should have done this ages ago

Post by **baz** » 19 Aug 2007 06:20 am

Hi i'm garth from melbourne australia i have whats likely the only 1.7 340 in the city and i like the car apart from the difficulty in getting parts now have added an aussie built mk2 360 glt to the familywill likely use it as daily driver my other car a 1971 toyota corolla is now without a purpose but at least will remain low mileage it has only 80,000 miles on it after all these years but hasnt the power to takle the freeways,hills,or traffic in these parts will get pix of them all soon for the site have sent e-bay photos of the volvos but the quality isnt good
Garth

Post by **Duvel78** » 19 Aug 2007 09:49 pm

Welcome to the club! (house of madness should I say

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Post by **dalahare** » 20 Aug 2007 06:21 am

Howdy, I'm from melbourne too, did you score that 340 from ebay about a month ago, i was watching that one too, nearly put some bids on it....

Post by **trabitom99** » 20 Aug 2007 08:28 am

Welcome, Garth!

baz wrote:... have added an aussie built mk2 360 glt to the family

300's were built in Australia? I knew about kit cars going to Malaysia and being assembled there (due to import restrictions) but I didn't know about Australia ...

Tom

Post by **dalahare** » 20 Aug 2007 08:38 am

I presume he means aussie delivered, as is current car is a personal import.

Post by **baz** » 21 Aug 2007 08:57 am

my fault assuming they were built or assembled here as far as i know only the 360 was sold here by volvo officially at least i will be able to walk into a volvo dealer----hopefully and order parts which are carried here in this country still proceeding with the 340 repairs but knowing i cant get many parts here in this country means its not that suitable as a daily driver as there will be delays when i need to source parts from overseas--ie carburettor kit that is needed desperately at the moment my usual supplier has no listing for that particular model solex and mine has all the problems talked about elswhere in the forums

Post by **Chris_C** » 21 Aug 2007 07:48 pm

Did you get renault's out there mate? 5/11/19's etc all have the same carb if it helps!

Welcome too

Post by **hatch360** » 25 Aug 2007 01:49 am

The Melbourne base is growing

Post by **dalahare** » 26 Aug 2007 01:27 am

Are we close by? i'm out in the basin, near bayswater/boronia, just at the foot of the dandenongs.

Post by **baz** » 26 Aug 2007 11:56 am

quite close i'm in box hill red GLT came from mt dandenong which would be even closer to you

Post by **hatch360** » 28 Aug 2007 12:56 pm

Im not close at all; down in the brimbank area.

should have done this ages ago

should have done this ages ago

Re: should have done this ages ago

aussie built?

very close