- Joined
- Oct 1, 2019
- Location
- Mississauga, ON (Canada)
July 2025 Edit:
So early on I used Discord to try and host images in a private server. It didn't occur to me at the time that eventually the images would disappear and that the SD card I had ALL my pictures on circa 2019-2022 had corrupted so there isn't really a way for me to get it all back. I think Hacked III and on are the only pictures left, so I'll just summarize:
Hacked I: 1967 144S (my first Volvo) - absolute heap of rusty garbage I had no hope of ever fixing: sold in 2021 - was later parted out and crushed.
Hacked II: 1983 manual 245 diesel. 99.9% rust free VA imported car, spent most of my time trying to replace timing belts on it and getting extremely frustrated. If I had been smart and just dropped a redblock in it, I'd probably be driving it today. Sold for a marginal profit during peak covidflation.
Hacked III: 1991 940 turbo with an M90. Currently my daily driver and probably my best Volvo purchase.
Hacked IV: 1992 240 GL that I drove in the interim while I worked on getting the 940 ready for safety. Absolute heap of a car that broke down weekly. Sold to someone who is currently dropping a 6.2 LS in it.
Hacked V: Pair of 140s; a '67 and a '74 - parted out and crushed the '74 and while the '67 was able to run at the end of my ownership, I had to sell to make space for a wagon.
Hacked VI: 1988 240 DL wagon, totally bone stock - my newest actual "project" car. Wanted a wagon badly since selling Hacked II and this seemed like an appropriate replacement. As of July 2025 it's an occasional summer car for small, rural trips.
Hacked VII: I lost my damn mind and bought the very thing I swore to destroy: a whiteblock car. '93 965 - hopefully to either become a summer daily since it has A/C or just a general daily to replace my 940 as a commuter. Or I do something dumb like put a twin turbo 2.8L motor in it or an LS or something.
Anyways, back to the thread.
October 2019
Right, before we get to the images, some backstory. I was looking for a project car to fill my time, and I'd gotten into the routine of checking my local Kijiji classifieds for unwanted projects. I narrowed it down to these three cars;
1) A 1969 Buick Riviera with a 425 - $800 (it sold like, the day after the ad was posted)
2) A 1976 Mercedes 300D which was mint, just in pieces (sold the day I called the seller up)
3) A 1996 Impala SS (the owner never got back to me)
So then, Kijiji refreshed, and applied filters that I hadn't checked before (usually, I filter out cars under $500 to get rid of those plebs with '59 Impalas listed for $59). The first ad that came up was for this car, a 1967 Volvo 144S. For $200. I rang the seller up and he confirmed the price was accurate. I drove up the next day to see if it was legit, and a month later, it was delivered. In total, for the car, the parts included, the U-Haul trailer fee and gas money cost me $530.
I realize I'll probably spend well over ten times that on it, but hey, it's a neat car.
The car's a '67, but the previous owner swapped in a B20B, M41 O/D transmission and a later-model rear-end.
The grill is held in with nothing but hopes and dreams. This car came with ZERO fasteners or bolts.
The engine. Note that I have a fiberglass FR fender, and a mismatched steel FL. Also, the tires are 165 spares.
Apparently the fiberglass fenders take different bolts than the steel ones. Fun.
While the interior is terrible, the floors are rust-free.
Some of the parts included with the car. I need to find a new rear bench (since this one doesn't exist).
The car came with five of those steelies (with Volvo hubcaps) and five of those 'Corona' rims.
This is definitely the car's worse side. You can see how small my garage is.
The view from the driver's seat. Note the original blue paint. Hopefully I don't get hantavirus or something.
This is the worst of the rust on the car. I have patch panels, and a welder.
I just had to resize like six images. RIP
So early on I used Discord to try and host images in a private server. It didn't occur to me at the time that eventually the images would disappear and that the SD card I had ALL my pictures on circa 2019-2022 had corrupted so there isn't really a way for me to get it all back. I think Hacked III and on are the only pictures left, so I'll just summarize:
Hacked I: 1967 144S (my first Volvo) - absolute heap of rusty garbage I had no hope of ever fixing: sold in 2021 - was later parted out and crushed.
Hacked II: 1983 manual 245 diesel. 99.9% rust free VA imported car, spent most of my time trying to replace timing belts on it and getting extremely frustrated. If I had been smart and just dropped a redblock in it, I'd probably be driving it today. Sold for a marginal profit during peak covidflation.
Hacked III: 1991 940 turbo with an M90. Currently my daily driver and probably my best Volvo purchase.
Hacked IV: 1992 240 GL that I drove in the interim while I worked on getting the 940 ready for safety. Absolute heap of a car that broke down weekly. Sold to someone who is currently dropping a 6.2 LS in it.
Hacked V: Pair of 140s; a '67 and a '74 - parted out and crushed the '74 and while the '67 was able to run at the end of my ownership, I had to sell to make space for a wagon.
Hacked VI: 1988 240 DL wagon, totally bone stock - my newest actual "project" car. Wanted a wagon badly since selling Hacked II and this seemed like an appropriate replacement. As of July 2025 it's an occasional summer car for small, rural trips.
Hacked VII: I lost my damn mind and bought the very thing I swore to destroy: a whiteblock car. '93 965 - hopefully to either become a summer daily since it has A/C or just a general daily to replace my 940 as a commuter. Or I do something dumb like put a twin turbo 2.8L motor in it or an LS or something.
Anyways, back to the thread.
October 2019
Right, before we get to the images, some backstory. I was looking for a project car to fill my time, and I'd gotten into the routine of checking my local Kijiji classifieds for unwanted projects. I narrowed it down to these three cars;
1) A 1969 Buick Riviera with a 425 - $800 (it sold like, the day after the ad was posted)
2) A 1976 Mercedes 300D which was mint, just in pieces (sold the day I called the seller up)
3) A 1996 Impala SS (the owner never got back to me)
So then, Kijiji refreshed, and applied filters that I hadn't checked before (usually, I filter out cars under $500 to get rid of those plebs with '59 Impalas listed for $59). The first ad that came up was for this car, a 1967 Volvo 144S. For $200. I rang the seller up and he confirmed the price was accurate. I drove up the next day to see if it was legit, and a month later, it was delivered. In total, for the car, the parts included, the U-Haul trailer fee and gas money cost me $530.
I realize I'll probably spend well over ten times that on it, but hey, it's a neat car.
The car's a '67, but the previous owner swapped in a B20B, M41 O/D transmission and a later-model rear-end.
The grill is held in with nothing but hopes and dreams. This car came with ZERO fasteners or bolts.
The engine. Note that I have a fiberglass FR fender, and a mismatched steel FL. Also, the tires are 165 spares.
Apparently the fiberglass fenders take different bolts than the steel ones. Fun.
While the interior is terrible, the floors are rust-free.
Some of the parts included with the car. I need to find a new rear bench (since this one doesn't exist).
The car came with five of those steelies (with Volvo hubcaps) and five of those 'Corona' rims.
This is definitely the car's worse side. You can see how small my garage is.
The view from the driver's seat. Note the original blue paint. Hopefully I don't get hantavirus or something.
This is the worst of the rust on the car. I have patch panels, and a welder.
I just had to resize like six images. RIP
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