lamart72 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 I went to the local U pull it today and found 2 Jeep spoked aluminum rims. One of them was on a Volvo 145. When I took the rim off I realized that the front suspension looked very familiar! It was identical to a Cherokee! It also had a Cherokee interior and rear suspension. What do you think? Did someone graft a Volvo onto a Cherokee?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakjeep93 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 kinda looks like it lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 wild! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepComanche89 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Thats wierd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnClimber Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Didja buy it?! :rotf: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamart72 Posted March 3, 2013 Author Share Posted March 3, 2013 Haha No! But I am going back for the tilt column! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87manche1 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Grab that dash pad someone was looking for 1 and supposed to be rare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86customanche Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 That's very strange. I'd love to see a write up on that build process Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 wtf is in it for a motor? look how the downpipe comes down under the pan, and look how big that starter is! that is just plain wierd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87manche1 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Looked into this ,people used the Cherokee front suspension and converted to 4x4.as to dash? Maybe they had a whole cherokee and swaped everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comanche County Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Wow, that's kinda cool, a sure improvement on an old Volvo. If its an AX15 go back and get it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Get more pics of the engine bay. That's just too weird to not explore further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1A1TankerTom Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 My buddy is big into Volvo. When i swapped out my Dana 35 and lp 30 he wanted them. Said Volvo guys use them all the time and is considered an upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exgrayxj Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 From the pics there is a ton of xj stuff there...gas tank and shield, bump snubbers, sway bar, seats, dash, plus the obvious axles. Everything looks way more professionally done than just some hack job ... maybe you have stumbled onto a factory test vehicle, camoflaged as a Volvo. Where is this? I think you should document it with lots more pics. Hard to believe anyone would do all that to just use some available xj parts. Look for vin numbers, what year is that Volvo? I am thinking late 70s? Would have made good cover for a test vehicle ... It's just that everything looks too professional. Brackets for front control arms, spring mounts, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvusse Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 It was on Ebay 6 years ago: http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/volvo/1106940/happens_144_jeep_cherokee_love_child_together.html http://forums.swedespeed.com/showthread.php?64109-Seriously-intertwined-Volvo-DNA&s=48bfdc0e9526e6fa5911351c4b9fead0 http://forums.swedespeed.com/showthread.php?64109-Seriously-intertwined-Volvo-DNA&s=48bfdc0e9526e6fa5911351c4b9fead0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasbulliwagen Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 wtf is in it for a motor? look how the downpipe comes down under the pan, and look how big that starter is! that is just plain wierd It says V-6 2.8 on the grille. I'm not sure what a 2.8 starter looks like, but I'm sure someone here can confirm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 I don't even recall what my 2.8 looked like. dumped that for the 3800 a.s.a.p. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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