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PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 1:45 am 
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I've posted pics of this car on here before, but this is the first time I've ever done a legit photoshoot on it. The car was purchased for a whopping $300, and was entirely built using junkyard parts. A stock 2.3L "redblock" with only forged rods and a factory Volvo twin-cam 16v head bolted to it. A $150 chinabay 57 trim T3 turbo, MegaSquirt EMS, Turbo II RX-7 front brakes, Factory Volvo LSD, Custom coil-over setup, Borg Warner T5 manual transmission out of a Mustang, and lots of other one-off oddball parts put this beast together. It makes 400whp on E85, and has run a best of 11.6 in the 1/4 at nearly 120mph. Truly an awesome ride. Here are the photos, enjoy!

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 2:59 am 
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I love the beater car look on the outside and the very clean look on the engine bay. Love the car!

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 9:09 am 
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I love cars like this, total sleeper. The engine bay pic was a shocker.. very clean!


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PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 1:15 pm 
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Damn that engine bay caught me off guard also!


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PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 1:25 pm 
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Engine bay is so damn clean, very nice! Any action pics/videos of the car?

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 1:47 pm 
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Any action pics/videos of the car?
Not yet. Stay tuned next week for action pics.

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91 GSX - 511fwhp and 352 lb/ft 25psi 110 octane, 7.68 @ 95.9mph 1/8th 21psi 91 octane, 11.93 @ 112.9mph, 117.7mph best trap speed, 20psi 91 octane
98 Volvo S70 T5 - DD

http://www.facebook.com/captaintonus


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PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 9:40 pm 
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Dirty cars, clean engine bays = win for the owner. I like it!


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PostPosted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 12:28 pm 
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For some reason I really love the gauges. I've always like the dirty car clean engine bay look too


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PostPosted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 1:06 pm 
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For some reason I really love the gauges. I've always like the dirty car clean engine bay look too
That gauge cluster is extremely rare. Only sold on European 240 GT models in the late 70's/early 80's.

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91 GSX - 511fwhp and 352 lb/ft 25psi 110 octane, 7.68 @ 95.9mph 1/8th 21psi 91 octane, 11.93 @ 112.9mph, 117.7mph best trap speed, 20psi 91 octane
98 Volvo S70 T5 - DD

http://www.facebook.com/captaintonus


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PostPosted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 2:36 pm 
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That engine bay... totally unexpected! :o What an awesome car, and sweet pics as per usual. Hope ya don't mind if I post a few of them on my local forum, these kinds of builds are what we love to see!

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 6:39 pm 
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That engine bay... totally unexpected! :o What an awesome car, and sweet pics as per usual. Hope ya don't mind if I post a few of them on my local forum, these kinds of builds are what we love to see!
Go for it! Make sure you post up links so I can see what everyone thinks. ;)

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91 GSX - 511fwhp and 352 lb/ft 25psi 110 octane, 7.68 @ 95.9mph 1/8th 21psi 91 octane, 11.93 @ 112.9mph, 117.7mph best trap speed, 20psi 91 octane
98 Volvo S70 T5 - DD

http://www.facebook.com/captaintonus


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PostPosted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 1:32 am 
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Wow nice..
Although it was pulled out of junkyard I don't see much rust :) nice..
But I'm wondering how long will the turbo last.. :D


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PostPosted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 1:51 am 
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Wow nice..
Although it was pulled out of junkyard I don't see much rust :) nice..
But I'm wondering how long will the turbo last.. :D
He's already rebuilt it once. He has a real Garrett T3/T4 sitting on his shelf for it, but he wants to get as much out of the cheapy turbo that he can.

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91 GSX - 511fwhp and 352 lb/ft 25psi 110 octane, 7.68 @ 95.9mph 1/8th 21psi 91 octane, 11.93 @ 112.9mph, 117.7mph best trap speed, 20psi 91 octane
98 Volvo S70 T5 - DD

http://www.facebook.com/captaintonus


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PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:01 am 
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Is he part of the Turbo Bricks Site/Forum?


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PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:34 am 
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Is he part of the Turbo Bricks Site/Forum?
Yes. He's also on this forum. :wink:

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91 GSX - 511fwhp and 352 lb/ft 25psi 110 octane, 7.68 @ 95.9mph 1/8th 21psi 91 octane, 11.93 @ 112.9mph, 117.7mph best trap speed, 20psi 91 octane
98 Volvo S70 T5 - DD

http://www.facebook.com/captaintonus


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