Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2004 01:58:47 -0000 From: "**-**" <m.faulksnopsamternet.com> Subject: Re: Something you may find interesting.
"Grunff" <grunffnopsam.com> wrote in message news:c01ero$10phs9$1nopsam52899.news.uni-berlin.de... > **-** wrote: > > The 'slideshow' of my 900 from the state it was in when it was purchased to > > its condition now. > > Very nice - you're slowly driving me towards doing mine. I want!!! > > a few Qs- > > The disks and calipers - what make, where from? What pads? Make = Faulks Performance Where From = Faulks Performance, i.e. Me ;-) Discs are 325mm ATE Grooved Iron Discs on Alluminium Bells, discs secured to bells via aerospace grade alluminium fastners Calipers are Brembo Alluminium Radial Mount Dust Sealed 4 Pots with Internal fluid cross overs, basicaly the same as those used on most fast Porsche/Ferrari's, not to be confused with the lug mount Brembo's used on the Evo's etc as these don't have internal crossovers and in most cases aren't as ridgid. The calipers are mounted on Alluminium brackets which are again machined from blocks. Total fluid capacity of the calipers is only slightly greated than the standard single pot meaning the original mastey cyl is perfectly acceptable with only a slight increase in pedal travel. Calipers are joined to the existing hydraulic system at the wheel arch junction the standard setup uses by Braided hoses with zinc plated steel fittings. Hoses are secured to caliper mounting brackets. Pads are Mintex 1166's Total increase in weight over the standard setup is about a kilo, which could be reduced by using a lighter bell and a drilled disc. > Did you respray it? Dis you respray it yourself? Yes. Car was stripped back to a shell, all underseal removed, chassis legs were seam welded, front crossmember was reinforced, shell was sprayed using 2 pack primer and paint in the original Saab 170B. Its visited many a gravel trap and only has the odd stone chip, the paints tough. > Where do you get your gearbox bits from? Their standard 1991 spec boxes (filled with Redline MTL) with GKN outer CV's and standard Saab inners. Average life expectancy is 3000 - 5000 miles, a box lasts as long as a clutch. Usual failiure is due to the gearbox casing flexing under power which slightly opens up the contact points between the gear teeth on 3, result is usualy a completely stripped third gear cluster and collateral damage to surrounding clusters, followed very quickly by a trip to the rev limiter and a smell of hot gearbox oil. I'm working to rectify this failiure point at the moment by bracing the gearbox casing to combat flex, ala the drop box's on tank transporters which have a very similar problem, doing it without increasing weight considerably is where it gets tricky though. Cheers Matt > -- > Grunff
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