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Post by foggyjames » 28 Nov 2008 01:32 am

Oh...and while I'm here...inspiration (thanks to Tom for the images I butchered to make this lovely montage sm56)

This from a brochure for the Oettinger kit for the 343...spoilers (front and rear), rims and 1.6 (stroker) engine conversion. I have the front spoiler and rims. I also have a head from an Oettinger car, but it's damaged...and I suspect it's the same as a normal B14 head anyway!

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Post by pistonpen paultje » 28 Nov 2008 08:20 am

Or what about a gordini/alpine engine:D... I know some laying around :lol:

Edit:Your car looks verrry much like mine!

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Post by Stefan » 28 Nov 2008 09:02 am

Love that front spoiler, I want one.

Gordinni engine would be good
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Post by redline » 28 Nov 2008 09:05 am

The nose-cone is a write-off...
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nah James , that should polish out ok :lol:
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Post by Chris_C » 28 Nov 2008 10:30 am

Foggy, talk to Paul! Gordini engine would rock in that!
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Post by trabitom99 » 28 Nov 2008 11:44 am

foggyjames wrote:Oh...and while I'm here...inspiration (thanks to Tom for the images I butchered to make this lovely montage sm56)
You're welcome ;-) I've got another Mk1 brochure of the 343 Touring special edition, it came out a year after the Oettinger and also has front and rear spoilers and interesting decals. A bit like an Oettinger without the engine kit. It was available in metallic brown and silver.

EDIT: and red too, it seems ;-)

I'll see if I can get some scans done.

Cheers

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Post by shimon340 » 28 Nov 2008 01:07 pm

hello

nice 343 James! Yep, i'm lined up for the silver nose cone from Jay but as it is in silver it is the wrong colour for my dad's 343 and also my friends blue one.....so yep, I'm ok with you having the silver one from Jay as its the right colour for you and I'll swap for one of your other ones. Dunno how costs will work though.... ;) was meant to be collecting some stuff from Jay later this month including the nose cone.

i'd be looking for a good one as its to swap a damaged one on a 343.....you got a gooden.....

in the original photos I thought your car had been fitted with a brown nose cone :)

Im still up for that 2E engine. It's just my usual car for collecting stuff is now off road. I could sort a hire van out at some point to come collect it.

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Post by trabitom99 » 29 Nov 2008 01:01 am

trabitom99 wrote:I've got another Mk1 brochure of the 343 Touring special edition,
Here it is:
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343 GL Touring B14.1E CVT (155) 98000kms 1980 (sold)
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

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Post by Stefan » 29 Nov 2008 09:40 am

Like that :shock: wish I could read and under stand the text :oops: still looks good though. seems like a good price.
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Post by Fuse » 29 Nov 2008 03:02 pm

I'd like the same problem please.. if I would have a place to keep more cars. :lol:

MK1s are the best.

Something like Gordini engine would be indeed perfect for that car.

Something similiar as here maybe

http://savarturbo.se/?sida=content/bilarna.php&bil=ulf

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Post by SteveP » 29 Nov 2008 06:49 pm

That brown one is awesome... same colour as my Mums old 345! That pic has just made me want a mk1
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Post by trabitom99 » 29 Nov 2008 07:40 pm

Note how the spoilers and decals are the same as those used on the Oettinger. They even used the same pic of the silver car, and just photoshopped (or whatever they did in those days) "touring" on the front spoiler ;-)

Metallic brown - a great 70s colour - and you don't notice the rust so much ;-)

Tom
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343 L Junior B14.3E MT4 (155) 229000kms 1981 (scrapped)
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Post by pistonpen paultje » 29 Nov 2008 10:57 pm

Jack vd Bergh, a dutchman with a lot of beautifull cars, has one like that. Red Mk2 of...82 I think, with the striping and rearwing like the brown one...

verry nice!

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Post by foggyjames » 03 Dec 2008 03:45 am

Gordini engine is a very tempting possibility I hadn't considered. This B14 has only 11k on it, which makes me tempted to continue using it...but a Gordini swap could be a long-term plan. I know Nick Cleak has one in his yellow 343.

I'm also not sure whether or not to swap out the M45 for an M47. I think perhaps I'll leave it as it is. I quite like the gear spacing on the original (short diff) M45.

Shimon...I think you, me and Jay should have a chat. How good is the silver nose cone Jay has? I have a light metallic green one which is pretty good, but needs a little work. Likewise, the original on my 343 is generally clean, but will need some TLC before too long. I do have a 'perfect' one...and it's even in the right colour for your Dad's car (which makes it all the more tricky)...but I suspect you'll not want to pay what I'd want for that one. Let's see how good Jay's one is, and take it from there.

cheers

James
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'89 740 Turbo Intercooler
'88 360 Turbo Intercooler
'85 360 GLT
'81 343 GLS R-Sport
'79 343 DL
'70 164
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Post by J340GLT » 06 Dec 2008 09:53 am

foggyjames wrote:How good is the silver nose cone Jay has? Let's see how good Jay's one is, and take it from there.

cheers

James
You can ask me direct if you want to Foggy..

Its in good condition, only a couple of rust spots on the bottom..still has the Headlights attached..

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