1968 Volvo 122 - The Big Cheese - Street Car
This Volvo 122 Once Delivered Pizzas, Now It Delivers The Goods
By Marc Stengel, Photography by E.John Thawley III
Four years and about $25,000 later, Cordner's blue 122 is a long way from its humble origins as a pizza wagon. Today, the car hits the street at least once a week, and has become a fixture at area Volvo Club events, NASA races and the occasional autocross. Along the way, Cordner even managed to pick up a number of show awards.
| 1968 VOLVO 122 |
| ENGINE |
| Engine Code | B20E |
| Type | Inline four |
| Internal Modifications | Overbored to 2155cc; ported, |
| | polished head; balanced, |
| blueprinted block; Mahle |
| pistons, D-grind Isky cam, |
| oversize competition valves |
| and valve springs |
| External Modifications | IPD headers, |
| Flowmaster muffler |
| Engine Management Mods | Bosch K-Jetronic |
| fuel injection, Jacobs |
| Engineering electronic ignition, |
| DRIVETRAIN |
| Layout | Longitudinal front engine, |
| rear-wheel drive |
| Drivetrain Modifications | 1974 Volvo 142 |
| four-speed transmission |
| with overdrive |
| SUSPENSION |
| Front | A-arm, with Bilstein shocks |
| & IPD heavy-duty anti-roll bar |
| Rear | Live axle, with Bilstein |
| shocks, IPD coil springs and |
| IPD heavy-duty anti-roll bar |
| BRAKES |
| Front | Aeroquip braided |
| stainless-steel lines |
| Rear | Aeroquip braided |
| stainless-steel lines |
| EXTERNAL |
| Wheels | A.R.E. 20-spoke, 15x8 |
| Tires | 205/60R-15 Goodyear |
| | Eagle GT |
By Marc Stengel
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