yeah id been thinking along those lines, i bent my axel a while ago, snow sideways and kurbs! so since i replaced it ive got the old one sat complete with the rod, i dont think it'd be to hard to do. considering how little ive spent on the car, it wouldn't be right to go out and spend a fourtune on ...

yeah thats exactly what mine does, i always blamed my welded diff, i wont be welding the new one, i could see it ending in tears backwards through a wall with some proper power. Im not that up on five linking or any crack to do with rwd cars, ive always been into vws and audis, so any information wo...

Thanks for the reply, just to check, are you totally sure the et's are the 9mm con rods? I'd read the et was 13mm, there was 3 different versions of the ft, the first 2 having 9mm rods and the third having 13mm and the oil spray you talked about. Also I've got jetronic injection, I stripped an early...

Hello, since my 17 turbo went up in flames and i got a 340dl ive been wanting more power, ive slowly been collecting parts and now think i have everything i need, A B239et block, supposedly this is the strong one? a 531 head, a jetronic ecu loom and all the bits, ive near enough unpicked the loom so...

Hello, it could be my car your seeing about Carlisle, I did have a light blue 343 with a turbo engine till it set on fire, I've now got a dog rough red 340 with a black bonnet, since I put it threw the railings on hardwick circus. The other car you've maybe seen will be joes also red 340 it a total ...

You got £600!!!!!! My avatar shows what happened to my car, with turbo engine declaired, it was mint, 40k. I got offered £50 but my excess was £200 so I didn't bother claiming

Sgs man that comes to the yard will give you the proper stuff joe. He'd probably fit it for you for next to nothing.

I can get one from work, probably similar problem though but not quite as bad, I'm in Carlisle.

Definatly not a good month! Yeah sorry I never called you joe, bit busy! It would be an insurance write of, but I don't like giving up, it's back on the road now, new wing, bumper, head light, indicator, hub, steering rack all fitted, still needs the front pannel changed but that was rotteren anyway...

Unfortuatly I steered from the rear a bit to much today, straight into some railings. Dam it! Much repairing to be done. There's got to be something wrong with the car, other than everything i've bent today

i forgot to say, ive just swapped my diff and gear box, if you want my old one to weld up and play with you can have it, i'll end up taking it to mountelm. your stick welder should do that job fine or ive just bought a better quality mig you could have a go with. i'm off friday and will be at my loc...

alright joe, dont belive the crack, i had a 440 one in my old car, it wasnt a straight swap, i think i had to drill 2 holes in the front panel for the feet to sit in and make some brackets at the top, but all the hoses line up except one which is doubled up on the opposite side but has a blank on it...

Does any one know if there is a difference between the gearing of a 343 82 car and an 87 340 both DLs, I'm sure I've got better lock but a slower rack on the 340, I've been thinking about swaping the racks, the 343s didn't get to crispy, I've spun the 340 a couple of time cos I just can't get enough...

I could strip it of the gear box to make it lighter and package it for you if you, if you want to organise a courier, they can collect it from my work. I'll probaby scrap it if you don't need it, I haven't got much storage space free!

I've just took one out of my car and replaced it with a welded one, it's complete with the 4 speed box, but I'm in Carlisle. Let me know if you need it.