thought maybe you fellow euro car nuts would like this..

my3rdbimmer

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in 1996 i bought a 84 buick grand national that was totaled (stolen and stripped) all that was left was the engine and trans etc.. i bought this thinking i was going to put the engine into a regular regal and make it a grand national. pulled the motor harness and all the stuff to do it rebuilt it then stored the stuff in my garage for a long time.. i never did buy a regular regal and i was gettting tired of looking at it...

about the same time my work car 279,000 mile 1982 volvo gl wagon decided to blow her engine... looking at the car i was thinking i should junk her cuz she was in rough shape buti had her so long that i kept her... one day i came up with this idea to put the turbo grand national enginge and trans into my volvo..

i am a pretty good mechanic and a really good welder so i yanked everything out of the volvo and test fitted the motor.. i was surprised to fine that it fit perfectly and all i had to do was build some simple motor mounts and tranny mounts.. and it went right in... next i spent about 8 months wiring it and getting it running.. ... i hate wiring.

any way i got it on the road and man what a sleeper.. i ran low 12's in it with nitrous.. and still got about 17-19 mpg.. it was a great car.. took alot of money off the local spoiled little rice croud.. this spring i decided to sell her. i found someone on the brick board (volvo forum) that appreciated my bastard volvo.. he flew to pittsburgh and drove it to vegas. where he is still racing it... here is a video of him racing it and hitting the wall.. i told him not to shift it manually...lol

here it is.. tell me what you think.. (by the way it is the really ugly brown car)

http://www.lvracingscene.com/videos/stream/07-09-04_Turbo_Volvo_vs_The_Wall.wmv

my new grand national hybrid should be faster (see my sig)... thought about using a bmw... but not enough room between the strut towers..
 
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Kirby

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Nice setup, I love sleepers. I had a 740 so I'm still a Volvo fan, but they don't match up to a bimmer!. There's a guy who runs a Volvo V70 (wagon) at local autocross events. It actually performs impressively well.

Those Grand National motors are not easy to find and are pretty popular for swaps. That's one of the options I'm considering for my 84 Firebird restoration.
 
codex57

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Bahahahaha, I love it! I love sleepers. And a Grand National engine in a Volvo station wagon? Absolutely beautiful. I'm sure with a little bit more effort, you coulda cracked 10 seconds with the Volvo. I can't wait to see the vid after I get home from work.
 
tool fan

tool fan

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I guess the guy should have invested in a spoiler HAHAHAHA That is really funny. I used to get smoked (in my honda civic) by these tiny little rice cars called Nissan Micras...you would never figure...the wheels on them look like they came off of a Baby Stroller. Great sleeper Volvo.
 
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I have a "72" 240z with 98,000 original miles. Love the car. It has a roll bar and heavy duty front and rear sway bars. I need to fix the tranny mount. One broke. I will post a pic sometime.....
 
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