hi im nick i been on this fourm a few weeks now i brought T.J valverd 340 off him few weeks ago ...

i would like to start withsaying t.j is one of the most legit guys ive ever met big respect for him helped me out with a few things scince owning the car

im a real big car enthuisist i currently own a mk1 caddy which im putting a 1.8 20 v turbo ivw owned numerous old cars the older the better in my eyes

this is how i got it



first thing is get rid of the wheels




then i took the paint off the grill chrome ftw also teh superman badge


i then set about sorting all the bodges out that t.j didnt get round to...

remove the bright yellow/green cable ties not a bodge but looked rank

fitted a quiet exhaust



remove the dangourosly fitted bucket seats ( whoever fitted them should never work on anyting again !!! ) i now have soem half leather seats out of a rover 220 turbo

tighted the bolts holding the axle to the springs up as the lowering block fell out while driving scarey shit !!

changed the osf hub and shock housing as the wheel bearing collapsed on me and aniligated the hub flange

wired up a fan switch as the fan never worked

went for a drive yesterday and noticed a real bad clunking from the rear got to my workshop and jacked it up

the bolt holding the diff o the chassies had come loose and fallen off ..

so im basicaly gonna have to go over this hole car as someone previous to me clearly dose not no how to do things up properly lol ( sorry if its u )

Good on you dude. that car has had a fair few bodges, TJ did a fair job, and glad to see it's gone to a good home! Wheels look sweet too.

And yeah, chrome grill for the win! Keep the updates coming bud, will be good to see the car properly finished.

The build of your car is in this thread, on page 2

http://www.volvo300mania.com/forum-uk/v ... 13&t=10845

Hope you get it all sorted dude Thomas.............

Wheels look wicked, what tyres are you running and how low are you?

thats awesome, what i wanted my first one to look like! i had ats classics but not 7 and 8Js (im guessing?)
how did you get the bumper to look so good too? mine needs that doing

Ya found us then
Looks so much better with nice wheels on. Can't believe there's still things that need redoing. Really thought I'd found all the problems (there was so many lol)

Attack2001 wrote:The build of your car is in this thread, on page 2

Lol "build" in the loosest sense of the term.

T.J. wrote:Ya found us then
Looks so much better with nice wheels on. Can't believe there's still things that need redoing. Really thought I'd found all the problems (there was so many lol)

Attack2001 wrote:The build of your car is in this thread, on page 2

Lol "build" in the loosest sense of the term.

Cant beat and engine change using seat belts, sign of pure quality if ever there was one

ha ha. Amen! Used seatbelts as engine straps myself! Wonderful things.

Thanks for Ye comments guys I'll keep you all posted with things

The wheels r 13x7 fronts with continental sport contact 2 175/50/13 the rears r 13x8 lowers on 2" blocks a f front springs gonna make some coils for the front and double leaf and 3" block the back

Cool.. let me check cos i *think* mine is on 3" blocks and I'm wanting to raise it a bit.. would you wanna swap if it is?

Could do pal text me

To get bumpers black again u can use a blow torch on them they go black and then just a back to black gloss shine to get then new looking

I take no responsibility if u fuck it up. Tho lol

cheers for the reply, i have read that using a heat gun is bad because it brings all the oil out of the plastic, eventually causing it to crack! i was wondering if you used old engine oil or something of the like to get it up to shape!

what plans have you got for front coilovers? sleeve kit?

Ye tbh mine were like this already I've not done anything to then other than a cheep back to black ....

As for coil over I've got some old front one from a previous car I may cut up and hve a look but sleeve kit is quiet cheep and fairly easy to do if u got the tools and no how lol

Smooth Peanut Butter works wonders on old/faded plastic bumpers, the oil used in it brings back the gloss to the plastic. Just wipe on then wipe off, neighbours may think you are a bit loopy, and wife might complain that the jar of peanut butter that was in the kitchen has gone missing, but it's cheap and it works.