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by Duvel78 » 30 Dec 2003 05:02 am
Here a nice picture

received from Ari (Finland)... He
imagines the dashboard like this

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What do you think about that?
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by Duvel78 » 31 Dec 2003 12:32 am
Collection: '78 343 Black Beauty, '82 345 GLS, '83 340 DL 2.0, '84 340 DL vario, '88 360 GLT 5d (2x) & 4d (2x), '89 GLT, '91 340 vario
Dad's cars: '87 340 vario, '89 340 vario
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by Tom » 03 Jan 2004 03:26 pm
looks nice, although i think the good ol' needle is the best.

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by Duvel78 » 03 Jan 2004 10:21 pm
Needles have a lot of advantages...
You can see the speed changes perfectly (without looking at the dashboard). I found it horrible
on a Renault Twingo, the refresh happens every +/- 2 sec, MUCH TO LONG and shorter
would be unreadable...

Collection: '78 343 Black Beauty, '82 345 GLS, '83 340 DL 2.0, '84 340 DL vario, '88 360 GLT 5d (2x) & 4d (2x), '89 GLT, '91 340 vario
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by GLT_vario_driver » 13 Jan 2004 09:41 pm
What a nice dashboard. Volvo would have been able to
design one but the experience of renault with the electronic R25 showed us that too much
electronic can lead to very bad electric problems. That's the reason why Volvo didn't do o
adshboard like this. However I think that the 440 Turbo has an electronic dashboard. But the
400 series has a motor of a Renault.
If anyone of you has a renault, just consider that I am making fun of the french cars because I
am FRENCH

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by foggyjames » 15 Feb 2004 09:53 pm
That's a photoshop, right?.....There's no detail on the
panel?
Either than or he's just replaced it with an all-blank panel.
Either way, an interesting concept!
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by Janitor » 16 Feb 2004 06:14 pm
off topic but what about talking cars !! in uk the first was the
maestro-another quality british built car

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by foggyjames » 16 Feb 2004 06:20 pm
British built.....they got about as far as programming in "I've
broken down"....which in a Maestro would probably suffice!
Janitor - are you 'Bigbird' (I think?) from the VOC forum?
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by Janitor » 16 Feb 2004 07:18 pm
nope. dont think im registered with voc forums.
btw that would be correct for a maestro-dare i say it..... i had an allegro for a few months once.

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by foggyjames » 17 Feb 2004 01:46 am
Oops! I got it wrong....the member I was referring to was
'big_g'
Is this your car (posted by big_g on the VOC forum gallery):

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by Janitor » 17 Feb 2004 06:58 pm
thats my brother,both big g and driving in picture !! hes a bit
cheaky ! hope he wasnt upto mischief
he wants to cut holes in floor of 360 and put in a 240 dog box and an atlas axle! since we
have 50/50 share in car i said NO. plus i would have to do all the work

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by foggyjames » 17 Feb 2004 07:29 pm
Ah! If I remember correctly he was enquiring about some
details involving the transmission...and not getting any answers out of the residents!
There is a 360 somewhere in sweden with a transmission / drivetrain swap (incl different rear
suspension).....if I ever made a seriously powerful 360 this is what I'd do too - although as you
say, it would need the floorpan snipping - and on a car as rare as yours, that's a bit drastic.
I'd do it to a random 'otherwise to be scrapped' GLT though

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