This site is dedicated to detailing the installation of an all aluminum LS1, V8 engine, and 6speed T56 transmission removed from a 2000 Camaro Z28 and installed in a 1982 Volvo 245 Turbo Wagon.  While this car is not yet running it is well on its way to putting 300 RWHP in a boxy, very utilitarian, Volvo.   Hopefully, with the proper work, the suspension and other drivetrain components will be up to the task of keeping the power firmly planted.

Volvo, Engine Swap and Assorted Links

Retail sites:

The ubiquitous IPD has the best Volvo catalogue parts selection around (and they sell the JTR 200 series swap book):  http://www.ipdusa.com/

MVP Volvo is a Portland service shop that has a bunch of Volvo enthusiasts working there and sells some nice high performance Volvo parts: http://www.mvpvolvo.com/

FCPgroton sells Volvo OEM and aftermarket parts at great prices with decent service: http://www.fcpgroton.com/

Jags that Run sells the books and some of the parts for V8 swaps in several different cars.  If you are doing a swap, get the books. http://www.jagsthatrun.com/

Converse Engineering sells "swap kits" mainly for Ford 5.0 liter swaps into Volvo's.  I've heard mixed things about the kits but have no first hand knowledge: http://www.converseengineering.com/

S.A.M. Steffansson Automotive AB in Sweden sells high performance parts for many different Volvo's. http://www.samsteffansson.se/samindex.html

Unitek in Sweden sells Volvo performance engine parts: http://home.bip.net/unitek/

Site with some basic LS1 info: http://www.chevroletls1.com/ls1.htm

Where I bought my LS1/T56: http://www.speedautomotive.com/

Personal Volvo sites:

Dave Barton' Excellent site on the build up of a 245 Turbo Wagon.  He also sells some useful Volvo parts: http://www.linkline.com/personal/dbarton/index.html

Anthony Hyde in Austrailia has a great site about all aspects of making Volvo's go faster: http://wwwrsphysse.anu.edu.au/%7Eamh110/turbo_world.htm

Balu Vandor has a great page with lots of Volvo info and sells some parts to support his habit on the sid: http://www.geocities.com/baluvandor/index.html

Stu Spencer's very nice Volvo 245 Turbo Wagon with great information: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Garage/6776/index.html

Dave Shannon's site with great general Volvo maintainance and high performance info:  http://www.volvo2.homestead.com/

Dick Prince in Australia has a 700 series race car with a 16 valve turbo motorhe has some interesting pieces for fast Volvos: http://www.ovlov.net/index.html

Organizations:

Turbobricks, about forced induction masonry?: http://www.turbobricks.com/

Swedishbricks, about Swedish masonry?: http://www.swedishbricks.net/

V8 Volvo and other V8 swap sites:

A nice Ford V8 swap: http://filebox.vt.edu/users/ebailey/v8volvo.htm

Another nice Ford V8 swap: http://users.rcn.com/swong.massed/car.html

A nice LT1 in a 700 series swap: http://www.geocities.com/southern_comfort_racing/emery740/emery740.html

A nice 700 series with a Ford 5.0 conversion: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gilesij/Volvord/

Lots of engine swap information and links, huge database of engine swap samples: http://britishv8.org/swaps/index.htm#links

John Bzdel's awesome site detailing the installation of an LS1 into a Monte Carlo SS.  If you are doing an LS1 swap you must read this entire site: http://www.montecarloss.com/ls1montecarloss/