I’m in the process of going through the top of the motor and replacing a few things, Improving a few things, and fixing some nagging leaks.

I didn’t have any paper, and my laptop is right here so here is the list of things I need to remember to buy.

• intake manifold gasket
• 850 throttle body gasket
• lifter set, maybe
• 2 v-band flanges for new downpipe
• new stainless hardware for exhaust header.
• non-turbo radiator hoses
• breather box
• additional oil separator, I probably will build this myself.
• turbo drain and feed supplies.

I started thinking about a new header design for Irene a few weeks ago. You can read about it below. I wanted to add to that a little more. The project is really under way now, and I am faced with the task of actually fitting a turbo, an external wastegate, and a big ball of snake like tubes into the relatively tight area between the engine and the strut tower of a volvo 740. It looks so easy when you see a running car. Here are a couple more pictures I gathered up for ideas. These are actually 16valve 740 Volvos. So they are really close to what I’m going to do.