BillZ260 Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 There is alot of aftermarket support for that engine, adn guy's are putting out some sick amounts of power. It was my initial chioce for my Hybrid swap. (the simplicity of the SBC won me over ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted August 21, 2006 Author Share Posted August 21, 2006 Got a look at the car. It was hit about 4" in front of the rear bumper. The frame rails are perfectly straight, but the tail lights and bumper were toast as was the trunk lid and the RR corner was dented a bit. The bluebook on the car is low, so they were going to total it, but apparently my grandmother-in-law found a shop that used junkyard tail lights, bumper and trunk lid to fix it. I couldn't even tell where it had been hit. So it's basically a pristine looking 87 Turbo Coupe automatic. Looks like my father-in-law has made his intention of getting the car pretty clear, so I think we're pretty much a go on this one. Need to get that rule book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdmanZ Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Go for it! Those engines are pretty stout in factory trim. Here is a little info on the volvo DOHC head conversion. http://www.merkurtech.com/merkurtech/techarticles/item045.php Four cylinder ford performance parts. http://www.esslingeracing.com/ Lots of links to 2.3 sites http://www.angelfire.com/wa3/fastest4d/Links.html Hope that helps. Keep us updated as it comes together. I think it's an awesome project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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