1973 Volvo P1800ES. Chassis Swaps and 302 V8

[bjornagn]

There is a huge build thread somewhere on the board, but since this is for finished cars, I will do a quick photo-essay. 5 years in photos.














































The end.

[vader]

Very nice

[HoTWire]

This is phenomenal, been following the build thread, but nice to see it in a condensed version

[bjornagn]

Jan 7, 2021 10:24:04 GMT HoTWire said:

This is phenomenal, been following the build thread, but nice to see it in a condensed version

Thank you. The car is pretty much done. And is for the most part, a blast to drive.

But as anyone who has been down this car building road well knows, there is a no-fun development stage that has to happen if the project is to meet expectations. I am there. Reading the list below would make you think I am really bad at this car building stuff.

The AOD gearbox was DOA, so the gearbox was swapped out for a 5 speed ( took 3 tries).
Re-did the exhaust system because too loud
The rear diff ratio was changed from 3.73 to a 3.31 for more comfortable cruising.
The Fitech Fuel Injection  was tossed in the skip in favor or a Holley 4 barrel. I am sure Fitech is a great product, but did not work for me. 9 mpg is not acceptable.
 I am agonizing over what to do about steering effort: not terrible at low speeds and fine on the move, but enough to annoy the Missus. I can try a manual rack with a higher ratio or go straight to power steering. Or I can live with it.
AC still needs hoses made and system charged/wired
Couple of insufferable rattles to get rid of that I am ignoring. (Volvo door panels suck to remove)

With nowhere to go as far as shows, the last year  has not been the best for the car hobby , hence the motivation to get on with spending more time and $$$ is lacking.

[dexterharmon]

Very good! That looks great. Probably one thing worth to experience someday. Happy driving dude!