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1988 Volvo 340

griffo20022 Part of things Posts: 618	1988 Volvo 340 griffo20022 @griffo20022
	Sept 16, 2007 15:13:58 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Hey all, what a site! Absolutely love it! I went to a meet over Four Ashes industrial estate and got talking to "Coxy" on here who told me about the site so I thought I would sign up Anyway, heres my recently purchased car, a 1988 Volvo 340. I bought the car pretty much as it is, i'll be using the car as my daily driver/drift car/project car. In the ways of a project theres not really much else to do other than tidy up loose ends Anyway heres piccys for you, hope you like Needs a good bit of a cleanup etc. Need to get the bars out the back, get as much sound deadening out and spray the rear of the interior up, and other little bits n bobs of paintwork I had the TSW's given to me so they will be used as my drift wheels as I love the Revolutions far too much to wreck! Just awaiting on a dipstick and dipstick tube to arrive as it snapped and in time will be looking to get new shocks as there not in the greatest of conditions. Will keep peeps updated as I go along
	Last Edit: Sept 17, 2007 21:32:21 GMT by rmad '84 Honda Civic 1.3 AH The Daily '86 Nissan Leopard F31 The Weekend Cruiser

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mowzer Part of things Posts: 618	1988 Volvo 340 mowzer @mowzer
	Sept 16, 2007 15:18:13 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Like it What motor is it that?
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griffo20022 Part of things Posts: 618	1988 Volvo 340 griffo20022 @griffo20022
	Sept 16, 2007 15:19:52 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Motors a 1.8 16v renault clio lump on yamaha R1 bike carbs, R1 fuel pump and R1 airbox, those piccies were taken when it was in the previous car thus the red engine bay. More than enough power for me as is so it's staying like that for the time being, i'd rather stick the money into suspension etc first
	'84 Honda Civic 1.3 AH The Daily '86 Nissan Leopard F31 The Weekend Cruiser

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mowzer Part of things Posts: 618	1988 Volvo 340 mowzer @mowzer
	Sept 16, 2007 15:21:27 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Sweet bet it flies ;D
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reanimation Probably posted too much Probably? Definately! Posts: 12,694	1988 Volvo 340 reanimation @reanimation
	Sept 16, 2007 15:55:09 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Ticks all the boxes doesnt it. Ace fun i'll bet. Welcome
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BigWig Posted a lot Posts: 1,101	1988 Volvo 340 BigWig @taitracing
	Sept 16, 2007 16:23:19 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Fair play mate. It seems 16v power is the way forward. Good to see another 340 owner I bought this last weekend for some sideways action: retrorides.proboards86.com/index.cgi?board=readersrides&action=display&thread=1189856976


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griffo20022 Part of things Posts: 618	1988 Volvo 340 griffo20022 @griffo20022
	Sept 16, 2007 16:43:56 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	taitracing said: Fair play mate. It seems 16v power is the way forward. Good to see another 340 owner I bought this last weekend for some sideways action: retrorides.proboards86.com/index.cgi?board=readersrides&action=display&thread=1189856976 That looks awsome dude! Hope you have fun in it like I'm having in mine! Mega low milage aswell, you got a good one there! Get a set of Mims alloys on there, theres some on Ebay at the mo cgi.ebay.co.uk/mim-15-deep-dish-alloys-x5-with-tyres-need-refurb_W0QQitemZ180157376055QQihZ008QQcategoryZ9888QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem cgi.ebay.co.uk/FOMB-AP-MIM-ALLOY-WHEELS-BMW-E30-VW-RONAL-BORBET-ATS_W0QQitemZ220149413960QQihZ012QQcategoryZ28648QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Rare and very different, especially on an Ovlov Make sure you get the Diff welded up aswell
	'84 Honda Civic 1.3 AH The Daily '86 Nissan Leopard F31 The Weekend Cruiser

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street Posted a lot 6.2 ft/lbs of talk Posts: 4,662	1988 Volvo 340 street @street
	Sept 17, 2007 8:59:11 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	That's so cool! I really really want to get a 340 now, i've overlooked them in the past but they have huge potential, as shown with yours Welcome to RR
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penski Probably posted too much Posts: 10,429	1988 Volvo 340 penski @penski
	Sept 17, 2007 14:00:13 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	What kind of power from the Clio lump? 150ish? *n
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stealthstylz Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 14,961 Club RR Member Number: 174	1988 Volvo 340 stealthstylz @stealthstylz Club Retro Rides Member 174
	Sept 17, 2007 20:21:42 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	They're 137 standard apparantley they should make 160bhp on throttle bodies at least if set up well. Matt


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griffo20022 Part of things Posts: 618	1988 Volvo 340 griffo20022 @griffo20022
	Sept 17, 2007 21:02:48 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Yer sounds about right, although I haven't had the car RR'd yet so I don't want to get too optimistic and end up dissapointed, so i'm going to hold my breath and give a guess of 145HP for the time being lol. I do wanna get it RR'd and weighed soon though
	'84 Honda Civic 1.3 AH The Daily '86 Nissan Leopard F31 The Weekend Cruiser

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BigWig Posted a lot Posts: 1,101	1988 Volvo 340 BigWig @taitracing
	Sept 18, 2007 21:20:34 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	That looks awsome dude! Hope you have fun in it like I'm having in mine! Mega low milage aswell, you got a good one there! Get a set of Mims alloys on there, theres some on Ebay at the mo cgi.ebay.co.uk/mim-15-deep-dish-alloys-x5-with-tyres-need-refurb_W0QQitemZ180157376055QQihZ008QQcategoryZ9888Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem cgi.ebay.co.uk/FOMB-AP-MIM-ALLOY-WHEELS-BMW-E30-VW-RONAL-BORBET-ATS_W0QQitemZ220149413960QQihZ012QQcategoryZ28 648QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Rare and very different, especially on an Ovlov Make sure you get the Diff welded up aswell Cheers mate - not a touch on yours though. I'm going to visit F1 Moto next month for the welded diff treatment and suspension drop. I think I'm hooked on this thing, among the 101 other projects that I've got on the go.


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samyboy Posted a lot Posts: 2,822	1988 Volvo 340 samyboy @samyboy
	Sept 18, 2007 22:22:05 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	orsom ill have one oneday, could never condone sticking a renwot engine in one though deffo rather turbo the B20 ;D
	once again rocking with 1117cc and 4 gears!

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stealthstylz Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 14,961 Club RR Member Number: 174	1988 Volvo 340 stealthstylz @stealthstylz Club Retro Rides Member 174
	Sept 19, 2007 9:37:45 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	You'd have to get a 360 to fit the B20 unless you want a lot of work. The renault engines are ace was the rest of the cars that disintergrated lol. Matt


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BigWig Posted a lot Posts: 1,101	1988 Volvo 340 BigWig @taitracing
	Sept 20, 2007 21:32:40 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Have you got any events lined up for this mate?


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griffo20022 Part of things Posts: 618	1988 Volvo 340 griffo20022 @griffo20022
	Sept 21, 2007 7:21:47 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Well i'm hoping to go to the DWYB setup by driftworks at the pod the end of october. Depends if I get the little niggly jobs sorted first though gotta get my new dipstick tube in, replace the access plate gasket on the diff and refill the oil and if I get chance may even change the clutch. The guy said it's had a new clutch but if it has the thrust bearing hasn't been changed with it and it's a bit noisy which I don't like the idea of :S IF I manage to sort those though I should be there
	'84 Honda Civic 1.3 AH The Daily '86 Nissan Leopard F31 The Weekend Cruiser

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griffo20022 Part of things Posts: 618	1988 Volvo 340 griffo20022 @griffo20022
	Sept 21, 2007 15:17:13 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Well as you can see i'm no guru at photoshop but if I had the time and a bit of money for it I wouldnt mind doing something like this to the 'lov hehe. Original: How I wouldn't mind it: May happen in the future still, dunno yet lol
	'84 Honda Civic 1.3 AH The Daily '86 Nissan Leopard F31 The Weekend Cruiser

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griffo20022 Part of things Posts: 618	1988 Volvo 340 griffo20022 @griffo20022
	Oct 2, 2007 18:49:44 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Little update, rather than starting a new thread When I bought the car mr "Arthur Job" who I bought the car off started removing the sound deadening, but never did finish it! I got bored after work and started messing with a chisel and a hammer taking it out thinking "Fck me this is gonna take forever!" Was only gonna spend 5mins on it because I was gonna hold out till I got my hands on some serious hot air gunnage! Anyway my dad said "Why don't you try moms hairdryer?" I said no at first thinking it wouldnt get hot enough to get me anywhere, but contemplating it in my head while looking like a pot noodle miner chipping away 2cm at a time I thought what the hell and gave it a try. Hair products rock, period! Got into it in the end as it was whizzing me through the job, didnt have fck all else to do so went for it Heres how it looked before noticed sound deadening missing here n there and looking generally tatty! and heres after going at it with the hairdryer, chisel and a couple different width scrapers. The hairdryer is the "golden gun" as it helped out big style lol! Did start painting it out in Zinc rust primer but didnt get any piccies, gonna finish that off, leave it for a good 7 days, then attack it with black hammerite! Also clutch is adjusted nicely, diffs stopped leaking and I have a fully functioning dipstick!
	'84 Honda Civic 1.3 AH The Daily '86 Nissan Leopard F31 The Weekend Cruiser

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Robinxr4i Posted hell of a lot I crash Sierra Posts: 7,775 Club RR Member Number: 143	1988 Volvo 340 Robinxr4i @robinxr4i Club Retro Rides Member 143
	Oct 2, 2007 20:47:31 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	340 rock, seen pics of yours before on a different thread - love it ;D Do the urban camo NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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SteveP Part of things 300 Maniac Posts: 757	1988 Volvo 340 SteveP @stevep
	Oct 3, 2007 13:44:00 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	griffo20022 said: diffs stopped leaking Did you get a kit off mac? If it's randomly just stopped leaking then I'd check the level... been there, done that
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