Canadian Barn Find '79 242GT

[Hodginsa]

This was a true barn find, sitting for 10-15 years. Unfortunately the guy took it out of the barn to try to sell it to someone else, right before they flaked. So I picked it up.

It was a package deal with two 140s that @fatcatbestcat took.

We spent a day going back and forth towing the vehicles to my with my old Suburban.

Pulled it off with the wagon.

Swapped on the azevs to get it to rolls.

My plan is to keep it mostly stock, no restoration, and make sure it doesn't rot into the ground.

The good is, Its relatively low rust, mostly surface rust, no crazy holes. Going at it with a grinder and paint should fix most of it.

Bad, it sat in humid barn with racoons getting in, so it stinks. Hasn't run in 15 years maybe.

 

[Hodginsa]

After the Interior was cleaned from all of the horrible stuff.

I figured out that the impulse sensor in the distributor was dead, @jmiles had a couple spares, and I swapped on in today. Also missing the ballast resistor, but ill probably just swap it with a coil that doesn't need it.
I was able to get it running on starter fluid, but there is no fuel coming through. The main pump sound horrible.

I've never seen a volvo pump like this??? And IPD is telling me that this fuel pump is the one for this car. https://www.ipdusa.com/products/232...140-240-260-Aftermarket-23436517-Volvo-460821

 

[fatcatbestcat]

I was able to get it running on starter fluid, but there is no fuel coming through. The main pump sound horrible.

Did you find it to be super rowdy when it ran with basically no exhaust on it?

 

[Hodginsa]

Did you find it to be super rowdy when it ran with basically no exhaust on it?

Its still got a muffler where the usually is, so surprisingly not that bad.

 

[jmiles]

Interesting - that IPD fuel pump part number doesn’t cover my 1981 b23e

This is the one that it lists for mine:

Main Fuel Pump - K Jet 200 - Bosch 69430 - Volvo 1336517

>Volvo 1336517 gt lh v6 200 240 260 700 760 jet m45 m46 non rwd 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 aw55 aw70 aw71 b21f b27f b28f bw55 fuel main pump 240gt 260v6 69430 b21ft bosch turbo volvo 104538 240non 760non 1336517 bertone 240turbo 260bertone

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After the Interior was cleaned from all of the horrible stuff.

I figured out that the impulse sensor in the distributor was dead, @jmiles had a couple spares, and I swapped on in today. Also missing the ballast resistor, but ill probably just swap it with a coil that doesn't need it.
I was able to get it running on starter fluid, but there is no fuel coming through. The main pump sound horrible.

I've never seen a volvo pump like this??? And IPD is telling me that this fuel pump is the one for this car. https://www.ipdusa.com/products/232...140-240-260-Aftermarket-23436517-Volvo-460821

 

[RAPTOR479]

GT finds are always such cool gift baskets of rare R sport parts. Good to see one in saving shape and good luck!

 

[tibboy12]

What camera did you use to take those photos? I'm guessing film..

 

[Hodginsa]

What camera did you use to take those photos? I'm guessing film..

Fuji X100V for the first ones. Has great film simulations.

 

[nibroc]

very good pics---thanks

 

[tibboy12]

Fuji X100V for the first ones. Has great film simulations.

Looking forward to more photos!

 

[brendon_ak]

Looks like a great start to an awesome project! Gonna put an r-sport cluster in there? That'd look great with the wheel!

 

[Hodginsa]

Spent the last couple days finally doing some "work" on it. Pulled most of the old rusted fuel parts. Found a pinhole in the tank, and its also completely crystalized inside, just going to get an aftermarket one for now.











Went to junkyard to pick up a NA EFI manifold, ended up with most of a turbokit instead. It still has an m46 in it. Thinking of grabbing the engine and trans anyway.

 

[Old Iron]

Great project. Glad you are giving it some good love. The turbo motor and manual trans are definitely worth pulling off the red wagon. I just sold my GT dash trim last week, otherwise I would have offered it to you.

 

[DET17]

So, staying with K-Junk, or converting to EFI (with your boneyard intake)? I'm always advocating the latter..... K-jet is a museum piece in 2025.

 

[Hodginsa]

So, staying with K-Junk, or converting to EFI (with your boneyard intake)? I'm always advocating the latter..... K-jet is a museum piece in 2025.

EFI for sure! Probably custom Speeduino setup. KJet would need a complete overhaul and I'm not interested in that - but I'm still deciding about using the b230 intake, thinking of just adapting the kjet ports for Bosch injectors and making my own fuel rail.

Great project. Glad you are giving it some good love. The turbo motor and manual trans are definitely worth pulling off the red wagon. I just sold my GT dash trim last week, otherwise I would have offered it to you.

Thanks! Ah too bad, I was just thinking about it the other day when I was looking around the car.

 

[Old Iron]

You will find some eventually.

 

[jmiles]

Reminds me, I need to check that Yoshifab CAS for you.

EFI for sure! Probably custom Speeduino setup. KJet would need a complete overhaul and I'm not interested in that - but I'm still deciding about using the b230 intake, thinking of just adapting the kjet ports for Bosch injectors and making my own fuel rail.


Thanks! Ah too bad, I was just thinking about it the other day when I was looking around the car.

hh

 

[Hodginsa]

Finally got around to doing some real work on the car:

 

[DET17]

.....thinking of just adapting the kjet ports for Bosch injectors and making my own fuel rail.

I understand that has been done, and works quite well. Those head ports have a direct shot at the intake valve, far superior to the position in the EFI intake runners.

 

[Old Iron]

Such an awesome save.