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Dan91
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by Dan91 » 12 Sep 2011 05:39 pm
Saw this in person today, awesome car

And top bloke! Took me out in it for a blast and now i'm really tempted by the idea of an F series engine swap

Hah!
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Speedy88
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by Speedy88 » 22 Sep 2011 03:36 pm
Cheers Dan.
I installed a thing:
Couldn't be bothered to buy vacuum hose so I just used some old washer hose!
Then I "tested" my new tyres with a little offroading.
Tomorrow - possible lowering. At last. I'll leave you with this from my test drive today:

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Evoman
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by Evoman » 22 Sep 2011 08:16 pm
Hahah, got to love the mud, had the 360 arse hanging out in a verge today

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Nimminz
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by Nimminz » 22 Sep 2011 09:57 pm
Econ gauge looks good, just noticed saloons don't have that vent behind the back doors like the hatches do lol
'88 360 +T LSD - sold
'87 760 TDI (D24TIC) - sold
'04 V40 D sport (F9Q, decat, Remapped, launch control)
'89 740 SE (b230ft, 12psi, V-cam, headwork, 'remapped', banded steels)
'86 340 DL 1.4
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volvosneverdie
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by volvosneverdie » 22 Sep 2011 10:13 pm
Nimminz wrote: just noticed saloons don't have that vent behind the back doors like the hatches do lol
Good spot. Id never noticed that.
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Speedy88
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by Speedy88 » 23 Sep 2011 01:05 pm
Took me about a year to notice the same tbh!
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MCHUDD
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by MCHUDD » 23 Sep 2011 04:27 pm
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Speedy88
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by Speedy88 » 30 Sep 2011 11:18 pm
Ok looks like I found at least one problem. Dissecting the fuel gauge brought me down to this layer:
The plastic at the bottom fell out when I took it apart, so I guess it disconnected itself. Gauge appears to work now but I have a full tank, only time will tell!
Also, STICKERS
I love stickers.
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MCHUDD
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by MCHUDD » 01 Oct 2011 12:01 pm
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theo2468
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by theo2468 » 03 Oct 2011 06:42 pm
Impressed speedy, never noticed how much you had done. And the colour coded bumpers really improved it!
Makes me like my loon even more.
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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Steveday
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by Steveday » 14 Oct 2011 05:22 pm
Am i right in thinking ive just spotted this car in this months Retro cars mag?
In the coverage of RRG11
Love it, amazing car

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Speedy88
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by Speedy88 » 14 Oct 2011 05:28 pm
Oh really? Not bought it yet, I'll have to steal jon's or something before payday
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theo2468
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by theo2468 » 21 Nov 2011 03:47 pm
When did you change the drivers side doors?
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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Speedy88
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by Speedy88 » 21 Nov 2011 06:26 pm
I didn't bud, always wanted to replace the rear as it's a bit of a state but never got around to it