Yeah shit weren't they?

 

they still are shit!

 

http://www.zippyvideos.com/2344769283345606/volvo1/

http://www.zippyvideos.com/8140851343345916/volvo2/

http://www.zippyvideos.com/5213269963587356/medrift/

 

prop rotates at engine speed.... gearbox in the back if i remember correctly

 

im thinking of getting 1 just 2 kill

 

markeyboy, paste this code into the signature box in your profile, take out the space near the end of it and hey presto, you should have a working signature!!

 

been looking for a shite rwd car to weld the diff up on and try a bit of drifting in. Seem idle. Whats the biggest engine size they come in ??

 

2.0 tho the 1.7 is a better engine mate

look thorugh like eBay trade it free ads and find summant cheap like a sierra senetor etc.

 

What engine is that white one running ? It looks fooking awesome!

 

can you tell me why the 1.7 is better mate?

 

Welcome to about a year ago when the drifty 340s first appeared on PF.

And they all underpowered shite regardless of engine, but underpowered shite is the best way to learn, as you cant rely on power.

Clio 16V and Renault 5 GTT engines will go in with various mods, the blocks etc fit easy as the Volvos and Renaults of the time shared engines.

The 2.3turbo 740 engine fits too, but meant to fuck the handling, not like they really have any anyhow.

Cool as they different, but not much different other than that going for em than any other RWD with no power and a small amount of mods available for em.

 

BARGAIN!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1988-VOLVO-340...QQcmdZViewItem

 

Or just buy a Sierra

 

Ive seen that white one up at the Ace... Cracks me up everytime i see it going up the road sideways

 

The white one is written off now,think hes building another one now.

 

That was the best looking volvo i ever did see!

 

Yep,got a mint 2.0 ghia G reg off ebay for Ł78
Put a 4x4 diff in it and cossie front seats and thats it.
Good cheap fun.

 

Apparently his gearbox locked up on him and it went straight into the kurb at a high speed.

 

Plenty being built with proper engines, Clio Williams, GTTs, allsorts

 

i like 'em

 

That pic has totally changed my opinion of them. I slated them on Driftworks as a potential drift choice

Maybe I'll have a 200sx for my posing car and a Volvo for my real driftmobile!

 

Oh and how come FWD engines go into them so easily? And which ones go in best?

 

Why do they go in? Why not? Being a FWD or RWD engine makes no difference barring sump really, and not always even that.

Best? Whatever you wanna spend, GTT needs more work with manifolds adapting more.

Jay, just fucking do SOMETHING, you seem to do a 100 posts a day umming and aaahing about countless cars for countless reasons, but do nowt, your coming close to taking MadMacs crown for dreaming

 

Yes I know. It's cause I think I've made my mind up, then see something else

I can't help it.

As for the engines, I just thought that RWD and FWD were mounted differently and that there was a hell of a lot of work involved in putting an FWD engine in a RWD car.

 

Edited as I made a mistake

 

Yes, on both the R5 and Clio engine, they need new turbo manifolds (otherwise the turbo sits in the heaterbox!) and like wise, on the Clio enigne, the throttlebody it right up against the wiper linkage.

Water hoses need adapting, engine mounts etc, exhaust..

 

where exactly is a turbo manifold on a clio 16v engine mate?

 

There isnt a turbo manifold on the Clio.

 

Its just the way you wrote it mate.

The clio engines ive seen have all been put on TB's etc for that reason, and the GTT engine I seen in another just had an adapted ex manifold.

 

Yes, i know how I wrote it looks a little strange..

The problem with the throttlebodies and new exhaust manifold is it then makes a cheap engine in a cheap car now an expensive modification..

 

Its all a bit pointless apart from to be different IMO.

 

My mate used to drive his Mum's Volvo 340DL when he was 17. He wrote it off in Watford trying to race a Saab. RIP C484GVW

 

I've driven a couple of 340 1.7's and they both misfire when you goround corners due to fuel flow to the carb apparantley its a common prob