Volvo head...on the car!

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Volvo head...on the car!

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I pulled the iron head (with the help of a friend to lift it... :roll:) and put the volvo head on today. Now I've gotta get me some weld els and start fabbing up a header. I've got a pretty wicked design in mind... if it turns out anything like I hope it will, you won't be disappointed. :)

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Post by MerkXRTurbo »

Looks VERY nice. Gonna be a monster. :twisted:
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pretty damn sweet, nice rims btw
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Post by DPDISXR4Ti »

Damn Colin, no grass growing under your hood. :wink: But speaking of hood, what are you going to do about the intake clearance issue? Have you bagged the idea of using the EDIS block?
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Yeah, I talked to Phil Marshall at Carlisle and came to my senses. :lol: Apparently I can use stock pistons, so I don't really have any reason to build up a block just yet. I just figured it was more trouble than it was worth... and what would I be gaining? A native serpentine belt setup and a direct-drive oil pump? Screw it. I want the thick-walled, stout-as-hell large journal 2.3. :)

EDIT: spelling (after a year... :lol: )

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Colin it looks good, do I see a cowl hood in your future?

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NOOO! I'd rather bungie jump by my nutsack than put a cowl induction hood on an XR. I may have to graft a DSM bump in there, though. :?

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Post by MerkXRTurbo »

AlexD wrote:I just noticed you got hood shocks colin, instead of the rod.
Yeah, I like that. Are those the same ones used for the hatch? I want to do that, too.
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Yeah, I copied David Godfrey and others... I did that the day I got back from Carlisle. I just used the struts and ball studs from the hatch of my parts car... they're a little strong, though. :lol:

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Or you just spend $35 on new shocks. :roll:
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Freakin sweet. :shock: Did you get that head off Ebay? Isaw a few on there.
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Uhh...no... I got it from the local junkyard for $125. Then I put about $300 into having a shop do the welding for me... :P
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Why would I need the support rod? Even ONE of those shocks will support the hood. If one fails, it's no biggie. Plus, the shocks push the hood up higher than the prop rod will hold it.

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Post by DPDISXR4Ti »

You're being far too logical Colin. When your only goal in life is to sit in front of the computer and make useless, indecipherable posts all day, the actual content of the post is completely irrelevant.

Given what you've indicated, it sounds like tired, old shocks would probably do the job better than a pair of new ones.
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Post by John Brennan »

Hey, cool, now I know what to do when I replace my old hatch struts (although now that it's summer, they work just fine)! :lol:
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