1 (edited by gesso 2022-02-10 12:51 AM)

Topic: Class C project: 1966 Volvo amazon with 80% complete Miata swap...

Life is taking me in a different direction (baby on the way, new car project, etc...) and I think I'll have to be happy with renting seats in other peoples race cars for a while.

So that means my Amazon project is for sale.

1966 Volvo 122s, Clean CA title in my name, up to date registration.

Many photos here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/a1PnHCkuMuUQ1MNQA

I bought this car and drove it in the Lemons rally (original motor/trans), I probably should have cut my loses and just sold/scrapped it then... but I instead it sat around my house for a few years before I finally decided to swap a "modern" motor and transmission in. So I bought a BP6D Miata motor from one of the wreckers in England and had a Miata 6 speed laying in the corner of the garage. I got the motor running on the stand, checked the compression (all good! 165+) and in it went. But it's only 80% there sad

Motor:
2001+ Miata BP6D from the EU
Fresh cam and crank seals
New WP/timing belt
New valve cover gasket
Rear waterneck block off for space
Custom mounting plates on Volvo subframe to use OE Miata mounts
EUDM tri-y header with bung for o2 sensor
Analog oil pressure gauge

Trans:
? year Miata 6 speed
no shifter
949 lightweight flywheel
949 organic clutch
Custom adapter to mount Miata clutch master to Volvo firewall
Custom trans mount

Wiring:
1999/2000 BP4W wiring harness modded to run standalone from the Miata already wired to Volvo ignition switch
BP4W coils


Needs:
Brake master cylinder replaced (new one comes with the car)
Cooling: Aluminum Scirocco radiator and Moroso filler neck comes with car, needs hoses and fan
Drive shaft: Miata driveshaft and Volvo drive shaft comes with car, you figure out how to attach them together
Transmission tunnel: Original tunnel comes with the car, but wont fit over Miata trans.
Shifter: no shifter provided with trans
Exhaust: Flange to mate to the EUDM header, but no exhaust otherwise
o2 sensor
Fuel pump/filter: Miata fuel pump relay trigger wire is broken out of the harness, but no wiring done, no pump or filter provided



It's honestly not much to get it running/driving, but baby and new project will be here soon, so away it goes.

It's located in the SF Bay Area. You'll need to tow it away (I can help with this for a fee).

A lemonsy price of $500 for car, but then another $1000 for the Miata bits (I'll include some OE stuff like a flywheel/pressure plate so you can "sell" them to offset the cost of the nice bits if you want to reduce your penalty laps).

You could scrap the car and sell the Miata parts for a size-able profit, just don't tell me if you do.

email geoff+volvo@miata.how if you're interested (yes add the + to email address please).

Lemons Rally (Monterey Car Weeeeeak) 2017 - MoostangRally - @moostangrally
Lemons Rally (Monterey Car Weeeeeak) 2018 "Winner on Points" - Moostang 2: A Saab Story - @93bsaabstories
Lemons Rally (Monterey Car Weeeeeak) 2019 - Volvo 122s - @flightofthemoostang

Re: Class C project: 1966 Volvo amazon with 80% complete Miata swap...

I wish I had the room for this.

Team whatever_racecar #745 Volvo wagon

3 (edited by fleming95 2022-02-10 03:14 PM)

Re: Class C project: 1966 Volvo amazon with 80% complete Miata swap...

Neat project - I'd take it on, but, you know, five years of a '92 Saab that needs an engine-out rebuild that's stalled is sitting in the front yard already...

Is that Sonett in the background on a trailer the next project?

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And congrats on the kid - both much more and less fun than Lemons, at times, then much much more fun when they're old enough to be at the track, too.

Re: Class C project: 1966 Volvo amazon with 80% complete Miata swap...

rb92673 wrote:

I wish I had the room for this.

He's lying. I've offered him room for it.

Re: Class C project: 1966 Volvo amazon with 80% complete Miata swap...

rb92673 wrote:

I wish I had the room for this.

https://3063k83tcl6g2jumas3i5qc8-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Joe-Isuzu-1200x800-c-center.jpg

1990 RX7 "Mazdarita"  1964 Sunbeam Imp (IOE 2013 Sears Pointless) 2002 Jaguar x-type (Winner C-Class 2021 Sears Pointless)
Gone bye-bye
1994 Jaguar XJ12 (Winner C-Class 2013 Sears Pointless)  1980 Rover SD1 (I Got Screwed 2014 Return of Lemonites)

Re: Class C project: 1966 Volvo amazon with 80% complete Miata swap...

Spank wrote:
rb92673 wrote:

I wish I had the room for this.

He's lying. I've offered him room for it.

Stop it.  I also don't have a cage for it...

Team whatever_racecar #745 Volvo wagon

7 (edited by gesso 2022-02-11 01:44 AM)

Re: Class C project: 1966 Volvo amazon with 80% complete Miata swap...

fleming95 wrote:

Is that Sonett in the background on a trailer the next project?

And congrats on the kid - both much more and less fun than Lemons, at times, then much much more fun when they're old enough to be at the track, too.

The Sonett was another planned project that's going away as well (already has a new home). New project is a 90's 'supercar' with over 200000 miles that I'll be converting to electric. Been a dream of mine for a long time, and I figure I need to reduce the number of projects I have with the kid coming, but that doesn't mean the remaining ones can't be fun projects.

I won't lie, I'm very excited about getting the kid in to things that roll (bikes, motorcycles, cars, whatever she wants)


Spank wrote:
rb92673 wrote:

I wish I had the room for this.

He's lying. I've offered him room for it.

If you were a bit closer, I'd offer to just drag it over, but Escondido is about 4 hours further than I want to drive, lol.

Lemons Rally (Monterey Car Weeeeeak) 2017 - MoostangRally - @moostangrally
Lemons Rally (Monterey Car Weeeeeak) 2018 "Winner on Points" - Moostang 2: A Saab Story - @93bsaabstories
Lemons Rally (Monterey Car Weeeeeak) 2019 - Volvo 122s - @flightofthemoostang

Re: Class C project: 1966 Volvo amazon with 80% complete Miata swap...

gesso wrote:
Spank wrote:
rb92673 wrote:

I wish I had the room for this.

He's lying. I've offered him room for it.

If you were a bit closer, I'd offer to just drag it over, but Escondido is about 4 hours further than I want to drive, lol.

Spank is referring to his offer to store it at his ultra secret storage space that is even further that Escondido.  He has way too many Tempos at his Escondido location to accommodate.

I have a truck and trailer, if this is still around after Sonoma in March I could be in trouble.

Team whatever_racecar #745 Volvo wagon

Re: Class C project: 1966 Volvo amazon with 80% complete Miata swap...

rb92673 wrote:
gesso wrote:
Spank wrote:

He's lying. I've offered him room for it.

If you were a bit closer, I'd offer to just drag it over, but Escondido is about 4 hours further than I want to drive, lol.

Spank is referring to his offer to store it at his ultra secret storage space that is even further that Escondido.  He has way too many Tempos at his Escondido location to accommodate.

I have a truck and trailer, if this is still around after Sonoma in March I could be in trouble.

https://live.staticflickr.com/3355/3410265273_9b591ff60e_b.jpg


If you need storage "for an indeterminate amount of time", it goes there. If you need to have access to it because you are going to be working on it, I can swap out a Tempo for it.

10 (edited by gesso 2022-02-17 05:04 PM)

Re: Class C project: 1966 Volvo amazon with 80% complete Miata swap...

New project (car, baby is still a number of weeks out) has arrived, so the Volvo is out of the garage. Desire to have it go away is increasing.

https://i.imgur.com/yK8QtX2.jpg

Lemons Rally (Monterey Car Weeeeeak) 2017 - MoostangRally - @moostangrally
Lemons Rally (Monterey Car Weeeeeak) 2018 "Winner on Points" - Moostang 2: A Saab Story - @93bsaabstories
Lemons Rally (Monterey Car Weeeeeak) 2019 - Volvo 122s - @flightofthemoostang