You may not see me much for the next couple of months. I'm swapping a 347 small block Ford into my buddy's 200 series Volvo wagon so I won't be doing much Diesel stuff. The car already has a 5.0 SBF but he wants MORE POWER!! (sound familiar?)

I may lurk a bit but my head is in Otto-cycle engines for a while. You guys have fun!

Dan

Dan have a great time, make a lot of power and noise.

See ya when ya get back...klatta;;;;;katta;;;;;klatta..... LOL


Charlie


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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works

Feel free to post some pictures/updates. Engine swaps are always interesting.

Hurry back enjoy your writeups.

If you guys want non-Diesel pics -

1) Current 5.0

2) the car as is

3) the 347 awaiting installation. It from BluePrint and dynos at 443 HP - no foolin'.

Dan

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That's pretty epic. What sorts of drivetrain upgrades has he had to make? I would assume that the stock driveshaft/rear end aren't built to take 443 HP?

I seem to recall that the rear end in those cars is a Dana 30... do they make higher-performance versions of those?

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1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

I like where this is going..... I'd be fine with this being the build thread....

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2004 F150 4.6L -My Daily
2007 Volvo XC70 -Wife's Daily
1998 Ford F150 -Rear ended
1989 J-spec 420SEL -passed onto its new keeper
1982 BMW 733i -fixed and traded for the 420SEL
2003 Volvo V70 5 Speed -scrapped
1997 E290 Turbo Diesel Wagon -traded for above
1992 BMW 525i -traded in
1990 Silver 300TE -hated the M103
1985 Grey 380SE Diesel Conversion, 2.47 rear end, ABS -Sold, really should have kept this one
1979 Silver 300D "The Silver Slug" -Sold

The build thread is on Bangshift. Lurkers welcome if you don't want to sign up.

He drives it pretty gently for what it is. No burnouts, etc. It MIGHT get a little LSR use at some point but mostly he wants to hold it and love it gently. Besides, with this HP the tires are the "fuse" - they'll just go up in smoke before anything serious breaks. We are doing an SFI flywheel and scattershield in case the tires put up less of a fight than we anticipate and the RPMs climb too high. The trans is a World Class T5 and I think the rear is stock. If we have difficulty we'll switch to a TKO or similar and (I'm thinking) a Ford 8.8 - tough diff and not too pricey. The wagon is wide enough that I think we can get a rear with appropriate width at PnP.

Dan

Build thread:

Volvo Fun - The BangShift.com Forums

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"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco... " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes

1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

Ahh, that makes sense. I'll definitely follow the build thread!

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"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco... " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes

1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

THAT'S the ticket! (I have no clue how to post links on here). Feel free to drop in at BS - all are welcome. And if you want to register and add your $0.02, that's great too. Pretty sure you have to register to post.

Dan

Some of youse guys were interested so here's a few pics of today's efforts.

1) Engine in place.
2) Same shot from the mezzanine, magazine-style.
3) Space for right header (a bit tight)
4) Space for left header (also snug)

Enjoy! (Senor Luna, why you change your name?)

Dan

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A couple of pics from this project. I've been working with MXFrank on here to get a radiator that provides as much cooling as possible and this is the radiator that arrived today.

I reworked the core support a bit and moved the condenser forward a bit but it now fits in the hole. We'll test-fit the hood tomorrow as I'm a bit worried about the height but hopefully it'll clear. If not we'll send it back for Plan B.

Dan

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Thought some of you might enjoy a peek at one of the many brackets and do-dads I've made for this build. For me, this is the fun part - making things fit and remain safe for the duration of the build.

1) Here's a little bracket to hold the fill line from the expansion/fill tank to the radiator. It was uncomfortably close to the PS pump pulley and being a fuss budget I made a bracket instead of lashing down with a tie wrap. There were no studs to secure it to so I made a stud on the side of the battery tray brace and set a Rivnut into the frame to hold the bottom.

2) With the hose (above) secured I could fab up the lower radiator hose. The rad has a 1.25" outlet and the water pump is 1.75". The Mustang hose (makes up the top part of the finished hose) has a step down to 1.5" but I needed one more step. I found a hose at Advance (they know me and will let me dig around in the back area) that has a 1.5 to 1.25 step as you'll see it in the pic. The final piece of the puzzle came together at our local radiator shop (yes, we have one) when they turned up a brass 1.5" to 1.5" connector. A few hose clamps and I was home free.

Tech tip: A chop saw like you use for wood projects works great to cut hose. It leaves a nice square cut but take it SLOWLY so it doesn't pull the hose out of your hand.

Dan

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What a nice pristine looking 245! You rarely see them this nice even here in Sweden. Fantastic project, too!

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