Winter Hack- one of Trollhatens finest

[Glasgowrob]

So after finding myself carless other than whatevers sitting in the yard at work I thought it might be a good idea to go buy a cheap fun fast car for over the winter.

que lots of looking at small hatches clio1X2s not looking at E36s as there seems to be no 6 pots under 5 grand left, vans and all manner of cheap cheerful crud I settled on buying a Saab.

Quirky fast and cheap what could possibly go wrong? so I set about scouring the classifieds until I found a bit of a bargain, a 2005 Saab 9-5 Vectors Sport 2.3 T fast enough lots of toys and a big comfy barge for over the winter. went our had a look slight bit of bubbling on the back arches 4 ditchfinders but a years ticket and apart from the brown leather rather unoffensive. all for the princely sum of £600

so lots of smugness all round and it seems like its putting out a few more than the 220 bhp it should be putting out so all good.
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we have a err Minor issue, new engine required.

bad news is its a terminal engine failure,
Good news is I've already sourced a B235R to replace it so a few more horses to be liberated.

Bad news only spare car sitting is a Toledo diesel,
Good news, really couldn't bear the thought of driving a diesel so brought the Omega out of storage after 7 years off the road. 4 replacement doors fitted headlights rebuilt and spiders removed belts fluids and brakes and we're ready for a MOT.

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this is going to be a bit of a joint project thread going forward as I really didn't plan on resurrecting the big Mig this year but needs must and the saabs a trip to blackpool for an engine and a days work from being back among the living.|https://thumbsnap.com/zhI4n2nB[/url]

Edited by Glasgowrob on Friday 21st September 12:10

[Glasgowrob]

fixed now,

their as broken as the saab

[Glasgowrob]

OpulentBob said:

Terminal damage? Done well how did you manage that? I abused my Aero and only ever managed to blow a turbo.

Probably the comfiest car I've ever owned though. I want to try and fit a pair of Saab seats in to my camper.

best part is it managed less than 15 miles in my ownership

signs the mounts had been disturbed so i'm assuming a bit of seller fkaboutery before sale.

never mind onwards and upwards

[Glasgowrob]

but it would also be missing 2 cylinders,

and i'd still have a broken saab.

now if i could find a b308 V6 turbo i would be sorely tempted

[Glasgowrob]

the Omega is such a sweet setup car for putting sideways. could do with another 80-100 horses though.

think theres certainly scope for getting decent power using a 3.2 lump and the right heads to get the compression up a bit. change of cams and facelift manifolds should hopefully see a cheap engine making 260 horses

[Glasgowrob]

Opel did actually look at putting a 5.7 into the omegas back in the day before canning the idea

The Aussies went ahead with it though 😂