green 340 valver, first update

[sack]

hi all, i only discovered this forum today, didnt realsie there was any for the 340's then i was looking thru the forsale section and saw my car! kermit as u call it hehehe. ive wanted one for a while and after selling one of my fiseta's i decided the time had come, i havnt soly bort it for drifting but that will b a large part of owning it il get some pics and a update in ur project section anyway

cheers
zak

[sack]

havin just realsied u dnt have a project section i'll update here

so yea the car, volvo 340 4 door respayed in green with a satin black bonnet lowered 2 inch's (i think) and sitting on 13x7 minilights with 175/50's. its been converted to a renault clio f7p engine. the conversion is pretty tidy altho the heater box has been remover to make way for the intake and the temp gauge dosnt work but generaly it runs pretty well and is fast enough to keep me entertained for now and certanly enough to drift. inside is a set of recaro's from a late escort rs2000, being a ford man they cudnt b better.

so far ive done nothing but fit a sterio and sort out the iffy filling and venting on the ally tank in the boot. ive got a timing belt to go on (the old one looks faily new so ive not rushed to change it), oil n filter for wen i get in it too. ive ordered a set landrover shocks for the rear today to try n stiffen up the rear. other things on the 'to do' list include:

weld diff
fill front shocks with diff oil
get proper front springs as the current ones are too soft and dont fit properly
fit a lift pump and fuel swirl pot as the ally tank in the book dosnt have any baffels so wen goin left it cuts out.
wanna sort a heater so it can b driven in the winter but not sure how im gonna get around the intake.
strip interia
lower more

some pics anyway








it's a little rough around the edges, the paint job is pretty shocking but into ratty cars so its perfect for me overall im pretty chuffed with the car, needs some little bits a mentioned then it'l of to the pod for some dift days! cnt wait.

for any1 who's interested this is my daily/other project


mk1 fiesta, rubbed down with rusted body work, decked on leda coilovers with weller steels and 175/50 yoko's, 1.1 at the mo but soon to b 1800 zetec on bike carbs with nos

my old fiesta




mk2 base spec with a 240+bhp cvh turbo, stripped and caged. managed a 13.1 at the pod

hope u like

[volvosneverdie]

Those starmags kill!
looks like youre enjoying the green machine dude.
Welcome to the forum.

[tommysb]

All lovely looking cars!

[classicswede]

When you are ready for sprigs give me a shout and I'll sort them for you.

You don't need to be messing with the std shocks any more if your budget will stretch to a set of adjustable dampers.

[Speedy88]

Nice car, but those plates are illegal matey. The car isn't old enough so be careful when the rozzers are around

[sack]

hi thanks for the comments

I no how illigal the plater are, ive had fines for not runnin front plates on the fiesta and have mates who've been fined for black plates but u gotta admit they look the tits on it and std colour plates wud look pretty pants. They'l stay until i get real greif for them, i can deal with a fine every 6 months for 'the look' hahaha

Classicswede, thanks, how much do the adjustable shocks go for? Oh and the springs? Im presuming u have a little buisness goin on? What else do u do? At the mo its a budget build due to plowing money into the fiesta but wen thats done im gona want some bits for the volvo.

[volvosneverdie]

Have a look here dude:

http://www.volvo300mania.com/forum-uk/v ... f=8&t=1804

[sack]

cheers mate. Its good to find all that stuff as i thort general performance parts were non existant! Will def have some of the engine mounts wen i get paid as mine are soft as shit.

[garth]

Glad you're enjoying my old car son!

[sack]

yea i am garth! its a wicked little car.

small update on the car anyway. i started to buy some bits for the car n just generaly sort it out. first up was the rear shocks, altho there was nothing wrong with the old ones i read in maby places the ladyrover defender front shocks fit and stiffen it up a treat. i ordered some off ebay for a 110 modle and they arrived a couple of days later, i took them out the box and was shocked (no pun intended ) at how big they were! i wasnt sure they wud fit but yes when i tried they went on ok. i fitted the drivers first then lowered it down and bounced the car to find there was only an inch of travel before there was a clunk and the car stopped goin down. hummmm, turns out the outer cover of the shock was so big it hit the anti-tramp bar, quick cut with the grinder sorted that out tho. with both sides on it is so much stiffer on the rear, mint.

old vs new


'modded'


fitted


second up was to sort the fuel surge from lack of a swirl pot in the system. i done a deal with a friend and got a 1l swirl pot and facet fuel pump. due to the tank return line being at the bottem of the tank i had to mount the pot above it to stop fuel just filling it up from the top so the only quick fix was to glue it to the top, in hinesight i shud have stuck it to the other side so i didnt ge tin the way of the filler but o well. the facet is solid mounted at the mo cos i only have one rubber for it but its proper loud so will need sorting as dose the other pump mounting. it runs and in the morning will get good run to see if its stopped the issues.





also got another inlet to cut up to run the throttle body at the front and hopfuly then fit a heater again


it is slightly different from the one i have fitted tho, the bit the sticks out for the t/b is shorter and theres somem more vacumes off it but im sure it'l all be fine wen its in a few peices and welded back together

thanks for looking

[kaos]

i dont run a heater in mine, its not needed, stock heaters are a bit crappy anyway.

[SteveP]

i dont run a heater in mine, its not needed, stock heaters are a bit crappy anyway.

1. "it's not needed" - I thought you were from Somerset? Thus it must get cold regularly...
2. Stock 300 heaters are excellent, I even think the one in my 343 was even better than the 360's
3. Having the inlet at the bulkhead is ridiculous

[340GLT]

i dont run a heater in mine, its not needed, stock heaters are a bit crappy anyway.

1. "it's not needed" - I thought you were from Somerset? Thus it must get cold regularly...
2. Stock 300 heaters are excellent, I even think the one in my 343 was even better than the 360's
3. Having the inlet at the bulkhead is ridiculous

Agreed and to be fair Kaos your 16v not being on the road as a Daily how can you comment???
Adam

[volvosneverdie]

^^^^ the heater on every 300 ive had has been better than any other heater on any other car ive been in like.
Mind you, ive never really been in an expensive car.