Green '79 900 EMS
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 5:42 pm
I needed another project like a hole in the head, but as we all know you can't say no to an EMS model that's practically free, so.... I got another one.
Pics: https://picasaweb.google.com/1051313300 ... en79900EMS
I posted photos a while back of a green over green '79 900 EMS 3-door that I worked on some while I was still posing as a professional mechanic, in this thread: Greeeeennn!!
I told the girl that owned it that if she ever wanted to sell to give me a ring. She's been living in Vermont for the past year and the car got parked behind a friend's house when she left with a crank & no start problem. It was pretty filthy from sitting outside, but no mice got into it and all the tires pumped up fine. The fuel pump runs intermittently with the key turned to START and I got it to fire on starter fluid, so it's going to get a thorough cleaning and a few hours of tinkering and it should be ready to rock.
It's got a lot of miles, but is a really clean body, and the interior is even pretty clean. Has a nice set of headers, Bilsteins that don't feel all blown out when bouncing on the sills, 8k RPM tach, decent tires that aren't all dry-rotted on soccerballs, I think the original 4-speed gearbox and a few other goodies.
Haven't decided what to do with this one yet - maybe a budget rally-X build I think, just have some fun in it.
It does have a grill, but the hood release cable was broken and I had to remove it to get to the latch - it's got a later flatnose grille (with an EMS badge on it though) and headlamp surrounds with parking lamps, I'll have to track down the proper early grill:
At it's new home in the West Coast Saab Farm!
Assembled in September, '78.
More later.
Pics: https://picasaweb.google.com/1051313300 ... en79900EMS
I posted photos a while back of a green over green '79 900 EMS 3-door that I worked on some while I was still posing as a professional mechanic, in this thread: Greeeeennn!!
I told the girl that owned it that if she ever wanted to sell to give me a ring. She's been living in Vermont for the past year and the car got parked behind a friend's house when she left with a crank & no start problem. It was pretty filthy from sitting outside, but no mice got into it and all the tires pumped up fine. The fuel pump runs intermittently with the key turned to START and I got it to fire on starter fluid, so it's going to get a thorough cleaning and a few hours of tinkering and it should be ready to rock.
It's got a lot of miles, but is a really clean body, and the interior is even pretty clean. Has a nice set of headers, Bilsteins that don't feel all blown out when bouncing on the sills, 8k RPM tach, decent tires that aren't all dry-rotted on soccerballs, I think the original 4-speed gearbox and a few other goodies.
Haven't decided what to do with this one yet - maybe a budget rally-X build I think, just have some fun in it.
It does have a grill, but the hood release cable was broken and I had to remove it to get to the latch - it's got a later flatnose grille (with an EMS badge on it though) and headlamp surrounds with parking lamps, I'll have to track down the proper early grill:
At it's new home in the West Coast Saab Farm!
Assembled in September, '78.
More later.