Period rally mods

Post by **ebdl** » 19 Dec 2005 11:29 pm

I'm thinking about getting an early 343/345 or 66 to use for historic rallies as a clubman, now that cars built between 1975 and 1981 are eligible for category 3. What I need to know is whether either of these was used as a rally car and where I can get verifiable information on modifications that were used for rallying at the time. Otherwise I'd have to keep it entirely standard and that wouldn't be as much fun, would it?

Thanks, Ed

Post by **SteveP** » 19 Dec 2005 11:39 pm

It looks like it....

Damn.. must stop looking at mk1 343s, it's not healthy...

Post by **SteveP** » 19 Dec 2005 11:41 pm

Post by **sven360** » 19 Dec 2005 11:46 pm

Me and my bro got gpA 360 with fia papers from 83 but just too young at the moment-if you need any gen let us know-see what we can do.
Thinks he's still got a 4.78/1 diff(open) if that might help

Hope you get sorted

Post by **340GLT** » 19 Dec 2005 11:48 pm

OOH nice wide arches!!!! MMMMM
Cheers Adam

Post by **sven360** » 20 Dec 2005 12:01 am

Wheels look like early manta-KN starmags or summit like that?-anyway opel gear is the right pcd and rwd offset.
I just want his lights

Post by **Carl** » 20 Dec 2005 12:14 am

sven360 wrote: Thinks he's still got a 4.78/1 diff(open) if that might help

Oooo, that sounds interesting. Let me know if you want to get rid of it!!!

Post by **shimon340** » 20 Dec 2005 12:16 am

Daf used to rally the Daf 66 = volvo 66. Try contacting the Uk Daf owners club or the Dutch owners club. The latter will probably be able to advise you on the modifications and parts needed for a 66 modification

keep us posted... sounds exciting!!

Shimon

Website · Post by **antiekeradio** » 20 Dec 2005 12:22 am

daf club NL does not have much info on rallying,

try www.rallydaf.nl

oh and;

Wheels look like early manta-KN starmags or summit like that?

very NOT. Volvo 'GT' rims. fitted as standard under the 'Black Beauty' 1978 special edition, available as accessory on the others.

think the shown rally car is 1981 model yr. (old grille, MKII bumpers)

Greetings Wouter

Website · Post by **antiekeradio** » 20 Dec 2005 12:24 am

oh and the rims you see on the first car (on the trailer) look like ATS.

not very difficult to find, but not cheap either..

Post by **sven360** » 20 Dec 2005 12:32 am

twas the ats one's I meant-the ones on the trailer a posn much favoured by our motor after a short days competition

Carl the diffs for sale I'll need to speak to the janitor re price etc.

Appologies for being dumb re the wheels

Post by **classicswede** » 20 Dec 2005 12:48 am

I had Rob at Amazon cars on to me a few months ago for uprated 300 parts. He was building a 340 for someone not sure who. When you live here a rally car is your everyday car!

Post by **Fuse** » 20 Dec 2005 11:12 am

At late 70's Volvo (official factory team) won the European Championship of Rallycross with Volvo 343 Turbo which had some very extensive modifications. I have an article about the champ car but it is in Finnish. I can translate things though.

http://koti.mbnet.fi/mtn/images/volvo/3 ... oRC_s1.jpg
http://koti.mbnet.fi/mtn/images/volvo/3 ... oRC_s2.jpg
http://koti.mbnet.fi/mtn/images/volvo/3 ... oRC_s3.jpg

It has full rollcage, custom racing interior, bucket seat, drivers seat was moved 32cm towards the back. Radiator is located at the back as are the oil sump and the oil cooler (car has dry sump oil system.) It has 20l fuel tank. Suspension parts were taken from Volvo 240, it has Bilstein shocks all around and leaf springs were replaced with coils. Steering rack is original but extended. Rear axle is custom made with watt-link and the diff was taken from Volvo 200-series and gearbox is a four speed Getrag from Volvo 264. It has drums at the back but I guess it has vented discs at front. Text only says that it has discs at front but if I remember correctly they are vented discs. All the welding seams in the body were welded again and with no gaps to stiffen the body. Engine is based on stock B14 block which was bored to 1709cc, cylinder head was built at France in Renault's Alpine R5-factory. Fuel system is Bosch K-Jetronic. Car's weight is 960kg and car went from 0 to 100 in 3.2s. Engine produced 276 DIN horsepower.

One or two official cars like that are currently located at the Volvo Museum in Gothenburg.

Here are more pics:
http://home.hia.no/~askrip03/Volvo/DSCF0881.JPG
http://home.hia.no/~askrip03/Volvo/DSCF0882.JPG
http://home.hia.no/~askrip03/Volvo/DSCF0883.JPG
http://home.hia.no/~askrip03/Volvo/DSCF0884.JPG
http://home.hia.no/~askrip03/Volvo/DSCF0886.JPG

Hope that was some help. Later there were also 343s/360s with 16V 300-400hp 2.8l Volvo R-Sport engines and some were even 4x4's but I'm not sure what of those were built by Volvo's factory team. That 343 Turbo above is 100% Volvo factory team car.

I guess if you would contact Volvo or the Volvo Museum they might be able to deliver a verified modification list. Could be a worth of trying.

Post by **shimon340** » 20 Dec 2005 04:33 pm

If you are contacting people at the museum you want to speak to Madelena Ravegard. She's she manager of the Volvo Museum and will be able to put you in contact with people and Volvos archives also

good luck

Post by **ebdl** » 20 Dec 2005 04:42 pm

Thanks for all the replies... I'll follow up the tip-off about the museum. I wouldn't be doing anything quite as extreme as the rallycross car, especially since it has to remain road legal (and needs room for a navigator!). Were the early 343s all varios, or were there some manual versions as well? For some reason I thought the manual gearbox was introduced with the Mk.2.