So was mine. Oh well, whatever.lowvol wrote:car was injected with wax when new.....
See you at the track! Oh no wait, I won't
volvo blueline on ebay
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See you at the track! Oh no wait, I won't
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yep your right yas will not see mine on a track but love this 
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Cheers dude. I do like that pic too. Even if the day did go very downhill afterwards! (non-car stuff)
I was out for a blast in the 205 GTi that you can see in the background yesterday. Fun! That car needs to see some more miles this year.
I was out for a blast in the 205 GTi that you can see in the background yesterday. Fun! That car needs to see some more miles this year.
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Really want to see that white GTI.L14MNP wrote:I was out for a blast in the 205 GTi that you can see in the background yesterday. Fun! That car needs to see some more miles this year.
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Even if there is rust on some cars.. so what?
It's metal which can be welded, not rocket science.
What comes to the argument page backwards.. Please... we're all adults? (at least I assume we are) I don't appreciate the attitude of the tramp drifters and one is allowed to say someone is a moron if he posts someting like "I'11 trash the f*ck out of this shtty v0lv0 and it's fun1!!" but then again everyone can do what they want with their own cars.. Though like I said, if you post moronic things don't get hurt if someone calls you one and if someone keeps posting moronic things at the enthusiastic site like this.. well Chris said it already, ban finger might get itchy.
Put the energy to your own cars people and not to the arguing on the internet.
It's metal which can be welded, not rocket science.
What comes to the argument page backwards.. Please... we're all adults? (at least I assume we are) I don't appreciate the attitude of the tramp drifters and one is allowed to say someone is a moron if he posts someting like "I'11 trash the f*ck out of this shtty v0lv0 and it's fun1!!" but then again everyone can do what they want with their own cars.. Though like I said, if you post moronic things don't get hurt if someone calls you one and if someone keeps posting moronic things at the enthusiastic site like this.. well Chris said it already, ban finger might get itchy.
Put the energy to your own cars people and not to the arguing on the internet.
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I wish our front wings were that simple to fix/improve whatever else... single skin and no box sections ftw.
Lovely looking build, how longs it taken to get this far?
Lovely looking build, how longs it taken to get this far?
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'03 S60 D5 SE, '91 (J) MX5, 1954 Cyclemaster
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'89(F) 340 GL F7R (ex B172k) - Fake -> SBKV 300 Runner Up 08, 12; '91(H) 340 GL B14.4E - Kar; '88(F) 360 GLT B200E - Jet -> BKV 300 Runner Up 09; '89(G) 360 GLT B200E - Beast
'03 S60 D5 SE, '91 (J) MX5, 1954 Cyclemaster
Ex:
'89(F) 340 GL F7R (ex B172k) - Fake -> SBKV 300 Runner Up 08, 12; '91(H) 340 GL B14.4E - Kar; '88(F) 360 GLT B200E - Jet -> BKV 300 Runner Up 09; '89(G) 360 GLT B200E - Beast
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Woaw that's some delicate work right there.
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Can't believe I've missed this thread till now!
After reading it all, part of me is glad that I did till now! At least it's looking positive at last!
I once did terrible things to a Morris Marina but I'm not going into that
I was given my first 343 20 years ago (ex parents 13 year old rusty freebie!). Then, the very idea that one day there would be even as many people talking or arguing about or even modifying them as there is now would have been very hard to believe. I remember at college one lad taking the piss when he saw it was an automatic (he had a Mk1 R reg Fiesta so I didn't loose too much sleep
). I only went in his Fiesta once and the only thing memorable about it was getting a wet back side cos the water got in and soaked the back seat 
There are oodles of 300's left compared to Mk 1 escorts I'm sure (Don't forget the Escort stopped in '73 and the 340 was still in production in 1991!) so I think the supply and demand factor has a lot to do with it. Of course there's also the rally history with the the Escort which adds a great deal of appeal. The 343 is not without it's motorsport history however.
The 300 may not be an escort but I'll be interested to see what happens when all the (unappreciated) cars currently tucked away are crushed, drifted and bangered to death and we loose one of the last cheap, widely available, easily modified rear wheel drive cars.
I'm old enough to remember as a kid seeing loads of those MK1 escorts trundling around in their death throws in the late 70's early 80's. I bet there's loads of folk who wish they'd kept theirs now! But there again, if they had they wouldn't be worth diddly-squat
Nice work on the Escort, keep us posted, it's always interesting to see what people are doing on different cars.
After reading it all, part of me is glad that I did till now! At least it's looking positive at last!
I once did terrible things to a Morris Marina but I'm not going into that
I was given my first 343 20 years ago (ex parents 13 year old rusty freebie!). Then, the very idea that one day there would be even as many people talking or arguing about or even modifying them as there is now would have been very hard to believe. I remember at college one lad taking the piss when he saw it was an automatic (he had a Mk1 R reg Fiesta so I didn't loose too much sleep
). I only went in his Fiesta once and the only thing memorable about it was getting a wet back side cos the water got in and soaked the back seat There are oodles of 300's left compared to Mk 1 escorts I'm sure (Don't forget the Escort stopped in '73 and the 340 was still in production in 1991!) so I think the supply and demand factor has a lot to do with it. Of course there's also the rally history with the the Escort which adds a great deal of appeal. The 343 is not without it's motorsport history however.
The 300 may not be an escort but I'll be interested to see what happens when all the (unappreciated) cars currently tucked away are crushed, drifted and bangered to death and we loose one of the last cheap, widely available, easily modified rear wheel drive cars.
I'm old enough to remember as a kid seeing loads of those MK1 escorts trundling around in their death throws in the late 70's early 80's. I bet there's loads of folk who wish they'd kept theirs now! But there again, if they had they wouldn't be worth diddly-squat
Nice work on the Escort, keep us posted, it's always interesting to see what people are doing on different cars.
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360 GLS (A 84)
343 DL (W 80)
340 GL 1.7 (G 89)
360 GLS (Y 83)
440 Turbo (J 92)
Transit Tipper 125 T350 (02)Alive Again!
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R.I.P. 77 343 DL vario
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Hell Driver wrote: I once did terrible things to a Morris Marina but I'm not going into that
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Thats nothing.
Think my mam and dad did terrible things IN a Morris Marina.
Hence: Me!
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360 GLE Saloon (D 86)
360 GLS (A 84)
343 DL (W 80)
340 GL 1.7 (G 89)
360 GLS (Y 83)
440 Turbo (J 92)
Transit Tipper 125 T350 (02)Alive Again!
Transit Tipper Smiley face Q reg
Mitsubishi Colt 1.1 (54)
R.I.P. 77 343 DL vario
360 GLS (A 84)
343 DL (W 80)
340 GL 1.7 (G 89)
360 GLS (Y 83)
440 Turbo (J 92)
Transit Tipper 125 T350 (02)Alive Again!
Transit Tipper Smiley face Q reg
Mitsubishi Colt 1.1 (54)
R.I.P. 77 343 DL vario
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Its taken 6 years so far
Those inner wings were not easy to fix believe me there are plates everywhere its just that iv spent alot of time hiding them, no filler just decent welding, grinding and fibreglass here and there to shape things up, then highbuild primer, prep, reseal joints, stonechip, paint.
Some might be glad to hear iv found some holes in my volvo, inner wings at the top, one side has gone through to the engine bay, also drivers side rear inner arch in two places, nothing that my mate cant fix but iv asked him not to be as fussy as he has with the escort, we'll cut the rust out properly and clean the metal properly but we'll just stitch the plates in and cover the welds with
seam sealer, I was looking to learn how to weld so im gonna do the easy welding myself, the doors need a little attention (corner of one and bottom of another) and obviously these plates wil be shaped up properly.
Much more work than I expected but shit happens!
Those inner wings were not easy to fix believe me there are plates everywhere its just that iv spent alot of time hiding them, no filler just decent welding, grinding and fibreglass here and there to shape things up, then highbuild primer, prep, reseal joints, stonechip, paint.
Some might be glad to hear iv found some holes in my volvo, inner wings at the top, one side has gone through to the engine bay, also drivers side rear inner arch in two places, nothing that my mate cant fix but iv asked him not to be as fussy as he has with the escort, we'll cut the rust out properly and clean the metal properly but we'll just stitch the plates in and cover the welds with
seam sealer, I was looking to learn how to weld so im gonna do the easy welding myself, the doors need a little attention (corner of one and bottom of another) and obviously these plates wil be shaped up properly.
Much more work than I expected but shit happens!
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Retro cars do this.jcred22 wrote: Much more work than I expected but shit happens!
But you already know that.
Youll not be thinking about hole filling costs when the rears are smoking.
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Very true!
its all worth while coz its retro and rear wheel drive! its just a shame that ill hav to put the mig spec diff on hold for a bit.
If I didnt know wot iv learned with my escort I wouldnt hav even found the holes, all there was at first was minor swelling behind the underseal but I started prodding and poking and they turned into holes. Some people wouldnt hav noticed till it was much worse.
its all worth while coz its retro and rear wheel drive! its just a shame that ill hav to put the mig spec diff on hold for a bit.
If I didnt know wot iv learned with my escort I wouldnt hav even found the holes, all there was at first was minor swelling behind the underseal but I started prodding and poking and they turned into holes. Some people wouldnt hav noticed till it was much worse.