foggyjames wrote:Oh...and while I'm here...inspiration (thanks to Tom for the images I butchered to make this lovely montage )

This from a brochure for the Oettinger kit for the 343...spoilers (front and rear), rims and 1.6 (stroker) engine conversion. I have the front spoiler and rims. I also have a head from an Oettinger car, but it's damaged...and I suspect it's the same as a normal B14 head anyway!

rennelch wrote:340 Oettinger, oh yes, that existed once.

A special series in 1980, 50 were built, reconstructed in Oettinger Friedrichsdorf by order of Volvo Deutschland. The B14 was rebuilt to 1600 cm³ by swapping the crankshaft for one with more stroke. Using different pistons and connecting rods, the specified power output was increased to 85 PS, otherwise nothing was changed.

The whole conversion was a disaster. The power output was far too optimistic. a well-tuned B14 was just as fast. Due to construction errors the engine drank over 3 litres of oil per 1000km from the very beginning.

ALL were later modified, the valve guides were refitted with BMW valve seals (the guides were re-cut for this) and the oil scraper ring channel (?) in the the pistons were drilled in for they had stupidly forgotten the drainage holes.

I had to deal with the lot of them. The dealers sent me the pistons and the cylinder heads, which I had to rework to reduce the oil consumption down to a normal measure. I still have the cutting bit today.

I don't believe any of the series still exist today. all were gradually built back to a „normal“ B14. The project would have been interesting, had the rest of the set-up (carburettor, exhaust, camshaft) been changed as well.

When the B19 was introduced, the project quickly died an inglorious death.