Behold, The Volvette

[drnickriviera]

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[Viperoni]

:heart:

 

[UDT89]

well at least when he blows a tire, he'll be safer in there than a vette

 

[Fritzo]

Wow...they took a feminine sounding name and made it even MORE feminine sounding. Nice work!

 

[KDOG]

DAYUM. That is sick.

 

[InlineFive]

Wow, I think that guy has been working on that car for over a year. Good to see that he got it done, it looks sweet.

 

[MisterJackson]

LOL at the quad pipes with the soccer sticker in the back! The ULTIMATE "grocery getter".

 

[PricklyPete]

That is beyond awesome!

 

[dennilfloss]

What's with the tiny tires that look like they belong on a 70s Hot Wheels?

 

[GalvanizedYankee]

Ultimate sleeper...:thumbsup:

 

[Tiamat]

Awesome. Safer than a vette in a crash too!

 

[Juno]

:thumbsup:

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

 

[overst33r]

why is he redlining it? modulate modulate

unless of course he does not mind his engine bouncing off the rev limiter

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: dennilfloss
What's with the tiny tires that look like they belong on a 70s Hot Wheels?

Yea does not matter how much power you make if it does not hook up.


I hope he puts on bigger wheels and does some suspension work. If not then we will be seeing a tree and his car together in the future.

 

[InlineFive]

Originally posted by: dennilfloss
What's with the tiny tires that look like they belong on a 70s Hot Wheels?

Those are Pegs, which I believe are 18" x 8" and are the largest wheel you can get if you want to remain OEM.

However I do agree and from what I have seen similiar folks with high-output engines go with much larger wheels. The only disadvantage (that you can see) is that the 740 has a small wheel well so if you used larger wheels your car would only be good for drag racing.

Personally instead of the larger wheels I would go with an engine management platform (like Civinco) and limit boost in the lower gears.

 

[CVSiN]

omfg.. thats sick.. Ive seen the 5.0 converted ones.. but thats just insane..

 

[teckmaster]

why would you put an LS1 into a Ford Product?

 

[Turin39789]

Originally posted by: teckmaster
why would you put an LS1 into a Ford Product?

Sorry that's an 89 model, a bit before Ford's takeover.

From the comments under the video, here is the buildup.

Does that say "Dug's"?

 

[funboy6942]

Never wanted a Volvo............TILL NOW!

 

[aleckz]

that thing is fvcking ridiculous.

 

[funboy6942]

11.98 124mph 1/4 mile

 

[dennilfloss]

Originally posted by: InlineFive


Those are Pegs, which I believe are 18" x 8" and are the largest wheel you can get if you want to remain OEM.

However I do agree and from what I have seen similiar folks with high-output engines go with much larger wheels. The only disadvantage (that you can see) is that the 740 has a small wheel well so if you used larger wheels your car would only be good for drag racing.

Personally instead of the larger wheels I would go with an engine management platform (like Civinco) and limit boost in the lower gears.

I meant the low-walled tires, not the wheel size. These dinky little tires seem so common nowadays and look quite different from what I had on my 76 Malibu (P75R15 if I remember correctly).

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: dennilfloss

Originally posted by: InlineFive


Those are Pegs, which I believe are 18" x 8" and are the largest wheel you can get if you want to remain OEM.

However I do agree and from what I have seen similiar folks with high-output engines go with much larger wheels. The only disadvantage (that you can see) is that the 740 has a small wheel well so if you used larger wheels your car would only be good for drag racing.

Personally instead of the larger wheels I would go with an engine management platform (like Civinco) and limit boost in the lower gears.

I meant the low-walled tires, not the wheel size. These dinky little tires seem so common nowadays and look quite different from what I had on my 76 Malibu (P75R15 if I remember correctly).

Your Malibu had truck tires!

 

[dennilfloss]

Might have been 14 instead of 15. It's a long time ago.