M60b40 powered Volvo 240

[2mAn]

Love this build

[paynemw]

sweet hot rod!

[FireFight]

M60b40 powered Volvo 240

So I welded a jam nut on the back of the Volvos booster-pedal-connector(?) haha



Next I primed and painted it

I tossed it on and did a test for on the car

The distance between where the booster meet the firewall and the end of the connector was 5"

With it all the way threaded on it was the perfect length, but then the pedal wasn't able to travel properly, so I pulled it back out of the car and cut down the rod


Now to toss it in the car

Mounts to the pedal perfectly

And all bolted up.
Next I tried out the brake lines

I hate how tight this bend has to be.
So my plan is to get a couple grommets and run this brake line though the wheel well and pop it back in the bay towards to bottom, that would make the bend a lot less aggressive

I also welded the bolts to the shift plate


That got repainted black and is drying now.

Next the clutch
I was unable to find the proper heim joint so I decided to try a different route

I had to drill out the ear off the pedal to fit the clevis pin

This way should still allow rotational movement as to prevent binding. Next I need to pull the clutch pedal bracket and drill a hole to allow the mounting bolt to fit with the pedal being higher and then I can lengthen the pedal and figure out the prefect location for that ear




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[2mAn]

Cant you put a hard 90* on the master and hook up the brake line to that?

[FireFight]

All dried


Mounted

All done.
All that is left for the shifter is to build a custom DSSR and I can't do that until the motor and trans are in


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[FireFight]

Cant you put a hard 90* on the master and hook up the brake line to that?

I have been thinking about that, it would be perfect, just trying to find one that is the correct flare seems to be a pain, most I find are bubble flare on one side and pipe the other

[delamaize]

I have been thinking about that, it would be perfect, just trying to find one that is the correct flare seems to be a pain, most I find are bubble flare on one side and pipe the other

all 3 of my masters have 90 deg hard fittings right where it comes out of the master cylinders, and it seems to be fine....

[FireFight]

all 3 of my masters have 90 deg hard fittings right where it comes out of the master cylinders, and it seems to be fine....

are they bubble flare on both sides?
where did you get them?

[Sh3rpak!ng]

This is really cool. Subbed

[delamaize]

are they bubble flare on both sides?
where did you get them?

It was somewhere local here, I wanna say in Centralia. I'll see if I can figure it out....

[FireFight]

It was somewhere local here, I wanna say in Centralia. I'll see if I can figure it out....

That would be great man, was it bubble flare on both the make and female side do you recall?

This is really cool. Subbed

Thanks man!

[TimKninja]

Love this thread man, thanks for posting all of the little details. .they help ALOT when people do their own swaps .

I love 240s , I miss mine all of the time even tho it was a monumental piece of crap. Want another one some day .

[Arn02]

Love it, doing something similar. Any updates? I'm curious how the engine sits with the motor mounts.

[dr_nec]

HEy I just stumbled across this thread and I'm in love. any news on it?

[e30austin]

OP sold the project a couple years ago - i don't know where it ended up. hopefully, it went to someone who would finish it.