Phil94850 Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 whats the opinion on the 780 bertone's ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMK33 Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 Sick car if its been maintained very well. I'd hit it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Volvo Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 The B230FT (turbo-4) version of the 780 is a sweet ride. The 6-cyl version is slow and not recommended unless you're a serious masochist. Be aware that every body panel, lens, window, etc, is going to be very hard to find and will probably require special orders unless you have a parts car. Pros: Limited runCool design, only 700/900 series coupe, player appeal, leather and woodRWD = funB230FT = strong, proven, reliable motor with lots of room for easy power gainsCons:Limited runVery limited parts availability aside from engine stuffIRS (nivomats) can be annoying to work onV-6 engine is anemic and almost universally despised by shadetree mechanics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteR Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 Great cars. My uncle has a pearl white Bertone (only 2 of that color ever produced) and we love it....its usually one of he favorites at the shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil94850 Posted December 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 im looking at a 98 780 bertone turbo .... i just wanna make sure its not a piece of junk but worried about parts and such..can that engine be modded like the 850's can and is the tranny and eng. parts still avail ? does anyone know what to look for or common problems ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMK33 Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 Do you have any info on the car your looking at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil94850 Posted December 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 very little right now.. it has 120k on speedo.. by pics i can tell it in pretty good shape inside and out. gonna do some more checking on it tomorrow. I just dont wanna buy something i cant fix up or get parts for, u know what i mean ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogatu'r Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 im looking at a 98 780 bertone turbo .... i just wanna make sure its not a piece of junk but worried about parts and such..can that engine be modded like the 850's can and is the tranny and eng. parts still avail ? does anyone know what to look for or common problems ?Modded you ask? well this one is my friends, it pushed 24 psi until a bad ECU made go KABOOM, he was pushing 18 psi on a T3/Super60 trim, bigger injectors, exhaust and a couple other things.. lemme tell you it was fun, he'd hit boost and go sideways but it just got a 92 spec engine and built with Rods, pistons, Head work, block was bored idk how much, bigger turbo and many other parts... I'm dying for him to sell it over to me but he wont.Imma go to the shop this week to see how is going, 4cyl turbo are the best thing from Volvo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse922 Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 pimpin, see sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PharmD Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 im looking at a 98 780 bertone turbo .... i just wanna make sure its not a piece of junk but worried about parts and such..can that engine be modded like the 850's can and is the tranny and eng. parts still avail ? does anyone know what to look for or common problems ?Couldn't be a 98 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil94850 Posted December 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 chambs why not ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maiku Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 cause it was discontinued long before then? before the 850's methinks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoony Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 This guy was at brickfest. His was slammed on some volans. It was hawt to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamjjohn203 Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 I have a 89 4 cly. in white and love it...It is garaged for a while, I'm doing some engine work, I was running 15 PSI w/ stock all around. I also built a sweet cone filter intake w/ some sheet metal...lots of engine bay room to work with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil94850 Posted December 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 i must have been asleep when i wrote that.. its an 89 sorry the car has like 120 on speedo and there asking 2k for it what u guys think ??how does it compare to my 850 turbo as far as performance ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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