Noob with a 340 inbound.. :D

[valman]

hi guys, bought this today as a first* car
throw advice this way please

dont be too mean


** had a midget as a first car.. but that didnt have an MOT

[griffo20022]

Very clean 340 welldone! What engine is it and what are your plans with it? Looks very cool!

BTW! Welcome!

[SteveP]

Very clean, I saw this earlier on ebay and it looks like a good un!

[valman]

Very clean 340 welldone! What engine is it and what are your plans with it? Looks very cool!

BTW! Welcome!

thanks,
its a 1.4 so i dont get raped on insurance.

plans, well i dont know really. the obvious get rid of those wheels maybe get minilites in 13" with some good dish and give it a better stance. clear up the rot in the rear arches. and a better sound system as the one in there is dead, and i like my music

[Chris_C]

Midget !!!! What flavour and do you still have it

[valman]

Midget !!!! What flavour and do you still have it

ahh it was a 1500, in red. needed an engine rebuild and due to lack of space i had to let an old chap have it for 150 quid. he was over the moon because the guy before me put in new sills and floors. he said his was completely rotten. managed to make a profit on it though as i broke it for parts. kinda have a hankering for another now though. so i can slam it and upset a few beards in the mg scene

[nvdw]

throw advice this way please

Well it's a red one... keep it clean and it won't be pink in six months

[valman]

throw advice this way please

Well it's a red one... keep it clean and it won't be pink in six months

yes that is a must, dont want it to turn out like a pink polo that runs around here somewhere

[griffo20022]

That's the only problem with red, it's obviously been looked after previously to still be red now!

Definately get the old boy lowered and some nice 13/14/15" wheels will go down a treat really doesn't need alot at all that

[SteveP]

To be honest the later reds always seem to fair better than the earlier Mk3's... I think it's a different red too but we're splitting hairs now

[MCHUDD]

Hi mate.
Nice looking motor and welcome.Three door 300s are getting pretty rare.
What year is she?
Cheers Mark.

[trabitom99]

Welcome to the forum! Love the colour, the 3-dr-ness, the lack of chrome around the windows and guttering. How about some 14" alloys from a GLT? They'd suit it well IMO ...

It was probably polished up for the sale, so you'll be OK for non-pinkness for a few more years I've had a red 300 parked in the street for 10 years now, have only polished it twice and it's still red ...

Cheers

Tom

[valman]

thank you for all the nice comments guys, she is a 91 not sure late or not.. ill have a better look at the logbook and stuff later. she has few dings here and there unfortunately, and the rear arches have seen better days especially in the bit between the door and the wheel. that will probably need looking after as its very crusty thankfully the inside is very nice. and i was really impressed with the way the seats fold forward can some one link me to a site that sells lowered springs for the front perhaps? and also where i can get extended U bolts to fit spacers
thanks

[trabitom99]

Repair panels for the wheel arches are available from NOR / KLOKKERHOLM, Hadrian car panels (http://www.carpanels.co.uk) sell them. It does take a bit of work to make it look nice though ...

For replacement springs try PMing classicswede on this site, or you could try sourcing some front suspension legs from a 360 GLT.

Cheers

Tom

EDIT: '91 is very late, that was the last year of production

[valman]

Repair panels for the wheel arches are available from NOR / KLOKKERHOLM, Hadrian car panels (http://www.carpanels.co.uk) sell them. It does take a bit of work to make it look nice though ...


EDIT: '91 is very late, that was the last year of production

thanks for the link dude i meant how late of a 91 it is.. are there any differences between an early 91 and a late one?