340 Project

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PaulYoung
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340 Project

Post by PaulYoung » 04 Mar 2010 12:43 am

Hi all, right where to start. Basically im looking at getting a 340 either a 1.4 or 1.7 not sure which one and i wanna make it a project to turn it into a pretty good drift car but still use it as an everyday car. Any help/ideas/info would be great :D

Well thats it basically, oh if anyone knows of any cheap 340's for sale, 3 or 5 door just let me know.

Paul

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Re: 340 Project

Post by valman » 04 Mar 2010 08:48 pm

welcome, from what i have read on here/tramp drift. is that you ideally want a 1.7 340 or 360. this is because they have that little bit of extra grunt for getting the rear out and the engine is also easily swapped for a 1.8 clio lump :)
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Re: 340 Project

Post by Dub_Addict » 06 Mar 2010 12:43 am

welcome mate,

340's come in 1.4 or 1.7 and are renault engines. a lot of people put engines from clios, megane etc in as they are quite a simple conversion.

360's are 2.0 and have a volvo engine. some people put turbo engines from 940/740's in as this is quite easy also.

whatever car you choose if you want it to slide well you'll probaly want to weld the diff. not ideal on a daily but most people never have a problem.

alot of it also depends on your budget, you could spend a few hundred quid on lowering it properly or you could do it for 6 quid like i did! lol

have a look in the offers section for cars, they pop up quite often and are usually quite cheap. also ebay is a great place to buy from but always try to view the car first.

any specific questions just ask.

jamie

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Re: 340 Project

Post by nekto » 06 Mar 2010 08:05 pm

Dub_Addict wrote: ..
340's come in 1.4 or 1.7 and are renault engines. a lot of people put engines from clios, megane etc in as they are quite a simple conversion.
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You are wrong. There were 340 (343 in fact) with 2 litre engine :)
'84 360

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Re: 340 Project

Post by volvodspec » 06 Mar 2010 08:36 pm

yeah but you're a very, very, very lucky basterd if you own one of those!
this was right after the last 343/345 was build and they were the first 300's with an 0 at the end that were fitted with the 2.0 litre engine

i know 2 of those in holland, one of them possibly scrapped.

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Re: 340 Project

Post by nekto » 06 Mar 2010 10:15 pm

I had one, but now it is no longer exist.. Sad story.
It was 343 in VIN and on the back
'84 360

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Re: 340 Project

Post by volvodspec » 06 Mar 2010 10:32 pm

oh wait i misread;

the 343 and 345 was available in DLS and GLS, the S addition to the DL and GL versions ment there was a 2.0 under the bonnet.. this was available from MY1980 till MY1982

after that for the MY1983 you were able to order a 340 spec car with a 2.0 engine; see this as a "winner" or L version of the 360.
they dropped this option at august 1983 when the 360GLT was launched though..

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Re: 340 Project

Post by Chris_C » 06 Mar 2010 10:58 pm

We never got 2.0 340's in the UK. That doesn't stop every motorfactor trying to sell us parts for them though :lol:
'89(G) 340 GLE B172k
'03 S60 D5 SE, '91 (J) MX5, 1954 Cyclemaster
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'89(F) 340 GL F7R (ex B172k) - Fake -> SBKV 300 Runner Up 08, 12; '91(H) 340 GL B14.4E - Kar; '88(F) 360 GLT B200E - Jet -> BKV 300 Runner Up 09; '89(G) 360 GLT B200E - Beast

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Re: 340 Project

Post by nekto » 07 Mar 2010 10:34 am

volvodspec wrote:oh wait i misread;

the 343 and 345 was available in DLS and GLS, the S addition to the DL and GL versions ment there was a 2.0 under the bonnet.. this was available from MY1980 till MY1982

after that for the MY1983 you were able to order a 340 spec car with a 2.0 engine; see this as a "winner" or L version of the 360.
they dropped this option at august 1983 when the 360GLT was launched though..
Seems true. It was '82 343 GLS
'84 360

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