EpochNZ

Another day of Fun, Hi-Jinks and Frolics at Chez Saaaab.

After the first coffee of the morning and finishing stacking the last of the firewood I took off the right front wheel to see what horrors lurked within.

First good bit of news is that it is wearing the ATE style brake calipers which look a mite easier to work on than the standard Saaaab Girling models.  The guard is pretty good, but not sure about the area around the driveshaft tunnel....

Oh Darn......might need to consult with @yoeddynz on what can be done....

AND....later on the day (with thanks to @RUNAMUCK ), the question that has plagued Saaab owners ever since Sweden started a eugenics program focusing on turning out leggy blondes by the Harem full........How does a 99 look with wider feet?

Not bad....not bad at all..... (205/16's for those following along at home)

Needs lowering...eventually.

Now with added straightness!

Being winter and all I think this is how things are going to progress for the next few months.  Spend sunny weekends ripping things out, then dank, dark weeknights fixing them up inside beside the fire.

Ha, I was about to go looking for a pic of that one as well...

Edit:  That will buff right out....

@Carsnz123 thinks Fiat, all I can see is side door and possible step....Camper?

Thats got OS Nats support vehicle written all over it....

I would attend but with only 1 rusty shit heap I feel strangely inferior...

2 minutes ago, yoeddynz said:

Great! Have fun. I am now really pining for a 99 turbo in black....

On Incas with US headlights?  Hell yes.

Bring one back with you in June/July.

3 minutes ago, yoeddynz said:

Found this in an old mag I'd got from swap meet. Thought it best to share... 

 

Brilliant timing....just sat down with a coffee and opened OldSchool for  browse.

21 minutes ago, Lump said:

My old Headmaster is convening the swap meet. I wonder if he still wears roman sandals, walk socks, stubbies and a tie? 

I'm betting thats how he got the conveners job.

Run over and offer them money!  I need a parts car....

Sat down in the quiet part of the house tonight and proceeded to disassemble the gear lever housing.  Luckily the only casualties are one of the internal rubber bushings and the internal pipe with the major bend in it.  Seeing as I am bereft of major tools I might drop it in to an engineering shop or similar somewhere and get it straightened before getting the whole lot back together.

Had to make a major saving throw against charisma when a voice boomed out "You do realise this is my sewing room??  MY Sewing room???" (Cheesy Smile +4)

Then missed another lesser saving throw against dexterity when I sat on my grease rag while wearing my good work shorts.....crap....

57 minutes ago, Hillbillyracing said:

Seen these today on the way to fix a digger in the middle of nowhere there was a few land rovers also 

I've still got some change left over after my last impulse purchase...

35 minutes ago, Nick Ritchie said:

Sure, but how big is "BIG"????

Thanks for all the suggestions, it is getting the brain matter working.

When they cutup the GT Car wagons a few years back I would have loved to get my hands on some of the "Artwork" on those.  I had a dream to start a coffee shop where the decor was side panels salvaged from the scrappies called "GT's"....would have been ace.

Mini Grille evolution could work....

I'm trying to convince a mate that he doesnt have the room for his toys and that he can lend me one to display...

So....we've just moved into this house, right, and there's this one wall over by the fire that is large and needs something special.

The space to fill is 2m x 2m (roughly) and I'm thinking of a display of things....something like Snowboards (even though i cant ski), Surfboards (Cant surf either)....or something.

Ideas?  A Custom Painted car bonnet?  A collection of grilles? Something from a scrappy that looks cool?

(I was thinking of a Tiger Moth tail or something similar).

Renault goodness from Marshlands

/What a place.

edit:  Okay, its a Peugot....Thanks Dan.

Have hankered after a Shoveit since seeing one in my teens that had a full body kit and mags.  Luckily it wasnt moving so no illusions were shattered.

Personally I think the world needs more.

I concur.....in a moment of madness when younger I borrowed one from a dealership and drove it around the streets of Timaru for an hour.

A+++  would trade again, if only for LOL's.

Grab the XL for @63Ragtop

Obligatory wheel pic cos discussion.

2 hours ago, tortron said:

Do they just have a flat floor? 

Replace with huge 5mm checkerplate skid pan

Will be lush. Just make sure your manifolds are not in danger

I have several plans for this car, that may happen in the future.