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Slutters

posted on 19/9/10 at 06:05 PM Reply With Quote
Saab 2.3 Powered Super 6 Build Thread!

Hi Guys

Here is the build thread for my 2.3 Turbo Saab powered Tiger Super 6!

Right there will be lots of pictures so any questions ask away!

I brought the car for £1700 odd, it originally came with a 2.0XE lump but as I had never heard it run and it looked a little ropey I decided to get a new lump, which was the point I was told be a friend that the Saab lump mated upto my gearbox! Result!

So here we go…

A few pics when I got it:









Quite a few bits missing but for the price I guess I cannot moan!


So made a start replacing all the alloy panelling with plastic and fitting lines etc, oh and repairing the mangled bodywork whilst filling the holes….














































Then after this was sorted I took delivery of my donor!

A Saab 9000 Griffin 2.3 FPT with a mear 132,000! 2 Lady owners full history, all for £460 and I sold my XE and carbs for £320 so only cost £140, result!

















So lets see if it will fit…..





Hmmm

Needs some work then…





Had lots of problems:

Water pump to big

Alt to big

Sump to low

Quite major problems…


But will the gearbox fit?





Hell yhear! Lol





Modified water pump, the hose outlet is where the pully used to be lol..





The alt was to big so I used a Punto Mk2 alt in reverse.
I drilled and tapped the original power steering holes to take M12 rod.








Engine mounts


I used the standard left hand mount on the chassis





Right hand mount was the original Saab mount with a 8mm plate welded to the chassis which was then right angled to support the weight





Top mount/support





All mounted!


















Gave the box a clean











Spigot bearing for a manta





Right next up fuel tank!


The Saab pump 8” into the tank which is the same depth as mine!

Sooo…





Made some baffles





One Saab pump/sender!





Prop/box fitted





Suspension on..





Next up wiring….. lol



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jacko

posted on 19/9/10 at 06:14 PM Reply With Quote
looking good keep up the good work
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T66

posted on 19/9/10 at 06:33 PM Reply With Quote
Bit of a Saab freak myself....


That motor will make you big power if you want it.


Whats the sump / ground clearance like ?


Looking good,






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Werner Van Loock

posted on 19/9/10 at 06:37 PM Reply With Quote
blimey, you did all that in 1 day

Looking good, what gearbox is it?





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posted on 19/9/10 at 06:45 PM Reply With Quote
Good thread ,keep it up.
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Trev Borg

posted on 19/9/10 at 07:14 PM Reply With Quote
What are the dimensions for the saab engine with all the bits attached?





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vtecmike

posted on 19/9/10 at 07:44 PM Reply With Quote
looks good!
what power is the saab lump making and what gearbox is that ? is it a straight swap?

thanks mike

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ashg

posted on 19/9/10 at 09:16 PM Reply With Quote
be careful with the boost that saab lump, it will rip a gtrag to pieces in about 3seconds on full boost. i suggest you look out for an omega f28 box as they are much much stronger. or take yours to bgh and get it beefed up.

my mate did the same on a mk2 escort and we couldn't believe how quick the gearbox imploded.





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speedyxjs

posted on 20/9/10 at 06:30 AM Reply With Quote
Good work. I look forward to seing this one progress





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balidey

posted on 21/9/10 at 10:06 AM Reply With Quote
Another 'lincs' builder. Must be something in the Fen water





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Dan.

posted on 21/9/10 at 01:58 PM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by balidey
Another 'lincs' builder. Must be something in the Fen water

We are all tight and want super car performance for pennies

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Slutters

posted on 2/1/11 at 04:41 PM Reply With Quote
Hi everyone!
Bit of an update, lots been done, however it don’t seem that way…

Anyway I have now dry sumped it for less than £100!

A few pics

Bottom bracket for dry sump pump, picks up on old pwer steering mounts.




I was originally a 3 stage pump, and was driven by a toothed belt, so I had the shafts shorted so it is now only single staged and is driven by a ribbed belt.

Before I put the pump togther





Sump shortend and welded up





Pick up for pump




Now this bit I was very lucky!

I am using the original oil pump to feed the engine but the oil pick up is part of the sump so I welded up the hole and put a fitting on the outside and that is the feed into the engine! What a result!











I did however make a mistake!

It seems dry sump pumps run slower than the engine RPM, however I had no way of using a bigger pulley on my pump due to clearance so I had to drive everything at the same speed














I have ran the engine and there is a constant amount of oil so it seems ok!


Bottom dry sump pump mount on




A few pics of the other bits.

The dry sump tank is in 2 parts the squareish tank is the separation chamber and the oil drops into another tank in the foot well which feeds the engine.



































A few mods for the pedals








Wiring up next, using Fiat coupe 20V Turbo dials





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richardR1

posted on 2/1/11 at 04:57 PM Reply With Quote
Looking good and a lot of hard work involved but sure it will be worth it when it's done. Would be nice to see some pics of the Mk2 Uno Turbo i can see lurking in the background. My Mk1 is my prized possession.





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Dan.

posted on 2/1/11 at 11:18 PM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by richardR1
Looking good and a lot of hard work involved but sure it will be worth it when it's done. Would be nice to see some pics of the Mk2 Uno Turbo i can see lurking in the background. My Mk1 is my prized possession.


That was adams last project..... ful details here (broadband users beware lol, 56K users don't bother)
http://www.turbocollective.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=2160

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catman

posted on 22/2/11 at 04:50 PM Reply With Quote
ive seen the Uno and it is very nice indeed, if i remember rightly it has been stripped inside and there was a shiney stanless fuel tank where the rear seats should be . if i could afford it i would buy it.

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T66

posted on 22/2/11 at 06:03 PM Reply With Quote
for a horrible moment I thought you were selling it.....


thats coming along canny, I like how you got round the sump issue -






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GRRR

posted on 22/2/11 at 07:28 PM Reply With Quote
Nice job, I'm putting the 2ltr into a GBS Zero, don't think I'd bother again, the Saab engines are a pain in the ****!

Any more details on that water pump replacement, is it an EWP electric one?

Oh and I have a mk1 Uno Turbo awaiting resto! Its been waiting for 6 yrs, one day it'll get its turn...

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