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| 1984 Volvo 760 Tic Brown; A Brief Memorial for my Daily Driver | |
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| Topic Started: Mar 10 2008, 10:33 PM (638 Views) | |
| swiftjustice44 | Mar 10 2008, 10:33 PM Post #1 |
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OK, I've taken my V8 to a few meets and it's always a crowd pleaser. It took a year to build and I was jonesing big time for a Brick to drive (my daughter inherited my 245!). I ended up buying the brown car as a d/d and was hoping it would hold together until the V8 was finished. Most of the improvements are not terribly noticible...browntop injectors from a turbo T-Bird, 4 bar pressure regulator, IPD turbo cam and adjustable cam gear set 5 degrees advanced, water/meth injection, e-fan conversion (yes, they really did used to run on something called a V-belt! The 84 760 Tic is the only Volvo to receive the B23ft motor. Forged internals make it the engine of choice. I rebuilt the turbo, added compsite head lamps, IPD sway bars, 3" full exhaust, performance chip...all in my spare time as the V8 was being built. I currently am running an accumulator lock up in the AW71 transmission that let's me bark the tires most anytime. 18 psi boost is my max but I generally only run 14 around town. No lsd rear, but my right rear tire has left 175' of rubber...Anyways...it will smoke a stock 5.0 and absolutely spanks the Ricers! These first pics are the day I had it towed in after buying it for 200 bucks...owner thought the engine was blown...wrong!  This is where the wrecker dropped her off!  Pretty clean for the money!  These are some pics from last winter:    I've since added a spoiler to the deck lid. Volvo o.e  Never drink and drive if you go to Galveston!!  Oh...and here's the full 3" exhaust...let those puppies Breathe!!  Street legal cat  Dynomax oval and glasspack resonator   Owning Bricks is a special thing...young or old, cars or people...it's a comraderie that Saturn owners thought they had! Here's me w/ Irv's legendary 1800 in KC.  C-Ya!! Jon |
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| 94850tx | Mar 10 2008, 10:42 PM Post #2 |
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SHHHHH!!!
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Love it! What a cool daily driver! |
 NOTHING happens until somebody SELLS something... '94 854T '00 V70 SE '05 Ranger Edge '00 V70R Laser Blue- m66 AWD, ohlins, jewels, IPD, etc | |
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| Mogatu'R | Apr 9 2008, 08:33 AM Post #3 |
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Man, how did I miss this thread... Ahh memories
 , my first Volvo ever was an '84 with the exact same wheels and 5sp od.. Long live the 760's!!! A quick note  I just noticed the pic of the 760 in the water
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'00 Volvo V70RM - the slow car, some mods, breaking stuff, more mods still coming... lol...the weekender '96 Volvo 854R soon to be M, and 2.5t with 19t '96 Volvo 855 T5 "michaela" Drew's old Gf, daily '95 Volvo 855 T5 the grandma mobile, or Sebastien ride lol, HID's and new hoses soon.. S70 5sp na.. idk soon '99 V70R, mebe 5sp, track car... More to come... | |
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| rallydallas | Apr 9 2008, 02:08 PM Post #4 |
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You have an exhaust setup I'd like to try! I need to ride in that to see how it is! RD |
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| swiftjustice44 | Apr 10 2008, 12:07 PM Post #5 |
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Yeah, it's 3" from turbo to tail...put the glass pack as a resonator because it sounded like doo doo w/o it, IMHO. At the paint shop now...   
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| vvpete | Apr 10 2008, 02:55 PM Post #6 |
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Doing What I Want for a Long Time, AND nothing better to do
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Looks good Jon! Need to see it after the paint goesn on. |
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| swiftjustice44 | Apr 10 2008, 09:47 PM Post #7 |
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Definitely! This guy has a private shop where he paints one car at a time after his day job. It takes a little longer, but it's a little cheaper too! And...he's a perfectionist so that's really cool. The main thing is to get the cheap clear coat job completely off. They even taped off the pinstripes when they clear coated the car. When I popped the fender emblems off to put the side marker lights on...there was a rectangle of non- clear coated metal...a really cheap, fast non-skid, orange peeled job. I really miss the car...driving my V8 every to work is no fun. This summer my daughter's buying a car so I'll get my 245 back...getting it back in shape will be a chore. But fun too! |
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| swiftjustice44 | Apr 20 2008, 08:46 PM Post #8 |
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Well, the first of 5 coats of final color went on today. With any luck, he'll shoot the spoiler and front lower valance/spoiler tomorrow, put her back together Tuesday and I'll have her Wednesday...just in time for the meet! Here's Ray putting some serious mojo/voodoo moves on the paint!  These shots are after two coats:      Ray's a perfectionist...this is a single stage paint job...but he'll shoot almost an entire gallon of paint...That way, small scratches can buff out rather than be re-painted... |
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| swiftjustice44 | May 8 2008, 07:33 PM Post #9 |
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Well, I took the 760 to the meet but it was missing the trunk and chin spoilers...got painted the wrong color somehow. Here's some pics I took today after installing my e-codes. The car is filthy...but you get the idea. Here's the old parking lot official picture taking place:  Head on #1  Head on #2  What a difference!! 
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| 94850tx | May 9 2008, 06:56 AM Post #10 |
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Looks great! Love the brown because it's different and looks like a beer bottle
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NOTHING happens until somebody SELLS something... '94 854T '00 V70 SE '05 Ranger Edge '00 V70R Laser Blue- m66 AWD, ohlins, jewels, IPD, etc | |
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| swiftjustice44 | May 10 2008, 06:11 PM Post #11 |
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Wow...Nick, you're the first to discover that the color was matched from a Beck's dark bottle!!!
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| vvpete | May 14 2008, 10:10 AM Post #12 |
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I think it looks more like the color of a Shinner Bock poured in a frosty mug. The metallic paint resembles the carbonation....... Hmm, do I see a theme here? |
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| HtownTurboBrick | May 14 2008, 10:29 AM Post #13 |
Like Mr. Miyagi with more redneck
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i say we all jump into jon's car and have a beer in honor of the paint :ph34r:
looks awesome man |
 '98 S70 T5M w/ '00 R motor swap 266whp/340wtq on 16T - 98' S70 T5 Black: Former DD new project - 96' 850 GLT - RIP Joe Ng 02/29/56-08/18/05... | |
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| swiftjustice44 | May 14 2008, 11:43 AM Post #14 |
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beer bongs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| swiftjustice44 | Aug 7 2008, 10:16 PM Post #15 |
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Well, I've been running the Hydras w/ BF Goodrich GT Sport summer tires...really hard compound so I switched to my 15s with Cumhos just for the GTG this past weekend. Cumhos...cheap, noisy, smelly!!! And leave lots of rubber on the road!! Finally went thru with my threat; swapped the Hydras back onto the Vobra and put the Voxx MGR's on the brown car...surprisingly, no pics yet. The Sumitomos are 45's and make the brown handle way better...but the 17's make it even more obvious the car isn't lowered. Maybe I'll swap 'em onto the wagon when it's done....hmmm. |
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| rallydallas | Aug 8 2008, 08:03 AM Post #16 |
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You are going to have to sell me your e-code quad lights now!! RD |
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| swiftjustice44 | Aug 8 2008, 10:05 AM Post #17 |
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Everything I own is for sale...at some price!! You want the whole set up so it's drop in, or just the 4 lamps? Here's a pic of the 760 with the Voxx MGR 17's........................... 
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| swiftjustice44 | Aug 31 2009, 08:17 PM Post #18 |
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Well, I've come full circle with my 84. Originally purchased as a daily beater while the Vobra was being created, I couldn't help "tweaking" this car. It's the only Volvo I have that hasn't had the motor built from the ground up. It has 173k real documented miles on her and still runs great! But, I have to make room for the next project. Because I'll never get the money that the car is worth, I've been swapping out all the goodies for stock stuff this weekend and today. Decklan, I guess your Dad was the last to drive her in top form. I've pulled the single e-codes, snow scoop, sun roof visor, mbc, IPD sways, meth injection, side markers, Kenwood head unit. Tomorrow, I'll pull the IPD cam and adjustable cam gear. I'm also pulling the chin spoiler and fogs. I'd pull the trunk spoiler but I shot it in with screws. Hmmm...I DO have some touch up paint...Soon the car will go on CL...really sad to let that B23FT go. But, I gotta let something go or I'll never be able to have another project. It's the same reason I've never bred dogs...I wouldn't be able to let ANY of the pups go...before you know it I'd have 20-30 dogs! It's been a great car for me and a source of a lot of fun. The group drive outside of Palmer...the burn outs at Decklans...countless stoplight to stoplight mini street races. Oh well...
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| rallydallas | Aug 31 2009, 10:29 PM Post #19 |
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Man, it was such a sweet ride too! I'm holding off on all E-code purchasing for now.. Working on something for it at the moment  I don't know which type I'd actually want for it. |
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| swiftjustice44 | Sep 1 2009, 05:42 AM Post #20 |
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No question, the larger single lights rule. Not only do they produce more light, they make the car look newer like the 90+'s. |
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