my volvo 360
my volvo 360
heres some pics of her
a nice volvo 360 gls 72,000 1 owner from new full volvo service history
what u need to know about it
2.0
rwd
incredible steering lock ford a standard car
so this is my nice little run about.. which is staying standard......
yeah that was never gonna happen
so 1st off so lowered 2" (51mm to u and me)
thicker oil in front shocks (makes them stiffer)
land rover defender shock fitted to rear
13x7.5(et.2) on the front and 13x7(et8) on the rear painted in red
nice cherry bomb exhaust
thats it for now
some pics of the parts
(spot the mistake?)
much better
(nice little mk1 escort )
so thats how she sits just now not to crazy for something i own....but then i got a week off work .....
1 volvo manifold
1 set of cbr900 fireblade bike carbs (i had luying about as you do )
then testing alignment
good fit!
sooo cut the bit i dont need off
left with this!
then shaped to 4 individual pipes
...then ported either end
i manged to get 3mm of diameter extra! cant complain!
soo cleaned it all up
test fit to carbs again
some silicone pipe
and we have a half assembled carb set up
ohh and something else that turned up today
hydraulic hand brake
but thats it for now
this cars getting done on a budget its just something fun for a run about whilst i put my 2.3 turbo (around 400bhp) into my focus
a nice volvo 360 gls 72,000 1 owner from new full volvo service history
what u need to know about it
2.0
rwd
incredible steering lock ford a standard car
so this is my nice little run about.. which is staying standard......
yeah that was never gonna happen
so 1st off so lowered 2" (51mm to u and me)
thicker oil in front shocks (makes them stiffer)
land rover defender shock fitted to rear
13x7.5(et.2) on the front and 13x7(et8) on the rear painted in red
nice cherry bomb exhaust
thats it for now
some pics of the parts
(spot the mistake?)
much better
(nice little mk1 escort )
so thats how she sits just now not to crazy for something i own....but then i got a week off work .....
1 volvo manifold
1 set of cbr900 fireblade bike carbs (i had luying about as you do )
then testing alignment
good fit!
sooo cut the bit i dont need off
left with this!
then shaped to 4 individual pipes
...then ported either end
i manged to get 3mm of diameter extra! cant complain!
soo cleaned it all up
test fit to carbs again
some silicone pipe
and we have a half assembled carb set up
ohh and something else that turned up today
hydraulic hand brake
but thats it for now
this cars getting done on a budget its just something fun for a run about whilst i put my 2.3 turbo (around 400bhp) into my focus
Re: my volvo 360
Hi mate.
Car is looking great.
How quick will it be on those carbs?
Cheers Mark.
Car is looking great.
How quick will it be on those carbs?
Cheers Mark.
Re: my volvo 360
Nice car! Nice scort too, but this is my favourite:
mmm, donuts.
mmm, donuts.
Re: my volvo 360
i dont honestly know just want a little more power
also looking at getting a 2,3 8v out of a 240 soon i know of one so gonna ask about it
also looking at getting a 2,3 8v out of a 240 soon i know of one so gonna ask about it
Re: my volvo 360
unfortunally the escort isnt mine
Re: my volvo 360
The 2.3 8v only gives you about 10hp more, it's not really worth it really
I'd save up and do the 2.3 Turbo swap
I'd save up and do the 2.3 Turbo swap
Re: my volvo 360
true but the bigger displacment will be better for the bike carbs aswell so i imagen the 2.3 on bike carbs will be around 120-130bhp which is all i really want as this is just a run about/something to have some fun with
Re: my volvo 360
Yeah I'm considering it myself but not sure if it fits in the budget. If a breaker came up locally maybe I could justify it
I had an engine swapped 340 before which was great but cursed with electrical gremlins (sensors) that I never got to the bottom of. So I'm a little against injection engines right now
I had an engine swapped 340 before which was great but cursed with electrical gremlins (sensors) that I never got to the bottom of. So I'm a little against injection engines right now
Re: my volvo 360
well so far my carb conversion has cost me ...£2.14 and that was for 2 1.7mm drill bits :L
inlet got for free
carbs got for fitting discs and pads to my mates car so going great so far
yeah i know the feeling i converted my focus from a 1.8 to a 2.0 on itb's and a bunch of other stuff around 180-190 bhp fantastic to drive loads of power even up at 7,800 didnt run out of puff :L
but that was a nice thing to wire up only a few sensors and extras like launch control and flat to floor shifting but im gonna stick with the carbs on the volvo for simple sakes after all its just a run about
inlet got for free
carbs got for fitting discs and pads to my mates car so going great so far
yeah i know the feeling i converted my focus from a 1.8 to a 2.0 on itb's and a bunch of other stuff around 180-190 bhp fantastic to drive loads of power even up at 7,800 didnt run out of puff :L
but that was a nice thing to wire up only a few sensors and extras like launch control and flat to floor shifting but im gonna stick with the carbs on the volvo for simple sakes after all its just a run about
Re: my volvo 360
Coming along nicely! Was this the GLS from carandclassic? Looked pretty tidy but I couldn't work out if it was just the light or whether the drivers wing was a different shade!?
A 2.3 swap is an 'easy' upgrade for a carbed 360, surprised more people don't do it!
A 2.3 swap is an 'easy' upgrade for a carbed 360, surprised more people don't do it!
1989 - Volvo 360 GLT
1985 - Volvo 360 GLS
2008 - Volvo S60 SE Lux
1985 - Volvo 360 GLS
2008 - Volvo S60 SE Lux
Re: my volvo 360
yes it was that one i though that aswell i think it might be a difrent shade in some lights it is alittle lighter but in some others is not but its a genuine volvo pannel so i dont know really whats gone on but it has never really bothered me
Re: my volvo 360
Looks tidy enough anyway!
1989 - Volvo 360 GLT
1985 - Volvo 360 GLS
2008 - Volvo S60 SE Lux
1985 - Volvo 360 GLS
2008 - Volvo S60 SE Lux
Re: my volvo 360
thanks mate yeah shes not to bad wee bubble under the windrscreen but getting that sorted in the next few weeks
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Re: my volvo 360
Cool. Love the carbs mate. Should sound great! Reminds me of what mine looked like (same colour and model).
Liam.
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