up-date on my drift car

Post by **bennett** » 21 Mar 2006 08:04 pm

ok boys and girls try and find a 3 door rwd car for less than
£1000 and the insurance is cheap. im 24yrs old i have had insurance with my old job since i was 17 so i have no no-clames i had a 1050cc vw polo (mint with a hole in it) and that was £450 3rd party fire and theft but my volvo is 1700cc and is £200 tpft. and i like to be diffrent all my cars i have eva owned have been diffrent.
i went for a 340 cause i cant find a 3dr 360.
i am looking for a 360 saloon now to make a touring car replica???

Post by **jtbo** » 21 Mar 2006 08:21 pm

Oh yes, sorry that I was bit unclear, I indeed was curious what makes 340 more favorable over 360, but maybe it is that there is not so many 3 door 360's in other places.

I think that all saloons that I have seen have been 340s, but 3 door 360s seem to be quite common here, or then it is just that I have only seen those few

I remember how car dealer tried to sell 1,4l and 1,7l 340 sedan and 3 door versions to me, but I needed bigger engine, so he had one that was just coming to sale and that one I bought, there was no manual 200-serie, which I might been interested too

Oh, now I remember there was 340 sedan with B19 engine, but I did not bought it as seat was fixed with brick, engine poured so much smoke that was possible to drive only window open, there was so much blue smoke coming from air wents that I thought it was on fire, rear wheel had only 2 bolts as other two were snapped, rear wheel bearing was totalled, could not drive faster than 20kph, noise was awful, there was holes, big holes and some minor things that my memory lost because of shock. It had MOT for two months

Maybe worst car I have never seen, was 350€, quite expensive.

I was thinking that it have to be something to do with insurance or something like that, but now I'm enlighted bit more again

I have one question for those who drift with 300-serie cars, how do you find steering? Does it feel slow or is it possible to live with it?
I ask because I find steering quite slow, or then my hands are slow, anyway I'm bit hurry at corners because of that and I would like to get it faster. What I have heard is that Sunbeam steering rack would fit, but I have not found anything that would confirm this.

Post by **bennett** » 21 Mar 2006 08:33 pm

i cud do with a quick rack as it has a lot of turns lock to lock.

Post by **jtbo** » 21 Mar 2006 08:43 pm

bennett wrote:i cud do with a quick rack as it has a lot of turns lock to lock.

I think it was 4.2 turns, that is around 2 turns too much

Post by **bennett** » 21 Mar 2006 08:49 pm

way too much

Post by **redline** » 22 Mar 2006 09:09 am

bennett wrote: i am looking for a 360 saloon now to make a touring car replica???

Pete Farrell and I are getting a sense of deja vu here lol

Post by **petefarrell360** » 22 Mar 2006 11:59 pm

LOL, indeed, mine's still here due to a lack of time to break it, but it will be going soon.
Pete

Post by **bennett** » 23 Mar 2006 04:22 pm

still have the 360? saloon?

Post by **petefarrell360** » 23 Mar 2006 05:58 pm

Yep, 360 GLT saloon is still here. Suspected electronic fuel pump problem, been sat a while. Take it away for £50, or it gets broken.
Pete

Post by **willy b** » 10 Apr 2006 09:17 pm

can i just say that your car is spot on Bennet. Brilliant work

Post by **bennett** » 11 Apr 2006 07:26 pm

thanks willy