hi guys ,

just bought the chassis of ebay , sorry to the guys i outbid , anyway it comes without suspension brackets , so ill have to do those , planning on fitting a volvo 2.3 engine , box and IRS , using megasquirt aswell - im already modding a 480 for a customer with MS (good stuff) , i used to work for darrian cars , so im not a stranger to it although could use help - what do you guys think about it ? - and if theres anythin i can do to help any of ya - just ask.

regards dave

Welcome, I think a volvo donor has been suggested before, try doing a search. I think that it was a 440 rear IRS axle sugested.

Adam

hi m8. i was one of the guys you outbid! i suspected i wouldnt win it but thought id contribute to a fair price for marc! all the best for the build.

is the volvo engine the turbo lump?

well , its either turbo or NA , i can do both with MS , my road car (740 turbo ) has around 220 hp at the flywheel for a std motor so , i know i can do more - the M46 gearbox is the weak link - about 250 ft/lbs torque will kill it - need to use an M90 , the later box or a getrag/T5

Of course if im silly ill just chuck a T5 motor in there . The IRS is from a 760 - the 440 are fwd so not much use there , alltho i could use a 3 series donor with box at the back , but i have same issues with torque capability for box , of course a lighter car will make the box survive longer since it wont be loaded up so much .