I saw an old guy driving a 2 door Volvo 340 today and tbh i thought it looked pretty cool.

BUT

They are also awesome for a bit of learner drifting.....

Think i am going to look for one as a runabout

 

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

 

needs a renault 19 16v engine

 

You've got to buy that.....even if its just to leave the old owners driveway COMPLETELY broadside.....donut it a few times at the bottom of the road then leave a nice set of black lines as you exit his road!!!!

 

OH dear Tiff!! Have you recieved a bump on the head lately?? LOL

 

That is exactly what i thought when i read the ad........you would have to give it all the sweet tak while the deal went through...

Then snake the fucker all the way down the road

 

Think of the fun factor though......

Just use it as i runabout but enjoy it

 

I remember Jeremy Clarkson crashing one into a tree in one of his DVD's just to rid the world of one more of them!!

 

I've got a 340 1.4 as the "daily drifter" whilst the S40 is off the road (hopefully back tomorrow!) and its an awesome little car. Even with an open diff and shockingly low power in the wet it drifts like a dream - very easy to control.

When the S40 is back and running reliably I'll think about dropping an F7P engine in and welding up that diff.

That 340 you've linked to is far too nice to drift! check out volvo300mania for a bargain. they often come up "free to a good home". Mine set me back a massive Ł120 without a spot of rust on it with about a months tax and test left - passed the MOT without needing any work. Best part was that i insured it fully comp without using my NCB for Ł220 (I was 22 at the time).

I get a load of stick from my mates because they all think its a pile of crap and looks dog ugly (they're partly right I guess!) but I've got a bit of a soft spot for them especially if they look a little something like -



Lovely!

Andy

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VOLVO-340-DRIF...3286.m14.l1318

 

Its a shame you weren't looking a few months earlier. This was sold a little while back -




Renault f7p 1.8 16v engine with R1 bike carbs. I think it sold for a grand

Andy

 

1k for that.................bugger.

I will take a ook on that site....cheers Andy

 

Your too late.
A mate gave his away for 100 quid!! Tax and tested. No-one wanted the old burgundy bus.

They do drift well though, part of having the gearbox at the rear... great weight distribution.
My mates 1.7 went really well given the weight of the thing. Laguna 2.0 drops straight in if you fancy it.

You'll need to change the driver seat though... standard they're like a sofa with the springs removed.

 

Wow, that's some feature - mudflaps that hold tax discs and are in stereo

cool car with the right engine

 

You'd be surprised, I think the curb weight for the 4dr is about 960kgs.

And you're right about the weight distribution, the gearbox is at the back and balances the car out

Andy

 

They weigh NOTHING, under 1000kg, lightest RWD normal car there is.

The black one above was my mate Griffos, two other firends of mine have had them with 16V renault lumps in em too.

I've had two, but 360s, WAY better than 340s in my opinion as its the same car just with a decent engine, ie a 2 litre volvo engine rather than some shitbox renault lump.

And then engine transplants are for DECENT engines, ie Turbo Volvo ones go straight in instead of shite Renault ones.

Ive had 2x 360s, weld the diff, put a drivers bucket seat in, and remove the spring from the handbrake, and you got a fun little car to learn to drive properly in.

And decent engines just bolt straight to the standard engine mounts and transmission.

A guy who lives near me has a 2litre turbo in his, bolts straight in, or if you spend a bit more money and can find the 16V head lying round anywhere (we picked one up at the local scrappy last week for 50quid, but they are rare), you can do this...

Engine:
2.3 16v Turbo
T35, custom manifold
solid lifters
Forged pistons, 13mm rods
660cc injectors, adj. pressure reg, motorsport pump
3" turbo back, Blitz Nur spec box
Omex management
17psi, +300BHP

Suspension:
Bilstein coilovers (F)
Avo coilovers (R)
Whiteline ARB
Polybushes

Brakes:
285mm, Wilwood dynalite (F)
Escort discs, sierra calipers
Pedal box and bias
Driftworks hyd.handbrake
Compomotive 8x15 wheels, toyo 215/45 15







That same engine can do 600+ if you mental...

 

Nice, although the inlet or total length from inlet valve to end of trumpet is a little short. Extended length (depending on the stroke of the block) is a must. F7P and F7R Cylinder heads are different too.. F7R camshaft profile is 1* longer on inlet (or there abouts) than the F7P along with 32mm inlet valves as oppose to 30.8mm (iirc). Screamer vs. torque monster. The Megane F7R A710 block & head are different again although the block see's no performance gain, the cylinder head is casted differently. Inlet ports smaller for higher inlet velocity and inlet valves have been stepped up again to 33mm. Although higher flow speeds into combustion chamber isn't immediately the most effective way of increasing output power. The larger inlet ports of the A700 cylinder head is abit overkill, slower inlet tract but greater volume. My F7R A700 on hydraulic lifters on itb's made 245bhp / 209lb/ft and ran a 13.303 @ 108.4mph in a 920Kg clio on road tyres and open diff. Kinda cool looking motors in a funny way these volvo's

Renault lumps are ideal for n/a applications and are far from shite if you know what you doing with them

 

PMSL @ this thread coming back from the dead AND the way it has come back

 

had to be done lol

 

So then TIFF, did you go for one??


Cheers,
Grant

 

Gaz ffs you renault anorak lol!!! Trust you to dig that one out haha!!

 

haha, I was sitting at work thinking about slamming my engine in one of these for a few months just for the crack and weld the diff solid

 

I think the BMW has slightly more class

Cheap fun or not i wouldnt like to be seen driving one

 

I don't tend to care about class, I drive a Renault Clio and its fun, following the crowd sucks

 

Practical performance had a feature on one of these last month with the 5 pot turbo lump dropped in, calling it the 'credit crunch escort mkII' - not far wrong

 

How cool does this look.





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpIrsF9Qo58

 

that is probably one of the best Volvo's I have ever seen











in my entire life!







Ever!

 

probably only thing on it comes from the 340/60 is headlamps and grill
even the swedes hate them !
go for an old 240!!!!
they rock and can have awesome power

 

Whatever happened to stavros and his i'm right, everything else is shit outlook on cars?

 

He finally threw all his toys out of the pram and left.

 

The last i remember seeing of him was on a v8 turbo thread that chip ruined, which i was pissed off about as i have a chevy v8 in my camaro that i want to turbo.