irish44j
irish44j UltraDork
10/25/12 10:59 p.m.

Odd request (well, perhaps not odd on here)......

I would like to know two measurements off a Volvo 240 wagon (doesn't really matter what year or model), and they don't need to be precise, just ballpark:

  1. width of the back end of the car (from one corner of the bodywork around waist level (door window sill level))

  2. width of the roof (from gutter to gutter).

Thanks

chandlerGTi
chandlerGTi Dork
10/26/12 5:21 a.m.

Ooooooo e30 touring!

irish44j
irish44j UltraDork
10/26/12 4:08 p.m.
chandlerGTi wrote: Ooooooo e30 touring!

great minds apparently think alike.

But I still don't have any measurements, lol.

EvanB
EvanB GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
10/26/12 4:12 p.m.

I can't help with the measurements but you might want to look at 740 wagons as well.

irish44j
irish44j UltraDork
10/26/12 4:23 p.m.

yeah, I'm thinking that the 740s were more vertical and probably wider, while the 240s were from the same era as the e30s so might have closer dimensions.

Just thinking out loud really. I'm not going to do this to the rally-x car, but the thought has crossed my mind for a future LeMons build, perhaps...

Ian F
Ian F PowerDork
10/26/12 8:45 p.m.

Hmm... well here:

and this:

http://new.volvocars.com/ownersdocs/1986/1986_240/86240_04.htm

...show the overall width with about a 2" difference, so it could work.

CLNSC3
CLNSC3 HalfDork
10/28/12 1:13 a.m.

Oh hell yes, i'd love to have an e30 touring even if it was half volvo...

chandlerGTi
chandlerGTi Dork
10/28/12 9:33 a.m.
irish44j wrote:
chandlerGTi wrote: Ooooooo e30 touring!
great minds apparently think alike. But I still don't have any measurements, lol.

Yeah, a couple years ago I had a 190E 2.3 16v that I wanted to turn into a wagon; the Volvo was what I was looking at. Never did it though.

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