Secretly building our mates car without his permission

[@theskidfactory]

Ebay Turbo can be found here: ebay.to/3pzA1jO upgraded waste gate flaps here: ebay.to/3pHwqR4

[@brettus9115]

Legends! Boost to the moon is also enjoyable while it lasts...

[@jonathan7744]

Out of curiosity, why not use one of the cheaper ebay turbos that doesn't have the internal wastegate?

[@brettus9115]

@@jonathan7744 I'd say because external gates are expensive and more complex piping requiring more room. Internal gates are good for heaps of power also when ported correctly.

[@RAZOR69ER]

Any links for those clampless exhaust slip joints for Aus, struggling to find em.

[@brettus9115]

@@RAZOR69ER Just type "exhaust slip joint" in Google mate. ecsexhaust appear to be cheaper from their own online store than on their ebay site (2.5" $18 vs $25). I'd think most performance shops or muffler shops would have them also.

[@TheBuildRoom]

Love the no bullshit advice "You can't choke it up with a smaller housing and call it responsive, it's not how it works" - never change Al.

[@Cherniy-509-Da_HeFine]

Always love rewatching this channels series. So much knowledge!

[@SloppyMechanics]

absolute legends

[@SloppyMechanics]

energy polarizer, is that some snake oil shit?

[@ryantilley-general.shenanigans]

@@SloppyMechanics look up Peter Brock energy polarizer. He's an Australian motor racing legend that headed up the performance arm of Holden, in the 80's he wanted to put crystals in the cars to make them faster or something, he got fired around that time.

[@wobblysauce]

@@ryantilley-general.shenanigans Have to admit, some one made a bunch off it.

[@CorruptInfinityOfficial]

@@SloppyMechanics crystals are used for a lot, lasers diodes, lenses, resonant clocks(worlds smallest clocks built in to computer chips) just to name a few important ones so it’s not that far out there

[@MrCapssy]

@@CorruptInfinityOfficial in all those applications the crystals are used as a component with a purpose. where as putting them in a box and screwing them to the firewall serves no purpose more like a lucky rabbit foot or a 4 leaf clover lol

[@TurbineResearch]

Al's red block comments just triggered all of Sweden

[@aserta]

Eh, nah. Those that know how to put power to these engines, those i know personally, and i know a few, are chill people. Kinda like Jamaica Sweeds. I guess you kinda have to be, going 270~285 in that brick kinda leaves other things behind.

[@Zesserie]

The thing is, i am not triggered, here in Sweden there are loads of them, easy to make pretty big power. i don't understand how people don't know how to make them run good. They are the easiest engines to work on. on a 940, as long as the ignition box is fine, the wires are fine and not rotten, and you have a working coil. and no oxidation in the distributor at the back of the head(its mounted to the cam). This is very simple Bosch stuff from the 70's. If the ignition is fine, fueling is also very easy, you have a fuel box(that is separate from the ignition) if thats fine, check the wiring and injectors(usually never an issue) If the car is still not running fine, check the Narrowband (its a very basic wideband solenoid that knows rich, lean and in between)and the usual culprit: the MAF. Wanna make power? as long as the engine has compression(usually 8.5:1 on the NA, 8.0:1 for the turbo on the 900 series and later 700 series). rip all the electronics for the engine, put in a good ECU you know someone can tune. a set of injectors and a turbo that fits T3 and has an internal gate and of you go. Stock NA engines are good for 200KW if someone is good at tuning, i've seen stock b230FK reach 500HP on a engine dyno(not american hp, rest of the world hp) or about 400KW. But that is very rare and the tune is going be very wonky to not make to much torque, it kills the stock rods.

[@Zesserie]

Oh and its easy to kill any engine, i've seen people kill volvos on 200 crank hp too if you dont know what you are doing.

[@swe1man]

A small flinch might have happen as a owner of many of these. One of them being a rallycar that’s stock with only a tune and a cam making 151hp at the wheel (they make 131hp at the engine from factory). And there are many turbo bricks that makes good power. But then I get what he means as well so :P

[@MRMOPARMAN0426]

@@Zesserie in Australia, they are like a perfect storm of do not want. In a country that mostly hated imports at the time, volvos and saabs were the oddballs of the euros. Not many bothered to understand their workings, the owner were typically weirdos, parts were expensivish and took a while to get in, and at that time, injection was uncommon, finicky and weird. Alot of mechanics didnt want to know about it. So all that, combined with the reputation of being wonky dull cars, is why most guys have similar comments to Al. He knows full well what they are capable of.

[@aaronjanzen2818]

Hey. My redblock makes plenty of power with its single SU carb and mismatched plug wires. Easy 70hp at the tire.

[@Jake_Hamlin]

Probably safer to bounce off the limiter than a 1UZ too

[@aaronjanzen2818]

@@Jake_Hamlin Limiter? What's that? Mine just goes till the carb runs out of fuel somewhere around 5000rpm

[@Smoked_5L]

@@aaronjanzen2818 i had an injected 5 litre commodore that used to do the same thing 😜😅

[@fellowship_of_the_goat]

@@aaronjanzen2818 If you fit a good carb you just peg it until the valves float, it's like nature's rev limiter

[@glenn9k]

Here in Sweden people make really good power with the redblock B230 actually. Not as easy as with a more modern engine of course, but they are often seen delivering over 4-500hp. Seen examples over 700hp as well. The engine is also very popular in N/A form for competitive use in rally and rallycross, often (with aftermarket cylinder head as that is the biggest stick bottleneck) with over 300hp naturally aspirated.

[@sarina3081]

In Canada too

[@christopherwhitney2711]

yeah but in Oz it's not common obviously, being a Volvo

[@zed13__35]

Nothing better than sitting down once a week with a meal and watching The Skid Factory. Keep up the great content guys definitely improves my week!!

[@jfv65]

Yeeessss! Oldskool Volvo! INSTANT LIKE! About those weights, they are supposed to dampen vibrations and i think they are also used to match the front car weight to the springs. V6, B230turbo, D24TD all weight differently so they use weights to match the springs. There are 2 MASSIVE additional weights INSIDE the front chasis rails, to extract them you would have to remove the bumper + bumpershocks.

[@Leviathan431]

12a in a Vitara!? What a legend! Sounds like a chill fella to hang out with. Good on you Al for doing this build for him, I'm sure he loves it.

[@wlrIII]

The B230 is a slow dinosaur, but one tough customer. I was a dispatcher at the local Volvo dealer in the 90's and a woman drove in who had hit a brick on the freeway about 20 miles away. It had wrecked the oil pan and instantly drained all the oil. We replaced the pan, filled it up with oil and sent her on her way. I have massive respect for that.

[@himaro101]

I just love Al's no BS approach to explaining things. Straight to the point and shows that experience is king in the real world. He also knows how to build to a requirement \ spec. Some people will try to go over the top, with no real gain in their use case.

[@bleeksbentbits3150]

Shared this episode with a mate that lives in Volvo land & has a thing for 940's- thought he might be interested.... Had coniption fits & all I could understand was "RED BLOCK LIFE FITTA!!!" That & something about rare 1UZ expencive/can't get..... "LS the world then" & haven't heard back since..... Love ya Hompe! And thanks Skid Factory- loving the stop-motion build, it'd make Ray Harryhausen proud! ;)

[@ILW417]

Was rad to see this thing at Lakeside last weekend and have a chat to Woody and Al

[@izzyplusplusplus1004]

I say thank you to Anne, because she got this project started.

[@matthewtwright84]

I like this style episode, kind of a happy medium between the show every step videos and previous build workaround.

[@paulweerheim]

It's really satisfying to watch actually. Some youtubers make compilations when a build is finished, which is kinda nice.

[@chunkyascharged]

I could listen to Al talk all day about why and how he does things. Loving the build so far mate.

[@craigmandall9420]

I already thought you pair were some top blokes but after this you've been elevated to outstanding human beings. To do that for a mate is just next level guys. Be very proud of yourselves

[@docgramps1]

Spot on about the welding, Al. My dad had a steel fabrication business, making water purification tanks (with many pipes), for skimming contaminated water, 200ft wide beasts. In the 20 years I was hanging out there at the weekends, never once saw anyone purge weld anything. Equally, never once heard of the stalagmites inside until KZbin! Get the prep right, use the right rods, the right amps and the right gas flow, it'll be just fine. Hell, if you're that bothered, put a scope down it when you're done. Now, chatting to a coded welder, that's a whole different ball-game.

[@DangerDaveMurray]

Great episode gents, it was fun to see Al a bit more keen again, the Torana was definitely taking its toll in the last couple episodes, though I suppose this was filmed before those. Cheers!

[@ZAMMY7]

Keep at it al and woody ,dont stress too much about things , I think most of us here because weve had an experience with decent bloke like yourself and a garage with random quirky cars . Literally everyone here feels like they're sitting in the corner ears open coz they acknowledge your wisdom . I wish I could make this funny , but that's what it boils down to.

[@DMSparky]

Al you’re the absolute best! Hahaha that was pretty funny when you pulled out that dump pipe with the crazy flange on the end, first thing that went through my head was that looks like a massive pain in the ass to make. I don’t mind the less intensive cataloging of the builds either. Honestly man it’s your channel do what ever format you like and feel comfortable with. Us audience members are just pumped to learn a little bit and laugh.

[@primycha]

As a Swede, awesome seeing another Volvo on the Skid Factory!

[@joealex65]

Al is such a great friend for helping out his mate with this build! 😁

[@volvo744ti]

as a swede and redblock hoarder i will say they are good. Supports plenty of boost in stock form when done right!

[@fredericrike5974]

Good on Ya, Mate! Projects like this are why any of us have friends for a life time. You just care, and your care shows. Great project, BTW- it's the kind of "street science" of building with what you have that keeps me coming back to the 'Stralian shops- you lot are big on creating your own answers- something the American car scene has lacked for a while, as well as purist welders who wreck the good enough and possible with the perfect. Don't mistake me- I'm a plumber with specialty certifications for medical gas piping and such- where it is absolutely necessary- and somebody else is paying for the materials and extra time it takes to do it that way. The engine doesn't inhale through this pipe, it sends it's smelly, bad breath out this way! And I agree, that down pipe looked dead simple- until you start working up and shaping all the pieces to fit tightly enough to do a finish welding job- great looking piece, Al!

[@jo300hn]

Thanks for the info re the wastegate sizing, I Googled bigger flaps and ended up on a site that was interesting indeed!

[@ChristmasCrustacean1]

"as you know we prefer superchargers" THE DEVIL HAD AL'S TONGUE

[@ruaraidhmcdonald-walker9524]

V8? Easy fit in a 900 series ;) We managed a transverse V10 in one at Cosworth in the 90s as a prototype for Volvo. There's an SAE paper on it somewhere. Sounded like an F1 car. Great fun.

[@jeffrobertson2263]

I remember the Rotara! It was awesome & embarrassed a lot of quick cars back in the day! Awesome work boys!

[@dennisfreebairn8754]

You guys are bloody legends, what a great thing to do!!! Turbo yoga gives me so much confidence to just do it!!

[@timw5709]

Happy birthday Justin enjoy the boost, great thing to do for your friend, legends 🙌

[@TheClarkie70]

its mates like you al and the rest of you that every bloke needs!

[@Raysboostin]

Definitely like this style of build. No fluff just work getting done. More please. 👌🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@aSinisterKiid]

awwwww this is a sick plan. What a good present to give your loved one. She's a keeper for getting the Skid Factory on the job!

[@darrindouglas1]

What a top conversion. Never purged my SS turbo manifold I made for my AU 4L, and never had a drama. Liking the sped up format......

[@darylnicklen3685]

Thanks Al and Woody with your time constraints

[@ZeroTo60Tube]

I remember that hot house green vitara screaming down the nambour highstreet back in 2003/2004. Think it was frequently visiting PRPerformance.

[@theskidfactory]

Yeah Chris at PRP built it for Juzzy.

[@markmcgrath9098]

There’s some front cross member braces from the 960 that are a direct bolts ons. There’s another that goes across from side to side too. Handy bits to stiffen up the front subframe.

[@leighharron]

On this week's Underhaulin'...😉👍🏻 Fair play for doing this whilst filming that other car that shouldn't be mentioned. Explains why you were even more fed up with it

[@myke-ll2fh]

Love this style of videos guys! Good to see Al a bit more relaxed. Been lookin and sounding a bit under the pump. Really intetested in this flapper mod 👍

[@JB-ie6bk]

Finally a real car on this channel! Love the work youre doing keep it up! ❤️

[@arachnenet2244]

*happy swedish brick noises*

[@janvash6251]

dude that downpipe looks absolutely incredible. Love it

[@aaroncutts]

Al at the end was bloody GOLD 😄😄

[@rustyjc71]

Hats off to you Al, a truly awesome thing to do for your buddy. Keen as to see how this one turns out.

[@resn8r]

Checking the shed when I get home in case a Secretly building a patron's car without his permission video is in the works. 😏

[@30YearOldBunta]

I'm totally doing this for one my friends one day. Absolutely epic.

[@lewiswilliams5047]

It’s not a milk factory 😂👌🏻 absolutely spot on.

[@MrSmatterband]

That black box with a weight in it, it's bolted to the firewall to "kill" vibrations (like a dynamat) and also act's like a "shield" so you don't get distortions in the radio signal / speakers from the distributor. 👍🏻

[@profile11me]

"Flip em a fitty and get 'em to sit out the front" Got to be the funniest thing Al has ever said so far on SF :) Well done fella's puttin this together for a mate too!

[@billday762]

I haven't read all the comments but if he follows the blog he probably knows already I think. but Cheers its good to see mates do that for mates. I've never had mates that good. this guy is a lucky man to be surrounded by you people.

[@defcon1ss]

He probably already has the car back before the videos started showing.

[@billday762]

@@defcon1ss Yeah I was thinking that Cheers

[@BigBenAus]

You seem much happier in this video Al. Great to see! #NoMoreToranas

[@tmcwilliam01]

Amazing gift for a long time friend!

[@HomeBuiltByJeff]

Definitely harder working and filming all yourself. Looking good.

[@gruntspeedandcustom5218]

Juzzy is one lucky guy to have good mates like you blokes... I tip my hat 👌👌👌

[@jamesmoore6241]

Hands down, one of my favorite episodes!!

[@Guesty12]

Saw this at Lakeside on Sunday, sounds and goes great. Nice work boys and well done on being loyal mates to a mate!!

[@colwk]

Best episode ever! "This is art Woody"

[@rossheaney5928]

Though i love the regular in depth builds, it is pretty nice getting to watch so much get done in one episode. Would be cool to have more of these while you're in between builds like you are now.

[@mynameis63]

The industry/ hobby needs more dudes like Yoda. Thanks for these Al and Woody.

[@Mrxguy]

"This is art Woody, ...." , Al you legend!

[@jaba512]

Fix the b230 redblock and put it in good use. Try it out yourself. The volvo redblock is in scandinavia the local smallblock chevy, LS or Barra. You can boost the stock turbo engine around 1.5 bar and get 200 kW.

[@tonyhitch5799]

Damn right projects that sit there are no good for anyone. Speaking of which, two days in bed sulking with my broken arse spine... Tomorrow I will get up. Thanks again fellas.

[@DanWallis86]

Love this. Feels like we’re back to the good old skid factory days of Chinese turbos and budget builds.

[@lindsayburrows9272]

Engine reco shops will generally give you a bag of old valves if you ask for them. They make perfect wastegate swing valves.

[@evanespin2726]

Thanks heaps for the donor red block Vo engine gentlemen....cheap 4 a box of Lemon squashes & it'll end up a surprise package for one of Rick's future turbo'ed incarnations!

[@MyBridgestone24]

Pretty cool quick build... well quick in the filmed sense. Cool project.

[@robinzahnd7325]

Such a great channel, you two guys are legends! Thanks for all the content! Greets from switzerland

[@culpritmedia7026]

Bloody good thing you're doing, Al. Such a good mate :D

[@Pacsuper7]

Nice to see some Swedish steel in the work shop. Al doing the "air plane guidance" in the end brightened up the morning! :D

[@rimmersbryggeri]

You are right about the radiator they did have hot and cold climate specs for the cooling system. Originally that came from the military vehicle division.

[@troyam6607]

make sure you take the rotating base off of your milling machine vice and bolt vice directly to mill bed, you will gain rigidity and better clearance for milling.

[@1993kawasaki]

who doesn't love AL's wise words of Turbo wisdom!!

[@salmanmehmood]

Imagine him saying “ I really wish you had built my other car instead of this one”

[@12345shagger]

That Patrol in the yard.. Do a OM606 conversion in it. Would be a great series. Please

[@h2oaddict]

They already had a project like that.

[@TheMrkylester101]

I want to see an om606 conversion aswell

[@Low760]

They are rarer than a Cummins to get here.

[@jbmckean]

lol it sounded like a bag of old nuts and bolts as you reversed it in...superb stuff ..wish i had m8's like you guys.

[@peterscandlyn]

Great one Al. Good to see you back on form and full of info. Enjoyed the format.

[@JoelHMcCarter]

Easily my favorite show on KZbin, Thanks for the great free content! Sorry I can't support the channel with merch or Patreon.

[@Ztaal3]

Yeah the old Volvo rødblokka b230 was a staple of the 90's for a lot of young guys and the best part of it here in Scandinavia was when you blew it up you could ask your neighbor if he had a spare. There was always someone that had one around :D I have seen a couple that made somewhat reliable power past like 330hp, usually a 16v with a lot of lag :P but they where great for a cheap 300 hp which was pretty decent for a first car. With our strict rules here in Norway we had quite a few get legal with old chevy small blocks and some had a rover v8, but the best swap lately was a newer volvo straight six with a turbo.

[@anderskisen1375]

Lots og people make well past 330 with the 8v head... But the engine management system is a big bottleneck. Go standalone and youll heer heaps of power

[@Ztaal3]

@@anderskisen1375 this was 5-10 years ago, but for the money it's not worth it, would rather do a k24 or 2jz, I've been driving with a lot of volvo enthusiast, but they have all changed unless they are going like 300 ish hp. You can make power on any engine if you sink enough money in it. They were great late 90s and early 00s as they came turbo stock and where cheap fun rwd. The 500+ hp cars I've seen have been 16v mostly, i think with the money you need for that level a 16v head isn't a big deal.

[@jackwalls2338]

Wow you really do live in my street... that’s bloody cool hopefully I can come around and talk about cars

[@JPEight]

Top blokes! If my mates fixed up my long term project car - best birthday ever.

[@greenaddictiongarage3236]

Was good seeing you boys & this out at Lakeside.

[@yeahnah6468]

Damn that would have been sick. Did they take it to the track or to the skid pan?

[@greenaddictiongarage3236]

@@yeahnah6468 took it on track. I managed to have 1 run up against it in the cruise session.

[@defcon1ss]

@@greenaddictiongarage3236 what were you in? I was having such a great day haha

[@greenaddictiongarage3236]

@@defcon1ss I was in the r34 Skyline. What about you?

[@defcon1ss]

@@greenaddictiongarage3236 the Volvo 🤣🤣

[@Elswalbe]

I have a b230ft redblock here in America, a few good mods, cam, ecu, exhaust, and it's a good torquey motor. Al's right, it still doesn't run quite right :)

[@barrabadgesAust]

Thanks for the info on the Chinese Turbo fix/porting! I had no idea that was required. I better rip mine off and get that sorted.

[@Danger_mouse]

Nice work guys, great to see you helping out a mate. Good stuff 👌

[@shaun9957]

The out takes were funny, trying to get position right when standing next to the car you looked like Alan from the hangover 🤣

[@deedzledeedz9299]

LOL the last bit of the video is brilliant

[@HighMansx]

Hey awesome! Own a '91 740 with a B230F, put a turbo on it and everything! This is gonna be a fun video!

[@datasailor8132]

We had a black 1982 Volvo 240 Turbo wagon. Four speed with OD. I miss that car.

[@jeffrobertson2263]

The louda plates were on a swift last time I saw them!

[@brettus9115]

Would be nice to see the milling and porting of the wastegate. Thanks for the links also 👍🏿

[@cammmy]

I wish you made this video 18 months ago :-) I had the exact issue you describe with an internally gated GTX2863R from Mamba. I was getting mad boost creep and they told me to put a more restrictive exhaust on it... I put a radius on it internally and where the flapper seals (leaving enough for it to still seal up) and it solved the issue. Wasn't a particularly cheap thing, so disappointed that I had to do that and also with their "solution" of choking the exhaust

[@dadi2450]

i hope to god that rotary suzuki vitara still exsists.

[@defcon1ss]

Unfortunately it does not =(

[@dadi2450]

=(

[@bigsohc]

Ah did you own it,?

[@Oz4me_craig]

I always wanted to build a Zook with a rotary, that would have been a beach weapon! Shame it's gone 😥

[@JohannesKonow]

There's like a million rotozukis around. It's a really popular swap for some reason.

[@0megabnning]

being a volvo owner. i can sorta agree on the statement about the redblocks... but only in australia and only because theres not the crazy aftermarket parts surplus like they have overseas. theres tons of power build redblocks in europe and scandinavia. and even a few in the US

[@rol1in0n20s]

You can hang old CD's on fishing line like wind chimes, 2-3 discs per string about 1 meter long, and about 2 meters between, along the edge of the soffet/gutter... that'll keep birds away from the door

[@moebius2k103]

A soffit is an exterior or interior architectural feature, generally the horizontal, aloft underside of any construction element. Its archetypal form, sometimes incorporating or implying the projection of beams, is the underside of eaves.

[@volvogt21]

Nice filming Al. I like how you moved the position of the camera that one time. Kinda funky. You've come a long way with your KZbinin skills

[@theskidfactory]

The fact that you noticed it makes it all worth it.

[@volvogt21]

@@theskidfactory pmsl. I rarely comment here but when I do it is about your camera work :) and you always reply. Lol. Keep up the great work mate. Your channel is always a pleasure to watch.

[@L.C.A.car_adventure_channel]

As a former TIG welder I always love when you do the manifolds and dump pipes❤️. And I totally agree with you this isn't a food factor so would be a waste of time to do the same welding process, and I know because I did all that 😅. So people don't go Al on his nerve when you don't know what you are talking about. Great video 👌👍.

[@thebigw3377]

Agree no need to purge it’s only an exhaust. Ive fabed more than most.

[@noobatnothing]

such a sick build! love the knowledge! you guys are great. would love to turbo a uz. i love you al but the slip joint only slips in one axis.

[@theskidfactory]

It only needs to slip in one axis

[@dB_944]

I have to visit Australia some day. You guys make my day!