i'm happy with the boot badges, those are allready chromed i don't like the older ones with the black background, looks a bit cheap imo

couldn't resist, started with the engine tonight


fitted the PAS pump and found a few hurdles so glad i tryed it on before getting everything powdercoated..

after that i stripped the engine, i took of the valvecover and took this pic without any cleaning or whatsoever!

shiny eh , that's what 10k service and a happy revving engine (at least 5000rpm every time it ran) does.

loosened the rocker shaft so all valves are shut and bolted the valvecover back on, ready for a pressure wash.

took the 343 for the MOT today, passed and with compliments of the MOT guy for the car in this condition (and i haven't even started yet!!!)
best part, since she's 30 years old the next MOT is in july 2012

Congrats on that! My 343 failed its MOT this week on a broken front spring, hope to get it through next week.

Tom

cheers Tom was really pleased with it too, saves me a lot of hassle

here are a few pics of the red 340's demolition



convertible anyone?






i was having doubts when i put the grinder in it after stripping all the parts that will be rebuild/powdercoated and placed on the 343, it was rockhard on the places you expect it to rust and very rotten on various other locations (rear hatch hinges on roof, under rear popout windows etc, all very tricky places to weld) anyway it needed a full respray + lots of welding/bodywork to look in a o.k. condition again and it just wasn't worth it, i'd rather like putting the same amount of money in the 340Turbo / 343 to keep those in better than mint condition. the chassisparts of the 340 are going to be used by a V3C member to fix other 300's so in the end it went the right way

Good destruction!

Bump. Cool project! I have an almost identical car (1980 343 DL in silver)...but mine is a manual, and not quite so nice!

cheers

James

the very low mileage B14.4E before cleaning, currently busy with taking it completely apart and get the oil channels cleaned, possibly new pistonrings and hone the bushes while i'm at it, all the bearings are in perfect order as is the camshaft surface.


last week i suddenly had no lights when i needed them the switch fell apart and though i tried getting it back together, the clamps broke so it just bounced back into bits
so made 2 delrin rings on the lathe and there we go; this will never come apart again unless I want it to


found a nice present for the car; here it is on the right side; with the old one to the left:


it was buried under a big pile of dust and had a few deep storage scratches wich i could polish out luckaly


yep, the DLS/GLS bobble hood








powdercoating madness coming up in a few weeks (sandblaster is taking a holiday the bastard...).

Ah, I love that power bulge Good luck on finding the right colour!

Aren't you celebrating the cup final entry?

Tom

well actually, i am going off to the pub right now

volvodspec wrote:well actually, i am going off to the pub right now

Another good show last night from the Orange Army.
Glad I stuck a crazy £5 on the Dutch to win the cup now.
Come on!
(threadjack ends)

Oh, car looks great too dude. The only thing that currently sits above a Vario on my LoveList, is a MK1 vario!

well the only thing that bothered me was the fact that the uruguay player didn't get a red card for dangerous play when he kicked De Zeeuw in the face.. and the fact that the orange legion they thought too easy about getting in the final after the 3-1 goal, that may be a reason to lose from Germany if they make it to the final too..

volvodspec wrote:well the only thing that bothered me was the fact that the uruguay player didn't get a red card for dangerous play when he kicked De Zeeuw in the face.. and the fact that the orange legion they thought too easy about getting in the final after the 3-1 goal, that may be a reason to lose from Germany if they make it to the final too..

Yeah, not just kicked in the face, but kicked in the face at head-height, while jumping!
If thats not dangerous, I dont know what is.........................................

Holland-Germany final, Holland 3-2.

volvosneverdie wrote:Holland-Germany final, Holland 3-2.

Double fail...

bodejodel wrote:

volvosneverdie wrote:Holland-Germany final, Holland 3-2.

Double fail...

I know dude.
Id almost spent my bet winnings too.

Stupid holland.

volvosneverdie wrote:

volvodspec wrote:well the only thing that bothered me was the fact that the uruguay player didn't get a red card for dangerous play when he kicked De Zeeuw in the face..

Yeah, not just kicked in the face, but kicked in the face at head-height, while jumping!
If thats not dangerous, I dont know what is.........................................

Well, the Dutch weren't too bad at fouling either

Real pity, I would've loved to see a Dutch / German final.

Threadjack over (from my end, anyway )

Tom