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Uh oh, here we go:
Engine
-B202 bored out to 91mm (1mm overbore)
-custom forged JE Racing pistons with custom valve reliefs, 8.6:1CR
-polished, shotpeened and balanced OE rods
-balanced OE crankshaft
-Eagle wristpins and bushings, spec'd for big block Chev
-stainless steel o-rings on deck (I put these in myself, what a pain in the ass, I pity guys who have to do V8s!)
-B234 cylinder head, flowbenched, ported, polished
-custom Crower reground camshafts (thanks Damien!)
-custom Schrick 2mm oversized intake and exhaust valves
-B212 intake manifold, port matched
-brass vacuum line fittings
-wrapped and port matched exhaust manifold
-Turbonetics T3-60 turbocharger
-custom 3" downpipe and exhaust; catalyist removed, two straight through mufflers
-91+ Saab 9000 front mounted intercooler with custom endtanks
-Samco Sport silicone intercooler hoses and vacuum lines
-Mikalor stainless steel hose clamps
-twin OE oil coolers
-remote oil filter setup with Trans-Dapt components
-Aeroquip, Earl's and Goodridge stainless steel hose and aluminum fittings throughout
-Flex-A-Lite electric fan
-Damien Shulock custom solid front engine mount (thanks again dude!)
-Accel 55# low impedance fuel injectors
-AEM adjustable fuel pressure regulator (this is being a bastard to seal)
-Swedish Dynamics 750 gph fuel pump, OE replacement
-custom Magnecore 8.5mm spark plug wires (thanks EricZ!)
-Simple Digital Systems EM3F engine management system, distributorless (thanks Roger B for the inspiration to make it so tidy! - the install is seamless, or at least very very tidy; every single spade connection was soldered and heatshrink wrapped, countless hours spent doing this)
-GReddy Profec-B boost controller, legendary APC deleted, will run 10-15 psi of boost
-hand polished valve cover from B234 modified to read '2.0 - 16' (previously said '2.3 - 16')
-modified Saab DI casette cover for spark plug cover
Transmission
-Jorgen Eriksson 4-speed rally-spec, strengthened transmission (thanks Gary Moore!)
-Jorgen Eriksson short shifter and gear linkage (Jorgen is God!)
-OE clutch pressure plate
-Swedish Dynamics kevlar composite disc (thanks Gary!)
Suspension
-short wheel base modification (thanks to Ubipa and Brad!)
-Abbott Brothers Racing sport springs
-Koni adjustable shocks
-SAS polyurethane bushings for front and rear sway bars, front upper and lower shock and rear upper shock
-SAS rear sway bar
-Superflex polyurethane steering rack bushings
-Saab OE 16" Super Aero wheels
-Kuhmo Supra Ecsta 712 tires in 205/45
Interior
-Sparco 'Ring' steering wheel
-Sparco 'Torino' seats, custom colour combination
-Sparco/Sabelt Clubman belts
-Sparco pedals
-painted sill covers (in Saab silver!)
-painted centre console
-blanked glovebox door from '92 900S
-dechromed dash fascia (did this with a razor blade!)
-custom white faced gauges (my own design)
-Autometer Phantom gauges: boost, A/F, EGT, oil pressure, oil temperature, water temperature
-all hooked up to Autometer Tri-Alert gauge warning system - I have this setup so that oil temp and water temp warning lights are lit until a certain temp - similar to current BMW M3 and M5 tachometers
-dyed black carpets (this took me 3 days to do!)
-removed sound deadening material
-two JBL 6"x9" speakers in rear parcel shelf
-Alpine 4" speakers in OE location up front
-Kenwood amp (thanks Aaron Gilbert!)
-battery relocated to trunk
Exterior
-the car's a US spec 1988 SPG - so all the SPG bodykit stuff - but I imported the car into Canada
-Euro spec H4 headlamps (thanks to Dario at Saab Depot!)
-headlamp wipers - still have to figure out if these will work with the IC pipes in the way, may have to modify them
-OE air outlet covers (still have to paint and mount these)
-OE rear decor panel (thanks Dario again! - still have to mount this too)
-OE sunroof wind deflector
-dechromed bumper trim strips
-tinted rear side glass from Todd Campisano's SCANIA - 2000 SOC concours winner
-SpeedParts clear corners
-OE smoked side markers
-two dings in the hood and peeling clear coat on the passenger side, doh!
Wishlist
-Brad @ KCSaab's adjustable ride height spring setup - soon
-SpeedParts headers - sooner or later
-external wastegate - sooner or later
-custom Quaife LSD (waiting for you James!)
-big brakes - short term, may do the ABS 9k upgrade; longer term maybe go for Abbott's 308mm upgrade, unless Simon Coffin can come up with something utilizing AP's 4 pot setup!
-new paint and windshield! :)
The car's all about 'go', as you can see, not much has been spent on 'show' parts. I also don't have a very large stereo setup as this will weigh too much. I'm sure Eric van Spelde will agree with this sort of 'clubsport' specification to the car. With me in it, and a full tank of gas, the car weighed about 3100 lbs. Not bad, but I'm gonna hafta lose some of that weight around my waist! Maybe I'll start smoking or something.
posted by 24.86.17...
, Fri, 18 Oct 2002 23:18:30, Sat, 19 Oct 2002 20:53:42
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