Special Honors:

A very special THANK YOU to my first and only donor as of (1/30/2006 & still as of 6/2007) Michael Yount.  His gracious & very much appreciated donation will go to keeping this site up and going for another year.  To show my gratitude here is Michael's baby:

1982 Volvo 242 DL “Powered by Ford”

Car bought new in 1981 and delivery was taken in Sweden by the original owner while he was stationed in Germany .   Car was converted to Ford V8 power using a Ross Converse kit by the original owner in 1996 in Augusta , GA.    Car was purchased by Michael Yount in April of 2001 and a full resto-mod was begun in Feb. 02.  The car is a daily driver and has 175,000 miles on it.

1992 5.0L HO; stock bottom end; Ford Racing Performance Products (FRPP) Y303 aluminum hea ds ; FRPP 65mm throttle body; FRPP 9 mm ignition wires; FRPP King Cobra clutch; FRPP T-5Z transmission with B&M shifter; FRPP oil cooler; FRPP Cobra-style 1.7 roller rockers; FRPP coil; FRPP ceramic coated shorty headers; Explorer intake manifold; Pro M 73mm maf; custom cold air intake box w/K&N filter; ‘93 Cobra valve covers; custom dual 2.5” exhaust w/replica OEM Boss 429 transverse muffler; Buddy Rawls custom cam; custom driveshaft; 3.73 Turbo Volvo wagon rear end with TrueTrac Torsen-type limited slip differential; battery relocated to trunk; Ford A/C compressor and P/S pump work with Volvo factory air and Volvo P/S rack; fully shrouded dual 11” SPAL cooling fans; Delta Current vari-speed fan controller; 130A alternator and mini-starter; 285hp@4900; 340 lb-ft@3800; +280 lb-ft 1800 rpm-4900 rpm; 20/26 mpg

Chassis – IPD sport coil springs; polyurethane bushings throughout; IPD 25mm sway bars front and rear; Bilstein shocks/struts; 16x7 Miglia wheels w/ 245-45ZR/16 Michelin Sport Pilots; stainless braided brake lines; IPD adj. panhard rod; IPD/Volvo GT upper strut braces; IPD lower chassis brace; upgraded to factory-style aftermarket Brembo vented front rotors with factory 4-piston calipers; standard 2-piston calipers and solid rotors on rear

Exterior repaint by Malibu Collision in Halls, TN; interior seats refinished by Lonnie’s Upholstery in Knoxville, TN; Volvo O.E.M. tach, speedo, coolant temp, oil temp, fuel economy (vacuum), oil pressure gauges all calibrated to work with Ford engine; custom electric cooling fan speed gauge fabricated to look just like the rest of the factory Volvo/VDO gauges; aftermarket fully electronic cruise control operated by Volvo factory cruise control/turn-signal switch; Sony 200W stereo/CD w/ Infinity (front) and Polk Audio (rear) speakers; Volvo “R-Sport” steering wheel; Hella Euro-quartz iodine headlights with upgraded wiring/relays and 90W/100W hi/lo and 100W high beams w/Lexan headlight covers; handmade fiberglass front and rear bumpers using the stock aluminum forgings as a mold – knocked 57 lbs. off the car

Engine swap was done in 96 when the car had 132,300 miles on it.  The engine had about 35,000 miles on it when swapped in.  The stock 85 mph speedo was changed out for a 120 mph unit that had 47,300 miles less on the odometer.  So the mileage on the odometer shows 47k low.  As of Dec. 2005, the chassis has 175, 600 miles on it; the engine has 78,300 miles on it – 18,300 since the performance changes were made.