My volvo 340 valver

A global place for general discussion (Volvo, V3M or non-Volvo related topics).
Please introduce yourself here, your Volvo 300 hobby...
NO technical support, parts requests or car advertisements here
User avatar
SteveP
*** V3M DONOR ***
Posts: 7933
Joined: 21 Sep 2004 12:45 pm
Location: Coventry, UK

Re: My volvo 340 valver

Post by SteveP » 24 Apr 2011 10:39 am

Great progress! Where's that yard? Looks full of Volvos!
1989 - Volvo 360 GLT
1985 - Volvo 360 GLS
2008 - Volvo S60 SE Lux

Vermilion
Posts: 77
Joined: 07 Nov 2009 10:35 pm
Location: Netherlands

Re: My volvo 340 valver

Post by Vermilion » 24 Apr 2011 11:05 am

yetis340 wrote:its off the a1 on the junction to st neots, about 400 odd volvos there including 3 1.7 340s and 1 1.4 :D the owner said he had 600 at one point :mrgreen:
There :)
Volvo 340 L 1983

yetis340
Posts: 54
Joined: 14 Mar 2011 02:09 am

Re: My volvo 340 valver

Post by yetis340 » 24 Apr 2011 11:17 am

Cool cheers guys ya it took me 10 odd hours over three days to do it . I did think of getting Adam to do it but that would off been too easy lol I wanted to have a go myself.

My down pipe won't even go in lol I got the manifold on but the down pipe won't even go in lol

I have it booked for the 30th of this month for a new exhaust downpipe but I can't get there ATM as j have no inlet lol

User avatar
valman
Posts: 663
Joined: 07 Feb 2010 11:16 pm
Location: Bedfordshire

Re: My volvo 340 valver

Post by valman » 24 Apr 2011 01:53 pm

very quick work! awesome progress, so all thats left is to fit the intake and thats it? :shock:
ImageImage

yetis340
Posts: 54
Joined: 14 Mar 2011 02:09 am

Re: My volvo 340 valver

Post by yetis340 » 24 Apr 2011 09:11 pm

cheers dude well yea basically spent the day pottering around with the car so i started with the clocks i bought sorting them out and fitting the vss to it too.

so i ripped i out the old one:)
Image

my current one on the left which is only 15k old as it was replaced with a new one and the one i bought with the extra dials.
Image

i wanted to keep as much of the original clocks as possible as they looked brand new still seeing as they had only done 15k so i stripped the old clocks down for what i needed and transferred the parts.
Image
Image

the finished article
Image
Image

this is the vehicle speed sensor that stops the car from revving when you stop after driving hope i wired it up right lol
Image

i fitted that to the clocks and put everything back together,turned the ignition on and everything worked so i hope that's a good sign:D
Image

i also fitted the map sensor to the blower box as i thought it would be the best location so i could run the vaccum of the inlet manifold
Image

also spent an hour or two tidying up the wiring loom as it was a mess when i left it yesterday
Image
Image

so for now the wiring is 100% complete :D so happy but waiting on the inlet as that's what's stopping me from starting it:(

i know the econ needs a vaccum to work so i can sort that but i have read the outside temp gauge needs a sensor?how do i do the wiring?

volvosneverdie
*** V3M DONOR ***
Posts: 9143
Joined: 11 Nov 2008 04:22 pm
Location: Newcastle Upon Toon

Re: My volvo 340 valver

Post by volvosneverdie » 24 Apr 2011 09:13 pm

Nicw work dude. 8)
Image

magnumpi
Posts: 1289
Joined: 05 Feb 2008 11:39 pm
Location: Surrey

Re: My volvo 340 valver

Post by magnumpi » 25 Apr 2011 01:32 am

Nice work.

It's easily done, but it would appear your dash warning light strip has been put in the wrong way round, handbrake and oil warning etc are on the left usually :wink: .
89 3dr 340DL in Battleship grey with Ultralights and Williams power
Whats the matter with the car i'm driving can't you tell that it's out of style?

User avatar
SteveP
*** V3M DONOR ***
Posts: 7933
Joined: 21 Sep 2004 12:45 pm
Location: Coventry, UK

Re: My volvo 340 valver

Post by SteveP » 25 Apr 2011 11:00 am

This is starting to look like a very neat install, wrap that wiring up in tape and it'd look nearly factory :)
1989 - Volvo 360 GLT
1985 - Volvo 360 GLS
2008 - Volvo S60 SE Lux

MCHUDD
*** V3M DONOR ***
Posts: 2537
Joined: 18 May 2006 03:43 pm
Location: BELFAST UNITED KINGDOM

Re: My volvo 340 valver

Post by MCHUDD » 25 Apr 2011 12:30 pm

Hi mate.
You are doing a grand job on the car.
Chris.
That engine splash gaurd would be worth having.
Cheers Mark. sm4

Nimminz
Posts: 1669
Joined: 11 Jun 2010 10:56 pm
Location: Durham City, NE England, UK
Contact:

Re: My volvo 340 valver

Post by Nimminz » 25 Apr 2011 12:35 pm

looking good!
'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

User avatar
Chris_C
*** V3M DONOR ***
Posts: 9600
Joined: 18 Jun 2004 11:53 pm
Location: South Coast, UK

Re: My volvo 340 valver

Post by Chris_C » 25 Apr 2011 03:00 pm

Really liking the attention to detail that's going into this and often missing from people trying to do valvers on the cheap and with as little effort as they can get away with.

Get some heatshrink on that speed sensor though!
'89(G) 340 GLE B172k
'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

yetis340
Posts: 54
Joined: 14 Mar 2011 02:09 am

Re: My volvo 340 valver

Post by yetis340 » 25 Apr 2011 04:47 pm

cheers guys

magnumpi - i hoped no one would notice that lol i had to take it all apart again lol

stevep - yea i will mate as i want to get it running first just incase i have to do some more checks, but i need to find harness tape as i dont want to wrap it insulation tape as its very sticky and hard to unwrap lol

MCHUDD - whys that does it help the car much? wish i took it of intact now on that one in the scrappy instead of ripping it apart lol

chris_c - cheers dude i do like to do things properly and not rush things. the vss i did sort out:D

yetis340
Posts: 54
Joined: 14 Mar 2011 02:09 am

Re: My volvo 340 valver

Post by yetis340 » 25 Apr 2011 05:45 pm

so thought id start on my exhaust today
Image
Image

i got the downpipe for the valver engine to chop up as it didnt fit for hell lol. i measured it,chopped it and tacked it up.
Image
Image

but it didnt fit :( so had to cut it up a couple more times to get it to fit but i got there lol
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image

had to chop and turn the flange(lol) around 180 degrees as it was facing the wrong way
Image
Image

the finished article :D
Image

thats all i can do atm as i need more exhaust as i can use exhaust from another clio so the flanges(lol) will mate up lol oh aswell i fitted the arb so all thats left is

1.finish exhaust
2.get inlet back and fit
3.start car :D woop woop

magnumpi
Posts: 1289
Joined: 05 Feb 2008 11:39 pm
Location: Surrey

Re: My volvo 340 valver

Post by magnumpi » 25 Apr 2011 05:58 pm

yetis340 wrote:cheers guys

magnumpi - i hoped no one would notice that lol i had to take it all apart again lol

Like i say it's easily done as i did it with mine, handily i noticed before i put it back in the car though :)
89 3dr 340DL in Battleship grey with Ultralights and Williams power
Whats the matter with the car i'm driving can't you tell that it's out of style?

yetis340
Posts: 54
Joined: 14 Mar 2011 02:09 am

Re: My volvo 340 valver

Post by yetis340 » 27 Apr 2011 09:01 pm

right well had some time after work to work on the exhaust :mrgreen:

i went to my local scrappy and picked up some exhaust parts so i could fabricate my second section of my downpipe which resulted in hours of more work lol

i got some parts from renault for the downpipe as i never got the nuts and springs with it lol
Image
Image

well i got there in the end :D
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image

the finished article made out of a saxo vtr mid section,clio 1.2 down pipe and a volvo 340 downpipe lol
Image

so me finishing the exhaust means that all i have left is literately the inlet which im still waiting on :(

Post Reply