# Sightings Thread

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818
**Category:** Shift518 Automotive
**Created:** [September 18, 2007, 8:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818 "2007-09-18T08:21:28Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author: ![ds50r](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ds50r/32/3491_2.png) [@ds50r](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ds50r)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2013, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818/31981 "2013-06-26T10:26:24Z")

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as do i ☹ rwd would be pretty awesome… the 940’s tho are rwd and its pretty easy to swap a 5.0 in or my motor with a big turbo

> **[91 940 SE with 5.0L/T5 swap](http://forums.swedespeed.com/showthread.php?182789-91-940-SE-with-5.0L-T5-swap)**
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> The Volvo enthusiast discussion forum

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### Author: ![BDSKJChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/59ef9b/32.png) [@BDSKJChris](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BDSKJChris)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2013, 10:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818/31982 "2013-06-26T10:30:44Z")

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i could’ve swore it was black when i saw it? unless you repainted it recently?

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### Author: ![ds50r](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ds50r/32/3491_2.png) [@ds50r](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ds50r)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2013, 10:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818/31983 "2013-06-26T10:32:28Z")

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i have a black one but i havent driven it in 2 weeks… i did have the wheels on it

you can see it infront of the trailer here  
[![http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii300/dom300zx/Snapbucket/53D27CCB_zps12137711.jpg](http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii300/dom300zx/Snapbucket/53D27CCB_zps12137711.jpg)](http://s267.photobucket.com/user/dom300zx/media/Snapbucket/53D27CCB_zps12137711.jpg.html)

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### Author: ![GD3Skier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gd3skier/32/6400_2.png) [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2013, 10:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818/31984 "2013-06-26T10:35:10Z")

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Are the old 240 wagons front or rear drive?

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### Author: ![ds50r](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ds50r/32/3491_2.png) [@ds50r](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ds50r)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2013, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818/31985 "2013-06-26T10:37:32Z")

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everything pre 93 other then the 940 960 and s90 is rwd  
850,s/v/c70, s60, s80, xc70, xc90, c30, s40,v40,v50, xc60, is either fwd or awd

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### Author: ![GD3Skier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gd3skier/32/6400_2.png) [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2013, 10:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818/31986 "2013-06-26T10:43:05Z")

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Gotcha. For some reason I’ve always liked the 240 wagon and thought it could be an interesting project no idea why.

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### Author: ![ReDevil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redevil/32/6385_2.png) [@ReDevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ReDevil)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2013, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818/31987 "2013-06-26T10:46:20Z")

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> [@BDSKJChris"](#):
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> i could’ve swore it was black when i saw it? unless you repainted it recently?

Yeah I though it looked black when I passed :lol

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### Author: ![ds50r](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ds50r/32/3491_2.png) [@ds50r](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ds50r)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2013, 10:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818/31988 "2013-06-26T10:48:26Z")

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![http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luzof536NW1qagafio1_400.jpg](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luzof536NW1qagafio1_400.jpg)

 ![http://omgdrift.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/03.jpg](http://omgdrift.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/03.jpg)  
yea they are pretty bad ass done up

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### Author: ![GD3Skier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gd3skier/32/6400_2.png) [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2013, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818/31989 "2013-06-26T10:52:55Z")

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Exactly!

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### Author: ![JSEnclosures](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jsenclosures/32/6678_2.png) [@JSEnclosures](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JSEnclosures)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2013, 11:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818/31990 "2013-06-26T11:04:20Z")

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rwd=win

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### Author: ![GD3Skier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gd3skier/32/6400_2.png) [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2013, 11:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818/31991 "2013-06-26T11:05:47Z")

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So how hard is it to LS swap a 240 lol?

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### Author: ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2013, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818/31992 "2013-06-26T11:22:03Z")

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somewhere between really easy and completely impossible

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### Author: ![GD3Skier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gd3skier/32/6400_2.png) [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2013, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818/31993 "2013-06-26T11:26:14Z")

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Lol it’s a pipe dream and wouldn’t happen but just curiously.

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### Author: ![ds50r](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ds50r/32/3491_2.png) [@ds50r](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ds50r)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2013, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818/31994 "2013-06-26T11:26:21Z")

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its been done to a 740, im sure it would fit in a 240 very similar engine bays  
and if you youtube volvette youll see some videos of the car below

![http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x42/dugstrickler/l_4e412996f56b9c7eedf018fc8f02fad8.jpg](http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x42/dugstrickler/l_4e412996f56b9c7eedf018fc8f02fad8.jpg)

![http://i4.ytimg.com/vi/GFrPjMVhP04/hqdefault.jpg?feature=og](http://i4.ytimg.com/vi/GFrPjMVhP04/hqdefault.jpg?feature=og)

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### Author: ![GD3Skier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gd3skier/32/6400_2.png) [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2013, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818/31995 "2013-06-26T11:27:59Z")

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Haha that’s awesome. I guessing it would need some suspension work as well for the extra weight.

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### Author: ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2013, 11:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818/31996 "2013-06-26T11:28:22Z")

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Theres a Fiero on Craigslist with a 350 in it

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### Author: ![GD3Skier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gd3skier/32/6400_2.png) [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2013, 11:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818/31997 "2013-06-26T11:30:36Z")

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No. I want a giant swedish hearse not a Ferrari with a mullet.

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### Author: ![ds50r](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ds50r/32/3491_2.png) [@ds50r](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ds50r)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2013, 11:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818/31998 "2013-06-26T11:33:46Z")

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5.0 is the easiest to swap in because they make motor mounts and everything needed to pop it in there

> **[Volvo 700 Series Free Download: Engine Modification Instructions](https://jagsthatrun.com/collections/volvo-700/products/volvo-700-series-free-download-engine-modification-instructions)**
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### Author: ![GD3Skier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gd3skier/32/6400_2.png) [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2013, 4:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818/31999 "2013-06-27T16:38:57Z")

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Pretty sure I saw dc2nick in the TL on 155 last night shortly before 8. Carbon bronze TL on TL-S wheels.

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### Author: ![Boost\_Creep](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boost_creep/32/6366_2.png) [@Boost\_Creep](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boost_Creep)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2013, 6:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818/32000 "2013-06-27T18:03:27Z")

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Broken down yellow gallardo on RT9

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