302 -> Volvo 142?

Any information on this swap? I searched for "V8 Volvos", but didn't get much.

thanks.

If the engine bay of a 142 is anything like the earlier PV544s or Amazons it is going to be a tight fit. If it is like the later 240 series then there should be plenty of documentation on the swap.

I have never looked under the hood of one so I'm not sure how much room you'll have to work with.

Are you looking at the one on CL?

Hmmmmmmm, I have not seen a 140 series V8 conversion, but I have seen many 120 series V8 conversions. the 122 V8 is usually a 289 with a C4.

I don't think the hood line is much lower in the 140 vs the 122. The Ford small block should fit the easiest.

It has a rather narrow engine bay and a big beefy crossmember to work around. Also what is quite possibly the narrowest transmission tunnel this side of a FWD. The only one I've seen-on the internet-had huge fender flares because the engine and headers occupied the space that used to be taken up by tires.

A V8 in a 142 runs into the same problems as putting one in an 1800: the upper control arm mounts are where the exhaust ports exit, so you have to move the engine back into the interior a number of inches.

The 140 series transmission tunnel was designed for the BW35 automatic, so a T-5 manual fits with plenty of room. 122's, on the other hand, are a bit tighter.

Yes, looking at that one down in Wilmington. Thought maybe I could combine my fondness for the 140 series with my V8 search, but I don't know if I'd want to cut up the car to squeeze in the engine. I saw a few 240s with this on the 'net and one shows up at the local car show sometimes. (sounds nice)

I might just keeping looking...

Thanks for the information!

Stan

While similar in appearance, the 140 and 240 series are different underneath. 240's use strut front suspensions which allows more room in the engine bay for a V8 swap. When I bought my crusty 1800ES years ago, the seller also had a very clean 240 sedan with a 5.0 EFI. Other than dual tail pipes, the car looked stock and the engine bay looked like it was designed for a V8.

Ian F wrote: engine bay looked like it was designed for a V8.

It was. The original idea of going to a MacStrut front end in the transition from 140 to 240 was to fit a V-8 in there.

Then the 1973 oil crisis hit.

The horrible 90* V6, jointly designed by Volvo, Peugeot, and Renault that wound up in the car was originally designed with 2 more cylinders.