'86 Volvo 740 Wagon LT1 / T56 in ATL $8500
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Staging Lane
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From: Atlanta, Georgia
'86 Volvo 740 Wagon LT1 / T56 in ATL $8500 
This post is to gauge interest in my '86 Volvo Wagon converted to a GM LT1 V8 / T56 6 speed. I'd rather not sell it - it's a fun car / family hauler, but the longer I own it the more time I spend on it, and I need to focus on my business. This car is my daily driver.
I am located in Atlanta, Georgia (Marietta to be exact).
Older photos and Dyno Sheet HERE
The Good:
- '86 Volvo Wagon 740GLE originally a Turbo/manual transmission 151K on the body
- Converted ~'97, '94 f-body LT1 was low mileage according to paperwork 290 rwhp 325 rwtq
- Mechanic/owner who converted the car died (!) and the owner I bought it from drove it sparingly
- I had the T56 freshened in '06
- New clutch kit in '06, new rear main seal
- 1041 3.73, speedo works
- OBD1 Cable to read codes
- MSD Optispark (bullet proof design vs. OE)
- MSD Plug Wires, new plugs
- New Coil
- Trick Flow Air Inlet Elbow
- K&N Air Filter
- OE Floor Mats (were NOS)
- Reman P/S Pump
- NEW Water Pump (not reman)
- Flex-a-lite 150 fan
- Custom Griffin Aluminum radiator
- Tie Rod Ends, Ball Joints
- Toyo T1R Tires/Alignment 03/07
- Pioneer DEH-P980BT CD Player with active XM, Bluetooth (nice with the manual) also has iPod control module
- Airflow body kit, only front section is installed at the moment - kit is white
- Lowering Springs in front, stock wagon springs in the rear
- Dakota Digital Tach converter (tach works)
- Bilstein HDs front/rear, strut mounts with camber mod 07/07
- Converted to Jumbo Brakes: Hubs, Pedal Pads, Wheel Bearings, Master Cyl. Plugs, calipers, etc
- New Oxygen Sensor
- New Converters 03/08: car passes tailpipe emissions
- Interior: front seats recovered, rear covers need to be installed, new carpet
- NEW A/C Compressor (not reman) etc. 06/09
- Tons of extra parts - interior, 960 door handles, etc
- I've kept a log of MPG and the wagon has averaged 16.3 MPG with 99% city driving. I have recorded 20 MPG on a couple tanks that were all highway miles - typically the wagon was loaded down for a family trip.
- New carpet does not fit like it should... ACC replacement carpet is 1 piece - maybe cutting it in to 3 pieces like OE would be better?
- Door panels are rough
- Interior in general is a 5/10
- May need a brake booster
- Temp gauge works intermittently, I think it's a loose wire
- Front of oil pan leaks (have a new gasket)
- The driver's rear window does not go up and down - you can hear the motor turning but the mechanism isn't attached. It was like that when I bought it and I've never tried to fix it.
- Tread depth: with a penny with Lincoln's head upside down the tread comes up to where his hair ends and his head begins
The engine bay is dusty and could use detailing, and I do have the red engine covers seen in older photos, I was planning to paint them body color when I painted the body kit. I also have most of the interior parts missing in the photos, in some cases I have multiples, since I have most of another complete tan interior.
The wagon drives very nicely - the exhaust has a muffler before and after the axle so it's quiet inside. 80 miles per hour is only 2000 rpm in 6th gear. I have a spreadsheet listing $13,741.14 invested in this car including purchase price. Supposedly over $30K was put into it in '97 (I have some paperwork from the conversion). $8500 or best reasonable offer. Please no tire kickers, I really have no time.
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Staging Lane
Joined: Oct 2005
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From: Atlanta, Georgia
