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toastedpickles Saab 900 lpt build
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This little guy has made my life infinitely better
Anyways, got the front bumper off today, even if it did come down with a bang, onto me
two big allen bolts hold it all in place
Car currently sits like this
Then it started raining If it stops, later I'll get the bonnet off and the slam panel, then wait till saturday 
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toastedpickles wrote: »Small update today
Due to the weather I decided to call a half on the engine removal, so no fun and games until better weather, having a job now makes things infinitely easier now....hopefully :pac:
Pickles out
Yipee
I was wondering why you were so easily pushed to call it quits
Great news man fair play!0 -
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toastedpickles wrote: »When i was texting you i was in the way up to the interview haha, probably could have done it now, I'm missing a lifting eye, so i need to get some form of chain/rope to use at the front
That was a quick response to the interview so!
I've been routed by the other half for stuff now upon hearing it was called off 0 -
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toastedpickles wrote: »Lovely Need a hand? I've feck all to be doing here
No, as in clothes shopping and general arsing about!!
Fitting the spacers tonight though, will throw up a before and after!0 -
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Progress is slow today, trying to get as much done in between the showers, so far we have the bonnet removed and the main ground line to the gearbox removed at last, one more line stands in the way
this
Once i find a way to get that out, engines coming out currently looks like so
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Carrying on from earlier
Found out how to get the line off, you need to remove the clutch cover, or child of satan as i like to fondly call it now, with three to five nuts holding this in place you can either have it easy like myself with three or a nightmare with 5, then with a lot of prying, pulling and swearing it comes out, it can certainly take abuse thats for sure, remove the bleeder screw from above and then go for the hydraulic line, 13mm spanner and a long nosed pliers does the rest
Here's what lurks behind
Dunno if this clutch plate is decent or not?
Finally the engine can come out just have to wait for the rain to pass now 0 -
Final post for today
Its out, finally
But before it came out, at the halfway stage i encountered the fuel lines and a hose from the power steering pump
And then after much lowering of the car, pushing, shoving and of course, swearing we have this
Its now resting inside beside my house
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Today i started checking the extent of the rust in the bay, doesn't look too bad bar around the front so i don't have a mountain of work to do....hopefully
The passenger side of the bay has escaped a lot of it which surprised me it's just little spots here and there compared to the right and front, most of this should just come out with a brush and a hoover or something, then cut and weld the other bits in
Anyways, pics
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toastedpickles wrote: »Haha it's grand man no worries!
Ah I know but it was a disaster really, thought you wouldn't go at it and then you did and I couldn't get there! I'll give you a hand yet 0 -
Ah I know but it was a disaster really, thought you wouldn't go at it and then you did and I couldn't get there! I'll give you a hand yet
In fairness it was a last minute decision on my part weather cleared up and thought sure feck it i can do this
And here we are
I was also talking to a guy who knows these cars inside out and i don't have to cut or weld anything in the front, partly cos most will be hidden 0 -
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So my stuff came today,
Picked up some degreaser too, does a good job too
After this i began removing the driveshafts as one needs a cv boot, and the other needed just to be tidied up, to remove it you need to disconnect the tie rods from the steering rack 21mm spanner does the trick for this, mark where the nut is before moving it, so you'l know when to stop when you're putting it back
Tie rod out
Then just pull the whole hub/driveshaft away!
The cv boot was damaged and the wheel bearing came away with out any force, it was a case of holding the fecker on to stop it from falling away
So while i had the bearing off I decided to remove the ball joints, but they've been on so much they weren't budging
Soooooooo
A few seconds later and it's out and its buggered!
After this i coated it in loctite rust remover, don't want to be using the other stuff on them, I bought it for the engine bay, anyways, after that I gave it two coats of waxoyl and let it set
After this took out the right hand one and got it prepped for the same tomorrow
Tomorrow I'll carry on with degreasing things/engine bay, and cleaning the crap out of the crevasses0 -
Been a somewhat busy bee today, having regained normal functioning capabilities, today the steering rack, and front of the car came off/out
Lets begin!
Disconnect the return pipe from the rack, or the tank itself, so i done both, less clutter, to remove the pipe i used my own "special tool"
the special tool, shop towels and a pliers
After this I undone the two 19mm mounting nuts and the pinion on the steering shaft, after a bit of moving about the pinion popped out
After this i had to turn the rack upside down, while bringing in one of the tie rod ends, a bit of manoeuvring around the bay and out she comes!
Covered the main areas in plastic bags and put it aside, I also found out the front slam panel comes off, a bit stranger to most but anyways, the car now looks like this
Gona get some brake cleaner soon as the local factors has it for a tenner, can't go wrong!0 -
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Slow day today, lots of cleaning done, took out the ARB too so heres a few pics
It's mounted to the A brackets at where it meets with the ball joints this was disconnected ages ago
Then undo two 13mm nuts, one in the hole and one just outside it
A bit of twisting and turning later...
Needs new bushings so I might invest in polybushes
Now it's gona be all cleaning, spraying things for the next while, Thinking of doing the engine bay black, as the boot is black too0
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