Has Sticker, No Engine: 1995 Volvo 960 V8 Swap Ready
The most famous Volvo wagon (or wagons) of all time is the V8 swapped 960 wagon that Paul Newman owned — the saga of this car was told years later by Dave Letterman and in 2014 Newman’s wagon was found in a cheap used car lot — that story was broken here on DT. Many have created tribute cars to that insane ideal of a fast sleeper wagon, and today’s 960 is offered with its engine/trans recently pulled, but swap ready and a CA BAR sticker on the firewall. Not bad at all for the price. Find this 1995 Volvo 960 V8 Swap Ready offered for $2000 in San Mateo, CA via craigslist.
From the seller:
1995 volvo 960 wagon
fuel: gas
odometer: 150000
title status: clean
transmission: manual
I am selling a 1995 Volvo 960 chassis that has been converted to be powered. Up until a week ago it had an E-rod LS3 and t56 magnum in it. It has a California bar smog sticker on it as well from the E-rod. My granddad brought the car new in 1995.
“How the hell is he selling for that price:”
All the parts on it have less than 10K miles on them.
Wilwood 330mm front brake conversion bought new for $990
17 inch Volvo pegasus wheels bought new for $700
Kaplhenke rear Konis bought new for $850
Michelin Pilot sports bought new for $190 each
Spal Fan bought new for $100
STS motor mounts bought new for $350
Custom driveshaft $350
Custom trans mount.
740 manual pedal box.
Bar sticker Priceless 😉
Ready for another LS.
The bad:
The standard with old Volvos, heater core needs to be replaced
The seats need to be readjusted so they actually move.
Drive seat has a rip
The Extra:
The old wheels and tires
The stock brakes
New brake pads for the back.
I have included some photos of it with the LS3 in it still.
It was smogged before the motor was pulled 😉
$2000 obo for everything!
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Wow, a detailed study in evaporating dollars while doing a swap. I'm guessing the rear end cost was the straw that broke the camels back.
But doesn’t the bar sticker specify that it goes with the Erod engine and transmission combo which would be about 10k ?
My iPhone keeps changing Erod to eros
Yes, and I think it may even specify the exact engine by serial number, which means the sticker doesn't do you any good on another E-Rod motor.
The sticker might not have the serial # spelled out, but the barcode probably has the info and that's what gets scanned at the time of inspection.
But even if the sticker is generic for any E-Rod, you're still looking at an expensive build, although a good one.
At least the seller did what he can to help out the next owner by getting the car smog tested before yanking the drivetrain. That buys the next guy some time.
Or you could slap a junkyard Camaro drivetrain in it and New York plates I suppose.
Forgive me, oh DT Commentariat, for not properly formatting this URL: drivewerks.co/tag/960/
This car was documented as a drivewerks.co build a few years ago. Sad to see it go.
I would prefer putting a 3G Hemi (SRT) into this wagon, myself. 🙂