Sleeper Alert: Full Custom Volvo 240 Build
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Volvo is not necessarily known for it’s racing heritage or modding community, but it has a big presence in both! Volvo 240’s dominated the racing scene back in the day, from there people started modding their plain jane looking Volvo 240’s into track and street racing ready weapons. But the best part about modding a Volvo 240 is that the exterior looks like an assuming brick, this, in turn, makes them great platforms for sleepers … and this one is pretty insane!
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What is your dream sleeper build?
Donut Media your mom
Fiat panda
95 geo tracker
Gotta go Miata
Sunny b13 with a rb26 or a 2jz
Older Volvo’s are so cool. I don’t care what anyone says.
Just like the bmw e30
You just cant hate them
New volvo are so cool too
850R
Hey man, the c30 t5 wasnt bad either. Id say it coulda been the 240 of the 00s if volvo had given it enough love.
Lodeon they ugly af
I love when the people who build these make them look as OEM as possible, it's so satisfying.
Indeed
Mine was till I started gutting it and throwing a bigger turbo in it 😂
I was always stuck in between JDM and German engineering, but now... I’m a sweed boy
hahaha same here my man!
240 likes on your comment as of me typing this one, nice.
as a swede this car makes me cry tears of joy
eller hur?
Great car
So glad it still has a Volvo engine.
not f*king ls XD
Amen
This.
It’s not like it’s cheating to just drop an LS into a 240 but it’s a lot more rewarding to stay true to the volvo name. My 240 project car is gonna have that redblock 4 cylinder in it that came with the car and I’m not changing that, just building it up.
Charlie McMillan
I knew an LS swap douchebag was lurking around
Chump Johnson did you even read the whole comment
No "africa" by toto alarm?
1/10 from me
Ah, i see, a man of culture
I wonder how many people get it
My man Chris Ng made that and it is so brilliant
I remember having that video In my recommended 10/10 content
He must have missed out on the kickstarter sale. I bought one.
You just gotta love how bespoke this build is while maintaining utmost respect for the car and brand
So refreshing to see a car with an engine swap FROM THE SAME BRAND. Amazing job on that car
Super hyped to say I bought my first 240 this year.
Ever more hyped to say it’s a 2 door turbo.
Life’s good.
Take good care of it. That's a rare car. 242s are hard to get let alone a turbo car.
Dude congrats! That's fucking awesome
As a volvo guy, i absolutely love that they kept it volvo with the swap. Those T6's are great engines, personally i would have gone for T5, but that is just personal preference
you should search up kevin brunberg on youtube, he runs a b230 with the 8v head. come back and thell me that aint a badass inline 4 engine. i have a b230ft build myself going, my plan is somewhere between 300-400whp on a 30 year old engine.
@@Alphieboy 300hp should be fairly easy with forged pistons and conrods. Don't forget also stiffer valve springs to keep em' closed, after that it's just fueling and installing a large enough turbo and intercooler
@@hagglundguy yep, i recently finished building my 531 top, and it should be good for somewhere between 700-800hp with a different cam. I ported both the intake and exhaust 10mm larger, stiffer valve springs, bigger valves stage 2 turbo camshaft and perfected gapping below thr camshaft. I also have a Volvo V70R Turbo loading 1.2 bar og boost, but for now on stock internals
@@Alphieboy very nice setup! What kind of mods are you looking to do to the bottom end?
My dream would be a mad 3 liter stroked 7000 rpm screaming bottom end
@@hagglundguy the plan is to go full forged yoshifab internals. i might be swapping out the block with a new one, or stroke it from 2.4L to 2.4, since the previous owner did not take good care of it, and the cyl walls are a bit worn.
the whole project is a long time project since building a car usually aint cheap.
"He cut the five spoke centers out, grabbed a set of 17x8 2 piece bmw wheels, and figured he'd put them together." What kind of sick freak does that??
If you want to have a look at sock freak magicians, go check Allen Millyard out. That bloke is WICKED 😈
To the editors, thank you for not using a generic car for the intro, and instead actually using the car that’s being featured. Little details like that show dedication and professionalism.
James should do a bumper to number on his vw
3 Milions Subs?
Yrh
Spellcheck made the 2nd bumper into number xp
Agreed
They should just do a review of the donut teams actual cars, that would be cool!
More Volvos please! These cars are seriously underrated. One of the best values in the classic car world.
A billion years ago, I met these guys when they were living in Massachusetts. I thought the work they did back then was impressive....
Long live Turbobricks!
Dana Honsa hi Dana
Volvos have never been boring, the whopping ~100hp these old ones have as stock for sure is enough to have fun in especially in the winter.
they're getting hard to find, save em folks, buy a volvo, fall in love
olov244 save the 🧱 I gotta 84 242 98 s70 T5M
1983 242 Carlsbad Yellow Its for sale. 4500 OBO. Nobody will give me my crack pipe price so it just sits but oh well, she's a good running car in a rar factory color.
Hella easy to find here in sweden
Mad easy to find in eastern Europe! Sorry to do this to you but... - www.autoscout24.com/lst/volvo/240?sort=standard&desc=0&gear=M&ustate=N%2CU&size=20&page=1&atype=C&
not in sweden atleast
I'm so happy this wasn't just an LS swap
I have had 8 240's, spent $1000 total for the last 4 of them.
One of the best things about them for the Volvo cult has been affordability and mechanical simplicity.
They changed very few things in the 19 years they were produced making parts very interchangeable.
Videos like this drive the price up, but can't say I mind because the more of these that get saved from junkyards the better.
Probably selling one soon so thanks Donut for helping hype these beautiful bricks. :)
The 240 is such a gorgeous car, I constantly see custom volvos here in Sweden and it's awesome
this thing is monsterous, that's a true labor of love right there
Gotta love them Swedes.
Can't be first if you're second. If you ain't first, you're last.
L❤M❤A❤O❤
RICKY BOBBY, IS THAT YOU?!
I GOT THAT BAKE, YOU GOT THAT SHAKE
*MAGIC MAN~~~*
I work for a large Swedish company in America and they just straight up buy out the competitors. It's kind crazy.
@@travisuysaloglu9695 Volvo CE?
I was really high when i said that
Travis Uysaloglu Ikea?
I love it - nice wheels, mix of old round lights with newer dash and "spoiler" (or however it's called) under front bumper. This is how perfect 200-series looks like for me.
S/O to Nolan for pronouncing Bilstein properly.
Also, thanks for closing the door when you got in, one of the most satisfying door closing sounds is made by these 240 series Volvos.
You haven't heard about "Volvo Raggare" before lol
vilken hane du är
MrHundis *”VOLVO Made by SWEDEN” Merci infiniment, Johnnie de Bangkok, directement de la THAÏLANDE* czcams.com/video/9yIksXae9rE/video.html
Whoa whoa whoa, who said you could tell everybody these exist, now They’re gonna cost Volvo people more =(
I got one here in sweden for free that was super clean and one owner
johan mattsson
Cool story....
Nathan Brame I can sense someone it getting a little buthurt here;)
johan mattsson You’re Swedish. You’re like, irrelevant.
Ti ko yeah I understand that I’m just screwing a bit;)
8:55 that hilarious CL comment to the Craig's listing edit is Amazing video editing and originality! Props
This is the sleepiest Sleeper I've ever seen!
No Rollcage, no bucket seats, no visible intercooler...just classic look
Me: [pulls up next to another old volvo with my old volvo] FINALLY A WORTHY OPPONENT, OUR BATTLE WILL BE LEGENDERY!
TurboDolphin there’s a dude who goes to my college who drives a maroon 240. I see him on the road in my blue 240 all the time and I don’t know who he is, but we always give each other the wave and the nod when we pass by
legendary*
Mo
I was conceived in a Volvo 240, said every swedish millenial
ska du vara mä i tvåførtin ikväll elle? baksätet är jette mysigt
There are exceptions, but then they say they were conceived in IKEA and brought home in a Volvo 240.
Rätt sant 😁
Eyy en Norsk eller svensk!
And they're all right.
Sleeper alert should be its own series
I'm glad this has traveled over seas, in Sweden the 240 and 740 series has been used for sleeper-builds for quite a while because they were everywhere and after a while people really got the formula down with the parts readily available
How to build a volvo 240 101
Step 1: plant a brick
Step 2: pour some öl
Step 3: and now you have a volvo 240.
bob 69 öla öla öla gäsa gäsa
You forgot the wheels
You need wheels
@@Casedilla73 well, yes but i've inspired this from geobaz
Viggo Dalemo 8 röd 3 Rydebäcksskolan nej för o helvete världens sämsta motor ju för fan. Ska du ha diesel i en 240 konvertera då en om606
My favourite volvo model right here. Especially this particular version with round lights. The work done to this car should be called a Real art. Cheers to the owner and thanks for this episode!
VOLVO FOR LIFE! Bought my first Volvo in Seattle- 1973, 2 dr, manual transmission
Seven Volvos later, I restored my mother's 1989 244 DL, automatic, over drive transmission, 257K, 25-28 mpg, San Andrea's, CA...personally I prefer 240 series Volvos than 1995 850 GLT. However, I was quite impressed how my 1995 850 Volvo survived 300 lb bear attack in South Lake Tahoe, CA while driving on I-580.
This car is definitely my style clean lines square body nice straight 5 spoke wheels 👍🏾...shes a beauty
I love these engines i saw one parked since the 80's start up with only a few spark plugs and choke fluid.
Yeah the stock engines are impossible to kill, tho the K jet ones really don't like sitting that much... Don't ask me how I know
@@victorpelini5995 ahh! gotta love k-jet, plastic fuelines are fun, especially when they are dry and are from the80's!
@@tor2823 the fuel lines on mine are good (I hope they are.. never had an issue)
I have an issue where this thing is putting WAY too much fuel down in them cylinders... Its great when its set correctly but is a pain to deal with. I may have a bad fuel distributor and/or warm up regulator... smh I wish I could just swap dual carbs in it
Victor Pelini 2st Weber 45 carb can these old bricks up to an amazing 90mph;) been there done that
@@johanmattsson6572 I don't have the money right now and would need a manifold + its a B200, doesnt have much displacement.. i could bore it to 2.1L do a head porting but might aswell try to source an aq151c penta 2.5 dual carbs
I dont usually like 5 spoke wheels but hot damn those look good on that car
The Volvo 240 is one of my favorite cars
Hands down the most effort ever gone into a volvo, ever. BUt it looks super nice and the fab work is mind blowing, huge props sir.
The editing is just as awesome as the car
Finally interesting volvo(please do more volvo videos)
Yess Volvo for life
Böötta 240
Gilla om du e svensk🇸🇪
Hej
jag jeeter brö
@@apexxxx10 vad vill du komma fram till? Förstår inte
@@Bubbeeen331*Jävligt bra Volvo 240 video. Research och redigering Donut kvalitet, helt enkelt*
@@apexxxx10 okej👍🏻
So far this is the best video you have done Nolan. Much smoother and better on camera. Seems like you were truly digging this car.
Back when Volvo's were quality. Love it
Thanks. It is a funny video, great editing and it comes with an interesting brick build that seems unusually clean too. I`m tired of seeing chopped junks but this one was really the opposite. Great job guys!
bring back these Bumper2bumper segments please.
You're doing an awesome job Nolan! Great video as usual dudes
242DL is my fav honestly. thanks for doing a video on my favorite car!
Major Volvo enthusiast here, always glad to see a beautiful Brick get some love 😍🤘 🙌
Ive always wanted one of these in midnight purple. Such an underrated platform to work with
Hell yea donut love the Volvo content, especially as a 740 turbo owner. Pretty insane and inspiring build that guy has, I hope someday I can do an engine swap on my car and make it a true sleeper as well.
I have a stock V70. Completely stock, and not even one of the "fun" engines. Love it to bits and just as fast in the real world as anything needs to be. Hopefully going to tune her and do some upgrades some day but alas it is beyond my means currently.
I've got a mostly stock 240 myself. Keeping it mostly stock, just improving the chassis, transmission, and camshaft.
I've always loved Volvo 240's, they're alluringly unsexy
There goes the prices of my beloved 240 lol
yeah they shouldve waited until i could get my hands on a decent one
"I can't pull up in *that*! I'm gonna get laughed at!"
I knew those were dumb words.
I have a 2007 volvo s80 v8 awd that is too much fun. Recently did my own exhaust and she SCREAMS. Much love from Nebraska! ✌❤😊
I allways admired people like these guys who made that beauty, to me thats a definition of a true and happy man, wish i had so much talent at any subject !
Sup Donut, how is James recovering?
By the way, Volvos are AWESOME, I want an 850R...
Benjamin Cho sorry the R didn’t come until the Volvo 850 best 240 is a 242 gt which is super rare but a 850R Motor’s will for in a 242 for a super sleeper
@@illdecidemylifesdirectionl9992 but there was a 240 gt
a 240 what?
bubert group a 242 is a 242 gt
@ricky burgess i was talking about my mans "240R"...
I am in love with those RRRRIIIIIMMMMSSSSS
I'm more of a fan of the wheel lol
@@derekv275 I am trying to find them for my hyundai lol
@@sunitadabas6952 my bro is a huge Hyundai guy has a 02 Accent with 300 whp I guess Mazda wheels seem to fit Hyundai pretty well
As a Swede, I can confirm it was also modified the Swedish way. Sleeper, lots of DIY/custom mods, attention to detail.
I have to stop and just absorb the quality of filming and editing in these videos. Honestly best "behind the camera" crew on CZcams, I'm simply amazed
Now I wanna see a S60R. There sick af
Here in brazil we have the "Chevette" and it's the most common sleeper here.
that is a very cool build. loved how minimal it looks
My brother got my grandmother's 1980 brown 240 DL wagon back in high school. My mom got my grandfather's 1991 blue 240 DL sedan. I was in love with both of them.
Can y'all stop exposing our cars, please! One of the last cheap cars to mod....
Ryan Watters now that everybody knows they’re going to start drift taxing us Volvo heads
@@illdecidemylifesdirectionl9992 dude straight facts, and people are just going to drift them into walls and junk em, driving it even higher
Right man I miss picking these up for a couple hundred bucks. Fucking drift tax now :(
240 also gets higher prices because of collectors. 740 and 940 might be a better option.
@@GreenLeaf5656 700 900 didn't sell as much as the 200 there getting hard to come by aswell. Last busted up 900 I had seen forsale was a 93turbo sedan 355k and still wanted 1800$ :( I paid 5k for my 94 945 11 years ago from the original owner with 100k on the clock. Even the fwd 800 are getting hard to find (but that's a throwaway car so makes sense)
2:28 *In a Sgt.Johnson voice*
_for a brick, they fly pretty good_
"Oh I know what the ladies like"
Carson *”VOLVO Made by SWEDEN” Merci infiniment, Johnnie de Bangkok, directement de la THAÏLANDE* czcams.com/video/9yIksXae9rE/video.html
Tell whoever added it that the yellow bar in the sponsorship portion was a nice touch and that I appreciate it
I'm looking for an old 240, I love these cars and this was a beautiful build.
When you are so early you can’t find any other comments than *”FIRST”*
Proud owner of a Volvo S60 R. Now, want a throwback 240 😁
I love this kind of car builds ! Sick car!
A friend of mine in high school had a Volvo 870 turbo and upgraded the turbo, exhaust and suspension. Threw a tune on it and couldn't be beaten. Lol it was maroon and he kept it looking stock. It was sick!
You should do the Volvo s60r v70r and also the polestar s60 and v60 polestar.
2:09 hehe my man is getting it 😉😉
I cant wait to own one. Getting one soon, im so stoked.
Me and one of my good friends have been huge fans of the 240 and 242 they’re awesome
i live in sweden and i love volvos btw that is my dream car
Volvos are slow, really?
*Cough Polestar, Cough R series*
Aren't they faster than the Prius?
- M.D.N - *cough* V70/S60 R less than 6 second 0-60 *cough* polestar S60/V60 less than 5sec 0-60 *cough* with a bit of dyno tuning top speeds 200mph plus *cough*
@@ronicmb I'm talking about the stock 240 , 740 , and 940 Volvos.
@@-m.d.n-9019 940 turbos were fast for the standards of the 90s. And the 740 turbos for the 80s. So were the 240 t flathood
Those aren’t real volvos lol
Nicely done!!
I've been waiting for this vid. Good one.
"What kind of girls are you into?"
Me: 3:38
Thank you Chris Hansen.
love this thing. i personally would have gone a t5 turbo engine instead
Yeh the 5 cylinder Volvo engines are sick
I agree though this is also crazy cool. Does seem like an awful lot of work for not much power though
It was a 240 wagon that started my obsession with Volvos and wagons back when i was a wee lad 🙂
oh, I love those flying bricks, have always wanted to get one of those
gonna grab a 240 and restore, it's interesting (and safe!) even nowadays
I want to build one of these.
I've wanted a 240 for some time now. Drop in the 2.5L turbo 5 because it sounds amazing with a straight pipe
That doesn't work like that ,5 cyla are FWD
@@noneapplied8204 Who says you can't use them longitudinally?
@@Shinkaaaa nobody, but it's not as easy as dropping it in and bolting to a factory trans, as buddy said here.
Requires adapter plates, complete chassis rewiring , custom mounts, custom clutch, custom driveshaft ,so on and so forth
Ryan Watters Not trying to argue here, but they make mounts for these in rwd cars, and yes, you get rwd transmissions that bolt straight to them too.. But it is some work with shortening a 960 oil pan, wiring etc
@@noneapplied8204 the T6 engine in this car is from a FWD S80, it does wrok just like that, people do these swaps all the time in sweden, it is just as easy as dropping it in, the engine mounts line up, the whiteblock M90 transmission from a 960 also bolts up to the T5 and T6 engines, the trickiest part is the wiring
I drive a 2014 V40 with the 5-cylinder engine. Absolute sleeper. I've seen people in bmw's and Audi's with their jaws.drop to the floor as they try to catch up and can't. Absolute torque monster.
This is a piece of Art
Day 53 of asking James to do an Up to speed on his Dad
I actuely try to Google his dad
Keep it going bro
its funny how we swedes in SWE wants the blocky headlights (instead of the round) but Alex does the opposite and removes them
Henrik Selegran I’ll send you guys our usdm Volvo stuff if you guys send us your EUR Volvo stuff
Sounds like perfect import/export job xD
US spec headlights make me ill.
Headlights should be either round,square or rectangle.
I have the last ones in my 88' 240😎🤙🇫🇮
I have glass E codes on my 88, + all black trim (a lot of plastic, its a special edition "GL Gentleman").
Id love to find a flat hood and round headlights set... Or I could mod it and go for a custom style idk..
the usa headlights are beautiful
the best he could make out of this thing. i think its perfect, congrats!
James great job stepping up. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Drop an LS in it. Mo’ Power Baby!!
BIGPOPRL T6 blocks can take a shit ton of boost. No real reason for an ls.
James do a up to speed on chrysler
That thing so good looking. Sick
editing on point!