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Nikdev`s Daily driver

Post by Nikdev » 26 Mar 2011 12:48 am

I bought back my old 87 360 Gl the other day. Same spec as before just got some more issues :o

A mate has owned it a year, I started studying did`t thought i could afford a car, turns out i could, so bought it back :P

Here it is:
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Got some issues that needs fixed, like that broken headlamp..

I owned the car some summer months last time and in that time the car inherited some of the parts from my drift car, since that one got coilovers..

The suspension specs are:
Intrax front dampers, shorter than stock 360 dampers, and super stiff.
Shortened 3" Dai spec lowering springs. Currently almost riding on the bumpstops

It got Spax adjustable dampers at the rear.
The leaf springs are realigned to lower the car by 9 cm = 3,5"

The rear suspension is quite good, but the front need more lowering and needs sorting out the bump stop riding it is currently suffering from..

The rest of the car is mostly stock apart from a welded diff and a 2,5" exhaust from the manifold

Current wheels winter rims, some BBS i have borrowed from a mates BMW 2002
Summer wheels are powder-coated 13x8 Allycats

A pic from summer of 2009 8)
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The plan is to get it back to the old standard, and sorting out the suspension, get it low and drivable, no more bumpstop banging
And I need to sort out some rust...

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Post by Speedy88 » 26 Mar 2011 02:58 am

Man this is so much WIN. Happy you've got that back m8 8)
'88 340 Williams (Sold)
'85 360 GLS - Drift project (Sold)
'77 Colt Sigma
'96 940 Drift project

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Post by Evoman » 26 Mar 2011 10:22 am

For want of sounding a twat, but thats stanced :P

A very nice car! hope it doesnt take long to get a picture like summer 2009 :)
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Post by theo2468 » 26 Mar 2011 10:40 am

Awesome, good plate for you aswell "ND"
C25 ECV-1985-Mk2 340GL-Kessy
A889 VUY-1983-Mk2 360GLS-RUF
volvosneverdie wrote:Vnd says:
diffs, are like pubs and legs.
Best appreciated when open.
I probably should have specified ladies legs in there too. [+=] "embarrarrased emoticon"[].com

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Post by volvosneverdie » 26 Mar 2011 08:57 pm

Welcome back to an awesome and well whored car. 8)
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Post by MCHUDD » 26 Mar 2011 09:15 pm

Hi mate
Good to see you have got it back. Wheels look good.
Cheers Mark. sm4

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Post by Nikdev » 28 Mar 2011 06:07 pm

Thanks for the comments! :D

Found some nice pics from the last winter.. My mate has used the car well :D

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I have fixed the headlamp, after a lot of telephones and mails, apparently no scrapper in Norway keeps the 360 they go straight in the crusher :cry:

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Post by Speedy88 » 28 Mar 2011 06:15 pm

Those pics look like an advert from the 80s 8)
'88 340 Williams (Sold)
'85 360 GLS - Drift project (Sold)
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Post by jon-ovlov » 28 Mar 2011 07:45 pm

that bottom pic is just epic. So cool. 8) Could be an 80's 340 ad!
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Post by theo2468 » 28 Mar 2011 08:07 pm

Love the mk2
C25 ECV-1985-Mk2 340GL-Kessy
A889 VUY-1983-Mk2 360GLS-RUF
volvosneverdie wrote:Vnd says:
diffs, are like pubs and legs.
Best appreciated when open.
I probably should have specified ladies legs in there too. [+=] "embarrarrased emoticon"[].com

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Post by volvosneverdie » 28 Mar 2011 09:12 pm

That last pic is going on my desk top. 8)
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Post by volvosneverdie » 28 Mar 2011 09:50 pm

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Couldnt resist....... :roll:
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Post by theo2468 » 28 Mar 2011 10:06 pm

volvosneverdie wrote:That last pic is going on my desk top. 8)

Same haha
Like the RWD poster thing
Also in the second pic to I spy some nasty rear quarter damage?
And how come none of these 300's have got roof ariels, do you not get them on the roof in your part of the world
C25 ECV-1985-Mk2 340GL-Kessy
A889 VUY-1983-Mk2 360GLS-RUF
volvosneverdie wrote:Vnd says:
diffs, are like pubs and legs.
Best appreciated when open.
I probably should have specified ladies legs in there too. [+=] "embarrarrased emoticon"[].com

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Post by Speedy88 » 28 Mar 2011 11:59 pm

theo2468 wrote:Love the mk2
snob
'88 340 Williams (Sold)
'85 360 GLS - Drift project (Sold)
'77 Colt Sigma
'96 940 Drift project

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Post by volvosneverdie » 29 Mar 2011 12:01 am

Speedy88 wrote:
theo2468 wrote:Love the mk2
snob
Lol.
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