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here it comes..
volvo B234F head swap. through the search, i found nothing really recent on this or direct to my questions, but i did learn that it's RDOG's area of expertise. RDOG, i found your links in another post, no need to repost them. i already had 2 of them and bookmarked the others haha.
now, before you guys start jumping in and talking about cost and such, i can mig/tig weld, so i'm capable of making an intake and header. in every thread (here and TF), i read the battle of 'cost' vs buying an aluminum esslinder head. i just want that to be left out of this thread, because i can weld/fabricate and have a couple friends that work at a machine shop, so the machining costs will be minimal than your average joe walking in the door.
now, questions!
as far as oiling goes, how is this handled? i read on 1 page that you tap and plug the oil head on the back of the block deck surface, because the head doesn't cover it. then, on another page i read that an aluminum block was welded to the head, to utilize the oil passage. how is this done? obviously the block has to be drilled in order to feed the oil to the head, but how and where?
as far as fly-cutting the pistons, i know how to do that already. actually, i've done it on a couple occasions, so that's not really an area of needed info.
now. coolant passages, what is done there? i've read on 1 of the pages (or TF threads) that they just 'ported' the coolant holes to meet the holes in the block. i assume it's safe to do so?
dowel pins. how are they handled? machining the head's dowel holes?
4th picture down on this page. how are these coolant passages handled? staying away from welding the block would be a plus for me, as i don't want to touch the block anymore than i have to.
http://www.reocities.com/_nitro_/volvosw...oswap.html
i see giant potential in the B234F swap with the flow numbers of the head in stock form. i just want to cover all bases before i pick up a head and get under way.
and i would also sign up on TF to post these questions, but they require a 'paid' email address (from your service provider or such) and i don't have 1, because i use a cricket broadband usb 'stick,' which is basically like a cellphone (it has a phone number, i can send texts from it haha).
volvo B234F head swap. through the search, i found nothing really recent on this or direct to my questions, but i did learn that it's RDOG's area of expertise. RDOG, i found your links in another post, no need to repost them. i already had 2 of them and bookmarked the others haha.
now, before you guys start jumping in and talking about cost and such, i can mig/tig weld, so i'm capable of making an intake and header. in every thread (here and TF), i read the battle of 'cost' vs buying an aluminum esslinder head. i just want that to be left out of this thread, because i can weld/fabricate and have a couple friends that work at a machine shop, so the machining costs will be minimal than your average joe walking in the door.
now, questions!
as far as oiling goes, how is this handled? i read on 1 page that you tap and plug the oil head on the back of the block deck surface, because the head doesn't cover it. then, on another page i read that an aluminum block was welded to the head, to utilize the oil passage. how is this done? obviously the block has to be drilled in order to feed the oil to the head, but how and where?
as far as fly-cutting the pistons, i know how to do that already. actually, i've done it on a couple occasions, so that's not really an area of needed info.
now. coolant passages, what is done there? i've read on 1 of the pages (or TF threads) that they just 'ported' the coolant holes to meet the holes in the block. i assume it's safe to do so?
dowel pins. how are they handled? machining the head's dowel holes?
4th picture down on this page. how are these coolant passages handled? staying away from welding the block would be a plus for me, as i don't want to touch the block anymore than i have to.
http://www.reocities.com/_nitro_/volvosw...oswap.html
i see giant potential in the B234F swap with the flow numbers of the head in stock form. i just want to cover all bases before i pick up a head and get under way.
and i would also sign up on TF to post these questions, but they require a 'paid' email address (from your service provider or such) and i don't have 1, because i use a cricket broadband usb 'stick,' which is basically like a cellphone (it has a phone number, i can send texts from it haha).
87 TC: 5spd, started B234F head swap (overall setup changing), Quarterhorse, T3/T4 63 a/r, 3" exhaust, walbro 255, tubular front clip, 5 lug swap, 17x8 front/17x9 rear cobra r's, wilwood 4 piston calipers (rear only, for now), lightened 471lbs so far