Hi there. The 2.1 manifold will bolt right on a later head, the problem is the ports don't line up very well. In order to get the ports close to matching the bolt pattern must shifted down about 5/16 of an inch on the manifold. This involves welding the old bolt holes shut and then redrilling them. ...

James, Very interested in seeing the homologation papers! If you get a chance to scan or just photo copy them I'd love to take a look. I heard that you were unable to get a logbook because of your cage. What was the issue they were having with it? Rally America just announced that all new cages must...

Hey James! Good to have you aboard! You'll have to give us an update of your car sometime. Ethan told me at STPR that you were thinking of running BRS, too bad you didnt make it out. Seth and I had a blast even though we put another hole in the gearbox. The first skid plate we had was actually made ...

The hood is finally complete. All it needs now is a little final prep and paint. I made the ribs out of sandable polyurethane foam which shapes nicely and then covered it with kevlar. The final hood tips the scales at a wopping 12lbs and is quite stiff! http://www.saabrally.com/images/11-5-06/images...

Yeah, the group B cars had to make due with only 600+ hp.

I weighed a stock hood today: 55 lb The composite hood without ribs: 10 lbs The stock metal trunk: 26 lbs The fiberglass trunk: 7 lbs So thats a total weight reduction of 64 lbs. I am also running a lexan rear window and side windows. The side windows don't weigh much but the back glass has some hef...

I released the hood from the mold this morning. I was afraid if I waited until I put the ribs in it would become too stiff to flex out of the mold. It came out clean except for one 2"x3" area where it lifted the mold surface. Its not a huge area but it will have to be repaired on the mold....

Yesterday Elliot and I finished off the hood mold and after waxing and some PVA, sprayed a coat of primer/gelcoat right into mold. Today I started construction of the first hood. The fiberglass surfacing layers: http://saabrally.com/images/11-5-06/images/fallpojects2%20006.jpg The kevlar Layers: htt...

Spent the better part of the weekend working on the redesigned skid plate. It should hopefully prevent from ever having a cracked sump be the cause of a DNF again. I still need to weld additional wear strips on the underside and glue a rubber pad on where the aluminum contacts the chassis crossmembe...

Have you seen these pics? Maybe they will help. Just make sure you read the rules too! http://www.rally-america.com/pdf/Rule_Bulletin_2006_018.pdf That outlines the change to requiring FIA cages. My cage was built to former SCCA pro-rally rules. Its grandfathered in, but it would no longer meet the ...

Here is a cascade autosport cage: Very impressive work.

I really don't think you want an autopower cage. They are designed for road racing where there is no passenger. I have the front legs from my friends autopower cage in my barn and on the passenger side the fit is really horrible because they don't account for any sort of motorsport that could possib...

Those are autopower cages, not known for being of particularly high quality or very tight fitting. A friend of mine has one in a convertible for track days and the main hoop feet bolt through the floor pan not the sills, not a very strong way to mount. $2500 is not outragious, I would expect materia...

I still have the set of wilwood masters. They are 3/4" bore. Are you planning on going to the wilwood caliper setup as well then? If you are planning on staying with the 9000 calipers you might want to downsize the master bore to 5/8 to get more hydraulic advantage. The 9000 calipers have a pis...

And a few tips for removing the front glass. Make sure the rubber is warm, if you do it on a cold day use a hair dryer. Lubricate the whole gasket with some soap or armorall. Then get a friend and some flat thin hardwood sticks (NO metal!) and coax one side of the windsheild out. This usually works ...