Did not get it completely in primer this weekend, but its starting to take shape.

Nice! You know the only reason I have ever gotten rid of spare cats is because the mounting brackets were rusted off. Never really considered repairing them - great idea. You could always modify them to attach with a slip joint and clamp. Just weld a length of pipe to the ends, and expand them to s...

IronJoe wrote:Figured I'd post this here now that my flamesuit is nice 'n comfy

http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/cto/4683684153.html

Nice car.

But I already have too many...

I believe the ones pictured were used on other models too. Maybe the 96?

Catalytic converter repair...

Flanges were rusted beyond usefulness... so I found some good ones and performed a little surgery.

Not pictured, but I also added an 1/8 x 1 strip of steel along the bottom to act as a skid plate of sorts to protect the cat when it contacts pavement.

I spoke too soon... On my last run on Saturday @ the Weatherly Hillclimb, I shattered a lifter, and took out the cam carrier. The cam got marked up a bit, but should be ok to reuse. I have to get ahold of Jack Lawrence to see if he has any more of the hardened lifters lying around. I found a replace...

Made some more progress on the beater. Still repairing the rust. Finally tackled the rusty front passenger side fender lip. I cut the arch out of a rear quarter section that I had floating around. Trimmed out the crunchy bits, and welded in the arch, and used some sheet metal to finish out the inner...

Bash? It looks to me like you did a pretty nice job.

in order to measure the axle, you have to take the tripod, and the outer out...

I believe you can also measure the difference at the recess where the boot clamp rides, but it wont be as accurate.

I think you need to find the axles off the later vented brake 900s. The axles are longer than their earlier counterparts. The 87 vented brake hubs have a different offset, and require a different axle. IIRC, that car was wrecked pretty hard at one (or more than one) point in time. It could be possib...

RadioFlyer wrote:Old codger of a '78 99 turbo on ebay right now in PA... http://www.ebay.com/itm/231340032281

It would be worth it just for the Uber rare Aztec wheels...

I have a blend door arm repair kit for sale to fit this car.

Yep... I shattered one of the MSS hardened lifters, and it took out the cam cradle, and marred the cam up a little. I think I should be able to replace the cradle, and lifter. Hoping to dress the cam with some fine emery cloth.

I did get to drive Gary's red 900 race car home. Man that thing is fast!

If you look carefully, you can see all 5 cars in the shop. I still have some room to move around too. Swedesport , you should have made that picture into an online contest . " How many SAABs and parts can you identify in this picture". The shop is looking good. Maybe you could build a lit...

If you look carefully, you can see all 5 cars in the shop. I still have some room to move around too.