im not responsible for ALL the dents, by the way!
if youve got any questions on the condition of any bits, let me know and i might be able to advise; for instance, the radiator steams like a swedish sauna, so i wouldnt bother with that!

did you get her back alright, 300ovlov?
i assume your mate has seen the light, and is now hooked on the beasts!

aye, i do alright, but i need a car fairly sharpish, and all teh ones ive seen are miles away; i knew i should of bought one a few months ago, and overlapped them. just need a bit of luck!

its a sad day, we've had some great times!
if only your username was true!

Well, thats it, my 340 has finally died; :( Failed MOT, the bottoms all rotten, needs £450 worth of welding. Anyway, if anyone wants it for spares, they can have it for free, just needs collecting; tax runs out 31st of march, and cos mot is gone, i guess youre only allowed to drive it to a garage, s...

aye, its been in teh family for about 16 years now, so im pretty attached, but i think its time to let go! i'd like to donate it for spares for the common good (if theres anything worth salvaging!), but not sure of the best way; ive nowhere to store it myself, is there somewhere 340s go to when they...

in the cold light of day, i think this might be it for the old girl; shes not been starting great lately, too, though that might jusst be the spark plugs, and theres a bit of oil coming up into the air cleaner box (seals going?) p.s. thanks a million for the offer of welding, classicswede, but i thi...

hi classic swede, i just spoke to teh garage, and it sounds pretty terminal, he said it was a LOT of welding; theres the exhaust mounting and offside seat belt anchorage, which doesnt sound too much, but also pretty much the whole of the rear suspension ("rear suspension component mounting"), by the...

hi, cant remember exactly what needed doing, as told me over phone, but it sounded quite a bit! think it was front suspension (both sides), something to do with the seat belt (?) and something to hold the exhaust on; i should probably be able to phone them tomorrow to find out though(on a rig at the...

help! my beloved 340 needs £450 of welding (garage quote) to get it through the MOT; does anyone know of anywhere cheap for welding in cheshire? (northwich based) (im away with work at the mo, so cant ring around, and if i dont get it sorted soon, it might be too late!). i reeeeally dont want to scr...

You can make a restrictor from a piece of plastic tubing that has a 0.1 inch hole and is a push fit in the rubber hose. You can block the rubber hose completely temporarily but you will have a rich idle mixture maybe sooting up the plugs eventually. best luck , Steve -is that the hose leading from ...

i'd like to second that! all ive done so far is pester people on how to fix my car, and ive got nothing but help and good advice (ta redline!). all my friends take the piss out of my beautiful 340 too, so its nice to find a site where i can be myself and not be ashamed about my extra-curricular acti...

true- so many pipes!......
car does run well, though, so maybe im best not fiddling for now, though it might help fuel efficiency. -whats a typical mpg/ fuel usage for a 1986 1.4 petrol? i get about 145 miles for 20 litres.
-maybe we should run a competition to see whos got the least thirsty 340!

there should be a restrictor??!
what does that look like? ill have a look in the old haynes- is it easy to get a new one?

saw this on the faroe islands the other month!


note the alloys, class!