It even has the original light switch arrangement! What a beauty.
As for this car being 'a holy grail', well, it is, apart from a true 1976 343, the closest to the original design as you can get. The brown dashboard, the DAF-style front seats, chrome mirrors, black hubcaps etc
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- 15 Aug 2013 02:33 pm
- Forum: Tell us more about your standard Volvo 300
- Topic: 1977 343
- Replies: 140
- Views: 73416
- 16 Jun 2013 11:49 pm
- Forum: Tell us more about your standard Volvo 300
- Topic: Hello All...
- Replies: 196
- Views: 159090
Re: Hello All...
GR8 4 WINNIN TROPHIES
Well deserved John. I'd pay money to be there and see people's faces.
A Lancia Fulvia of any kind must be a rare sight in the US too.
Well deserved John. I'd pay money to be there and see people's faces.
A Lancia Fulvia of any kind must be a rare sight in the US too.
- 05 Jun 2013 09:34 pm
- Forum: Engine, transmission, manual gearbox, variomatic
- Topic: cvt, what rpm at what speed??
- Replies: 32
- Views: 22845
Re: cvt, what rpm at what speed??
The CVT Diagnostic Manual provided by volvodspec certainly can: What revs belong to which speed for a Volvo 300 CVT vehicle? 30mph @1800rpm 50km/h @ 1800 r.p.m. 40mph @2300rpm 60km/h @ 2100 r.p.m. 50mph @2900rpm 70km/h @ 2500 r.p.m. 60mph @3500rpm 80km/h @ 2900 r.p.m. 70mph @4100rpm 100km/h @ 3600 r...
- 18 Apr 2013 07:16 pm
- Forum: Engine, transmission, manual gearbox, variomatic
- Topic: vario 340 1.4
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3673
Re: vario 340 1.4
Read this topic and start with "Checking the electrical section". All the information on the kickdown and brake pressure switches (both trigger the 'overrev' function) and how to check them can be found there.
- 02 Apr 2013 07:13 pm
- Forum: Engine, transmission, manual gearbox, variomatic
- Topic: B14.x E Carb Rebuild - Weber 32DIR
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6608
Re: B14.x E Carb Rebuild - Weber 32DIR
Nice work Mac. The best 'how-to' on this subject I've seen so far.
- 25 Mar 2013 02:35 pm
- Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
- Topic: Hello there! Volvoist, no 300 series as of yet...
- Replies: 21
- Views: 15137
Re: Hello there! Volvoist, no 300 series as of yet...
I'm a lurker at the Autoshite forum so most of the pics are strangely familiar
Welcome!
Welcome!
- 12 Jan 2013 08:11 pm
- Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
- Topic: 1981 Green 345 in Ely
- Replies: 91
- Views: 57946
Re: 1981 Green 345 in Ely - cracked cylinder head
E-reg, so most likely a B14.4E.
- 10 Jan 2013 03:13 pm
- Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
- Topic: Cars that time forgot
- Replies: 38
- Views: 20072
Re: Cars that time forgot
The Max Roadster, a Dutch little cabriolet based on Peugeot/Citroën mechanicals. Its bodywork was made out of plastics and it was conceived to be 'modular': you could convert it into a true two-seater roadster or even a small hatchback. It was hideously expensive for such a small car however. Nice l...
- 16 Dec 2012 11:29 am
- Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
- Topic: One more here !!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6733
Re: One more here !!
Hi Daniel and welcome! Nice to see an otherwise very basic 340 with alloy wheels and a full instrument panel. First thing to do is to check the wiring to the back of the instruments. There should be two white connectors, the speedometer cable and a small (vacuum) hose for the econometer. I see the r...
- 14 Dec 2012 09:03 pm
- Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
- Topic: 1977 Colt Sigma - Speedy's new whip
- Replies: 30
- Views: 15769
Re: 1977 Colt Sigma - Speedy's new whip
What a honey! Reminds me of how popular Mitsubishi cars once used to be, whereas now it is the worst selling Japanese brand in Europe...
I've always wondered why Mitsubishi refrained from using its own name in the UK from the start.
I've always wondered why Mitsubishi refrained from using its own name in the UK from the start.
- 31 Oct 2012 03:02 pm
- Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
- Topic: Volvo 340 Vario Virgin
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3767
Re: Volvo 340 Vario Virgin
Hi Matt, Welcome to the world of 340 ownership - and welcome to the world of the variomatic as well ;) I have no diameters at the ready, but fuel pipes are not air tight and therefore useless as a replacement for vacuum pipes. Hopefully some people 'in the know' can point you in the right direction....
- 10 Oct 2012 12:29 pm
- Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
- Topic: Newbie with 340GL Vario
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3563
Re: Newbie with 340GL Vario
Have you read this topic? http://www.volvo300mania.com/forum-uk/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=12314 There are two parts in each 'bellow' on the primary part of the transmission that can cause a vacuum leak: the diaphragm you mentioned and what the Haynes manual refers to as the 'sealing sleeve' (for lack of a...
- 22 Sep 2012 04:13 pm
- Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
- Topic: Pug Life: 2. 309 + sassy plastic ear rings
- Replies: 119
- Views: 41114
Re: Pug Life: 2. 309 + sassy plastic ear rings
All it needs is 'MERDE MAX' written on it
- 20 Sep 2012 05:51 pm
- Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
- Topic: Newbie :D
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1953
Re: Newbie :D
Not sure about the fishbowl on the gearstick but I do like these obscure JDM cars. If my Gran Turismo memories don't fool me, I see a Starlet Glanza on one of the pics as well
- 12 Sep 2012 05:46 pm
- Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
- Topic: Pug Life: 2. 309 + sassy plastic ear rings
- Replies: 119
- Views: 41114
Re: Pug Life: 2. 309 GLD
A conservative estimate I'd sayvolvosneverdie wrote:an extra 25hp