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RallyBrick is a purpose-built Volvo 240 rally race car. White with multi-colored splash graphics, the two-door coupe sports a turbocharged Volvo 2.3 liter engine, a Volvo factory motorsports Group A custom fuel injection system, Group A suspension, and a lightened and strengthened seam-welded body. Due to its front-engine, rear-wheel drive layout, the car must be driven "tail-out" during cornerning so as not to lose speed and to assure correct positioning for the next stage instruction.

ESTIMATED DIMENSIONS & SPECIFICATIONS:

Competition Classification: United States Rally Championship (USRC)/California Rally Series (CRS): Group 5 (Open 2 Wheel Drive, over 2400cc engine displacement)
Chassis: Volvo 242 (2-door) body, lightened and seam welded.
Full FIA-spec roll cage.
Custom built underbody protection and reinforced skidplate.
Glass replaced with lexan panels.
Length: 4790 mm
Width: 1707 mm
Height: 1435 mm
Wheelbase: 2640 mm
Weight: 2882 lbs.
Engine: Volvo B 230 FT (turbocharged, intercooled 2.3 liter, 4 cylinder, 8 valve).
Volvo Motorsports custom-chipped Bosch fuel injection.
Volvo Motorsports factory-built prototype engine harness.
3" custom exhaust.
Transmission:

5-speed Ford Racing T-5Z World Class synchro gear box.
ClutchNet 6-puck custom competition rally clutch.
Bosch lightened "60 minus 2" flywheel.
Modified bell housing & T-5 kit by Vintage Performance.
Wenco Industries custom fabricated competition driveshaft.
Detroit Tru-Trac Differential.
Suspension:

Front: JVAB quick-change coil-over struts with custom removable spindles.
Custom rally-valved 40mm Bilstein cartridges.
Uniball strut tops.
Reinforced lower control arm.

Rear: Sellholm Tuning custom rally-valved Bilstein shocks.
SAM (Steffansson Automotive) springs and polyurethane bushings.
Reinforced trailing arms.

Steering: Volvo standard rack, modified with uniballs.
Brakes: Dual Girling master cylinders.
Tilton brake bias adjustment.
Goodridge steel braided lines.
Custom hydraulic handbrake.
Front: Girling four-piston calipers.
263mm X 24mm rotors.
Pagid racing pads.

Rear: ATE two-piston calipers.
275mm X 9.6mm rotors.
Pagid racing pads.
Tires: Michelin Special Pilot Rally 16/65-15.
Volvo 15" rims.
Interior/Electrics/Lights:

Cobra racing seats.
Schroth 6-point racing belts w/camlock.
Volvo R Sport gauges.
Terratrip 303 rally computer.
Peltor intercom system.
Volvo Cibie E-spec headlights.
Custom-built detachable rally light pod with Hella Rallye spotlights.
ATL 12 gallon Super Cell.

On-Board Camera System:

Sony Ex-View (SuperHAD) 560-line 1-CCD NTSC Camera.
HelmetCamera.com aluminum crash housing (exterior shots).
Mathews (MSE) Mafer w/Bogen swivel mount (interior shots).
Viosport LANC recording controls.
Sony MiniDV recording deck.
Intercom audio interface via Peltor FMT-110.
Ambient engine audio via helmetcamera.com high-gain lav microphone.
Custom wiring, mounting, and case integration.
Car Preparation :

Original Prep by Bill Malik/Claes Sjostrom; Valencia Volvo/Valencia R Sport.
Ongoing Fabrication by Shawn St. George; St. George Motorsport

 


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