UPDATE: Still Available
(10/27/2009) This jeep sports a Volvo engine, which is certainly unusual. This has been available since last July (when it was priced at $10k).
“All new floor, front and rear. Rhino type spray in bed liner entire interior. New master cylinder, brake lines and wheel cylinders. 80 % new wiring. LED tail lights. Volvo B-20 engine, Volvo 4 speed transmission, new Volvo rack and pinion power steering with new pump, fresh rebuild on carbs. New battery, new paint, no rust, new muffler and tail pipe. Electronic red/blue flashing lights (police quality) and vintige siren for parades or other lawful uses….”
http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/2479736562.html
Hmm, it says it has a volvo 4 speed transmission too…but it looks like it has a standard transfer case. I wonder if the 4wd works?
I agree with you. Not only the tc levers look standard, but I thought the tranny shifter looked pretty standard too.
I did a search and found a website (used to be at geocities, but they are dead) cached by google that demonstrates a builder using a volvo 6 cyl with a T-18 and dana 20 tc … http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:eZnMFuXaCrYJ:www.geocities.com/nerockcrawlers/turbodiesel.html+volvo+engine+and+dana+transfer+case&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=safari