I'm buying the `iron maiden` of the volvos
 

I dont know an awful lot about these wonderful land battleships,except what Ive discovered online...i.e. not a lot! Im looking at one in quite good condition for the princely some of £950- with a years ticket.
Its a column change auto with the horizontal type speeedo, twin carb, `71 (tax free of course), its a kind of sea blue colour that is supposedly original-theres a little rust but non structual and has the bull nose style bumpers. anything particular I should look out for on the old ironclad?

I'm buying the `iron maiden` of the volvos
 

Can we safely presume that you mean a 140?
All the best, Peter.

RE: reply to mr P Milnes
 

definately a 3ltr straight six 164... any advice? im running out of time as i have to give the gentleman an answer by the 18th.

RE: reply to mr P Milnes
 

Generally speaking providing it is fairly clear of "tin worm" the major rust problem is the windscreen surround. This is very expensive to repair so make sure that it is OK before you purchase. If ok the price is reasonable, if a little on the high side. Best of luck with it and I am green with jealousy as I would like to rescue one of these myself, engine and gearbox would be immaterial as I have a turbodiesel lump and box with intercooler which would certainly endow it with mph and mpg. If anybody has one they want to give away and they are fairly near to me in South Wales.......plug.
All the best, Peter.

3 litres straight six..how smooth??
 

Hi there,

How are these old 3 litre straight sixes? the only old volvo ones I've heard have been the 2.8s in a 240..

I don't mean in how much do they break, but how 'good' are they as engines i.e fast/smooth?

RE: 3 litres straight six..how smooth??
 

For a Volvo I would about say they are the queen of the lot.
I've had mine since 1971. Due to a lot of noise I installed a
B30E engine about a dozen years ago (put my carb manifold on it)
and replaced the worn cam with an IPD street performance cam.
It is a real goer. It turned out that the noise was from the
infamous fiber timing gear, and that there was no measurable wear
on any of the crankshaft bearings and only 5 thou at the worst
point of the cylinders. The cam was pretty badly worn but a new
cam and a set of rings would have put it in first class shape.
It had 204,000 miles on it at the time.

Yes it is smooth. Suspension bushings need to be good, wheels
and tires true and balanced, etc

RE: 3 litres straight six..how smooth??
 

thanx dude. nice to see someone else apreciates the finer volvo things in life. i have a tickover prob with mine but a finer car for motorway driving i am yet to find! will keep y`all informed as to how i get on ok?

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