Re: What did you do to/with your SAAB today?
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2016 5:35 pm
A couple of weeks ago, I rebuilt Frank's steering rack and replaced my old home-made pass-side bushing with
a polyurethane unit I bought several years ago.
Well, after I got to the top of the hill at the end of my last run at Maryhill on Saturday, I felt some serious clunking through my feet from the firewall.
After I got back down the hill, I discovered that the new bushing has disintegrated. I scrounged a chunk of hose and made a quick bushing that worked for the rest of the weekend...
Today I took a section of 1.5" dia fuel hose about 1.25" wide and cut a strip out of the center for the bracket to make a new bushing.
The old one was made out of turbo hose, and held up well, but had hardened up over the years between oil and heat from the exhaust.
We'll see how this one holds up...
This was the first of a long list of items I have planned to address before next race season...
John
a polyurethane unit I bought several years ago.
Well, after I got to the top of the hill at the end of my last run at Maryhill on Saturday, I felt some serious clunking through my feet from the firewall.
After I got back down the hill, I discovered that the new bushing has disintegrated. I scrounged a chunk of hose and made a quick bushing that worked for the rest of the weekend...
Today I took a section of 1.5" dia fuel hose about 1.25" wide and cut a strip out of the center for the bracket to make a new bushing.
The old one was made out of turbo hose, and held up well, but had hardened up over the years between oil and heat from the exhaust.
We'll see how this one holds up...
This was the first of a long list of items I have planned to address before next race season...
John