Volvo 350R T5 Engine Track Project U/D 18/02/13

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Re: Volvo 340R EVO 3 Update 22/07/10 Corvette Trannsmission!

Post by foggyjames » 23 Jul 2010 01:12 am

Are you planning to leave the wheelarch open, or close it up again...with a thinner flange to the wing to give better clearance, perhaps?

Oil cooler behind an enlarged foglight hole, perhaps?

Looking good bud! :)

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Re: Volvo 340R EVO 3 Update 22/07/10 Corvette Trannsmission!

Post by volvosneverdie » 23 Jul 2010 01:15 am

Oil cooler on the roof, Paris-Dakar style.
About the only place it'll fit isn't it?
Or mounted in front of the bumper y0!
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Re: Volvo 340R EVO 3 Update 22/07/10 Corvette Trannsmission!

Post by 340GLT » 23 Jul 2010 01:22 am

foggyjames wrote:Are you planning to leave the wheelarch open, or close it up again...with a thinner flange to the wing to give better clearance, perhaps?

Oil cooler behind an enlarged foglight hole, perhaps?

Looking good bud! :)

cheers

James
Yeh i'm planning on running plastic inner arches or mudflap material. Its amazing how much extra travel that will give me.
I have a pair of yellow continental fogs so really dont want to mount it there. the front valance on LFE is absolutely mint aswell so dont want to cut into it.... hmmmm
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Re: Volvo 340R EVO 3 Update 22/07/10 Corvette Trannsmission!

Post by foggyjames » 23 Jul 2010 01:56 am

Under one of the headlights...? Cut the bumper out a little in that area...?

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Re: Volvo 340R EVO 3 Update 22/07/10 Corvette Trannsmission!

Post by 340GLT » 23 Jul 2010 02:10 am

The 13 row coller i have is massive... i'm lost at the mo but will find a place.
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Re: Volvo 340R EVO 3 Update 22/07/10 Corvette Trannsmission!

Post by foggyjames » 23 Jul 2010 02:35 am

I take it there's no AC going on this car, so how about above or in front of the IC? I know it gets a bit tight up front, mind you. The other option would be to down-size the cooler. The gaggle of 400bhp T5s only have tiny coolers. I don't know what your power goals are, but Russ' 600bhp one still doesn't have a massive cooler.

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Re: Volvo 340R EVO 3 Update 22/07/10 Corvette Trannsmission!

Post by Chris_C » 23 Jul 2010 02:46 am

:D Good looking stuff mate, rust repair looks good too!
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Re: Volvo 340R EVO 3 Update 22/07/10 Corvette Trannsmission!

Post by volvodspec » 23 Jul 2010 09:06 am

340GLT wrote:mainly the little head scratching parts that take hours thinking about then minutes making.
hahahaha, i know firsthand what you mean; annoying isn't it? :lol:

you could do it similar to what i've done and mount the radiator in the engine bay so there's place for an oilcooler inbetween the radiator and intercooler, that works very good and you should have enough space with the engine.

i wouldn't mount the oilcooler in front of the intercooler.. the intercoolers efficiency would reduce a fair bit!

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Re: Volvo 340R EVO 3 Update 22/07/10 Corvette Trannsmission!

Post by 340GLT » 23 Jul 2010 07:50 pm

I've sorted the oil cooler position!! I think it's quite ingenious!! Will upload pics in a bit.
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Re: Volvo 340R EVO 3 Update 22/07/10 Corvette Trannsmission!

Post by mat_91 » 23 Jul 2010 08:06 pm

340GLT wrote:I've sorted the oil cooler position!! I think it's quite ingenious!! Will upload pics in a bit.
Adam
cant say that and upload later lol thats nasty
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Re: Volvo 340R EVO 3 Update 22/07/10 Corvette Trannsmission!

Post by 340GLT » 23 Jul 2010 11:51 pm

I got all of the glass out of the car for proper welding to commence and my cat decided she needed a recharge whilst helping me.
I worked out how to mount my oil cooler, it was an idea i had a while ago and today i got the courage to hack the front panel to make it fit. Luckily i got it all finished before i ran out of welding gas.
I'm very happy with the result, i will have to run a small japenese reg plate but it should be fine. The fibreglass will need fettling when i come to paint it but i'm happy with it.
Adam

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Re: Volvo 340R EVO 3 Update 23/07/10 Corvette Trannsmission!

Post by foggyjames » 24 Jul 2010 12:34 am

Yup, that'll work. :) Are you planning to duct air away from the rear side of it?

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Re: Volvo 340R EVO 3 Update 23/07/10 Corvette Trannsmission!

Post by 340GLT » 24 Jul 2010 12:39 am

Yeh three or four large round holes behind so it will flow through.
Adam
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Re: Volvo 340R EVO 3 Update 23/07/10 Corvette Trannsmission!

Post by volvosneverdie » 25 Jul 2010 10:10 am

that does look very cool.
And deviously ingenious.
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Re: Volvo 340R EVO 3 Update 23/07/10 Corvette Trannsmission!

Post by 340GLT » 05 Aug 2010 12:48 am

Well i haver removed the rusty battery tray and smoothed the inner wing. I have also started work on the tunnel, which is what i was working on today when a parcel arrived for me. I'm glad its turned up now so i acn sort out making the adapter plaet for the Corvette torque tube!!!
Cheers Adam

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D300 LBO - 360 GLT 3 Door Turbo project!! (and restoration)
F706 RBX - 350R in process!!!

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