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Volvo 350R 2door saloon T5 UD 03/10/09

Posted: 22 Jul 2008 07:03 pm
by 340GLT
Well i have been fairly quiet on the forum recently and have not really done anything to my grey car, but i have had some spare time so felt i should share with you my new project, which i will update in this single thread.

Final product will be a 2 door saloon with a T5 engine. So i will make a new braking system to cope with the power etc. I want roughly 300BHP to start with from the T5 then once the car has been finished etc i will upgrade engine again.

So here are a few pics to show what i have been up to including my lovely new 330mm Mercedes Brembos.

I have also included a load of photoshops of possible colour choices of what the car should look like when finished. I have narrowed the choice down to the dark blue or yellow.

Cheers to Clayton (clitti) for the shell.
Adam

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Posted: 22 Jul 2008 07:31 pm
by jarlidge
hi adam

glad your keeping busy i see. the blue looks good.

is that 360 glt you had lying around at your uncles.

bet it will look great once you have finished with it.

jeff

Posted: 22 Jul 2008 07:34 pm
by 340GLT
No its a 340 with 360 Running gear i bought from clitti on the forum.
Adam

Posted: 22 Jul 2008 07:40 pm
by jtbo
Blue one looks best for my eye, electric so to say :D

Also that 2 door saloon is something incredible, car will be real head turner, I'm sure of that :)

Good luck to project, I believe this will take bit longer to complete than your previous projects? Not that project car will ever be complete, but I guess you get idea :D

Posted: 22 Jul 2008 07:41 pm
by Jason B
you obviously posted them for a reason.... whats the deal with the brake strut assembly? :D

Posted: 22 Jul 2008 07:47 pm
by 340GLT
They are the coilovers from my grey one, i need the inserts shortened to get the car as low as i want it with some travel left, so i took them off to do work to them, just used them to make the brackets up for the brembos.

Yeh just wondered if people wanted to say their colour preference.
Adam

Posted: 22 Jul 2008 07:54 pm
by Jason B
hehe, I was thinking 2dr saloon once I had a roll cage and other bits sorted - so you're re-shelling the 3dr stuff then?

Posted: 22 Jul 2008 07:55 pm
by 340GLT
No mate i'm changing the rear end on this shell, its much easier and safer, as a saloon is the same underneith all the way to the back edge of the boot floor.
Adam

Posted: 22 Jul 2008 11:32 pm
by cheshire190e
why is it everybody but me can find rust free 3 doors, hopefully ill have one off the bay in the next week.

Good luck with the project, cant wait to see what it will look like

Posted: 22 Jul 2008 11:36 pm
by V6 Man
Can I vote for Ford ASBO Orange please?

Posted: 23 Jul 2008 12:32 am
by hatch360
Has anyone actually contemplated a 2 door saloon before....its such an awesome idea, adam your prototypes outdoe the volvo ones

Posted: 23 Jul 2008 10:07 am
by Chris_C
Def the goldy/yellow for me :D

Posted: 23 Jul 2008 12:24 pm
by SteveP
Looks great mate, I vote for the electric blue... what about the V70R/S70R blue colour, or is that what it's supposed to replicate? This will be awesome! :D

Posted: 23 Jul 2008 12:34 pm
by Ali
Bloody hell Adam!!!! Fair play I can't wait to see this progress!!! Make sure you keep updating it with pics every step of the way :D

Posted: 23 Jul 2008 04:40 pm
by WooDooUK
Excellent Stuff, I did wonder when the big reveal was going to be :)

Its deffo got to be the yellow/Ford signal amber (you know the colour :wink: :wink: )

How are you planing on mating the engine to the rest of the transmission or will it bolt to the 360 gear?