Repair-It

I switched to U-clamps. And added the goop. To diagnose the leaks, I fashioned something to plug the exhaust. It's huge so a rag wasn't enough. I ended up stuffing the old bump stop from my rear shocks into the muffler, then inserted a 3/8" drive extension and the rag held all that mess in plac...

There's no way that will fit.

Yeah it's awesome. Old blade style: S7302410.JPG S7302411.JPG Gator blade: S7302415.JPG It just flat out is a better designed blade. It can also be used for bagging, but I just care about mulching. For my walk-behind 21" cut MTD, the P/N was 98-615. There are two P/Ns for my OEM blade and I had...

Just remember that the Volvo will actually be the faster car. The Monte will probably handle better. That's about it in terms of numbers. The sleeper factor is huge. Plus the 240 is much more useful. More work. And you still have a dead Monte Carlo. I say put it in the Monte. You will always be able...

Totally agree. I've never had a car that didn't leak oil. Even the CTS-V weeps on the garage floor every once in a while.

Speaking of things I already have, one of those is a 1988 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS. That might be a better candidate for a Chevy V8 swap for fitment reasons, but not for sleeper-factor reasons. This car was originally slated for a big-block swap. I have a 454 from an '87 Suburban already along with...

This site seems to have some info and some conversion parts. http://www.jagsthatrun.com/Pages/Volvo_200_V-8.html as well as a hilarious name. Some good pics here too: http://www.warrensweb.com/volvo/index.htm Yup, JTR has been around probably since the late 90s. I think turbo 400s and 4L80-Es were ...

I recommend trying to bring everything in the car to the same ground plane. Meaning you may have to add grounds to the body. The head unit and amp should be equivalently grounded. Try disconnecting the signal into the amp and see what that does. As you alluded, the answers to each diagnostic stage t...

Wait, so it's still leaking oil?

My first thought is the LT1 isn't optimal, not due to power, but weight. The aluminum blocks seem like a better fit (they did make an Al block LT1). But I wonder what the actual difference is. It's probably a very workable solution, even if you have to upgrade the front springs. That old Volvo 4 cyl...