Saab 60th Anniversary, and 30 years of the Turbo - Page 2

Nutcase · 26-05-2007, 14:59

Thoroughly cheesed off at the moment. Was suppsoed to spend today moving the car out the way so my dad could get the moggy convertible out for it's annual run (ie. to mot station and back

), last time I was under it, I could slot each gear in by hand no problem, but when I connected the linkage up, it jammed in reverse and won't come out

Fortunatley (for my dad), the car was facing towards the garage, so with a bit of shoving with the clutch down we got it pointing the right way, and then I reversed the car round to the front of the house.

In a foul mood now so figured it best to stop working on it until tomorrow. Going to find a nice violent-towards-cars film to watch now

There's a side panel on the gearbox that hides some of the mechanism - I just hope getting in there will be enough, otherwise it's engine out again

Nutcase · 27-05-2007, 09:31

Yay it's in neutral

Can't tell if all is well until I've got the linkage connected properly, and I can't do that until I've found the taper pin that I've lost

or bought a new one.

Once the side cover was off, it was easy to just move the actuating lever to move reverse gear out of mesh, and that unlocked the change rod to the outside world.

Shame it took well over an hour of taking bits off the car to GET to the access cover! Going to take longer than that to get it back together

especially as it's tipping it down now...

Nutcase · 23-06-2007, 22:30

The decision has been made - the turbo won't be on the road for the 30th Anniversary

Not so much time or effort, but I can't afford to MOT, tax or insure the car at this moment. All it needs apart from that is a tuneup and headlights.

Grr for creditcard bills!

Oh well, the beigemobile is roadlegal, just needs a new fuel tank, springs, bushes and fuel injection fitted. Cheap compared to the turbo!

Nutcase · 14-03-2009, 19:02

Dragging this back to the top!

The poor turbo has been ignored

But no longer! A decision was made - I don't have the time to do the work myself, so I shall be sending it off to a specialist for a medium restoration.

Spent most of last sunday emptying it out (been used as a shed!), and got it running. Runs suprisingly well considering it hasn't been started for almost 18months...

Spent today stripping off the water injection and other goodies to make it a bit closer to standard. Swapped the sunroof assembly over to a more modern one as well that isn't as rusty and doesn't leak!

Need to reassemble a load of trim, and then decide how to get it to the specialist. My brain says pay a car moving company ~£150 to do it, my heart says whack it in for an MOT, hope it passes and then drive it!

Pebs · 17-03-2009, 20:03

I love Saabs, albeit newer ones! I looked at the local dealers the other day, you seem to get a lot of car for the money.

Would you recommend them as a daily car?

Flibster · 17-03-2009, 20:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pebs

I love Saabs, albeit newer ones! I looked at the local dealers the other day, you seem to get a lot of car for the money.

Would you recommend them as a daily car?

I personally wouldn't buy one until Saab's future has been decided. However, there are some fantastic deals to be had at the moment. My local dealer has knocked 20% off

The older 95 ragtops were fantastic cruisers though. Used to borrow one for the weekends from where I was working at the time - loved it.

The new models ones with their bling glasses don't look as good to me.

Nutcase · 17-03-2009, 21:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pebs

I love Saabs, albeit newer ones! I looked at the local dealers the other day, you seem to get a lot of car for the money.

Would you recommend them as a daily car?

What do I know about vauxhalls?

Don't think there's any reason not to think about one for a daily. Only issues I know of that crop up regularly are pre2003 9-3's suffer from bulkhead cracks - and Saab UK are reluctant to fix for free.

And many of the newer cars have "sludging" issues. Not a problem if they've been properly serviced (i.e. ONLY fully synthetic oil) and they've had all the recalls done.

Agree with Mr Flibster - the dame edna ones are hideous

Nutcase · 17-03-2009, 21:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flibster

The older 95 ragtops were fantastic cruisers though.

95? I'm no expert but think only the 93 comes as a vert?

Flibster · 17-03-2009, 21:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nutcase

95? I'm no expert but think only the 93 comes as a vert?

It was 11 years ago - My memory is very dubious and I could very well be wrong. I do have that it was a 95 in my mind though...

It was a very nice place to be sat though. The engine was an absolute peach too.

Looking at wiki - it must have been a 93.... Hmmm. Remember kids - don't do excessive amounts of caffine...

Nutcase · 17-03-2009, 23:31

That engine started life as a 1709cc triumph unit! Wasn't a peach then. Saab improved it no end

17-03-2009, 20:03	#15
Pebs Easymouth Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 6,716	I love Saabs, albeit newer ones! I looked at the local dealers the other day, you seem to get a lot of car for the money. Would you recommend them as a daily car? __________________ ...faster you naughty little monkey! Running through hell, heaven can wait!

26-05-2007, 14:59	#11
Nutcase Moonshine Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chelmsford, innit! Posts: 3,979	Thoroughly cheesed off at the moment. Was suppsoed to spend today moving the car out the way so my dad could get the moggy convertible out for it's annual run (ie. to mot station and back ), last time I was under it, I could slot each gear in by hand no problem, but when I connected the linkage up, it jammed in reverse and won't come out Fortunatley (for my dad), the car was facing towards the garage, so with a bit of shoving with the clutch down we got it pointing the right way, and then I reversed the car round to the front of the house. In a foul mood now so figured it best to stop working on it until tomorrow. Going to find a nice violent-towards-cars film to watch now There's a side panel on the gearbox that hides some of the mechanism - I just hope getting in there will be enough, otherwise it's engine out again

27-05-2007, 09:31	#12
Nutcase Moonshine Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chelmsford, innit! Posts: 3,979	Yay it's in neutral Can't tell if all is well until I've got the linkage connected properly, and I can't do that until I've found the taper pin that I've lost or bought a new one. Once the side cover was off, it was easy to just move the actuating lever to move reverse gear out of mesh, and that unlocked the change rod to the outside world. Shame it took well over an hour of taking bits off the car to GET to the access cover! Going to take longer than that to get it back together especially as it's tipping it down now...

23-06-2007, 22:30	#13
Nutcase Moonshine Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chelmsford, innit! Posts: 3,979	The decision has been made - the turbo won't be on the road for the 30th Anniversary Not so much time or effort, but I can't afford to MOT, tax or insure the car at this moment. All it needs apart from that is a tuneup and headlights. Grr for creditcard bills! Oh well, the beigemobile is roadlegal, just needs a new fuel tank, springs, bushes and fuel injection fitted. Cheap compared to the turbo!

14-03-2009, 19:02	#14
Nutcase Moonshine Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chelmsford, innit! Posts: 3,979	Dragging this back to the top! The poor turbo has been ignored But no longer! A decision was made - I don't have the time to do the work myself, so I shall be sending it off to a specialist for a medium restoration. Spent most of last sunday emptying it out (been used as a shed!), and got it running. Runs suprisingly well considering it hasn't been started for almost 18months... Spent today stripping off the water injection and other goodies to make it a bit closer to standard. Swapped the sunroof assembly over to a more modern one as well that isn't as rusty and doesn't leak! Need to reassemble a load of trim, and then decide how to get it to the specialist. My brain says pay a car moving company ~£150 to do it, my heart says whack it in for an MOT, hope it passes and then drive it!

17-03-2009, 23:31	#20
Nutcase Moonshine Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chelmsford, innit! Posts: 3,979	That engine started life as a 1709cc triumph unit! Wasn't a peach then. Saab improved it no end