Always been impressed with the Uniroyal tyres I've had on various cars, doubt you'll go wrong with any of the options you suggested though - tyre tech has come a long way in 30 years

That's a great find! Assume it must be originally fitted to an RSX2 360? They're not red normally

Possible that they're acceptable for road use but not for track? Best bet is to try some Classic Swede (Gaz) adjustable shock absorbers.

Ah yes, if you own a 300 it's never long until you speak to the infamous Mac, his gasket set is top quality. I've had a few due to the number of 300's I've bought in the past

What shocks do you have? Could be the previous owner had fitted oil filled ones instead of gas?

Difficult to say on a camshaft price as I'm not sure on which cams from which Renault engines would give you the upgrade you're after, good used cam £50 perhaps? If you're mechanically inclined you could also use a 2.0 engine out of a 440/460 using parts from your 1.7 engine to mount into the 340. S...

Lovely looking car, liked the last photo on Instagram the other day

That is a poor replacement, can't believe someone bothered to sell it!

Better used examples will certainly be out there, along with a repaint, gasket kit from Mac/Born Built Beauties and possibly some blue hylomar for belt and braces, you'll be good!

A half shaft is from the diff to the rear wheel hub... did you mean output shaft which comes out of the bellhousing? Try the Volvo 300 Mania Facebook group as there's often numerous owners breaking for spares.

Unlikely that your car will have a cat fitted, but if it has - definitely a way of improving things. They produce nearly 90bhp standard so an extra 10bhp shouldn't be too hard to find, I'd be looking at a freer flowing exhaust and sourcing a more aggressive cam from a similar engined Renault/Volvo 4...

Unfortunately I don't think the project progressed past prototype stages, though it is possible to still find decent diff cover plates if yours has been damaged/corroded. Worth checking, sometimes people carelessly jack the car up on the diff and crush the lip of the coverplate. In some circumstance...

Superb Aymat! I rather fancy the black Mk2 though

A good day indeed, lucky to have the decent weather too - had a great drive back via the New Forest. Hopefully you'll get the red car back soon

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24 Sep 2019 03:28 pm

I will try to get to the Sun part of this with the red 3-door (ex-colin340).

Excellent, will be good to see the red car after all the work you've put in. I will be in my GLT as the GLS is still gearbox-less!

They are from an S40/V50 by the look of it, not a 300 series