340 1.4 breaking? Various small parts needed

Post by **foggyjames** » 23 Nov 2005 04:22 pm

Hey guys. Is anyone breaking a 340 1.4? I have a shopping list of little parts - even down to nuts and bolts. Does anyone have one they are breaking, or know of one in a local yard I can get you to raid some bits from?

I can get the list ready if anyone thinks they can help.

One 'major' part I might well need is a driver seatbelt for a mk3 3dr. Does anyone have one they could 'lend' me? I'll replace it as soon as I can find one, but I need an unfrayed one for the MOT. Anyone with an 'off the road' 3dr?

cheers

James

Post by **SteveP** » 23 Nov 2005 04:55 pm

Theres a 3 door mk3 in my local yard, might be a bit of a pain to get the belt to you though.

Post by **5lab** » 23 Nov 2005 05:06 pm

can you not use the snowey seatbelt mate?

Post by **340GLT** » 23 Nov 2005 05:45 pm

If your stuck mate i can get one out first class on friday? When is the MOT? And there is a couple of 1.4's in my local mate!!
Cheers Adam

Post by **foggyjames** » 23 Nov 2005 06:12 pm

Using Snowy's is 'plan A', but I'm not sure if it'll work out. Need to have a 'plan B' ready, just in case. Don't get anything this side of the weekend folks...I'll keep you posted.

Right at the moment, I'm more worried about the little bits and bobs.

cheers

James

Post by **petefarrell360** » 23 Nov 2005 07:58 pm

Well, I've got 360 items, if any of the one's you need are interchangeable and not 1.4 specific. Let me know your list and I might be able to bring some things along.
Pete

Post by **classicswede** » 23 Nov 2005 11:24 pm

i have a part stripped 1.4 sat outside.

Dai

Post by **foggyjames** » 24 Nov 2005 12:06 am

Hey Dai

How you doin'

Just finishing "the list", to be posted in the next few minutes.

cheers

James

Post by **foggyjames** » 24 Nov 2005 02:02 am

Ok, here's the list...

# Rocker Cover Nut & Washer (2x, so I have a spare)
# Air pan > carb bolts (3 + the long one?)
# Carb breather piping

I could also do with a complete set of manifold studs and nuts, and if you can remove them, a set of exhaust manifold to downpipe studs and nuts.

Told you it was a lot of silly little bits!

cheers

James

Post by **5lab** » 24 Nov 2005 09:26 am

are you sure its not just nuts to hold that air filter on?

Post by **foggyjames** » 24 Nov 2005 01:24 pm

Yup, this is what I went to check out last week! Who'd think a few little nuts and bolt could cause such hassle

cheers

James

Post by **redline** » 24 Nov 2005 02:53 pm

cant you get most of those parts from a renault 5 1.4 they should be more widely available, I phoned all my local breakers and those that didnt laugh uncontrollably put the phone down on me after muttering "them bloody things go straight in the crusher "

Post by **foggyjames** » 24 Nov 2005 03:26 pm

I could get some of them if there were any Renault 5 1.4s in the yard! It's so frustrating, as I know there are bound to be at least a couple of pristine 1.4s waiting for me in Derby!

cheers

James

Post by **5lab** » 24 Nov 2005 04:38 pm

just glue it on. or use some self tapping screws.

as for the piping, thats your fault - you let chris take it

Post by **Chris_C** » 24 Nov 2005 04:51 pm

I really need to change that pipe.... it was rotton when I got it

surely if you just hada straight connector, you could remove the t-piece in the breather James, and the world is good again? or even more easy, take the t-piece off the end it is now, and move it to the other end??

i.e

---------T-----Redbit--------

becomes

------Redbit------T------

All of Kar's breather is still there, so it should be possible