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Old 09-24-2007, 08:42 AM
Romantt8 Romantt8 is offline
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Location: kerhonkson NY
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1987 Volvo 740 turbo. Was in great condition when I bought it aside from fixing a frame rail because of hidden rust. Was RWD and a lot of fun once I turned the boost pressure up to 13lbs. Had a Garrett T3 turbo and I put a lot of time and effort into it. Pretty reliable overall but left me stranded twice because of electrical problems. Last couple of days I owned it the wiring for the windshield wipers started smoking under the dashboard so I had to remove the fuse. She suffered from bad piston slap to the point where people thought it was a diesel motor, and I guarantee the rods were S shaped after over boosting a few times.

This is a couple of pictures I took a week or so before parting her out.









And this is what replaced her, picture taken after a few months of modification.



This was a tank in the snow with Nokian Hakka 2s on the rear wheels. Better than some 4wds in the snow but could drift easily with just a couple lbs of boost.
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