Hey, how about an update! Decided it was time to dust this thing off and do something with it, especially since Gary keeps bugging Delorean and I about more Saabs at the hillclimbs. So, going to build this thing up with hillclimbs in mind, not going to run ITB, too restrictive, instead I'm shooting for running it in SMF. Which of course means that the motor it has is going to be nowhere near enough power, so thats out:
Planning on using my gripper that I got from the group buy in the 4 speed that came from the car (78 99t unit I think), along with a 16v frankenstein motor made from a 90 NA block and pistons and a 2.1 head. T5 of course, and I think I'm going to throw this HX30 I've had sitting around on the thing, but we'll see about that as things progress. Brakes will be wilwood all around (any suggestions on sizing with the stock master/booster?) It's already got a proportioning valve installed, and I'll be piping in this el cheap-o ebay hydraulic handbrake:
found this cracked caliper, looks like they were really heating up the solid front rotors!
The body is a total mess, not a lot of structural rust, but its got patches of rust all over it, and 20 year old graphics stuck on it, and a bunch of fun crash damage. Think I'm going to throw some 900 doors on it to cut down on the amount of work required there, and since that will make it easier to install some door panels and such, since thats all required in SMF. So far it's just more apart than it was before
Also went crazy and got some $120 (shipped) Hoosier slicks off ebay, Spec Miata take-offs, pretty decent tread left, should be interesting to try out. You can also see the ATL bladder for the fuel cell.
So yeah, think thats the plan so far, still need to get a cheap seat for it, and belts, and a whole mess of other things...
Paul