First car iv owned thats not a ford

[shifty babe]

not to sure what people are going to think of this but this is what i picked up yesterday off a mate ...cost me nothing

i will be learning to drift in it seeing as someone decided to smash the windscreen on my sierra i was using ...











opinions welcome...good or bad, im not to fussed

[volvosneverdie]

Yes!
Looks class i recon. Beats a sierra hands down.
The engine and running gear standard? Or has it had the full drift treatment?

[shifty babe]

engine wise its standard, its got a welded diff and has been lowered

all i no is the following

welded diff
nato green paint
fully stripped
2 corbeau buckets
3 point harness drivers side
i have a 4 point harness waiting to go in
side exit exhaust
lowered and stiffened suspension

great fun

[shifty babe]

just remembered, the speedo doesn't work


anyone know if theres any common causes for this that i can look at first before having to rip it all apart this weekend?

[OapEM]

Ooh a female? Pics plz

Car's looking cool man, love the NATO dip. Ideal for the job

As for the speedo I believe it's fairly common and they're hard to get now. There's a company that knock up replacements but you have to send your own as the template. Or bodge it. That's always a good plan

[volvosneverdie]

Now Liam, remember what the judge said about you demanding photographs from ladies...............................................

[OapEM]

I spilled coffee on it mate. The only bit that's still clear is the part about not loitering in front of the school gates.

[shifty babe]

bummer....whats the best way to bodge it?

and if your nice il add you on facebook...if not you get no pics lol

[kaos]

bummer....whats the best way to bodge it?

and if your nice il add you on facebook...if not you get no pics lol

im the nicest one here.

speedo. get the dials out and check that it hasnt come off the back of the dial cluster. if it has its simple screw back on.

ifs its come apart wheel end it could be a bitch

and yes im on facebook too..

[whiskeyonesix]

I should hate it, but I kinda like the NATO green touch

[OapEM]

No idea how to repair as I haven't had one break on me before. it's not a complicated item though so should be right lol

Shifty, I don't have facebook lol so I fail. Get the sideways vids up, nice to see a lady drifter TD FTW and tell me what Fords you have owned please.

[filthyjohn]

I have spare speedo cables if you find you need one, and I have a facebook thingy. I should warn you though, I'm only after one thing...


Some cash in exchange for spare parts.


Oh, and i found my 300s easier to skid than the 1.8CVH sierra I borrowed recently. I think it was down to the extra steering angle on the volvo, you can see this if you compare turning circles.

[shifty babe]

the sierra i had was a 1.6 which was burning oil like crazy, only way i could get it to drift was in the damp and it was had to keep a drift going because it had so little power, it burned oil like crazy and we think it was running around 60bhp so we really struggled. Hoping the extra power in the volvo will help.

iv just got off the phone to my boyfriend (the car is sorn and on his drive atm until i get the v5 back and insurance documents so i can tax it) he has checked the cable on the speedo and its fine so looks like it is the wheel end bummer.

however, because he had the after noon of work he went parts hunting down the local scrappy and managed to get a subframe. The seats on a unmoveable one atm and the girl that had it before me was slightly taller so i cant quite get the right position to drift it comfortably so its going on a slider. That will be done tomorrow.

He also got a set of indicator stalks because the olds ones felt bust however when he went to fit them the were just loose so now there all tightened up and the ground is on properly so the main beam works

It also had a set of new sparks and a new air filter.....the belts are looking a bit rough so im going to buy a set of those next week along with a new clutch (this on is dead) and these will be fitted next week when we remove the engine....


oapem, im only 20 atm so my list of cars isn't that great lol

i currently have the 1.6 sierra, a 1.7 mk4 fiesta (first car and started as a 1.25) and this volvo

my boyfriend has had a mk5 zetec s, escort gti, escort xr3i and now has a brand new fiesta zetec s diesel.....because we both work for ford we get parts cheap so it makes sense to own fords never had a chance to drive anything thats not a ford

[germ]

Cool nice 300, paint is nato coolness. Welcome to V3M and Volvo ownership

Deffinatly looks like alot of fun! What engines under the hood?
Im also on facebook
Can't wait to see some drifty action!

*cough*As you work for ford, can you ask them really nicely if we can have volvo 300 spare parts back?

[OapEM]

Nice one shifty_babe. I know all about the Puma -mk4/5 Fez conversions. Done a few myself and helped repair a Cat C FRP.
They go well don't they! Well the one in my mates mk5 with the FRP LSD box sure did lol

I had an 1800 Saph (standard) and could barely get it to hang out even when wet! The extra power of the 360 certainly helps and as John says the extra steering angle does for definite too!