Kessy mk2 340, no more scrap yard fun

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Re: Kessy mk2 340, bad news

Post by jon-ovlov » 08 Aug 2011 02:31 pm

Great stuff Theo! Good to see your still alive. Beemer is very nice. Kessy still going well?
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Re: Kessy mk2 340, bad news

Post by theo2468 » 08 Aug 2011 05:35 pm

Yeah going sweet!!
Also got to mention I met Andy(helldriver) again this weekend, he took a few pictures of our cars which I'm looking forward to seeing!!
C25 ECV-1985-Mk2 340GL-Kessy
A889 VUY-1983-Mk2 360GLS-RUF
volvosneverdie wrote:Vnd says:
diffs, are like pubs and legs.
Best appreciated when open.
I probably should have specified ladies legs in there too. [+=] "embarrarrased emoticon"[].com

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Re: Kessy mk2 340, bad news

Post by jon-ovlov » 08 Aug 2011 08:57 pm

Awesome stuff bud. Get those pics up!
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Speedy88 wrote: Leave choke on, idling obnoxiously until neighbours peer out windows at the noisy exhaust
Give neighbours thumbs up
Rev engine to 7K
Exit street sideways
Win at life.

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Re: Kessy mk2 340, bad news

Post by theo2468 » 09 Aug 2011 01:51 pm

ovlov, ive pm'ed you
C25 ECV-1985-Mk2 340GL-Kessy
A889 VUY-1983-Mk2 360GLS-RUF
volvosneverdie wrote:Vnd says:
diffs, are like pubs and legs.
Best appreciated when open.
I probably should have specified ladies legs in there too. [+=] "embarrarrased emoticon"[].com

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Re: Kessy mk2 340, bad news

Post by jon-ovlov » 09 Aug 2011 02:51 pm

Replied!!!

btw, I find it funny how you call me ovlov, not Jon :lol: not that im fussed.
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Speedy88 wrote: Leave choke on, idling obnoxiously until neighbours peer out windows at the noisy exhaust
Give neighbours thumbs up
Rev engine to 7K
Exit street sideways
Win at life.

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Re: Kessy mk2 340, bad news

Post by Evoman » 09 Aug 2011 08:12 pm

hello theo, great to see your still rocking the 340, get some pictures up of the 340 and 360, plus with hell drivers :)

Can you change the thread name please, "bad news" scares me
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Re: Kessy mk2 340, bad news

Post by theo2468 » 09 Aug 2011 09:57 pm

Hell driver took the pics so waiting on him for them, got some money now so going to change the look of kessy abit!!
C25 ECV-1985-Mk2 340GL-Kessy
A889 VUY-1983-Mk2 360GLS-RUF
volvosneverdie wrote:Vnd says:
diffs, are like pubs and legs.
Best appreciated when open.
I probably should have specified ladies legs in there too. [+=] "embarrarrased emoticon"[].com

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Re: Kessy mk2 340, bad news

Post by Hell Driver » 10 Aug 2011 04:17 pm

Heres the best pic, not sure why I didn't close my door!

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Good to meet you again Theo! Thanks for the expansion tank lid, I'll do a small thread about the trip soon!
360 GLE Saloon (D 86)
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340 GL 1.7 (G 89)
360 GLS (Y 83)
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Re: Kessy mk2 340, scrap yard fun

Post by theo2468 » 13 Aug 2011 04:31 pm

well was lurking through my local scrap yard today and found this hiding in the far right hand corner.

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1.7 so i grabbed everything i could in the time i had, might go back up for more.
i got the seats for my mk3, the bonnet for a spare which im going to spray black, grill for a spare, dash with rev counter, mk3 spoiler, bell housing and prop, engine beam, badges for my tool box, 440 alloy with good tyre and some extra gauges which were in the center.

anyway after half an hour of taking stuff of this car my dad noticed it was one of his old customers cars and he had wired all the extra gauges in.
well if anyone needs any bits let me know and i dont mind going up.
heres a few pics of some of the stuff.

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C25 ECV-1985-Mk2 340GL-Kessy
A889 VUY-1983-Mk2 360GLS-RUF
volvosneverdie wrote:Vnd says:
diffs, are like pubs and legs.
Best appreciated when open.
I probably should have specified ladies legs in there too. [+=] "embarrarrased emoticon"[].com

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Re: Kessy mk2 340, scrap yard fun

Post by Chris_C » 13 Aug 2011 05:28 pm

Are you keeping all the stuff or looking at selling dude? I'd be interested in a bellhousing :lol:
'89(G) 340 GLE B172k
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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: Kessy mk2 340, scrap yard fun

Post by theo2468 » 13 Aug 2011 06:37 pm

Sorry mate the bell housing I'm keeping but the rest of the stuff I will sell ha I just got it to save from the crusher and it was cheap
C25 ECV-1985-Mk2 340GL-Kessy
A889 VUY-1983-Mk2 360GLS-RUF
volvosneverdie wrote:Vnd says:
diffs, are like pubs and legs.
Best appreciated when open.
I probably should have specified ladies legs in there too. [+=] "embarrarrased emoticon"[].com

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Re: Kessy mk2 340, scrap yard fun

Post by Chris_C » 13 Aug 2011 09:39 pm

Hehe, no worries bud, I thought that'd be the case!
'89(G) 340 GLE B172k
'03 S60 D5 SE, '91 (J) MX5, 1954 Cyclemaster
Ex:
'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: Kessy mk2 340, scrap yard fun

Post by foggyjames » 14 Aug 2011 04:06 pm

The doors look very clean and well worth saving...especially the rears (easier to remove, and harder to find in good order).

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Re: Kessy mk2 340, scrap yard fun

Post by Hell Driver » 14 Aug 2011 10:38 pm

Get the headlamps if the reflectors are in good condition, in a few years 90% of these scrapyard finds will stop! Really poor reflectors are one thing which will take cars off for the road for good come M.O.T. time. I can't believe how poor mine are on the 340 at night yet they still pass (my dad's car did fail on it one year though). However if a pattern can't be formed it will eventually fail! The are unrepeatable, so once they go, their gone! All 300's in everyday use will probably need new ones every 10 to 20 years due to oxide/tarnishing of the aluminum shiny bit!! So even if you don't need them you can always sell them!
360 GLE Saloon (D 86)
360 GLS (A 84)
343 DL (W 80) :-)
340 GL 1.7 (G 89)
360 GLS (Y 83)
440 Turbo (J 92)
Transit Tipper 125 T350 (02)Alive Again!
Transit Tipper Smiley face Q reg
Mitsubishi Colt 1.1 (54)
R.I.P. 77 343 DL vario :-(

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Re: Kessy mk2 340, scrap yard fun

Post by macplaxton » 14 Aug 2011 10:52 pm

Reflectors I'm less worried about as they can be fixed much easier that making new glass lenses.
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