Bagged, Swapped, Rowdy! 1966 Volvo 122 S

In this episode of Long Automotive we take a look at my most serious build to date, a heavily modified 1966 Volvo 122.

[@3wheelie]

You caught my attention with the intro. As a ”swede” living less than 5 miles from the Volvo factory in Gothenburg I enjoy those oldies. We have an Volvo museum with every one of the old ones. Two thumbs up!👍👍

[@longautomotive]

Thank you!

[@kentpedersen7582]

The 5cylinder has a great sound Greetings from Gothenburg Sweden ( hometown of Volvo)

[@BurninSven1]

You got this nice old Volvo Amazon kombi and you do like this with it I cannot believe it. Volvo and SAAB mechanic used to give the other guys a hard time, mostly for fun though. Me being a former SAAB mechanic I in reality love theese old Volvos so this is to me what the heck did he do.

[@bunkie2100]

My father was issued a white 1964 122 wagon as a company car. One night coming home from a company party at the World’s Fair (my dad and my mom ran the Swedish restaurant), he and my mom were up front and a couple of company execs were in the back when the car hit a construction beam in the road and rolled three times. Everyone walked away. He was promptly issued a new, identical model to replace it. Since the World’s Fair only ran for two years, we only had the Volvos for ‘64 and ‘65. One cool thing ws that the cars carried Port Authority license plates in addition to the NY plates which meant it could be driven onto the ramp at JFK. I have a soft spot for these Amazons (as they were known outside the US). It’s great to see yours in such good shape!

[@SnaakeShiT]

That whiteblock making some killer sound! Way better going na than turbo!

[@longautomotive]

I'm very happy as well keeping it n/a. It's enough power, and yeah the noises are great.

[@billpetersen298]

Ouch that hurts. My three 850 wagons are all turbo variants. I’d love to have the sound he has. You have me scratching my head now, what to do.

[@ogfromutube9649]

There both cool, reliable, and great sounding. All depends on what you want. A b5234t with ported intake, turbo inlet with open filter, and 3"" ss turboback still sounds pretty amazing.. windows up I hear intake and turbo over exhaust.

[@billpetersen298]

@@ogfromutube9649 You are right, I do love the sound of the intake, and the turbo. But there is nothing better than the 5 cylinder rumble. I’ll have to experiment with it. All good fun. My daughter drives, a stock turbo 940. The turbo on it, sounds so cute. It’s fun too.

[@newdutchworkshop7026]

@@ogfromutube9649 I drive a b5234t, non ported and stock turbo as far as I know. I do have a K&N filter in the stock airbox, DO88 charge piping and a stainless turbo back (with sports cat and mufflers/reso). It was only when I got the downpipe (cat back already in place) that the exhaust started to be more balanced against the intake sound. I hope to get a DO88 intake pipe and intercooler soon, might make a bit more intake sound then :)

[@MrPhillybirds4ever]

I live in NC and have an unhealthy obsession with 122s. I would love to see this thing.

[@longautomotive]

Thanks! It still makes it out to the cars and coffees 😀

[@BNEdynamics]

We need more PAPA LONG content!

[@Xythos]

"some things im not happy about but its pretty baller" words i live by

[@cmirwin]

Nice build. I really enjoy the sound of a 5-cylinder engine, such as the Volvos and Audis have.

[@flurka]

What a cool volvo! I mean you just nailed it all the way through the whole thing! 👌 And kudos to you for that little die-cast predator on the shelf in the background 👍

[@longautomotive]

Thank you! That's actually a trophy for chumpcar racing series. They made a different one for every race, that one happened to be predator themed.

[@caleeks4217]

That's one nice Volvo! I have a -84 242 with B230 16V Turbo but the 122 stationwagon is one of the coolest Volvo's for sure. Really love those wheels!!!

[@turbogrin]

Greetings and thanks for sharing! I love my 09 C30 T5 and my 740 with a f cylinder turbo and 4 spd with overdrive!

[@stephenhegarty]

This is my dream car, love what you have done to it.

[@longautomotive]

Thank you!

[@Caboosz]

5 cyl whit ITB's.. something i didnt know i needed in my life, it sounds AWSOME! first and possibly the only time i wont miss the turbo sound from a 5 cyl. great build!

[@longautomotive]

Thank you! There's a video coming up with even better exhaust noise 😉

[@EPYes]

I don't know how to "thumbs up" more than once! 🔥

[@user-tu3bt5tv2v]

Nice build , cool shop !!!!

[@longautomotive]

Thank you!

[@jeffreynelson3294]

I love the Volvo but I want the Cadillac. What a beauty.

[@TheCluelessEnthusiast]

sounds awesome and looks cool too. i love engine swaps like this

[@winandd8649]

DAMN, this is a dream car!! the amazon combi + a 5 cilinder!! Best of both worlds..

[@122amazonls5]

Love to see this car at our slo festival next year

[@douglasb.1203]

In my life, there have been two Audi Coupes occupying my driveway. Although nothing to do with Volvo, the sound of a 5 cylinder at full chat warbling is intoxicating. That's one cool Volvo.

[@paulwells3084]

that's a fun long roof man, I've always been a fan of Volvos, buddy of mine had a 242 back in the day, I can appreciate that it's not pretty, it's the perfect driver.

[@longautomotive]

Thank you! For better or worse most of my stuff isn't show quality, partially for that reason.

[@jacksonwalters7675]

Love the care it looks like you put into your cars and your video style! Good stuff man!

[@duett445]

Original callipers , rotors and discs are readily available for the 122 from several sellers on US and Canada and in Europe.

[@celuiquipeut6527]

ITB are the sound of life.

[@paulb4uk]

Car looks and sounds superb a nice build .

[@ziyaadrhoda2134]

Beautiful build. We need more like this.

[@troyglossop1113]

beautiful and super unique car, I love the look and how you decided to modify it. Happy new year, thanks for sharing

[@nathanpeachs2704]

This is one of the most beautiful cars I've ever seen 😁🇭🇲

[@reeegzy5470]

such a beautiful car mate... Well done.

[@mriippa]

dang that is one gorgeous car. an absolute favorite classic. and nothing sounds as good as a Volvo 5 Cylinder engine

[@kaseycarpenter73]

kudos for keeping the swap in the family!

[@justinfletcher3753]

Love the video Kyle! I remember the first time I saw this car at Cars & Coffee in Roxboro years ago! Looking forward to future videos.

[@longautomotive]

Hopefully I can bring it out again soon! Fingers crossed we can make some improvements over the winter.

[@justinfletcher3753]

@@longautomotive it will get some attention for sure! My wagon is getting some repairs and changes over the winter as well.

[@SimpsonsClassics]

Subscribed, come over from Deans channel! Dude this car is absolutely sick love it!

[@DeanofMachines]

The carb setup is perfect. It sounds mean as heck!

[@MrV-no7yv]

Fantastic practical classic cars grab one while you can because they are shooting up in value especially the estates

[@longautomotive]

Man they are for sure not getting any easier to find!

[@sschu2223]

Love it ❤ .i have a 73 144e. That was my 2nd high-school car it has just been sitting since i parked it in 1999 .i want to do something similar to what you have there .but im going to go more of a touring car look

[@finlay230]

love it !!! sound is unreal !!!!

[@adamdrives365]

Sounds incredible. Nice workshop you have there

[@longautomotive]

Thank you!

[@arieplomp8906]

Nice car Kyle! Looking forward to your upcoming vids! Dean says hi !!

[@DeanofMachines]

Thank you for stopping by!! I can’t wait to see what he does with the channel

[@kempaswe4022]

Scrapped one of those wagons about 20 years ago for parts to a cupè. There were almost no floor in it, the driver seat went thru the floor when I sat in it in the garage 😂. But it was free and had some parts that I needed to my 1964.

[@tonystylu1021]

Looks awesome, sounds even better.

[@RedneckSwede]

I've seen a couple of good builds based on all the versions of the Amazon models. This one is now one of my favorites. Old cars should be driven and not stored away. The auto purists out there can cry how much they want, this is how we give the cars a second chance of love.

[@longautomotive]

Thank you! I try and get my stuff just good enough, I don't have the attention span to perfect one car.

[@ravetilldawn]

Nice Classics in your garage. The 122 very cool.

[@Anuskasv0]

What a cool build!

[@mattblack156]

Nice work Kyle, looking forward to the future mods!

[@longautomotive]

Thank you!

[@davidwildstallionjohnson4458]

From an old Volvo guy, "Well done"

[@OlavAlexanderMjelde]

Very nice ride man, the 5 cyl engine is very cool in rwd applications and the amazon wagon is a nice car to put it in.

[@garnerblair5179]

Sounds beautiful

[@saabeater]

Can't wait till the next one!

[@karlbenz4925]

Kudos to you for not only saving a beautiful wagon, but also enhance the raw material in a tasteful way. you will have many fine miles ahead of you sitting behind that rather large steering wheel of the "Amazon kombi" Cheers

[@longautomotive]

Thank you! I hope to keep that theme going as I venture into refining what's already done, and putting an interior together for it.

[@smoothdurban]

Nicely done. Sounds great. If you are happy with it that’s all that matters.

[@cjjohnson3939]

My dad has a mustang 2 front clip on his 1940 Chevy pickup with bags. It works really well. Love your build 🤌🏼

[@mangewide]

Awesome!! a Amazon kombi!, as the name is i Sweden! :), Cool build!

[@rubbersoul3723]

Watching from the State of Rhode Island--never owned a Vovlo-but sweet mod for sure-excellent execution-if Vovlo had any sense-they would make these just like this-NOW-NEW-they would sell faster than they could make them-continued success! 🙂

[@MrLarsgren]

should make some discrete sideskirts and some rails on the frame it can sit on if you wanna park it on its belly. easier to change a rail than changing out panels and stuff after some time.

[@DeanofMachines]

It’s about damn time!!!

[@Quattro_Joe]

Old skool estate on ITB’s. Instant like and subscribe. Cool estates are the best do anything cars ever. We’ll done great build. Sounds savage

[@lukesandy04]

What a little gem 👌🏻

[@xrayeverything]

I'd love to see this thing on a Mustang II front end.

[@bryandickerson5365]

Very, very cool and the sound is awesome. Funny when you say “it doesn’t have a ton of power” then you proceed to tear through the gears. Some of us don’t live with high horsepower rigs so your acceleration demo seems pretty damn impressive! My ideal power to weight would be 200hp/ton so you’re not that far off. Thanks for the vid!

[@Cjl0189]

A proper need for swede ! 🎉

[@laddtryck]

Love to see the na builds!

[@ogfromutube9649]

This thing is freaking cool man! I have a turbo whiteblock 04 motor in a 98 T5 with fbo, coilovers, water methanol, etc.. made 350whp and over 400ft lbs... And I have a 1990 244gl with a cammed LS, manual Nissan trans, ford 8.8 rear with 3.73, ipd sport springs, bne panhard bar etc.. has 1 7/8 longtube headers with tbss and 92mm tb so it's loud... I love inline 5s and V8 sounds.. the itb definitely make some nice sound with the 5 cyl.. like a mini v10 or V12 lol... I'd love a 140 or even 160 to put my LS drivetrain in. The 240 is solid but a 4dr sedan wasn't my first choice. It does look pretty cool with black n silver two tone and BBS SR wheels on it, also had some Vette salad shooter 16x9.5 on it. But again very cool!! I see you have a mk2 vw in there as well. My buddy has a 93 corrado g60 in yellow been sitting in his garage for like 15 years.

[@rudsaki]

Love the back story.

[@chrissimes9445]

Around 1999, I built a 740 wagon with a 93 Mustang 5.0 and 5 speed. I love this one, I think it's perfect as it sits, I would turbo it before lowering it any more, but that's me. I'm also in NC, will keep an eye on you!

[@invader_viv]

23k views and less the 650 subs, you got my sub as a euro car guy currently with a Volvo 🤘🏻

[@janamazon5745]

you are driving my dream!

[@jjfordingpoursoulstudios8581]

Rad lil wagoon you got there! Don't know which is more impressive though, the wagoon or the shop you built! Subbed and looking forward to future episodes.

[@ThePoofdiggins]

So glad I found your channel! I'm doing this swap with the turbo whiteblock, into my Amazon. Currently pulling it out of the v70r, and I have so many questions. 🤣

[@longautomotive]

Happy to help! Feel free to find me on Instagram, it's easier to message there

[@MrQuantom]

FYI, those are FC RX7 disc's, all the FB's were 4 bolt hubs!

[@Arti3157]

Wish i could find something like that to put a volvo straight 6 in :)

[@nurseratchet8535]

Bro, I always pove your posts on turbo bricks. Great build!

[@longautomotive]

Man I really need to post on there more, thanks!

[@tonymuthafuckingunn]

Absolutely awesome ride! I think the air ride set up is perfect! She runs good too!!!

[@99unclebob]

nice video ,i see your in the V category, Volvo and Volkswagen ,nice work on the 122 wagon tough to find any kind of wagon,I been owning/driving these over 40 yrs and over a million miles over 4 to 5- 240's and love them and there is nothing better in winter for heat, and have had heated seats since 1981 driver seat was standard passenger seat was optional, girls like it on the bunns, LOL, nice work on the car, when you go to do the rest of the drop build and cut up the rear floor ,if can retro fit the factory hydraulic engine mounts , you'll find as much as 15-20% NVH reduction in the cabin, it is a huge difference, you can buy a one sided adhesive backed insulation for the underside of the hood , cut to shape and its peel and stick, that alone cuts your NVH another 6.5 decibels , which is really noticeable , one trick i learned from a car builder is spraying under coating inside your doors, just a thin coat and it reduces the natural resonance transmitted from the road through the chassis, i did this on my 89 240 DL and it works pretty good, sweet ride, you can also get cams for that engine that'll give another10-15 bhp, 👍

[@rojioyama248]

Love what you have done on this rarest of the 122 series. My first car was a 1964 PV544, which I purchased for something ridiculous like $450.00 back in 1969. I remember that there was a rare 544 wagon with rear barn doors. There was only one I saw back then in San Francisco, where I live. If you ever consider selling it, let know.

[@alancollard8939]

its a 120 series not a 122 series

[@derpapito1391]

Having a few 850 Turbos, a 122 wagon with a B5254T has been on my bucketlist for years. One day...

[@longautomotive]

I started with p80 cars. I've had a black t5r, had a manual t5 s70 for many years, had a saffron v70r, currently have a saffron c70. They're great cars if you know their quirks.

[@DaWhole9]

SOOOOOOO cool! I have a white 64, red interior that I am getting back on the road, and I want to bad it as well. I may contact you for more details on the suspension. Great work!

[@longautomotive]

No sweat, if you can find me on Instagram I'm quicker to respond to questions there 👍

[@J.F.K.O]

It sounds sweet. Imagine if the 5 cylinders volvo's came with a Honda B series style vtec that just suddenly comes on :P

[@eliasandersson413]

It feels so weird to hear you refer to it as a "Volvo 122" even if I know that's correct over in the U.S. but here in Sweden it's most known as a "Volvo Amazon" And normally I'm that kind of person who likes original, but I think you did a really nice job with that old Amazon! I don't have a volvo amazon myself, but my friend have 5 of those oldies, one of them being a station wagon, all original and never rust repaird! If you ever need something that you can't find over there in the U.S. feel free to ask! Maybe it's easier to find here in sweden :) Have a nice day! And a great video!

[@6ixthstage845]

Wow I'm so jealous of the ITG filter. I really wanted the same setup but it was going to be like $300+ CAD. Maybe sometime in the future.

[@fishnrc294]

This is a case of lower something & it automatically looks better. I love the low look I had a mini truck that was slammed to the ground & it just looked good.

[@googlepissoff5776]

To each their own I guess. I think he lowered it to a ridiculous looking level

[@ianjohnson7835]

Excellent.

[@draggonhedd]

Sick amazon, Sick MK1 GTI. Both speak to me. I've been looking into IRS swaps for solid axle cars, and one of the ones that really stood out to me was the RX8. The whole multi-link setup hooks up with 6 bolts and they're SILLY cheap. And theres all manner of aftermarket suspension and linkage parts for them.

[@alancollard8939]

why,the solid axle is bullet proof, the rear end stick its the front that washes out

[@dmiller413]

Nice build

[@longautomotive]

Thank you!

[@MrJearley6]

DDDAAAMMMNNN ! I like this !! Nice work!!!

[@longautomotive]

Thank you!

[@genekay8266]

@@longautomotive wheel specs?

[@jayinmi3706]

I dig it...Not sure if you've seen Throttle Stop Garage but he's building an Amazon (same as a 122, I'm told) with carbon fiber body parts. Would love some more info on the GTI, too.

[@longautomotive]

I have seen his channel, the guys work is nuts! No way I have that amount of patience, respect to him. I will absolutely do some content on the GTI. Right now it's got some ignition issues, hopefully the first feature episode will be figuring that out.

[@rscamarolover]

Hella cool rare wagon

[@stevekovacs6250]

Sick 66! Dean sent me. 😁

[@DeanofMachines]

Probably the sickest 122 wagon I’ve seen in a minute!

[@nyce.monique]

all i know is, we better see this at mountain meet next year...with the teddy bear wheels, somehow 😆

[@g0fvt]

Looks great, not sure I would go lower but we all think differently. Bike carbs look very cool on it and probably sounds great in real life. The turbo 5 cylinders are cool but you'd lose that sound.

[@janjonasson7669]

I love that didnt overrenovate You can see the cars age

[@mechanicalmanny494]

It’s got character 👍

[@iztokvatovec]

Vw and volvos go good together. I have a 67 beetle, a mk1 Gti, a 93 245 and a 74 145 (still in pieces).

[@longautomotive]

Very cool! It sounds like we have similar tastes. I will surely have VW content in future videos.

[@iztokvatovec]

I was all into vw for long time. First aircooled then the gti came along 17 years ago. Few years back I was bitten bi the volvo bug and now I am a big fan. Still love the aircooled vw but i lost some interest in the golf. I did see your other video with the 242. I love it. I would trade my gti for a solid 242 project in a hartbeat.

[@rohspeed]

Amazing build bro... Maybe next mod will be turbo it😁... Keep it up👍🏼💥

[@longautomotive]

I have had a c30 turbo setup on the shelf for a while...

[@rohspeed]

@@longautomotive can't wait... To see the progres🙏🏼

[@Jonathan_Doe_]

The splits only partially for the ability to drive with it open, it’s more so you can load stuff against the back and not have it drop everywhere when you try to get it out.

[@akura2]

I know it’s your car, but I think the stance is absolutely perfect as it sits in the thumbnail… (as the previous owner of a beasted out 68 Mini 😁, I LOVE old European cars)

[@longautomotive]

Thank you! Really I just can't leave anything alone. Practically there is nothing wrong with it.

[@akura2]

@@longautomotive hey… I ain’t mad at you… lol I know how THAT goes… it’s very hard to use restraint when you love doing what you do… lol

[@sulohone]

love what you have done with it!. could you share any more info on the airbag setup? (what brand/model, what modifications required) would greatly appreciate it. im looking at bagging my p1800.

[@longautomotive]

My stuff is all from air lift performance, they're universal bag and strut assemblies. Unfortunately it took a ton of fab work to get them in there. The front subframe was cut to fit them, and the rear axle is on a custom 4 link setup to fit the rears.

[@glschwa2]

i love this build, super creative and well done. i have a 1988 740 wagon that im working on and was wondering where you got the wheels for your gti mk1 because theyre exactly what im looking for to put on my car.

[@longautomotive]

Hey man they're ronal turbos, I bought them from performance alloys UK. Ronal still makes them new.

[@CrazyHeross]

the volvo amazon combi frame can pretty often be snapped/bent due to overloading long items

[@ogfromutube9649]

There was another guy who built one of these 122 wagons in white that also had bmw parts.. was on an ipd meet video.. can't seem to remember the driveline. Also a Miata with the na whiteblock and itb...