Volvo 440 with F7P - Retro-Renault

terrastudios · 21st November 2006, 09:36 PM

Older photos so the wiring isn't that messy now! Will take some more and post them on here if people are interested. Engine is running on MegaSquirt which is controlling both fuel and ignition (notice the standard ignition coil underneath the strut brace)

Sorry to bring Volvo content on here, but its kinda renault related also.

Matt.

bbracer16valver · 21st November 2006, 10:04 PM

nice

Roger Red Hat · 21st November 2006, 10:08 PM

other pics of genral car?

terrastudios · 21st November 2006, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Roger Red Hat

other pics of genral car?

Will dig you some out

Thanks BB!

**Chet T16** · 21st November 2006, 10:38 PM

Thats cool

Do a report on it, i'd love to read it

terrastudios · 21st November 2006, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Chet T16

Thats cool

Do a report on it, i'd love to read it

Thanks Chet, I'll find some time this week and will write one!

**The T.I.B.** · 21st November 2006, 11:07 PM

Nice, I heard the engines were similar, could you keep the same engine block?

Also how do you set the adjustable strut brace?

bbracer16valver · 21st November 2006, 11:09 PM

yea to make a table

**The T.I.B.** · 21st November 2006, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by bbracer16valver

yea to make a table

Ash do you really still use that blue F7P block as a coffee table??

bbracer16valver · 21st November 2006, 11:15 PM

yup.. but it will be a few grands worth to before it is moved

terrastudios · 21st November 2006, 11:25 PM

Nice, I heard the engines were similar, could you keep the same engine block?

Nope, the F7P head has extra oil ways - the original plan was to bolt the F7P head to the B20F (2 litre renault F3P?) block, but the F3P does not have the extra oil ways. I was tempted to seal the extra ones up by welding a plate across but thought that they were there for a reason and decided to pull out the B20F engine and drop in the F7P.

Also how do you set the adjustable strut brace?

Its not adjustable, myself and my dad made it out of a piece of stainless steel water pipe, bent it with a 50 ton press and welded it up (well at his place of work).

its then got an aircraft bearing on the right hand side so that the brace can pivet upwards.

the join on the right hand side is to aid removal of the brace if the engine needs to come out, originally it was one complete piece but it was getting tedious removing and refitting it all the time when the engine was in its early days of fitment.

**The T.I.B.** · 22nd November 2006, 07:38 AM

Looking forward to the full 50-page project report

**Chet T16** · 22nd November 2006, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by terrastudios

Nope, the F7P head has extra oil ways - the original plan was to bolt the F7P head to the B20F (2 litre renault F3P?) block, but the F3P does not have the extra oil ways. I was tempted to seal the extra ones up by welding a plate across but thought that they were there for a reason and decided to pull out the B20F engine and drop in the F7P.

Sounds like the problem i had when fitting an f7p head to a 2.0 8v laguna engine.

**Chris H** · 22nd November 2006, 09:51 AM

thats because it is THE very problem Michael.

**Chet T16** · 22nd November 2006, 09:56 AM

I'm a 'tard, i didn't see the f3r code

Yup, it was the very problem

21st November 2006, 09:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
terrastudios Membre Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: County Durham Posts: 147	Volvo 440 with F7P Older photos so the wiring isn't that messy now! Will take some more and post them on here if people are interested. Engine is running on MegaSquirt which is controlling both fuel and ignition (notice the standard ignition coil underneath the strut brace) Sorry to bring Volvo content on here, but its kinda renault related also. Matt.

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Roger Red Hat Membre abonné Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Slough... :( Posts: 618	other pics of genral car? __________________ If she looks as good as a V8 sounds, give her my number!

21st November 2006, 11:25 PM	#11 (permalink)
terrastudios Membre Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: County Durham Posts: 147	Nice, I heard the engines were similar, could you keep the same engine block? Nope, the F7P head has extra oil ways - the original plan was to bolt the F7P head to the B20F (2 litre renault F3P?) block, but the F3P does not have the extra oil ways. I was tempted to seal the extra ones up by welding a plate across but thought that they were there for a reason and decided to pull out the B20F engine and drop in the F7P. Also how do you set the adjustable strut brace? Its not adjustable, myself and my dad made it out of a piece of stainless steel water pipe, bent it with a 50 ton press and welded it up (well at his place of work). its then got an aircraft bearing on the right hand side so that the brace can pivet upwards. the join on the right hand side is to aid removal of the brace if the engine needs to come out, originally it was one complete piece but it was getting tedious removing and refitting it all the time when the engine was in its early days of fitment. Last edited by terrastudios; 21st November 2006 at 11:28 PM.

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