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by Hell Driver
16 Apr 2015 12:16 am
Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
Topic: Future Black Boxes for Cars
Replies: 7
Views: 7012

Re: Future Black Boxes for Cars

This is how things creep up on us. The younger ones accept what they find when they arrive at a situation, the middle aged begin to realise that they are being ripped off after a few decades and the older ones know this but that it's too late to change things! A good exapmle of this is the contstant...
by Hell Driver
12 Apr 2015 09:17 pm
Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
Topic: Future Black Boxes for Cars
Replies: 7
Views: 7012

Re: Future Black Boxes for Cars

A camera is useful to determine blame after an accident. I use one in the transit, yes they are very useful, I had a woman drive into the side of my transit a few months ago. Very low speed incident and she only bounced off my rear wheel but she tried to blame me for the damage to her bumper. Foota...
by Hell Driver
11 Apr 2015 12:04 am
Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
Topic: Future Black Boxes for Cars
Replies: 7
Views: 7012

Future Black Boxes for Cars

I was talking to one of our neighbours tonight, they have a new car (mini). Apparently new cars come with a sting in the tail. In the handbook there is a warning that the car records information about your driving which might be used in evidence against you (maybe after an accident for example I ass...
by Hell Driver
13 Mar 2015 11:16 pm
Forum: Tell us more about your project Volvo 300
Topic: '85 360 GLS
Replies: 153
Views: 104473

Re: '85 360 GLS

That looks tidy! I'd expect the fuel sender/filter area to be badly corroded and the filter full of crap. I had intermittant fuel blockages that I think were caused by that.
by Hell Driver
08 Feb 2015 09:31 pm
Forum: Tell us more about your standard Volvo 300
Topic: 1977 343
Replies: 140
Views: 73372

Re: 1977 343

That paint blistering looks just like what I've seen, maybe the effect of a car cover but then again Rachel's car had exactly the same without a cover. I'd say it's the paint job at fault, maybe it's where the paint has not bonded with the panel and expansion of air (or some form of gas?) has lifted...
by Hell Driver
01 Feb 2015 12:07 am
Forum: Tell us more about your project Volvo 300
Topic: 340 1.4 auto conversion to a 2.0 360 manual project..help
Replies: 6
Views: 6219

Re: 340 1.4 auto conversion to a 2.0 360 manual project..hel

As you've already started, it's probably not a good time to say that if you were going there, I wouldn't start from here.....but I'm doing a similar conversion :lol: My only excuse is that I want a Mk1 with the B230 engine, and finding a Mk1 2litre in the UK is not going to happen, so I've got a 198...
by Hell Driver
21 Jan 2015 10:14 pm
Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
Topic: Quattroruote October 1976
Replies: 9
Views: 5830

Re: Quattroruote October 1976

I found that front cover on the web a while ago, looks like they are white, they must be the Holy Grail for Mk1 owners!!!

Nice to see the rest of the article.
by Hell Driver
20 Jan 2015 08:10 pm
Forum: Tell us more about your standard Volvo 300
Topic: 1977 343
Replies: 140
Views: 73372

Re: 1977 343

I've had two problems with those raised spots of paint, first the GL got some (very minor though) on the bonnet. They appeared to be along the line of a very and I mean VERY light surface scratch in the paint. I blamed the car cover as they appeared after a spell of freezing weather with snow then a...
by Hell Driver
30 Dec 2014 10:45 pm
Forum: Bodywork, interior, electrical equipment, accessories
Topic: Door removal
Replies: 7
Views: 6077

Re: Door removal

Here is how I did it, there's some comments from others here too I think

viewtopic.php?f=51&t=11821&hilit=jak+74w


It's 5 years since I got the Mk1, so 2 years isn't too bad!

Started dismantling over a year ago, must get on with it this year!
by Hell Driver
13 Dec 2014 09:36 pm
Forum: Tell us more about your standard Volvo 300
Topic: My Volvo 360 89
Replies: 14
Views: 9906

Re: My Volvo 360 89

Amazing before and after photos!
by Hell Driver
17 Nov 2014 11:12 pm
Forum: Tell us more about your project Volvo 300
Topic: 1.9 Carb 1985 Volvo 360 GLS - Bought on 16/11/2014 5.30PM
Replies: 96
Views: 51182

Re: 1.9 Carb 1985 Volvo 360 GLS - Bought on 16/11/2014 5.30P

Hi, I have a similar 360 in green, the GLS is 92hp and the GLT is 111hp. That must be a rare car in your country!
by Hell Driver
12 Nov 2014 12:15 pm
Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
Topic: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.
Replies: 549
Views: 203872

Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

S10NPH wrote: Speaking of spotted 300s on youtube videos - there's a rather unlucky 300 in this Russian Dash Cam video, at 1:21 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQO90MGCidk
One of the 40%

"Now you see, there was no need for that to happen"

Poor car indeed, what an idiot driver!
by Hell Driver
10 Nov 2014 12:15 am
Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
Topic: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.
Replies: 549
Views: 203872

Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

I remember seeing this years ago, found it at last!

Sketch, starts at 10.00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xEvDtDV-hY

I like the wat the 343 looks untouched but the fiesta is crumpled!
by Hell Driver
08 Nov 2014 12:33 am
Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
Topic: Problems Logging On V3M
Replies: 20
Views: 15548

Re: Problems Logging On V3M

It sometime rejects my log in on the first attempt, my computer remembers my name/password so it can't be wrong anyway. I then have to try again before it gives me chance to put in the code, which I have meanwhile copied, ready to paste in. If a device can stay logged in then that's handy as it remo...