Saab: Job For Over Winter??

**-** wrote:
 


Isn't the main issue going to be the huge tranny + prop shaft
tunnel you're going to have to cut out of the 900?

I've often fancied doing a custom build, 600kg or thereabouts,
around a scooby setup.

--
Grunff

"Grunff" <com> wrote in message
news:uk.clara.net... 

No thats easy. Butchering metal work is my forte ;-) and theres plenty of
space.
 

It'd be a bit more than 600 kilos LOL.
 

**-** wrote:
 

I don't mind hacking cars about, but I must say that splitting a
900 lengthwise would worry me a bit.

 

Don't mean 900 based - I mean an open custom chassis type
arrangement. I've built a couple of those, but never a 4wd one.
Lots of 40mm tube, a mig welder and two crates of beer. That's
all I need.

My first one was A series engined, and that came in at ~ 400kg.

--
Grunff

"Grunff" <com> wrote in message
news:uk.clara.net... 
of 

Well its not completely lengthwise, Boot floor would be left in tact ;-) If
your going to do the whole thing in one go as opposed to cutting and welding
in sections its easier to weld a frame up and bolt this to the suspension
mounting points to make sure everything stays straight. In my dim and
distant past I made an Escort Cosworth, from a Mk4 Scrote and a crashed 4X4
cossie (no it wasn't for me LOL)
 

Great fun init. We did one based on an old Mk1 MR2 scrapheap challenge
style. Rather easy as the MR2 has seperate front/rear subframes that carry
suspension/engine/steering etc.

 

From looking around crashed but straight'ish WRX's are about 1500quid. So
its do-able for reasonable money.
 

**-** wrote:
 

That is pretty good value. Using most of the wrx suspension,
you'd end up with something pretty amazing for say £3k. Hmmmm...

--
Grunff

"Grunff" <com> wrote in message
news:uk.clara.net... 
So 

Yep pretty tempting isn't it. Even lobbing some carbon fibre bits and bobs
in, caging it up, big brakes (and big wheels to fit them in) re-building the
2.3 lump and tuning to taste, fresh paint, Stack Dash etc. etc. you could
end up a 400bhp nutter bastid mobile for well under £10K
 

**-** wrote:
 

Well, my workshop is now ready for action (the floor paint has
just dried). I was thinking of buying a microlight, but who
wants to fly when you can go 0-60 in 3.5 secs?

--
Grunff