a little 340 mathematics for you.

Post by **astraboy** » 11 Sep 2006 08:01 pm

astraboy wrote:take an ordinary volvo 340, this one for example...

Weld the diff

Fit "slightly" lower springs

and you get this! my newest drift wagon

Why do this to an unsuspecting volvo 340?
Well it means you can do this with it. :D:D

astraboy.

Post by **astraboy** » 11 Sep 2006 08:02 pm

forgot to say, I am liking my new car longtime

astraboy.

Post by **Ali** » 11 Sep 2006 08:30 pm

Nice one, I nearly booked myself up for today but ended up doing Birmingham wheels instead last week, you find it had enough grunt for the dry? Hope there's some other pics of it over on DW!

Post by **jtbo** » 11 Sep 2006 08:50 pm

Your new front springs are around 3 times stiffer than original ones?

Looks good circles on tarmac, would love to see some action footage

I don't know if you have read already from some topic, but if engine mounts are worn engine tends to sit in wrong position and that is wearing propeller shaft out quickly, so that is one place where you might like to pay attention. Maybe those engine mounts from Dai could be good as in drifting engine mounts are indeed under more stress.
Well anyway if that rubber thing from propeller shaft fails car won't move and new propeller shaft is needed so that is things that one like to sort before anything happens

I'm always bit mouth open (ie. impressed) how guys can be enough quick and precise with that steering, it has so many turns

Oh yes, thx from spring pic, I need to refine 340 1,7l suspension settings to my mod, information that I had suggested that it would had only 5,5 coils, but it looks like it has 6,5. With new calculation that is very soft spring, being only rate of ~20kN/m and 1,4l model is even bit softer.
Possibility of miscalculation is always there as even 0,2mm in wire diameter, or 0,2 difference in active coils number changes rate a lot.

Post by **Ali** » 11 Sep 2006 08:57 pm

I didn't actually find the turns lock to lock a problem really, without PAS the wheel spins itself anyway, obviously would be a lot nicer with a quicker rack, from watching the uk D1 finals last weekend you could see some drivers were hardly having to move the steering at all to get from lock to lock

Post by **astraboy** » 12 Sep 2006 10:27 am

http://doristars.com/v-web/gallery/duk09-11/DSC_0119
Fantastic!

astraboy.

Post by **jtbo** » 12 Sep 2006 04:40 pm

astraboy wrote:http://doristars.com/v-web/gallery/duk09-11/DSC_0119
Fantastic!
astraboy.

Great pic, that puts grannymobile reputation away for good

Post by **Carl** » 12 Sep 2006 05:04 pm

astraboy wrote:http://doristars.com/v-web/gallery/duk09-11/DSC_0119
Fantastic!
astraboy.

Excellent pic mate!!

Post by **astraboy** » 12 Sep 2006 05:42 pm

Direct linkage in the place....

you find it had enough grunt for the dry

Not really, I had to make a lot of attempts to get that donut down, the moment it drops out of the torque band, the drift stops. It really does need more power, however it had enough for me to get my eurodrift Clubman licence, not to mention learn several new drift techniques, such as handbrake initiation, momentum induced drift, not to mention the black art of total commitment!

astraboy.

Post by **petefarrell360** » 12 Sep 2006 07:14 pm

Very impressive picture! Looks like a lot of fun, well done on the licence too.
Pete

Post by **filthyjohn** » 12 Sep 2006 09:18 pm

how does one go about getting a drift licence?
i reckon me and my 360 are a bit tasty, but only in the wet (open diff). you look quite handy in those pics mate

Post by **astraboy** » 13 Sep 2006 12:07 pm

Go to a Drift Uk practice day and satisfy the D1 GB drivers (who instruct on these days) that you know what you're doing.
You wont be able to do anything in the wet (unless its raining) and you'll need a welded diff, but if you know what you're doing then you'll get the licence.
Stiggy was judging on that day and I went up and asked him if I could try for my licence halfway through the day He asked what I was driving and I gave him the reg.
"No need" was his reply, "you've already got it"

astraboy.