New member introductions

Hi! My name is Steve. I am a Volvo Master Technician, ASE master with L1 certification and currently work at a Volvo dealer. I live in Portland Maine and recently sold my 1999 Corvette. Naturally it didn’t take long to miss the sound and power of the LS1 engine I had. So, It might be tough to complete, but I would love to some point, hopefully soon, find a 940 or 740 wagon and do what you gentlemen have done and drop an LS in. I am married with two babies……. so now you might understand how this might be more difficult financially and to do timely for me. Lets hope I can accomplish something soon! Until then, I’ll learn from y’all about what to expect.

John here. I don’t have a Volvo yet. I’m on the market and I’m hoping someone knows a good shop or person to do the swap near Philadelphia pa.

hey, martin here
just wanted to put it out there that i am ready to LS.. my 240 wagon instead of taking it to the wrecker. would love to here from others doing the same

Hello, I’m Doug and I’m a Ford retiree in the heart of the empire; Dearborn, Michigan. I was a BMW tech for 9 years in ’80s. Have worked  in GM, Nissan, Hon/Yam/Kaw/Suz/Tri/Duc dealers, race shops, proto-fab, etc. Currently restore vintage Brit bikes for small business. Have a very rusty, but much loved ’83 242 Turbo, owned since ’86. Planned to do resto and V8 swap for years, but things kept coming and project got pushed farther back in shop. Finally pulled car out for honest look at what remained, bought virtually rust free stripper ’84 242 from Arkansas, so ’83 Turbo will be donor car. Currently doing body strip/resto on ’84 and gathering parts for V8 driveline. Why choose Ford? As a Ford retiree I get a good discount on Ford/Ford Racing parts and lots of info locally as Engineering, Dyno Lab, “skunk works”, are blocks away and employees live nearby. Neighbor is Ford Dyno Lab Product development guy. Mustang donors are cheap and plentiful, but as a retiree, I gotta watch the money! Looking for used/unused Converse Ford kit or parts for 200 series car for ages!

Also have 2000 V70AWD wagon with auto trans woes, what a nightmare car! Love the RWD Volvos, positively HATE the FWD/AWD. Parts astronomically $$$$, PIA to work on, service info hard to find, many $$$ “special tools”, “software upgrades”, “dealer only” stuff, SHEESH! Dealer quoted trans replacement $4500-$6000!

Eric W. here from Portland, OR. I’ve wanted to do a V8 Volvo swap since I first heard of the Converse conversion and the bug has never left. I picked up a white 92′ 960 wagon yesterday (white lighting – one bad grocery getter). Excellent shape but a blown motor, $400. I have a LM4 out of an 04′ Chev trailblazer. Have the motor, need the tranny. Motor didn’t come with any electronics so I’ll need everything… Before I drop it in, I’ll do an LS1 intake swap.

My DD is a Volvo XC-90. I work for an off-road accessories company and have 35 engineers with full shop / prototyping etc, so if collaborative as a group with find one thing to build that adds to your LS mounts, let me see what I can do!!

KEN – sorry but I’m going to be a stalker…..I have your mounts, the JTR tranny mount and I’ll get a good aftermarket harness / PCM / Tranny Controller, but I’ll need help on integrating the car wiring/brains and the fuel system……..I’ll check all the posts on the site before I bug you.

Hi my name is Geoff I’m 25 from Northeast Pennsylvania and I have a 1996 Volvo 960.

I bought it last year for $1450 with no rust, just a scuff or two and needed some routine maintenance

I love the ls motors land want to put a lm7 in it. It just seems like a no brainer. The last car I had was a 94 vw golf and after that electrical nightmare I was though and wanted something different (rear wheel drive) and reliable.

I don’t have anything bought yet but I want to slowly acquire everything I need to make this happen. Just thought joining this forum would be a step in the right direction.