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Nice headers! Ive made a manifold for a 4pot before with loads of room in the engine bay and hated every minute of it! Well done on them
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Too many projects, not enough time.
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Jul 31, 2012 17:49:50 GMT
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That looks awsome ;D Come paint my Capri please! Lifetime supply of biscuits and tea if you do
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Too many projects, not enough time.
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Jul 31, 2012 16:34:45 GMT
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Cheers for the comments again everyone! Not much progress has been made recently. Busy trying to sell my Saxo, so when thats gone ill have some spending money! Been looking at colours though. Keeping it how it is now, white and black, but deciding on the white was tricky. I think I'm going to go with Ford Frozen White and not bother painting the bonnet properly as I'm going to have a go at making a fibre glass one. Ill keep the plug though and put pics up incase anyone else wants one ofcourse ;D thinking of paint I have a look round the car and chipped off some filler. None of it was especially deep except this bit that came off the front wing: Which lived here: BUT, as the previouse owner said, it was fine underneath. Top lad and its nice to have a honest guy selling a car for once Soon took the rust off and primered over it so that I knew what to expect when I come to bash it out this weekend at my parents house. On another note, Does anyone have any good/ bad experiences of these: TOYO 350'sThey are the top of my budget so any other recommendations would be much appreciated! .James
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Ian -How much are you wanting for the tyres? I need 4, preferably 2x60 and 2x55 profiles. Want it higher at the back discostu - I paid 1600 for it, but there is very little rust! only bits are cosmetic as the previous owner stripped it to a shell and sorted it out! orioncrazycarl - Bumperless FTW! I prefere the look of them minus the bumpers and I'm going to be welding up the mounts to clean it up a bit. gtmark3 - I think all the headlights should work, but iu cant get the two inner ones to come on. I think it might be a dicky switch, but I'm going to give the haynes book o lies a look later and find out how the should work! Anyway, first cuppa drank and its started to rain, so i'd best start making a plan rather than going mental and making mistakes! The shells too good for that to happen .James
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Jul 28, 2012 22:21:43 GMT
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While searching ebay for nice cars I stumbled upon a nice Capri, without any rust, at a price I couldnt refuse A couple o texts later and a chat with my mate and I'm ready to go to collect it. Set off this morning in this from Carlisle: and was greeted with weather like this when we reached Newcastle: Joined the A1 after that and saw some nice retros: Tiny mini, big driver! The ford was proper clean though! but then we got near to Steves house and I had to map read Got to the house, looked over her, test drove her ( very badly! ) and paid the man and I was away! Went to fill the cars up and find the Manta had used up all its oil on the way down, Doh! Carried on along the way, stopping regularly to keep check of the cars. Taking more pictures of course: Got bored of straight A roads though, so came back the way we went, over Hartside pass And finally made it home in one piece! And that's the story today, on Day Zero! So here's the To Do list ive came up with today: - New Tyres - Weld up small holes from the trim - New wing mirrors - Fix headlights, only 2 work. - New Paint and a spruce up - Finish bedding the engine - 4 branch - bike carbs .James
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Jul 26, 2012 15:41:00 GMT
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Nice one ;D Allways wanted a mag worthy car!
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Jul 26, 2012 15:37:20 GMT
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Looks great mate, Nice and compact in the bay! Same colour scheme as the capri I'm picking up this weekend
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Jul 25, 2012 17:47:32 GMT
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my old 340 on banded steelies:
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Jul 23, 2012 20:06:57 GMT
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I love them. First thing I bought for my hillman and itll be the first thing I buy for my Capri which is waiting for me to pick up The 'bomb is the red bit, the rear silencer is the pipe on the left ;D
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bump
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there was a water outlet coming from the back of the cylinder head, but i modified this so that it takes up much less room The adaptor makes it so that the toyota engine and bell housing bolt up to the adaptor plate which also bolts up to the Prop cover from the original volvo engine You can see it fairly clearly in this picture: James
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May 31, 2012 16:31:09 GMT
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bump!
Don't want to be sending use full bits over the bridge!
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May 30, 2012 19:23:52 GMT
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Yep, got all 4 of them, but could probably do with a touch up as the paints come off in places.
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May 28, 2012 18:14:28 GMT
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Breaking my volvo 340 and have the whole car available including the original 1.4 motor, but this is tired and has been covered on the side if the driveway for 2 months. The car is complete, interior is ok, but things like the headlights, bumpers ect are in good condition the gearbox was a 5 speed manual and is in good condition, recently had new oil £80 4AGE engine is also in good condition and has an adaptor plate for fitting it to a 340 prop. Includes a full wiring harness so it is basicly plug and play and also an oil cooler as it was from an MR2. I also have a new oil filter which ill give you along with the MR2 gearbox and new clutch plates £200 Also have a custom propshaft which was made by DR PROP near carlisle which is fully balanced and hasnt been used by myself, £200 ( as it is new and has £20 worth of hight tensile bolts on it for the lucky new owner ) PM me if you want any parts or if you want the whole car! heres some pictures of it:
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May 28, 2012 18:03:12 GMT
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Heres the 4 wheels that originally came on my Volvo. I'm breaking the car now so these have to go as they don't fit any other cars that i own They are all in OK condition, some small curb marks, which you can see in the photos and could do with a clean, but ill do this if i get a chance. They have great tyres on with loads of tread (6mm ish) which i can provide pictures of if you want. I'm after £100 ono, but just want them gone really to make room for more ;D Collection preferred, but could deliver for petrol money and i cant send by courier. James
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May 27, 2012 18:18:37 GMT
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Sold!!
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May 21, 2012 21:28:51 GMT
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Bump
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Too many projects, not enough time.
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May 15, 2012 20:59:24 GMT
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When i had the rears fitted i had the fronts re seated, balanced and new valves.
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May 15, 2012 20:58:35 GMT
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Yeah i made an adaptor that goes between the back of a FWD Toyota bell housing and the ice-cream cone off the back of the volvo engine, so from the adaptor back its all standard volvo, except the prop which is a copy of the dimensions of the volvo prop shaft. I hope someone buys it and finishes it though! gutted that I'm unable to do it :/
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Too many projects, not enough time.
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