I would post on the Volvo forum, but this forum is so much better, haha. Vintage Volvo body sits on a 2013 Corvette Grand Sport Chassis and struts its stuff on and off track wherever it goes. 240s handle very poorly stock, just sloppy and loose. 1993 Volvo 240 Wagon BaT 1993 Volvo 240 Wagon BaT A wholesale change under the hood would occur in 1985 when the B230F appeared on the scene. It has 174,000 Miles on it. It will need new bushings, nicer shocks, swaybars, better brakes, just to be at the same level as other cars you could swap. Hard work and long days but a great result. Raw part list:-2JZ-GE-Holset HX35-Bmw Gearbox-Adapter plate-Ebay manifold-Short shifter-Original BMW clutch Probertly forgot something.. I have owned the car for about 2 Years. After doing the T-5 Swap that haff the word already did, And broke down after a year iam now going to build a 2JZ into the chasis. September 16th, 2017, 04:27 AM. Swapping an Explorer rear axle in is one of the first things I want to do too, cutting down the long side and running two short side shafts is what the cool kids do. Volvo Guy in Woodstock NY. The car iam playing with is an old volvo 244. LS Swapped 300 HP 1990 Volvo 240 Sedan $5900 OBO. Hi folks, I am new to this site but have owned a number of RWD volvies in the past, including a 264GLE V6. All that shit adds up quick. Should be a fun little project. im not on … Maybe running an auto, 4L80 or such. Ls fits easily, stock rear axle can handle some power. I currently own a 91 240 GL wagon with a 2.3l motor and want to find out who may have done a V8 engine conversion into either the wagon or sedan of this era. The 240 … I'll add the other things later. by . Especially when it’s a car that initially didn’t even crack the triple digits in horsepower, this, however, is a lot more than that. id like to do the same ive been looking for a good body 240 or 740 for a ls swap, does anyone have a link to whats need for a v8 swap? It is a very good idea to measure the backlash and check the pattern to be sure. Volvo V8 Forum INDEX FOR 11/2020(CURRENT) INDEX FOR 1/2014 VIEW REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE PRINT SAVE Camaro LS1/T56 Volvo 240 swap website up and running : posted by someone claiming to be Chris Lindsay on Mon Jan 20 13:57 CST 2003 I went to Justins on fri. Man all I can say is sweet. I've had a number of v8 swapped cars including a Volvo 240. This was the engine that would carry the 240 for the rest of its days, and while it might not have had the glamour of the turbocharged model, by 1986 it was the only option on the 240. Interestingly, the car sits about 3 inches higher on the front springs with the LS! 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