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White-Shepherd86
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Post by White-Shepherd86 » 11 Jun 2017 08:40 am

Hey guys just recently bought a Volvo 340 f7r off ollie from here as a project, I've got some great info already from the volvomania Facebook page. Thanks

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Post by MCHUDD » 17 Jun 2017 11:16 am

Hi mate and welcome.
Where abouts are you?
Cheers Mark. sm4 sm4 sm4 sm4 sm4 sm4

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Post by White-Shepherd86 » 17 Jun 2017 08:33 pm

Hi I'm in ballycastle Northern Ireland.

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Post by MCHUDD » 18 Jun 2017 10:37 am

Hi mate.
Very beautifull part of the world. Visited Rathlin a couple of years ago.
You came a right trek for a 340.
Cheers Mark.
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Post by White-Shepherd86 » 18 Jun 2017 08:41 pm

I'm from rathlin originally. I got my 340 here in Northern Ireland from a fella Oliver.

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Post by MCHUDD » 19 Jun 2017 10:31 am

Hi mate.
I have met Olliver. Tope bloke.
Try and find the Astree Tweeks thread.
Cheers Mark.
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Post by White-Shepherd86 » 19 Jun 2017 09:32 pm

I'll hit the search button cheers mate.

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Post by Ride_on » 19 Jun 2017 11:32 pm

Welcome, its a small volvo community in NI, especially small with small 300s lol. Ollie also supplied many parts for my rebuild, and I've still to visit before he scaps the parts car.
1980 345 DL_______1987 360 GLE (project car restored to GLT spec and B230FT'd)
1984 360 GLT______1987 360 GLT
1983 360 GLS______1989 360 GLE
1985 340 GL_______1986 340 1.4
1985 360 GLS______1995 940 SE 2.3 Turbo Estate (daily)
1987 340 GL 1.7

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Post by MCHUDD » 20 Jun 2017 10:15 am

Hi Tony.
You don't happen to have a front door hinge removal thingy ma bob do you?
Cheers Mark.
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Post by 360beast » 20 Jun 2017 06:34 pm

MCHUDD wrote:Hi Tony.
You don't happen to have a front door hinge removal thingy ma bob do you?
Cheers Mark.
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Ah you don't need that, cut the head of a suitably sized bolt that is undersized to the roll pin hole and use a punch to knock it the bolt through and then it all falls out the bottom. Took less than ten mins a side to get my front doors off.

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Post by bogbasic » 20 Jun 2017 09:55 pm

Awesome work. I think it took me about 10 weeks when I used various hinge pin removal tools. A set of flat-ended punches with a heavy hammer does the job well if you trim off the bits of the pin as they emerge from the hole at the bottom with a dremel.
1988 340 1.4 GL, 218k, 5 door (Grey Bess). Gone to CBA.
1991 340 1.7 GL, 64k, 5 door, petrol blue (Deep Blue).
1988 360 2.0 GLE, 140k, 5 door, ocean blue metallic (Blue Bess).
1989 340 1.7 GL, 108k, 3 door (Red Ness).
More info here!

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