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Re: Volvo 340R EVO 3 Update 22/12/09 Cage + dish!!

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 06:03 pm
by foggyjames
Well I *seem* to remember Adam mentioning a 3.0 manual, but now I've said all that, I'm probably wrong! :)

cheers

James

Re: Volvo 340R EVO 3 Update 22/12/09 Cage + dish!!

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 11:24 pm
by 340GLT
Haha, was a scimitar in early pics thats now gone,
Yeh dash has been painted black as has all interior trim, ignore the door cards they are tempory.
Spy car is a 960 2.5 24v Manual. Estate. Parts car for my 242!!!!! hahahaha.
Adam

Re: Volvo 340R EVO 3 Update 22/12/09 Cage + dish!!

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 01:00 pm
by foggyjames
Argh, I'm wrong...so wrong... :lol:

cheers

James

Re: Volvo 340R EVO 3 Update 22/12/09 Cage + dish!!

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 01:46 pm
by SteveP
foggyjames wrote:Argh, I'm wrong...so wrong... :lol:
This is signature quote material :lol:

Re: Volvo 340R EVO 3 Update 22/12/09 Cage + dish!!

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 02:15 pm
by volvosneverdie
340GLT wrote: Parts car for my 242!!!!! hahahaha.
Adam
:shock: has there been pics up of your 242?
and if not, why not??????

Re: Volvo 340R EVO 3 Update 22/12/09 Cage + dish!!

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 05:27 pm
by 340GLT
No there hasnt because i havent taken delivery of it yet. I am picking it up in the new year.
Plans for it are porsche riviera blue, white 18" compomotive MO6's white cage, air con Tow bar!!! B6304 and an M90 full poly bush IPD Sways, and Porsche brakes!!!

Adam

Re: Volvo 340R EVO 3 Update 22/12/09 Cage + dish!!

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 05:37 pm
by volvosneverdie
340GLT wrote:No there hasnt because i havent taken delivery of it yet. I am picking it up in the new year.
Plans for it are porsche riviera blue, white 18" compomotive MO6's white cage, air con Tow bar!!! B6304 and an M90 full poly bush IPD Sways, and Porsche brakes!!!

Adam
pwaaaahrmahar !!!1! :shock:
thats my exited noise. 8)

pic it to death once youve nabbed it dude.
Saloons are the balls when the come in 200 flavour.
With the correct amount of doors, the coolness is mathmatically increased significantly.

Re: Volvo 340R EVO 3 Update 22/12/09 Cage + dish!!

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 06:22 pm
by foggyjames
Surely no need for Porsche brakes, given the slowness and the awesomeness of standard 240 brakes?

You also forgot the bit about spending 6 months de-rusting it :D

EDIT: Suck it, tttttthhhhhhhhhhhhpainter. Guess who Facebook said I should "reconnect" with...again? :wink:

cheers

James

Re: Volvo 340R EVO 3 Update 22/12/09 Cage + dish!!

Posted: 26 Dec 2009 01:46 am
by Skidracer
foggyjames wrote:Surely no need for Porsche brakes, given the slowness and the awesomeness of standard 240 brakes?

James
Slow? What? Who told you that? 242's are sports cars! 245's are sports cars with long roofs.

And there is a need for Porsche brakes. It saves him the effort of repainting them to match the body.
Image

Re: Volvo 340R EVO 3 Update 22/12/09 Cage + dish!!

Posted: 29 Dec 2009 03:45 pm
by foggyjames
Hehe, true.

2.5 24v ain't gonna be "quick", though. As long as Adam isn't planning to go racing, the standard brakes should be fine. They are totally kick-ass for factory brakes of that age.

cheers

James

Re: Volvo 340R EVO 3 Update 22/12/09 Cage + dish!!

Posted: 29 Dec 2009 04:10 pm
by 340GLT
foggyjames wrote:Hehe, true.

2.5 24v ain't gonna be "quick", though. As long as Adam isn't planning to go racing, the standard brakes should be fine. They are totally kick-ass for factory brakes of that age.

cheers

James
Who said the 242 is getting the 2.5? Thats just the doner car!! :lol: 242 is getting B6304 with some cams and mild NA tuning.
Porsche brakes are so when i decide to go mad with it, which i will, it will be capable.
Adam

Re: Volvo 340R EVO 3 Update 22/12/09 Cage + dish!!

Posted: 29 Dec 2009 04:13 pm
by foggyjames
Still a bit slow ;) The original cams (assuming you get a 204bhp version) are fairly hot to start with. Internet rumour has it that freeing up the exhaust side (incl manfolds) is good for a lot of power...and the construction of the inlet manifold makes it rude not to fit bike carbs. :) Of course for a daily driver / tow car, you might have to put up with rudeness for practicalities sake, and save up for a T6 swap ;)

cheers

James

Re: Volvo 340R EVO 3 Update 22/12/09 Cage + dish!!

Posted: 29 Dec 2009 05:21 pm
by SteveP
Hmm... even if the power remained stock 204bhp in say 1250kg... hardly slow!

Re: Volvo 340R EVO 3 Update 22/12/09 Cage + dish!!

Posted: 29 Dec 2009 05:48 pm
by foggyjames
Joking: All things are relative ;)

Vaguely serious: The standard 302mm brakes do a pretty decent job of stopping 250bhp / 1500kg of V70R being driven hard on-road (racing is different), and I reckon on balance the 240 brakes are a match for them.

cheers

James

Re: Volvo 340R EVO 3 Update 22/12/09 Cage + dish!!

Posted: 29 Dec 2009 06:15 pm
by SteveP
That is quite impressive, I have heard many people praise standard 240 brakes... too true