Together, Forever: A 2JZ-Swapped Volvo 740 Drift Monster

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What was nan astir celebrated car successful your hometown erstwhile you were increasing up? For Pål Ivar Frigstad, early ’80s Volvos ruled nan roads successful Høvåg, Norway. Especially those pinch a turbo.

Instead of watching cartoons aliases reference comic books, Pål would inquire his parents to bargain him car income magazines. He’d pore complete them, looking for modified vehicles to animate his ain exemplary car creations. Tinted windows, painted rims, and makeshift subwoofers made from folded colored insubstantial were capable to support him busy… for a while.

At conscionable 10 years old, Pål began tinkering pinch his first car, though his efforts weren’t each that superior owed to his young age. By 18, he took connected his first awesome project: an Opel Calibra.

Following nan Calibra, successful 2009, Pål acquired a 1988 Volvo 740 that he nicknamed BADVOLVO. What began arsenic an unregistered task gradually transformed into a drift monster.

Pål’s travel pinch nan Volvo has seen its stock of challenges, mostly owed to norm changes. When he first began moving connected nan motor bay, location were nary circumstantial rules astir nan firewall. Like galore of his chap drifters, who were modifying aliases relocating their car’s bulkheads, Pål removed astir of his Volvo’s firewall truthful he could reposition nan motor arsenic acold backmost arsenic possible, building everything other astir it. However, later norm changes forced him to return nan motor bay to its original form.

What’s not original is what now resides successful nan bay: a afloat forged Toyota 2JZ-GTE VVTi motor built by Widmer Motor successful Norway.

Pål spared nary disbursal connected nan engine, which is undoubtedly his favourite facet of nan car. For a individual touch, he moreover CNC-machined his Frigstad Motorsport logo onto 1 of nan red-anodized billet cam covers.

The 3.0-liter inline-six boasts an awesome array of components, including Wiseco forged pistons, Eagle H-beam connecting rods, GSC Power-Division S2 billet camshafts pinch Brian Crower adjustable gears, and GSC valves, springs and retainers. The database is extensive; spot nan spec database astatine nan extremity of this station for each nan details.

A Volvo built for way usage isn’t complete without a large boost injection. For this, Pål selected a Precision 6870 Gen2 turbocharger mounted connected a civilization stainless alloy manifold pinch a v-band connection, paired pinch a 60mm Turbosmart wastegate. A civilization Garrett-cored intercooler pinch 2 compact Spal electrical fans keeps nan intake complaint fresh.

Engine water-cooling is handled by a civilization strategy pinch 20 liters of coolant capacity. The crux of nan setup resides astatine nan rear of nan car, wherever a ample aluminum radiator pinch 2 Flex-a-lite fans and a Meziere (208l/min) h2o pump is mounted.

With 826hp connected tap, Pål’s Swedish ceramic needed a driveline up to task. He has that courtesy of a Sellholm Tuning MPG 5-speed sequential gearbox pinch a triple-plate clutch and a modified Volvo 1031 axle pinch a civilization Sellholm 2-way limited-slip differential and 31-spline axles.

The suspension features a bespoke four-link and Watt’s linkage, BC Racing coilovers up front, and 3-way Proflex coilovers designed specifically for this conveyance by Sellholm successful nan rear.

Other aspects of nan build that request to beryllium updated owed to regularisation changes see nan rotation cage and nan roof, which was formally fiberglass but is now alloy again.

Inside, nan civilization activity is evident. The 6-point cage is tightly fitted successful nan cabin, and nan fiberglass dashboard is flocked. The civilization Woodward steering file mounts a custom-engraved Sparco instrumentality pinch a snap-off hub and push-to-talk move for nan intercom. Pål sits successful a Sparco Circuit seat, nan rider successful a Sparco Sprint, some secured by QSP 6-point racing harnesses. Essential information is displayed connected an ECUMaster ADU7 integer dash.

The artillery has been relocated to wherever nan backmost spot erstwhile lived and is housed successful an aluminum box. The MaxxECU Race motor guidance strategy and PDM container are connected nan rider side.

As a last touch for nan interior, Pål repurposed a brace of Speedhunters x TAKATA Racing tow straps he purchased successful 2014 arsenic lightweight doorway pulls.

The exterior has received important updates, too. Initially, nan fender arches were steel, originated from a BMW E46 M3, but person since been replaced pinch custom-molded fiberglass equivalents.

For weight reduction, nan beforehand bumper, hood, fenders, doors, trunk, and nan Group A-inspired ducktail are each successful fiberglass, too.

After 15 years of evolution, challenges, and perseverance, Pål and his Volvo person go inseparable. He told maine that he’ll ne'er waste nan 740 but will attraction connected caller builds, starting pinch a BMW E46 M3 and yet aiming for a Nissan Silvia S15.

If his adjacent task is thing for illustration this Volvo, I’m judge we’ll beryllium seeing Pål connected Speedhunters again.

Alen Haseta
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Pål Ivar Frigstad’s 1988 Volvo 740 ‘BADVOLVO’

Engine: 3.0L Toyota 2JZ-GTE VVTI built by Widmer Motor, machined, statement honed & balanced bottommost part, Wiseco forged pistons pinch coated skirts and oversize transverse pins, Eagle H-beam connecting rods pinch ARP bolts, ACL title bearings, ARP crankshaft & cylinder caput studs, modified oil pump, ported cylinder head, GSC Power-Division S2 billet camshafts, GSC valve springs & retainers, GSC Inconel exhaust valves, GSC intake valves, shim-less lifters, Brian Crower adjustable cam gears pinch ARP bolts, Kevlar timing belt, billet timing loop tensioner, ATI Super Damper, RAD Industries billet h2o neck, RaceSupply c fibre loop covers, civilization billet apical covers pinch titanium bolts, civilization stainless manifold pinch v-band, Precision 6870 Gen 2 v-band turbo, 60mm Turbosmart wastegate, 4-inch TIG-welded oval stainless exhaust pinch Cerakote, civilization double plenum intake pinch CNC funnels, GM LS7 electrical throttle assemblage for anti-lag use, TiAL 50mm blow-off valve, aluminum unit tube pinch speedy clamps, Garrett intercooler halfway pinch civilization extremity tanks, 2x Spal fans connected nan intercooler, civilization aluminum lipid cooler, civilization crankcase vessel pinch separation chamber, Chase Bays servo canister pinch temp sensor, PFTE AN hoses & fittings, Bosch ignition coils, NGK spark plugs, Mechman high-power alternator, improved racing lipid thermostat, System1 racing lipid filter, civilization 40-liter substance compartment pinch quick-fill system & built-in flap chamber, Aeromotive Eliminator substance pump, petrol cooler, Aeromotive substance unit regulator, Aeromotive 100-micron filter, Custom dual provender substance obstruction by Scimec Motor, Bosch 2,200cc injectors, MaxxECU motor guidance system, MaxxECU PDM20 box, ECUMaster ADU7 dash logger, CANBUS strategy pinch USB-to-CAN and move panel, Cartek electrical main circuit breaker, Autotel Motorsport power connection system, dust & waterproof Deutch connectors, civilization ‘mil-spec’ wiring harness
Drivetrain: Sellholm MPG 5-speed sequential gearbox, OS Giken flywheel, OS Giken triple-plate clutch, Alcon merchandise bearing, civilization GKN chromoly intermediate shaft, modified Volvo 1031 axle, civilization Sellholm 2-way differential, Sellholm 31-spline floating axles
Suspension & Brakes: BC Racing adjustable beforehand coilovers, civilization Proflex 3-way rear coilovers, modified 1031 axle pinch upright dampers, civilization 4-link and Watt’s linkage, Sellholm knife-blade sway bars beforehand & rear, Sellholm rallycross rack, Brembo 330mm 4-piston beforehand brakes from Volvo V70R, statement fastener valve for burnouts, double group of rear calipers (separate circuit for handbrake), PFTE hoses and acid-proof AN connectors, EBC Yellowstuff brake pads, calipers powder-coated Cherry Illusion
Interior: Custom flocked fiberglass dashboard, civilization Woodward steering column, Sparco steering instrumentality pinch snap-off hub & push-to-talk move for intercom, Tilton upright pedal container pinch bias adjustment & simplification valve, Autometer mechanical backup instruments, civilization aluminum artillery lawsuit pinch engraved logo, FIA-approved Sparco seats, Sparco occurrence extinguisher system, QSP 6-point harness belts, ASD Motorsport reverse handbrake pinch Wilwood pump, civilization snap-off doorway hinges, Speedhunters x TAKATA Racing doorway pulls, 2x Type S interior LED kit