The flat hood from a pre-'80 240 (and rare '83 242ti special edition) will only work on a 240 up to '85. In '86, the hood, fenders, headlights, grille, and turn signals changed, so if you want a flat hood, you'll have to go with an '85 or older 240. Also, if you look at the cowl vent near the windshield, the '86-'93 240s have one on each side, but the pre-'86 240s have one large vent. I'm pretty sure that the curvature along that area differs between the two types, and the hoods don't fit quite right.
The newer plastic headlights ('86-'93) are horrible when it comes to lighting. There's something about the reflector and the opaque plastic that just doesn't give good light. The glass e-code replacements are quite expenisve, but they are a huge improvement. The older dual rectangular head lights (like the car above) are actually much better, and they're much cheaper and easier to upgrade (with the newer lights, you have to replace the corner lights too). The nice thing about the '75-'85 240s is that you can use dual rectangular, dual round, or single round headlights as long as you have the right bezels, mounting hardware, and grille, and all of them can produce great light with Cibie or Hella bulbs. Here's a good FAQ on 200 series Volvo headlights:
http://brickparts.d--r.com/headlightFAQ.htm
The body kit on the car above (Dave Barton's 245ti) is from a guy named Nicolai, who I believe lives in Denmark. I emailed him several months ago to see how much the body kit cost, and at that time it was $650 delivered, which is quite good ( http://hjem.get2net.dk/bengaard/spoilers.htm ). I know of at least one other US buyer of that kit, Nate Beil, who has a really nice '88 245. I've got a few links to other sources of body kits on my 240 Links page (below). There's also a guy in Canada who posts at the brickboard aftermarket forum who's going to be getting some kits from Hällsjö Styling in Sweden, and there's a guy in Florida who did have some kits from Plast & Son in Sweden ( www.techstile.net ).
FWIW, the Turbo wagon was made from '82 to '85. In mid-year '84, an Intercooler was an option, and in '85 it was standard, so that may be something you'll want to look for. It's easy to tell the year by looking at the VIN (see my links page under General Information). Drivers side airbags were first available in 1990, and ABS was introduced in 1991.
I hope that answers your questions. If you have any more, let me know.
The newer plastic headlights ('86-'93) are horrible when it comes to lighting. There's something about the reflector and the opaque plastic that just doesn't give good light. The glass e-code replacements are quite expenisve, but they are a huge improvement. The older dual rectangular head lights (like the car above) are actually much better, and they're much cheaper and easier to upgrade (with the newer lights, you have to replace the corner lights too). The nice thing about the '75-'85 240s is that you can use dual rectangular, dual round, or single round headlights as long as you have the right bezels, mounting hardware, and grille, and all of them can produce great light with Cibie or Hella bulbs. Here's a good FAQ on 200 series Volvo headlights:
http://brickparts.d--r.com/headlightFAQ.htm
The body kit on the car above (Dave Barton's 245ti) is from a guy named Nicolai, who I believe lives in Denmark. I emailed him several months ago to see how much the body kit cost, and at that time it was $650 delivered, which is quite good ( http://hjem.get2net.dk/bengaard/spoilers.htm ). I know of at least one other US buyer of that kit, Nate Beil, who has a really nice '88 245. I've got a few links to other sources of body kits on my 240 Links page (below). There's also a guy in Canada who posts at the brickboard aftermarket forum who's going to be getting some kits from Hällsjö Styling in Sweden, and there's a guy in Florida who did have some kits from Plast & Son in Sweden ( www.techstile.net ).
FWIW, the Turbo wagon was made from '82 to '85. In mid-year '84, an Intercooler was an option, and in '85 it was standard, so that may be something you'll want to look for. It's easy to tell the year by looking at the VIN (see my links page under General Information). Drivers side airbags were first available in 1990, and ABS was introduced in 1991.
I hope that answers your questions. If you have any more, let me know.
