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Becca May
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Hello :)

Post by Becca May » 23 Oct 2010 06:24 pm

Hello everyone,
My name is Becca and i'm 20 from Stoke-on-Trent in the UK :D

I have just bought this pretty little lady...

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Bought completely blind from ebay and saved from the dreaded breakers yard.

A 1.7 and I have mighty plans for her :)

This is a total break from the norm for me as here is my beautiful baby (be nice!!):
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Hoping the forum will be of help in my venture into Volvo ownership :)

Becca

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Re: Hello :)

Post by volvosneverdie » 23 Oct 2010 06:40 pm

well done on the buy Becca.
1.7 is the best starting point if you have evil engine swap plans. :twisted:

That Borbet As on the golf?

look awesome.

Oh, and Welcome to the forum.
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Re: Hello :)

Post by Becca May » 23 Oct 2010 07:32 pm

Thankyou :mrgreen: yes they are Borbet A's in rare 15" flavour. Some of my favourite wheels :)

I have these beasties sat in my garage ready to go on the Volvo...
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13" Ronal Kleeblatts :)

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Re: Hello :)

Post by volvosneverdie » 23 Oct 2010 07:41 pm

You dub nuts do like your wheels!

Im a Slot Mag or Wellers man if I had the money to spend. Which I dont. :roll:

Whats the plans for the 340 then?

Do tell.
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Re: Hello :)

Post by Becca May » 23 Oct 2010 08:12 pm

Wellers will be going on if the Ronals don't look like I imagine they are going to :D

Not sure if I will get stoned for this but i've bought her to drift. I think they are gorgeous little cars though (I have a thing for 'ugly' retro metal :lol:) so she isn't going to be abused.

I was going to go for a matt RAF blue paint job but I really love the colour of the one i've bought so depending on quality of the paint (as I say i've bought her blind but it worked with my Golf!) it most likely be staying gold. Slam her on her bum and maybe a bike exhaust or similar.. also being a dubnut I have decided I want to try and make a duckbill from a MK1 Golf GTI to fit :P if anyone has any idea if it does that would save me a lot of messing about 8)

Engine wise... thinking of messing with the standard 1.7 after learning it same (or similar?) to that in a Renault 5 and either popping a turbo on or maybe bike carbs, but i'm sure reading up on here will let me know if this is a good idea or nay!

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Re: Hello :)

Post by volvosneverdie » 23 Oct 2010 10:24 pm

Everyones welcome here.
Theres plenty of drifters knocking around.

If you DO fancy an upgrade, the F7P 1.8 (or 2.0 F7R) is an easy conversion. And it will make you go very fast and more people will want be you. :lol:
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Re: Hello :)

Post by magnumpi » 24 Oct 2010 01:02 am

Hello there welcome to the forum. It's just a fact of life now that most people buy these for drifting so we won't knock you for it as long as you give us dibs on the parts 1st when you break it :lol:

Yes Mk1 Golf splitter fit's is probably the most popular spliter i've seen fitted to 300's.
Someone had Kleebolts fitted so may be able you can drag a picture up to see what they look like.

No Golf slagging from me your one looks nice and i had a 8v Mk2 and i've got a 60 Bug at the moment.
As for engines i can highly recomend the 2.0 F7R from the Williams Clio :D

Look forward to seeing another one develop
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Whats the matter with the car i'm driving can't you tell that it's out of style?

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Re: Hello :)

Post by Nimminz » 24 Oct 2010 08:35 am

welcome,

looks a nice one, just watch out for the rust! Looking around the site will give you lots of ideas.

Dubs not bad either, love borbet As like. Sure you'll enjoy the RWD facror of the volvo.

I found the insurance is cheap (as far as insurance prices go) on 300's compared to other cars of similar power etc. Was + 15p to move from a 1.4 206 to my 2L 360 at 19 years old
'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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Re: Hello :)

Post by L14MNP » 24 Oct 2010 12:59 pm

Welcome Becca. :D

Get her welded and keep it sideways (with the occasional spot of pampering) I think you and I are on the same wavelength with these cars. 8)

Nice mk2 GTi. Welcome to (much more fun) world of RWD!

Duckbills fit easily enough - I too thought I was alone in wanting to fit one, then i found out there's loads. All at varying angles it would seem lol.
Here's mine next to Matts. His is a mk3 like yours.
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Re: Hello :)

Post by Speedy88 » 24 Oct 2010 05:22 pm

Welcome Becca, nice one on saving that beauty from the scrapheap! Look forward to seeing it modified and for engine swap plans I recommend an F7R :wink:
'88 340 Williams (Sold)
'85 360 GLS - Drift project (Sold)
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Re: Hello :)

Post by turnbullj » 24 Oct 2010 05:29 pm

welcome,

heres some pics of my old 300 when I had ronals on it http://www.volvo300mania.com/forum-uk/v ... f=8&t=9302
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Re: Hello :)

Post by slideway » 25 Oct 2010 10:50 pm

welcome to the forum :D your plans sound good!

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Re: Hello :)

Post by Becca May » 28 Oct 2010 07:39 pm

Thank you all for the awesome welcome :D and thanks for the pics and tips, loads of inspiration there :) I like this forum already! 8)

Though I have pretty bad news :( after agreeing to buy and agreeing a price, the guy decided to break the 340 I was going to buy (above) :( gutted does not describe it!
The good news is though I am now hooked by these little cars and I am feverishly searching for another, seen a couple that are slightly more than I was first willing to pay but like I say, hooked :lol:

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Re: Hello :)

Post by Speedy88 » 28 Oct 2010 08:35 pm

Ah well, can't save them all. There's this one in chesterfield which is kinda near you:


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VOLVO-340-ROAD-RA ... 336207af03
'88 340 Williams (Sold)
'85 360 GLS - Drift project (Sold)
'77 Colt Sigma
'96 940 Drift project

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Re: Hello :)

Post by Becca May » 30 Oct 2010 05:49 pm

Yesss I am bidding on her :D I love it and its already up for our winter mission to Buxton in the snow!

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