Hello
I am looking to make a Volvo a drag car what model would be the best to drop a 383 in?
Thanks

 

Goin for the sleeper look? I'd say an old 240 wagon. Imagine the looks on peoples faces when an old Volvo wagon makes an 11 second pass.....muahahahaha!

I'm kicking the idea of a 302 with a T-5 around....hmmmm.

 

there was one on ebay with a Chevy 12 bolt tubbed

 

this is how i want to build it 1978 Volvo 240 Pro Street Wagon - One of a KIND!

 

i have a ford 9 inch that i think i can put in a wagon. would a wagon be better than a coupe?

 

That wagon is awesome. I would do a wagon for sure...and if you got the welded and fab skills, you can make anything fit.

 

here is some inspiration for you ‪Supercar Volvo Turbo 275 km/h @ 7.90 s‬‏ - YouTube

 

im building a 64 fairlane now and i want to do something different. i found a wagon that i am thinking of buying

 

I'd lose that silly hood scoop. check out swift's 400HP+ 740 build using a small block ford stroker, car looks nearly dead stock from the outside. you could as easily do that with a 240.

 

there is a 66 by my house for sale. can you put a 350 in that yr

 

you'd be building a race car with a tubular frame and draping the Volvo body parts over it if you really want a competitive dragster... And then you'd have a car that was virtually undrivable on the street in traffic.

 

i want to make one i could drive on the street and run like 10s at the track

 

good luck. you'll probably need something around 550 BHP (at the flywheel) to break 11s with a 3000 lb car (including driver). a stock volvo 240 is about 3000 lbs wet. I don't think the Dana 30 rear end in a Volvo can handle any more than 300-400HP and that only if you're really ginger about using it, so you'll be building a total car from scratch. when you''re done, it will be a funny car more than a volvo and it won't be any fun to drive in traffic.

 

Here you go: Proof that Volvos and twin-turbo Chevy V8s belong together

 

it would be a wagon gutted with roll cage ,fuel cell, and tubbed so probably not street legal

 

Kenny's 740 was doing 10sec passes @ 580(somehing)whp untill he flipped 14 times on his way to do more dyno tuning. Volvo powered, volvo shifted, volvo rear end, and he drives it on the street
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Here is his new replacement car, and this time, he is going for 9 sec passes. Kenny's 1990 740 GLE, goin' for 9's - Turbobricks Forums
Right now it dyno'd just over 600 whp. volvo powered, volvo rearend. still being built but he drives on the street.

Rob's 242 did an 11.8sec pass with just shy of 300whp ‪Volvo 242 11.8‬‏ - YouTube
Here is his build thread: Rob Prince's 242 Resurrection - Turbobricks Forums
VOlvo powered, volvo rear end. drives on the street. when it was driving.