Autopendium :: stuff about old cars

I'd been looking for a "mk1" 343 for quite some time when this car came along. The plan is to transplant the drivetrain displaced from my 360 Turbo Intercooler project into this car, to create a replica of a car never sold in the UK - a 1981 343 GLS R-Sport.

1981 was the first year you could get a 2.0 300 series car, and as the "mk2" came out in 1982, it was the only year a "mk1" was available with a 2.0 engine. At the risk of sounding like an anorak, it was a happy coincidence that this was the "correct" year of car.

Anyway...the plan is to make a 1970s-styled car with 1970s engine technology in the hope that the end result feels 'right'. My 1988 360 felt too new to have snorting big carbs!

The project is on hold at present pending various things (not least the 360's turbo swap, so there's an engine to donate!)...but I'm currently getting tempted to fast-track it so I have something fun to drive over the summer :)

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