New car! 88 3 door in a fresh looking clean cream shade
New car! 88 3 door in a fresh looking clean cream shade
Got the volvo with the big sticker that was on ebay last week.
It's actually very straight minus slight scrape down n/s. panels line up sweetly, straighter than some new, supercharged cars I will mention : jag-u-errrr....
pics to follow, it's in mot station now! (twenny quid mot! what a top garage, chucked it straight in chuffed).
Quite fruitful for 2 hours.
It's actually very straight minus slight scrape down n/s. panels line up sweetly, straighter than some new, supercharged cars I will mention : jag-u-errrr....
pics to follow, it's in mot station now! (twenny quid mot! what a top garage, chucked it straight in chuffed).
Quite fruitful for 2 hours.
Re: New car! 88 3 door in a fresh looking clean cream shade
Hi mate.
Lets all see the car.
Cheers Mark.
Lets all see the car.
Cheers Mark.
Re: New car! 88 3 door in a fresh looking clean cream shade
Turns out it's actually white.
Re: New car! 88 3 door in a fresh looking clean cream shade
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Re: New car! 88 3 door in a fresh looking clean cream shade
Nice one, congrats!
Cheers
Tom
Cheers
Tom
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343 L Junior B14.3E MT4 (155) 229000kms 1981 (scrapped)
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343 L Junior B14.3E MT4 (155) 229000kms 1981 (scrapped)
343 DLS B19A MT4 (155) 167900kms 1982
360 GL Injection B200F MT5 (231) 348598kms 1988 (scrapped)
360 GLT B200F MT5 (302) 230000kms 1988
Re: New car! 88 3 door in a fresh looking clean cream shade
I neeeeed a rear torque arm/rod
Re: New car! 88 3 door in a fresh looking clean cream shade
It's running very nice, think it needed a run more than anything. Gearbox is sweet as a nut!.
Clutch is very very high... need to check that... hmm a break in the snow
Clutch is very very high... need to check that... hmm a break in the snow
Re: New car! 88 3 door in a fresh looking clean cream shade
Rear torque arm dude - If it was me I'd make my own one out of some bolts and fab it up rather than waiting for it to get posted from Oz.
Re: New car! 88 3 door in a fresh looking clean cream shade
Its not that easy dude, there are some fairly special angles in that arm. I'd be taking the one off the car, and ringing superflex myself. With the width of tube and ID of it, I'd be super surprised if they couldn't help out with a set of new bushes for it.Speedy88 wrote:Rear torque arm dude - If it was me I'd make my own one out of some bolts and fab it up rather than waiting for it to get posted from Oz.
'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
'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
Re: New car! 88 3 door in a fresh looking clean cream shade
Fair enough - you've also raised a good point there. If he removed it and took it for an MOT (it's urgent after all) there would no longer be a problem as it isn't a requirement to have one for the MOT. That's as far as I understand it anyway? Same as for cracks in the windscreen - take the car in without a windscreen.
Re: New car! 88 3 door in a fresh looking clean cream shade
Nylon bar lathed down for the bushes imo.
Nice car mate. 3dr looks good in white. Same interior my old car used to have.
Gonna skid it?
Nice car mate. 3dr looks good in white. Same interior my old car used to have.
Gonna skid it?
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Re: New car! 88 3 door in a fresh looking clean cream shade
I already been a *little sideways, this is my fifth 300, Not going to go hurting it, had my fun last year (saab 900t16-tuned up/modded to hell, that car could MOVE! 150mph++ if you have the balls and avoid grenading the gearbox......), this one is not a toy, it's my transport, pride and joy.
Body is so straight it's going to take no time to get to A1. I'd have the arches patched up if it wasn't bloody snowing!
Still, it's in for a specially lenient mot today, Might be legal at dinnertime!
Body is so straight it's going to take no time to get to A1. I'd have the arches patched up if it wasn't bloody snowing!
Still, it's in for a specially lenient mot today, Might be legal at dinnertime!
Re: New car! 88 3 door in a fresh looking clean cream shade
So, the idea is to chop up a rubber block, press fit to original bar, fit the original inner sheath to that.. super mega glue it together? what adhesive!method for rubber to steel vs heavy duty?
Or I hammer in a bush inc steel carrier that just* fits the hole after burning the old bush out?
Has to be an easy way to do this without spending silly money.
Or I hammer in a bush inc steel carrier that just* fits the hole after burning the old bush out?
Has to be an easy way to do this without spending silly money.
Re: New car! 88 3 door in a fresh looking clean cream shade
(or needing a lathe)
I mean I've been joking about needing a small engineering firm 'in hand' to keep a 300 on the road these days... at least I thought it was a joke.. lol?
I mean I've been joking about needing a small engineering firm 'in hand' to keep a 300 on the road these days... at least I thought it was a joke.. lol?
Re: New car! 88 3 door in a fresh looking clean cream shade
No, it isn't. Most of the parts that are going on the cars are metal, unobtainium, and need to be accurate, not tin snipped and hammered.CBA wrote:(or needing a lathe)
I mean I've been joking about needing a small engineering firm 'in hand' to keep a 300 on the road these days... at least I thought it was a joke.. lol?
A lathe is sensible. Pretend the car is a pre war Austin, then realise you could get more parts for the Austin.
'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
'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