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by Ronnie
21 Apr 2010 11:23 pm
Forum: Tell us more about your project Volvo 300
Topic: project 360
Replies: 132
Views: 47116

Re: project 360

Sorry this was a surprise to you - I made a point of showing the hole under the battery to your old man before I took his money. I could never sell a guy a car with hidden faults, especially a comrade V3M'er. Shame the fuse box rust has resurfaced. Be careful with that one, any rust near the suspens...
by Ronnie
17 Mar 2010 01:44 pm
Forum: Volvo 300 series: offer
Topic: Ebay bargain of the week.
Replies: 729
Views: 162526

Re: Ebay bargain of the week.

Very cheap Lotus Europa, crying out for something meaty to be bolted into the back

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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 123wt_1167
by Ronnie
17 Mar 2010 01:41 pm
Forum: Volvo 300 series: offer
Topic: NEW! Koni adjustable complete set.
Replies: 16
Views: 6913

Re: NEW! Koni adjustable complete set.

volvodspec wrote:koni's don't adjust in clicks
Yes they do - usually a click to each half turn, mine had 5 clicks adjustability per shock
by Ronnie
10 Mar 2010 09:14 pm
Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
Topic: My other car is a.....
Replies: 150
Views: 36911

Re: My other car is a.....

p1RATE wrote:I also have a 1984 mercedes 300D limo which im doing a bit of work on and hope to use in the summer for some trips
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Hubba hubba 8)
by Ronnie
09 Mar 2010 07:07 pm
Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
Topic: The Battleship,Williams, sentenced to death!
Replies: 307
Views: 56310

Re: The Battleship, Williams, Sods law strikes my MoT!

Check it's not the bracket holding the switchgear - these are of crap design and bend and break. When you try to activate the highbeam, the whole assembly just twists and bends, so the switch doesn't get thrown. I've never seen the switchgear itself go bad, but there's a first time for everything. Y...
by Ronnie
08 Mar 2010 07:04 pm
Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
Topic: The Battleship,Williams, sentenced to death!
Replies: 307
Views: 56310

Re: The Battleship, Williams, Pre MoT Q's!

I'm pretty sure they only test the lights with the engine running. The loose spare is probably a fail though
by Ronnie
25 Feb 2010 08:16 pm
Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
Topic: Any full throttle horror stories?
Replies: 19
Views: 3996

Re: Any full throttle horror stories?

Had a throttle stick on my 3.5 Ton Renault-Dodge van once going up the M1 one night Me: "Throttle's stuck" Mate: :shock: "Oh Christ" Me: "It's okay, we'll just wait until we run out of fuel" :lol: Again, accelerator pedal was caught under the rubber matting - managed to hook the pedal out with my fo...
by Ronnie
22 Feb 2010 12:10 am
Forum: #Woohoo! Less and less topics to classify, +/-3000 :-)#
Topic: koni adjustables help?!?!
Replies: 2
Views: 3159

Re: koni adjustables help?!?!

There's a Koni leaflet in that big wad of paperwork I gave you - i think I had them set to 3 half turns out of a possible 5 - can't remember how many clicks there are but they're set at a little over half maximum stiffness. So will go quite a bit stiffer! There are holes in the casing to stick a wee...
by Ronnie
21 Feb 2010 09:13 pm
Forum: Tell us more about your project Volvo 300
Topic: project 360
Replies: 132
Views: 47116

Re: project 360

Looks like a bit of a mare :shock:

Well done getting it sorted sm40

I think there was a receipt in with the bearing - get in touch with Highland Auto Parts, Inverness for a refund.
by Ronnie
17 Feb 2010 10:18 am
Forum: Volvo 300 series: offer
Topic: Ebay bargain of the week.
Replies: 729
Views: 162526

Re: Ebay bargain of the week.

volvosneverdie wrote:Er,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, What?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K:MEWAX:IT
That is a truly hideous chimera of a thing, and I bet it drives like shit
by Ronnie
17 Feb 2010 10:13 am
Forum: Suspension, steering, wheels, brakes
Topic: rear wheel bearing... any solutions?
Replies: 18
Views: 7336

Re: rear wheel bearing... any solutions?

isnt it the same as a 340 one? ronnie did supply a rear wheel bearing with the car whats the differences with the bearings? thanks kev So it was the bearing, and not the diff? :lol: I knew I should have trusted myself over that MOT station tit. I'm pretty certain that is the right bearing you have ...
by Ronnie
07 Feb 2010 09:29 pm
Forum: Suspension, steering, wheels, brakes
Topic: steering wheels help
Replies: 4
Views: 3488

Re: steering wheels help

I bent the stalks on that car so they don't catch - you can always bend them a little more, but remove them from the column and clamp them up in a vice before you try. But fair enough if you don't like the grandad spec wooden look :lol: Your dad seemed to like it, and I'm sure he'd put it to good use
by Ronnie
04 Feb 2010 10:53 am
Forum: Tell us more about your project Volvo 300
Topic: project 360
Replies: 132
Views: 47116

Re: project 360

Looking good fellah - I always wanted to slam it, but the wife wouldn't let me :mrgreen:

Glad you're making progress with the old beast. I chucked in a tube of Tigerseal if you choose to put the rubbing strip back on
by Ronnie
21 Jan 2010 10:17 pm
Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
Topic: ovlov 360 driftstroyer (spain)
Replies: 50
Views: 12801

Re: ovlov 360 driftstroyer (spain)

Bad news friend

Co-driver is a lucky boy to walk away from that - side impact bars for the win!

God luck building the next one