This will be one hell of a weekend if i can pull it off!!!!

Post by **340 Nate** » 04 Jan 2006 01:29 am

amazing stuff, wish i had some guts to attack and pull apart my car

, i guess you couldnt share where you got your steering boss kit from?, ive bidded on one at ebay but not heard a thing yet, been a week or 2 now

cheers

Nate

Post by **340GLT** » 04 Jan 2006 10:42 am

Boss kit is a modified 400 one. I bought the rare 480 non airbag steering wheel and boss kit off the internet. I then modified the boss to take the 340 horn ring as the spline is the same.
Cheers Adam

Post by **Ronnie** » 04 Jan 2006 07:03 pm

Nice work, Adam - looks the business. If anyone sees that thing coming up fast behind them they'll certainly get out of the way

Also, impressed by your work with a welder. Those inner wings are scary the way they rot...

Do you do your own paint? if so do you have access to guns ovens etc or do you have a more DIY approach?

Also - any idea what diameter that steering spline was? (I should be less lazy and just pull my own wheel, but if you've got the figure to hand...)

Thanks again for that work you did for me!

Post by **340GLT** » 04 Jan 2006 07:12 pm

As for the welding skills its my cousin mate. He did a welding apprenticeship so hes pretty damn gud!!!

As for the painting i am not bad with aerosols but never used a spray gun. We have loads at the garage and my uncle used to spray for the same bloke my car is with now. So i use him at gud prices!!!!

The painting i do with aerosols the trick is the prepping!!! Its gud for small items but nothing like panels really.
Cheers Adam

Post by **340GLT** » 04 Jan 2006 07:13 pm

Oh yeh i can find the spline out i have a spare wheel somewhere so will check 2moro mate.
Cheers Adam

Post by MJ » 04 Jan 2006 10:10 pm

wow, that looks really great mate, well done! Where did you get the small bottom lip from?

Post by **340GLT** » 04 Jan 2006 10:21 pm

MJ wrote:Where did you get the small bottom lip from?

I was wondering how long it would take until i got asked steve asked me on msn!!! I'm not sure i want to disclose that information yet!!!!

Cant have everyone with one now can we!!! lol
All i am saying is they are common as muck and VAG derived cost me all of £6 from my local scrappy!!!!
Cheers Adam
P.S at least you know what the car will look like at the station!!!! lol

Post by **340GLT** » 06 Jan 2006 12:42 am

Guess what i have back??????

The paint is F*%$£&G awesome!!!
Like a slightly grey tinted mirror!!!! I will post some pics in the morning as i only finished building it an hour ago!!!!
Cheers Adam

Post by **petefarrell360** » 06 Jan 2006 01:56 am

340GLT wrote:I will post some pics in the morning

Good man....... Sounds like they've done a good job. It will be good to see the pics and then the car in the flesh soon!
Pete

Post by **340GLT** » 06 Jan 2006 01:30 pm

Final pics in this thread!!!
http://www.volvo300mania.com/forum-uk/v ... 0674#30674
Cheers Adam

Post by **5lab** » 06 Jan 2006 03:37 pm

lookin good!

somethign that might suit it (not sure - got the idea cos at first glance it looked like you had it) - a thick gauge mesh in front of the fogs, maybe flush with the valance, similar stort of thing to the stuff some hella bumper-mount jobs..

and paint teh wiper arms??

Post by **foggyjames** » 06 Jan 2006 06:45 pm

Very nice indeed. I wish I had some better facillities. Of course 90% of the problem is me being lazy, but a nice warm dry garage at this time of year can't exactly hurt the old motivation...

cheers

James

Post by **340GLT** » 06 Jan 2006 09:08 pm

I have painted the wiper arms mate but satin black!! But i still have better ideas for them yet!!
Cheers Adam

Post by **5lab** » 07 Jan 2006 12:40 am

340GLT wrote:I have painted the wiper arms mate but satin black!! But i still have better ideas for them yet!!
Cheers Adam

LEDZ!!!???!!!!11

Post by **340GLT** » 07 Jan 2006 12:42 am

God no!! Single wiper conversion!!!

Cheers Adam