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by tommysb
03 Jan 2009 12:55 pm
Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
Topic: Are my friends too fat?
Replies: 3
Views: 1740

Are my friends too fat?

Took my friends out in the new 340gl yesterday. 5 grown Males in the car, so about 55-60 stone i reckon. There were some scraping noises present with thhis much weight in... What could it have been? I thought it was the exhaust making contact with the roads... It was only present on less smooth coun...
by tommysb
03 Jan 2009 12:50 pm
Forum: Suspension, steering, wheels, brakes
Topic: which landrover shocks fit the 340
Replies: 29
Views: 16363

This is all to do with the Q of the resonant system... The ratio of the reactive/resistive components. I'm studying electronic engineering, so not sure about the particularities of a mechanical system, but would I be right in thinking the springs are the resistive part - the force exerted by them in...
by tommysb
31 Dec 2008 09:09 pm
Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
Topic: help neede buying a new tv
Replies: 23
Views: 25490

Dolby are working on an implementation of LCD (I think) which improves contrast, with ultrabright LEDs lighting the picture from behind, in areas of colour on the screen. Not sure when it's available, but it DOES look good! (better!)
by tommysb
31 Dec 2008 06:43 pm
Forum: Volvo 300 series: offer
Topic: 480 Alloys (fits 3xx)
Replies: 14
Views: 4956

If you can do them for £50 I will have them, i will be coming down to Bristol in a week or 2 so can collect them then. Let me know,

Tom
by tommysb
22 Dec 2008 11:15 pm
Forum: Volvo 300 series: offer
Topic: Parting out 340 1.7 MY90 5 doors
Replies: 4
Views: 2783

Where in Portugal are you? I'll be taking my 340 down to Portugal in the summer!
by tommysb
22 Dec 2008 02:13 pm
Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
Topic: Hi!
Replies: 17
Views: 3833

Thanks Adam.

Your car looks stunning btw. That's probably the kind of thing I'm going to go for once I've come back from Portugal with this!

How difficult is it to do a rear disc conversion?
by tommysb
22 Dec 2008 01:54 pm
Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
Topic: Hi!
Replies: 17
Views: 3833

Got some pics of it....No Power steering. The plan is to take it on this http://www.sucatarun.com/ then modify after that. http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m153/tommysb/volvo/P1010001.jpg http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m153/tommysb/volvo/P1010002.jpg http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m153/tom...
by tommysb
20 Dec 2008 07:58 pm
Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
Topic: Hi!
Replies: 17
Views: 3833

Looks like this might happen sooner than I expected.....

Should be picking up a 340gl 1.4 with 30k on the clock tomorrow :D
by tommysb
20 Dec 2008 03:19 pm
Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
Topic: Hi!
Replies: 17
Views: 3833

Cool, thanks, had a quick look on Google. Seems like a DIY jobbie. It's pretty handy that I'm studying electronics, looks like fun to me!
by tommysb
20 Dec 2008 02:44 pm
Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
Topic: Hi!
Replies: 17
Views: 3833

filthyjohn wrote:Or you could buy a complete turbo engine for about £200 and wang that in, but you'd need megasquirt for management or similar.
What's megasquirt?
by tommysb
19 Dec 2008 10:18 am
Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
Topic: Hi!
Replies: 17
Views: 3833

Thanks for the info guys. So a plausible upgrade is to get a 1.7 3 series (340 or 360?) and put in the 1.816v engine from a clio? My little knowledge suggests that an 100cc enginge size increase wouldn't deliver much more power...but, I'm here to learn. I guess that the engines from original 3series...
by tommysb
18 Dec 2008 09:14 pm
Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
Topic: Hi!
Replies: 17
Views: 3833

Hi!

Hi, I'm new to the site. Currently own a Volvo 850, but looking for something a bit sportier. Now, the 3 series are RWD, so, that's a good start. What are my options in terms of getting the best performance/price ratio out of a 3 series? Can it be done on a shoestring? I'm only just learning about c...