what are your realistic hopes/dreams for your 300?

Logan360 · Oct 17th, 2012, 07:33

As title says? what are your hopes or dreams for your 300?

I'm looking at stiff and low rear end with two massive subs dvd head unit flared arch's. low and staunch. maybe a turbo motor one day.

Everything else i have. luv need to get rust done then i can start building her.

anyways post up. pics too if you've got.

360beast · Oct 17th, 2012, 07:41

B230ET + 13mm conrods push hp up to around 300, lowered about an inch, 0 rust (like that will ever happen), leo wheels and keep it as mint as possible.

Chris_C · Oct 17th, 2012, 12:24

Get a transmission that can cope with the engine I run, without screwing up the weight distribution.

Get all the niggles out of the entire setup so it passes as a "this is how Volvo would have made it" swap.

I've always been aiming for the 300 equivalent of the HS Chevette, Lotus Sunbeam or RS2000 Escorts, which I guess for period my car was made it's peers would have been the mk2 Golf GTi etc. It's the reason I've gone for the same engine family that the car was sold with and trying to keep everything from the Volvo or Renault parts bins where possible.

The GLT was always more a warm hatch than a hot hatch and I imagine the marketing guys wouldn't let the hottest 300 have a Renault engine in it, but they had a couple of very interesting engines in the Renault stable.

Joe Harding · Oct 17th, 2012, 12:42

Keep it running, not lose it to tin worm or part that fails for which there is no supplier.

On LPG with low insurance, easy maintenance and reliable it is simply the cheapest car around.

Logan360 · Oct 17th, 2012, 15:13

There will always be a part around, just as long as you have got a spare arm or leg to pay for it. and i think tin worm is every 300 owners nightmare. mine's going off for extensive welding soon.

TonyS9 · Oct 18th, 2012, 22:18

To finish my resto + Turbo project, stop getting rust and dirt in my eyes and enjoy the car after 10 years of garaging!

mchudd · Oct 26th, 2012, 15:20

Hi Tony.
When are you going to get that beast sorted

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Cheers Mark.

Oct 17th, 2012, 07:33	#1
Logan360 MR300 Last Online: Dec 1st, 2023 17:22 Join Date: May 2012 Location: tauranga	what are your realistic hopes/dreams for your 300? As title says? what are your hopes or dreams for your 300? I'm looking at stiff and low rear end with two massive subs dvd head unit flared arch's. low and staunch. maybe a turbo motor one day. Everything else i have. luv need to get rust done then i can start building her. anyways post up. pics too if you've got.

Oct 17th, 2012, 12:24	#3
Chris_C Gopher Last Online: Oct 12th, 2023 15:31 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Southampton or Isle of Wight View Photos By: Chris_C	Get a transmission that can cope with the engine I run, without screwing up the weight distribution. Get all the niggles out of the entire setup so it passes as a "this is how Volvo would have made it" swap. I've always been aiming for the 300 equivalent of the HS Chevette, Lotus Sunbeam or RS2000 Escorts, which I guess for period my car was made it's peers would have been the mk2 Golf GTi etc. It's the reason I've gone for the same engine family that the car was sold with and trying to keep everything from the Volvo or Renault parts bins where possible. The GLT was always more a warm hatch than a hot hatch and I imagine the marketing guys wouldn't let the hottest 300 have a Renault engine in it, but they had a couple of very interesting engines in the Renault stable. __________________ 2003 S60 D5 SE 1989 340GL - Fake - Gallery Project Thread - Spare parts car turned motorsport plaything. 8 more valves, 277 more cc's Previously, a lot of various 300s

Oct 17th, 2012, 12:42	#4
Joe Harding Premier Member Last Online: Today 06:29 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Bristol	Keep it running, not lose it to tin worm or part that fails for which there is no supplier. On LPG with low insurance, easy maintenance and reliable it is simply the cheapest car around. __________________ "The more people I meet the more I like my God."

Oct 26th, 2012, 15:20	#7
mchudd Senior Member Last Online: Jul 22nd, 2021 14:56 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: BELFAST	360 Hi Tony. When are you going to get that beast sorted. Cheers Mark.

Oct 17th, 2012, 07:41	#2
360beast Go redblock or go home Last Online: Today 18:34 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: UK	B230ET + 13mm conrods push hp up to around 300, lowered about an inch, 0 rust (like that will ever happen), leo wheels and keep it as mint as possible.

Oct 17th, 2012, 15:13	#5
Logan360 MR300 Last Online: Dec 1st, 2023 17:22 Join Date: May 2012 Location: tauranga	There will always be a part around, just as long as you have got a spare arm or leg to pay for it. and i think tin worm is every 300 owners nightmare. mine's going off for extensive welding soon.

Oct 18th, 2012, 22:18	#6
TonyS9 Premier Member Last Online: Apr 9th, 2024 21:44 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Holywood	To finish my resto + Turbo project, stop getting rust and dirt in my eyes and enjoy the car after 10 years of garaging!

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