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Nothing to see here, just another old Volvo with a 350 Chevy swap...

So yeah this kinda happened.

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Oh yeah. 1988 Volvo 740 with a 350 Chevy out of an '85 Suburban.

Quote:

-5.7 350
-JaguarsThatRun mounting kit (included mount adapters, trans crossmember)
-Edelbrock Performer series carb
-All new plugs, wires, cap, rotor
-700R4 trans w/ electronic converter lockup
-B&M Hammer shifter w/ gate shift
-New B&M shifter cable and trans mounting bracket
-Exhaust is a y-pipe with one magnaflow towards the back, no cats, sounds good, quiet until 4000RPM
-New alternator w/ belt
-C4 Vette radiator w/ matching OEM thermostat

Wheels are not included. Putting the wheels and tires from the Taurus on it. Power Steering is being fixed before sale (wasn't hooked up). No A/C, going to get an aftermarket 350 kit, easy enough to get as a whole kit (Suburban didn't have A/C from the factory).

Going to clean up some of the wiring and make it more OEM-like, such as turn-key ignition and making more than things work in the dash cluster.

Planning on a mild cam and a pair of nice new heads. Gonna keep the stealthy exhaust for that sleeper effect.

Blew me away on the test drive today. Stoked. Got it for a good deal.

So tell me your thoughts!

Looks like a lot of fun to drive.
I see a different carb. Any other mods?
Does it have emissions? Removal made those engines wake up.

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Originally Posted by Pete-FWA (Post 362734)

Looks like a lot of fun to drive.
I see a different carb. Any other mods?
Does it have emissions? Removal made those engines wake up.

Emissions has been removed. The car's an 87 so it's emissions-exempt here in Texas for state inspections. Other than that the motor's stock, so it'll definitely need some Vortec heads and a mild cam to really wake up.