnet, the lights are broken, it has no radio and weird warning lights keep on flashing at me. It's a 2.3 Turbo (230FT) estate and looking at the logs it is from my old home town! I'm pretty sure Bournemouth has all the world's volvos.
And despite my immediate love for it, I've yet to take any pictures! Here's a teaser that a friend took:
My plans, as it's a bit worn, is to make it an anti-social lowered drift wagon daily. I've always wanted to give drifting a go and it'd be fun to have a loud lowered Volvo to scrape work's speed bumps. On the books it has about 170bhp so no engine mods should be needed quite yet. I plan to get a locker and modify it so it is engaged all the time, or to get one of those evil welded diffs.
I can't believe how big this thing is, the entire contents of my 340's boot and back seat barely fill the 740 boot floor. I chucked some rubbish bags in there yesterday and it just seemed a shame I didn't have 10 times as many
Proper love it, updates very soon.
And despite my immediate love for it, I've yet to take any pictures! Here's a teaser that a friend took:
My plans, as it's a bit worn, is to make it an anti-social lowered drift wagon daily. I've always wanted to give drifting a go and it'd be fun to have a loud lowered Volvo to scrape work's speed bumps. On the books it has about 170bhp so no engine mods should be needed quite yet. I plan to get a locker and modify it so it is engaged all the time, or to get one of those evil welded diffs.
I can't believe how big this thing is, the entire contents of my 340's boot and back seat barely fill the 740 boot floor. I chucked some rubbish bags in there yesterday and it just seemed a shame I didn't have 10 times as many
Proper love it, updates very soon.
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nice one! get some more photos up!
740 estates are what my dad always had - great cars. He managed to drop the back end purely off carrying stuff about for a year. The amount you can carry is unbeleivable.
Roof racks suit them big time
740 estates are what my dad always had - great cars. He managed to drop the back end purely off carrying stuff about for a year. The amount you can carry is unbeleivable.
Roof racks suit them big time
'88 360 +T LSD - sold
'87 760 TDI (D24TIC) - sold
'04 V40 D sport (F9Q, decat, Remapped, launch control)
'89 740 SE (b230ft, 12psi, V-cam, headwork, 'remapped', banded steels)
'86 340 DL 1.4
'87 760 TDI (D24TIC) - sold
'04 V40 D sport (F9Q, decat, Remapped, launch control)
'89 740 SE (b230ft, 12psi, V-cam, headwork, 'remapped', banded steels)
'86 340 DL 1.4
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Need more pics!
I just bined some leathers for a 740, good nick aswell
I just bined some leathers for a 740, good nick aswell
C25 ECV-1985-Mk2 340GL-Kessy
A889 VUY-1983-Mk2 360GLS-RUF
A889 VUY-1983-Mk2 360GLS-RUF
volvosneverdie wrote:Vnd says:
diffs, are like pubs and legs.
Best appreciated when open.
I probably should have specified ladies legs in there too. [+=] "embarrarrased emoticon"[].com
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Theo, don't spose you have a spare radio ariel for sale? And 2 front sidelight/indicator clusters?
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I look forward to seeing it bud!
'89(G) 340 GLE B172k
'03 S60 D5 SE, '91 (J) MX5, 1954 Cyclemaster
Ex:
'89(F) 340 GL F7R (ex B172k) - Fake -> SBKV 300 Runner Up 08, 12; '91(H) 340 GL B14.4E - Kar; '88(F) 360 GLT B200E - Jet -> BKV 300 Runner Up 09; '89(G) 360 GLT B200E - Beast
'03 S60 D5 SE, '91 (J) MX5, 1954 Cyclemaster
Ex:
'89(F) 340 GL F7R (ex B172k) - Fake -> SBKV 300 Runner Up 08, 12; '91(H) 340 GL B14.4E - Kar; '88(F) 360 GLT B200E - Jet -> BKV 300 Runner Up 09; '89(G) 360 GLT B200E - Beast
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I've seen this thing in the flesh, and it's a beast! HUUUUGE! Much camping can be done without a tent. Winner.
I've got a shot of speedy under the car at A52, when I get home I'll put it up.
I've got a shot of speedy under the car at A52, when I get home I'll put it up.
Speedy88 wrote: Leave choke on, idling obnoxiously until neighbours peer out windows at the noisy exhaust
Give neighbours thumbs up
Rev engine to 7K
Exit street sideways
Win at life.
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Haha nice Get an MBC and gauge on it, no worries with 12psi
1989 - Volvo 360 GLT
1985 - Volvo 360 GLS
2008 - Volvo S60 SE Lux
1985 - Volvo 360 GLS
2008 - Volvo S60 SE Lux
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Really? Just as easy as bolt on and go? Screw new tyres, first purchase found
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sick house
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Yep, not sure what boost a 740 turbo runs as standard though, may be 10psi?? (940 HPT's run 7.5psi) I'm guessing it has the Mitsubishi 13c turbo or I wonder if because it's an early B230FT perhaps it has a Garrett still??? If it's the same as a 940 B230FT you should get a noticeable gain in performance Just make sure it's a a ball and spring MBC rather than a bleed valve style, and keep the vacuum hoses between the actuator and the MBC short to avoid boost spiking.
1989 - Volvo 360 GLT
1985 - Volvo 360 GLS
2008 - Volvo S60 SE Lux
1985 - Volvo 360 GLS
2008 - Volvo S60 SE Lux
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Its a Mitsubishi one, it came with the facelift. It offers more low-end boost but I'll be sure to fit a MBC. Even 2psi is worth it
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Thought it might be
1989 - Volvo 360 GLT
1985 - Volvo 360 GLS
2008 - Volvo S60 SE Lux
1985 - Volvo 360 GLS
2008 - Volvo S60 SE Lux
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They all ran 7.5psi (unless they had turbo+).
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Whats an MBC? How about fitting a VGT turbo?