a Volvo in my future?

[allczns]

hi all, my name is Glenn, live in southern Ontario about 1.5 hours northeast of Toronto. I've been driving diesels since the mid 90's but they have all been 7.3 litre Navistars in Ford pickup trucks. All normally aspirated, no turbos here thanks...and with 7.3 litres available, who needs a turbo? lol. Current daily driver is a '93 F350. Have a 6.9 litre project engine sitting in the corner of the garage.
Anyway...recently been thinking about a "little" diesel...and that led me to this forum. I'm in no rush, here to listen and learn and will see what's available as a project car.
To be honest though guys, the idea of a cam driven by a BELT scares me!!!
cheers,
Glenn
ps: hope my fondness for big V8 diesels doesn't disqualify me here.