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Project 142 updated...Givin' the girl some exercise 140-160

I posted some pics and an update on our 142...autocrossed it yesterday:

http://www.classicmotorsports.net/142.html

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    It reminds me of Steve and I in our Blue & White 142 Auto X car back in Daytona 140-160








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      It reminds me of Steve and I in our Blue & White 142 Auto X car back in Daytona 140-160

      Ahh... So you're John Harvey! JG wants to know where you're at now?

      And Steve must be Steve Stafford.

      I actually saw that car in the junkyard on Nova Road near Reed Canal. It still had Grassroots Motorsports stickers on it and had old-as-shit Yokohama A001-R's in the very rusted out trunk. It got crushed about 2 years ago...which is too bad as now I'm looking around for 140 parts!

      Per
      http://www.classicmotorsports.net
      http://www.grassrootsmotorsports.com








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    Project 142 updated...Givin' the girl some exercise 140-160

    Looks like LOTS of fun was had ..... 8-)

    Funny thing that you refer to it as "autocross". Out here in Australia, we call those sort of "round the cones" events "motorkhanas" ... which can be on either a sealed or loose surface .... while "autocross" is always a loose-surface (usually dirt rather than gravel) event done on a short twisty track/circuit of 1 to 2 km long, one car at a time against the clock.

    Either way - its HUGE amounts of fun !! Great low-cost motorsport. I use my car for both motorkhana & autocross, plus the occasional gravel Historic Rally and open road "Touring Events" ... a bit like your TSD rallies over there, except usually map-based navigation.

    Dave
    1972 142S "Hagar the Horrible"








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    Project 142 updated...Givin' the girl some exercise 140-160

    Niiiiice!!

    It breaks my heart to look at the pictures on your site - they remind me of my first car, a 1971 142S, which was a clone of your car except it had the black grille with the Volvo logo and slash across it, and my 142 15-years ago had more rust on it than your car did before your restoration! My car's original color was maroon. It died in a head-on with only 129,000 miles on it.

    One of these days I'd like to pick up another 140 or 160, hopefully one as clean as you found.
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    Mike F - 1984 244 DL - 231,000 miles - with Euro headlights and lots of gauges








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    Project 142 updated...Givin' the girl some exercise 140-160 1968

    Great to see and hear! What class did you drive in? I would like to autocross my car, but there are so many "modifications" (rust, lack of sounddeadening, custom exhaust cause the old one was shot, stupid weber that will soon be giving way to HS6s... IPD sways, although inproperly installed in the rear....) Nonetheless, I think the only class i would be able to drive in would be a fully modded one ro something... I don't really know. And then also my car has a 74 b20 too.

    Well, I was suprised you took those skinny rims on the autocross course. I have used both those and others on my car, and with the skinnies installed, the car is very undirect, it feels like the wheels flex, a LOT and i'm sure they do. It was kind of a scary sensation with the car rolling over the wheels, but with the sways it wasn't too bad, and was very fun to slide around. As soon as you put some of those new wheels on and actually have bushings in the suspension, with that alone i'm sure you will notice a big increase in feel and performance. Not that you don't already know this... But I was just thinking you might want to do some testing with everything in working order and with wider wheels on it before you go so far as to put new springs on it.

    There was probably something else that i thought of saying, but i don't remember. Keep up the good work, I check Classic almost everyday looking for updates :) Peace
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    Kyle - attending Ore. State, while my lil 68 142 (74 b20, broken m40) sleeps... (check out my website, www.cardomain.com/id/kneedsacar








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      Project 142 updated...Givin' the girl some exercise 140-160 1968

      I ran in H Stock, which is the slowest class..the car is stock except for a few small tweaks that no one notices (SUs instead of ZS, vacuum retard removed)....however, many of the planned changes (and what you've got listed for your car) would place the car in F Street Prepared, which is actually a neat class, against Rabbits and slower Honda Civics.

      You'd need to keep your bumpers though.

      As for the skinny tires, because this is an editorial exercise, I make discreet steps and then report the changes, almost like a scientific experiment. It makes for more "real" editorial....sure, I know bolting on the 15x7's that I have in my garage with some R-compound Hoosiers would make the car stick better....but....I need to test just the new suspension w/ the old tires...then step up to new suspension/new tires....then new suspension/sticky tires...etc.

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        Project 142 updated...Givin' the girl some exercise 140-160 1968

        Thank you for doing this! I am very interested in your step by step results. I have decided that my focus with my 142 is an economical and safe daily driver, so I can commute and tote my son around in vintage style. Your findings will help me decide what enhancements I should complete on my 142. Obviously, since I am not interested in power, I will be most interested in suspension, steering, and braking. These will afford me more safety on the road.

        In looking through the IPD catalog at new bushings, they recommend having a professional install these. I am fairly mechanically inclined, and have a decent garage setup for automotive work, so I would like to do this myself. What I am lacking to do the bushings is a hydraulic press. I am assuming a relatively inexpensive 4 ton bench press would be fine to press in bushings, is this true?

        Thanks,
        Justin








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          Project 142 updated...Givin' the girl some exercise 140-160 1968

          I've pressed front bushings with a friend's homemade rig using a bottle jack for the press. It's mostly a matter of coming up with exactly the right arbors and supports so everything pushes straight without bending the control arms. It doesn't take an incredible amount of force.








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          Project 142 updated...Givin' the girl some exercise 140-160 1968

          Yes, but to be honest...I'm paying someone to do that part of the job. I've handed them the arms, bushings and balljoints and having them do it.

          part of it is that I'm kind of busy with work...part of it is that it's not as easy as it sounds.

          Generally speaking though, it's certainly doable with a medium sized press.

          Per








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    Project 142 updated...Givin' the girl some exercise 140-160

    I've been following this project for a while- awesome car, I'm wicked jealous. That's a prety scary-looking amount of roll and lean! Somebody install '60s-vintage Mopar suspension parts by mistake? :)

    Matt
    1978 244 DL








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      Project 142 updated...Givin' the girl some exercise 140-160

      Nope, stock, original...except for some pretty wonky shocks. Bushings were nonexistant.

      I've learned that when bushings look OK, they're bad...if they look bad...they're dangerous!

      Per







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