Hi , hope this is right section to post in .

I have just bought a volvo 360glt 1985

was a 2.0 originally now has a 2.3lump in it with a welded diff too makes it fun


Heres a few piccies .

Welcome to V3M Lead_foot!

Looks like a nice piece of kit youve got there.

Liking the offset front plate as well. Think i might move mine across. With something a bit more perminent than cable ties mind!

Good pics though man.

Party on.

cheers dude . they are pics from the previous owner i only got the car two days ago .

Am gunna screw the plate on but in same position .


Having slight issues with it though finding very awkward to select any gear. gearbox / clutch gone ?

Sorry man. No good on technicalities.
Dont fret though, wait 12 hours and therell be about forty six people along with all kinds of helpfull advice and guidence for you.

Good luck sorting your problem man.
Fingers crossed its not owt serious.

take ya word for it dude.

On a 360 I'd imagine the weld holding the linkage on has gone. There are a fair few topics on this on the forum, but it hasn't been asked in a good 12months or so! As the car is stripped half the battle is done already, now you just need to bribe a friendly welding type.

I should of been more specific about it really.


If the car is switched off then i can select all 5 gears and reverse. but as soon as my engine is on i cant select gears or if i put it into gear and then start the car it will just cut out straight away when i lift the clutch peddle.

Check the 2 10mm nuts on the clutch cable.
They have a habit of coming undone leaving ya without a clutch.
Driver's side of the car there is a fork into bellhousing.Clutch cable will pass thru fork.
Worth a check and easy/no money fix if ya lucky.

or the aluminium connection link connecting clutch to torquetube has cracked..

Not relevant to your clutch problem but relevant to your number plate issue..Your car has a mk3 300 bumper on the front which should be a mk2 one..If you manage to source a mk2 one (I have one if your interested!! ) Then the number plate will fit back correctly in its normal place as will the Grill..

Good luck with the car and welcome!!!

Regards

Jay

sorry this gunna sound really stupid of me, Im 18 and tbh not got a clue about Volvos. ask me about most other cars and i would no .


Whats the difference between my bumper and a mk2 ? also could i not just change the grill ?

You could just change the grill for a later one and then just replace the rear bumper for the later one..the bumper just differ in size..will try to find a pic with a mk2 in it

mk2 300 was from a Yreg (1983) to a B Reg (1985) and a mk3 300 is C reg (1985/6) onwards..

is the later grill the one with volvo written on it and a diagonal line from bottom left to top right ? if so i prefer that grill tbh .

not a great photo like.
But shows the plate-gap.

Hi lead_foot

I think what people are saying is that you have a Mk 2 car with a grille that's had the Volvo logo and diagonal stripe removed. It's also had a Mk 3 front bumper fitted for some reason.

The pic Volvosneverdie has posted is of a Mk2 with the correct grille and bumper.

I hope you enjoy your 340 - they're great cars.

Pete