1986 Volvo 240 estate. Low n' slow.

[tigran]

Well the viva going pop was a blessing in disguise as I was 'made' to buy this pimp bus at the RR show. Most of you know the saga and the solution. Anyhoo got it home and first things first, quick wash and get down to the local moody spot for some pics. Thanks to my mate steve and his SLR(cam) for these. No big plans for this, apart from eventually some volvo turbo power. But first things first - that front is still a bit high. Will have a poke about whilst i'm doing the steering rack whether it can go lower or not.











One side the wheels I sprayed all black with BBQ paint and the other is as they were, trying to decide which one is cooler.

[tigran]

p.s. wish those comps in the boot were 5x108 and not 4x108 now.

[WillCarter]

I wanted this so bad. If you ever decide you're bored of it, look me up. Could be interested in a year or two. Love it

[Davenger]

Mmmm, barge love.
Can't believe what a bargain it was

[michiel]

Yum.

[Seth]

That's a great buy Tigran There's room for more than just wheels in this car

[slater]

You attulay mad enough for me to respect you dude!

[sparko]

good buy dude, me buddy was curse word because he turned up on the sunday and wanted it lol

[Ether]

I had the worst ever hangover in the world ever while in the back of this car - but it was made slightly better for the comfiness and general coolness of the car

All the best with it, it's an awesome machine.

[tigran]

seth said:

That's a great buy Tigran There's room for more than just wheels in this car

That is exactly what i have planned for it dude. Tis a luxury having something with the loading area of this and now sill over the boot like in te focus.

[beastieboy]

awesome station wagon !! Love the stance and general look of it ! Whats been done to it and what are your plans ?

[reanimation]

Madness. loving the craziness, I cannot compete!

... and hey if you do get bord of those CX's please look me up first?

[tigran]

It's been dropped four inches all round, had the trim removed and other little bits and pieces. There is no real plan to it tbh. First of all is shift my cars off the street with the help of this volvo, shift all my engines with it to where they need to go, and then replace the knackered steering rack to get it's mot this week sometime.

Badly want a volvo turbo engine in there at some point (not a t5) - but that can wait.

[HoTWire]

Oooh a RR car still on RR,.. thats Wagoneer's old wagon.. as lowered by Rmad and Wagoneer ... it has provenance .. so be nice to it or bad to it

[tigran]

Yeah that's why i bought it, remember seeing it when it was wagoneer's and thinking how fugging cool it looked.

[Ether]

It looks nice all polished, too. Are you going to do anything with the roof or leave it zebra flaked...?

[trg1984]

its one of the coolest RR car no doubt, superb purchase

[tigran]

The flake is coming off in places and is becoming discoloured (parts are going whiteish and so on). So i'm thinking of getting the roof a really matt black finish and then getting the red G3'd so it's really nice n bright. Removing all the overspray marks and tape marks on the red as well. But leaving the stencilling as is.

Think the fresh new red paint would look cool with a totally matt black up top. Re spray the window bits where the black is coming off as well.

[Smiler]

I borrowed a mates 240GL for a week. They are dog slow but they really are top barges! That one looks superb! Lots of potential in there too.

[tigran]

They've got a fair bit of poke. It topped certain three figure speeds (on a private test track) with 4 heavy wheels n tyres in the back.