This 1975 Volvo 242 DL 2 door is inspired by the current US trend called pro-touring. This is where you take a older 60s-70s car mostly musclecars and update them with modern components and big wheels. This Volvo is running a fairly stock chev LS1 5.7L V8 with a Procharger superchager, T56 6 speed, and chrysler 8 3/4 inch diff making roughly 500hp Read the rest of this entry »

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By: Rob Prince

 I purchased this car in 2000 from my boss at the shop where I worked. At the time it was powered by a 2.2L B21 with forged Arias flat top pistons, custom ported cylinder head with larger valves, dual Weber 45DCOEs, and a Stahl header. It came with a set of 17” Volvo Titan wheels. Suspension was decent — cut springs all around with custom revalved bilstein shocks. It also had IPD sway bars, 25mm front and rear. The car was equipped with a Dana clutch-type limited slip differential. It handled well, made decent power, and was quick enough to be fun. In 2002 it was dynoed on a Mustang Dyno at 136hp and 148lb-ft with a broken accelerator spring in the front carburetor. Pretty decent, but I was expecting more.

They always say a project car is never really finished, but I think mine is getting close! Read the rest of this entry »

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