How long does it really take to get a car ready for snow-o-cross?
Posted by Vincent Gagnon
The same thing that I just wrote Godlike Moderator Location: Golden, BC Join Date: 03/12/2016 Age: Settling Down Posts: 157 Rally Car: Volvo 240 |
Well, you guys can see my name, I'm 30, I'm building a rally car yada yada yada.
But, since it's a long project, I want some car built for general hooliganism (I guy can become really miserable driving a mazda 2). I've had a bunch of old Volvos in the past so, I was like "whatever dude let's "build" a 240. Here's the 240 in question (In Saskatchewan last spring during my yearly trip across Canada) 
And btw, I've been talking countless hours on the phone with John about all the things that really matter (and sometimes car shits were mentionned). So obviously, I want to get rid of the Volvo diff. Got myself a Toyota 8" at the pick and pull and cued the music Look like this (yuk): 
Bought two ring thingy at my local machine shop (10$) CAD: 
The most annoying thing to do is to remove the axle bearings, you need to pull on these. After watching this video: I made my own ugly retarded version with scrap laying around: 
You end up with the bearing thingy and the rear part of the drum... that you want gone (wtf drum brakes)? Use anything that is about the right size and punch the mother****er out. 
Next you want to grind these little lips there in order to have a flattish surface to weld the ring thingy. 
Mine are now welded and the axles are at the machine shop. Forgot to take pictures. Ask for work. If they don't give you work, ask for bread. If they do not give you work or bread, then take bread. - Emma Goldman Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/28/2016 11:12PM by Vincent Gagnon. |
Eric Ewert Mod Moderator Location: Calgary, Ab Join Date: 05/13/2013 Age: Settling Down Posts: 366 Rally Car: volvo 240 |
A toyota axle swap for a grass-o-cross car? I think not. Must be a typo. Surely you are building a rally car!
Keep at it! |
John Vanlandingham Elite Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
I'm pretty sure his rally car is this: 
Or 
Or maybe it was this one; 
Yeah. One of those.. The 240 is just for normal Quebec commuting. Home to the Ski hill stuff like that. John Vanlandingham Sleezattle, WA, USA Vive le Prole-le-ralliat www.rallyrace.net/jvab CALL +1 206 431-9696 Remember! Pacific Standard Time is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time. |
The same thing that I just wrote Godlike Moderator Location: Golden, BC Join Date: 03/12/2016 Age: Settling Down Posts: 157 Rally Car: Volvo 240 |
I do not see any problem in choosing the superior Volvo to race and the beige one to fuck around. And it looks good from this angle 
Also...  Ask for work. If they don't give you work, ask for bread. If they do not give you work or bread, then take bread. - Emma Goldman Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/29/2016 01:52AM by Vincent Gagnon. |
Matt Follett Mod Moderator Location: La Belle Province, Montreal Join Date: 03/13/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 645 Rally Car: Don't Laugh, the Justy is Fun! |
Yengi Lado Infallible Moderator Location: Potsdam, NY Join Date: 03/13/2013 Age: Party Animal Posts: 236 Rally Car: I Ain't rich!!!! |
The same thing that I just wrote Godlike Moderator Location: Golden, BC Join Date: 03/12/2016 Age: Settling Down Posts: 157 Rally Car: Volvo 240 |
Matt Follett Mod Moderator Location: La Belle Province, Montreal Join Date: 03/13/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 645 Rally Car: Don't Laugh, the Justy is Fun! |
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