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I will be attempting the same operation over my holiday break. The two pages I've found are
http://www.geocities.com/dean_jnsn/Saab/saabtrannyswap.html
and Mr. Jeter's industry standard
http://900conversion.saabnet.com/
My advice is, yes, find a donor but don't rely on any 900 in the junkyard without sheet metal damage. I have found an individual who did the swap a year ago and then was rear ended. A 900 parts car should cost less than $500 US. If it doesn't run or has been hit keep in mind that the guy at the junkyard is going to give them fifty bucks for it.
What were the symptoms of your transmission failing? Mine's at (converted: 250,092 km- look at that!) and has decided to occasionally not select a gear for fifteen minutes when very cold. Plus I'm sick of getting 6-10 miles per gallon less than the five speed and losing drag races to Ford Festivas while I'm at it.
You may want to consider a speaker upgrade, like me, since you'll be able to hear them now.
As Mr. Johnson's page points out, buy the Bentley manual and read it before attempting the job. Be prepared for the job, and you should do fine, I'm told. I am setting aside an entire week for it and hoping it'll take me less than that with help.
Since I force-shift the automatic anyway...
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