I've lost count on how much money I've spent on this project but I saved some money by doing most of the labor myself. I think 10k should be enough if you do most of the labor yourself but if you're going through a shop then you will need more. My friend just had his motor built by a reputable shop and that was more than 10k alone.
owen75 Dang I was not aware this was an expensive car to work on. I recently bought one from a good friend of mine for 1200 and it for sure needs work. I want take it into the shop and restore it then do a few things to make it faster (Upgraded turbo, bigger fuel injectors, ect.) I won’t let this discourage me though; This is a beautiful car. Thanks for letting me know man 🙏🏻
@@carlosvilla4672 yeah man I'm sure that you can do it for a lot cheaper so don't let it discourage you and also there is too many factors that plays with the pricing. Cause for me I did a lot of things in my car, every corner of it has been touched some way lol, in reality full maintenance and some bolt ons should be around 2-3k, a manual swap will land you another 1-2k.
@@owen75 Thanks for the encouragement man! I plan to start this project in the near future. I'm a young car enthusiast and I'm pumped to get into the car world with this Volvo. I'll tell you when it's finished on this chat so you can hopefully give it the seal of approval lol.
both sound great
Was your volvo expensive to build? I have a Volvo exactly like yours and I plan to drop 10k into it
I've lost count on how much money I've spent on this project but I saved some money by doing most of the labor myself. I think 10k should be enough if you do most of the labor yourself but if you're going through a shop then you will need more. My friend just had his motor built by a reputable shop and that was more than 10k alone.
owen75 Dang I was not aware this was an expensive car to work on. I recently bought one from a good friend of mine for 1200 and it for sure needs work. I want take it into the shop and restore it then do a few things to make it faster (Upgraded turbo, bigger fuel injectors, ect.) I won’t let this discourage me though; This is a beautiful car. Thanks for letting me know man 🙏🏻
@@carlosvilla4672 yeah man I'm sure that you can do it for a lot cheaper so don't let it discourage you and also there is too many factors that plays with the pricing. Cause for me I did a lot of things in my car, every corner of it has been touched some way lol, in reality full maintenance and some bolt ons should be around 2-3k, a manual swap will land you another 1-2k.
@@owen75 Thanks for the encouragement man! I plan to start this project in the near future. I'm a young car enthusiast and I'm pumped to get into the car world with this Volvo. I'll tell you when it's finished on this chat so you can hopefully give it the seal of approval lol.
Where can I buy the europa here in the States?
They pop up randomly in Amazon and eBay last time I checked so I'd keep tabs on both sites for them. Good luck! 🤙🏼
Hahaha europa for the win