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by 5lab
14 Nov 2006 12:34 am
Forum: Engine, transmission, manual gearbox, variomatic
Topic: clutch plates..
Replies: 8
Views: 2628

clutch plates..

right, desert driving really shags clutches, so i'm trying to formulate a get-out plan for my 360 glt.. option 1 : hope for the best option 2 : buy a clutch kit - £30 inc postage option 3 : work out which bits are going to actually wear, beg for a spare off someone breaking a 360.. option 4 : work o...
by 5lab
13 Nov 2006 11:04 pm
Forum: Bodywork, interior, electrical equipment, accessories
Topic: Reflector panel and other stuff..
Replies: 6
Views: 2140

i saw one fitted on a random, very accessorised mk3 when i'd first got my 340. never seen it since though :|
by 5lab
13 Nov 2006 03:58 pm
Forum: Calendar
Topic: Coventry Museum of Transport - SUNDAY 10th December 2006
Replies: 96
Views: 62768

unless you lot can stretch to dakar, i don't think i'll be able to make it :)
by 5lab
13 Nov 2006 03:57 pm
Forum: Volvo 300 series: demand
Topic: Tow bar please!
Replies: 19
Views: 4709

mick - i think david already has a rack (he did last time i checked) and some of us (well, david and I) have spent waaay more on a bike than is worth skimping on a carrier (my current ride would cost in the region of £3000 to replace with new bits, other bikes in my collection are probably looking n...
by 5lab
09 Nov 2006 05:16 pm
Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
Topic: i need a paintjob..
Replies: 4
Views: 1550

well, i need ideas on what to paint on the car. bad photoshops more than welcome, they'll probably be more than accurate than my handiwork :)
by 5lab
09 Nov 2006 09:52 am
Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
Topic: i need a paintjob..
Replies: 4
Views: 1550

i need a paintjob..

any ideas?? for siddy, my car that's going to dakar.. this is the blank canvas you've got to start with (more pics at http://www.e-penguin.uh-hosting.co.uk/g ... ping-pt-2/ )

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what can you do??
by 5lab
07 Nov 2006 08:41 am
Forum: Volvo 300 series: offer
Topic: this looks good in OZ
Replies: 19
Views: 7821

i stuck a bid on that, but it went too high in the end.
by 5lab
06 Nov 2006 01:20 am
Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
Topic: Fireworks party at the house of bricks Pictures.
Replies: 8
Views: 2062

did you work out what went on nessy's engine in the end?
by 5lab
02 Nov 2006 12:16 pm
Forum: Volvo 300 series: offer
Topic: this looks good in OZ
Replies: 19
Views: 7821

car prices in aus are shocking..
by 5lab
01 Nov 2006 04:45 pm
Forum: #Woohoo! Less and less topics to classify, +/-3000 :-)#
Topic: TUNING THE 340
Replies: 8
Views: 2993

multifunciton steering wheel? like this ->

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;)
by 5lab
01 Nov 2006 04:42 pm
Forum: Calendar
Topic: V3M roof chopping/car stripping meet - 30/9 > 1/10 2006!
Replies: 133
Views: 71674

angle grinder, mole wrench. andy's rear speaker is worse, trust me ;)
by 5lab
01 Nov 2006 03:55 pm
Forum: Calendar
Topic: V3M roof chopping/car stripping meet - 30/9 > 1/10 2006!
Replies: 133
Views: 71674

indidentally, pettaw was great in giving me a hand in doing some more work to the car - we managed to fit the roof, fit the stereo/speakers, do the timing belt and strip the bumpstrips. looks even better now - more pics over at www.iroll.co.uk
by 5lab
31 Oct 2006 11:12 pm
Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
Topic: Nessy head gasket failure - 200k project failed!
Replies: 31
Views: 5423

radweld and gaffatape will sort that. or just plumb the tube back into the top of the filler bottle, jobs a good un
by 5lab
31 Oct 2006 02:57 pm
Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
Topic: Nessy head gasket failure - 200k project failed!
Replies: 31
Views: 5423

why engine swap rather than just do the gasket? seems like a waste imo. you could just bung some radweld in there and be done :)
by 5lab
30 Oct 2006 05:13 pm
Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
Topic: Is this the way forward for 300's in competition
Replies: 17
Views: 3199

does the engine have to be NA? surely a r5 gtt would be perfect..