Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 20:22:37 GMT From: Paul Halliday <pjghnospamyonder.co.uk> Subject: Re: The Hinz 99T
in article 2s0i4uF1ffepgU1nospamberlin.de, Dave Hinz at DaveHinznospamcop.net wrote on 29/09/2004 20:53: > On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 19:18:35 GMT, Paul Halliday <pjghnospamyonder.co.uk> wrote: >> So Dave, how's that 99T? Any pictures yet? We need a progress report ... > > It's home, it's nice, and it has nothing in the engine compartment. > The guy I bought it from told me it was running when he put it in > storage. That may be, but that doesn't resolve with the fact that > when I started it, I got a "Whack whack WHACK WHACK Yoink (blurgh)" > from the engine. (do the sound effects yourself, it's worth it. > The "blurgh" should be made to sound like a gallon of oil hitting > the driveway.) Urgh! Still it's in good hands :) I'm surprised it was so bad ... The last lemon I fired up (after neartly 15 years sitting in my Dad's garage) was a MK4 Ford Cortina that needed little more than the fuel lines dropping into a bucket of petrol and a whole 3 seconds of swearing! They're not bad, those old Pintos! I would've though a Triumph derivative would be along similar lines... > Pictures are here: http://www.duck-creek.net/dave/saab/99turbo/ > More pictures soon, need to upload another batch. The block was > penetrated by the conn rod, and the transmission case right above > the (er...) left inner driver has a hole punched through it. I'm > seriously considering patching said hole, as it's in a _very_ non- > torque-bearing spot and just needs to not leak; the rest of the tranny > seems fine. Good pics - I'm sure the guys at http://www.nospam.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=13 would love to watch your progress. That fellow I mentioned (Nutcase) who rebuilt his 99T recently, which was last run in 1989, also posts there. There's a guy called Tomarse who knows his 99s very well, too. I'd be inclined to move the Incas to high priority though - you need some style to roll the car in and out of the garage. You can get them re-conditioned later. A pal of mine runs a 1987 model 900T8 and has the facelift shape, but still the front wheel handbrake - he has Incas in his, which look great. > I'm in negotiations right now for _another_ 99 Turbo, with a spare engine > and tranny that come with it. I'd rather just buy a turbo-type B engine > from someone in Wisconsin (anyone? Hello?) but if I have to buy the other > 99T, I can find a driver for it and make 2 good out of 1.5 good. > I'd rather just buy the spare engine from the guy with the car, but he > wants to sell it as a batch. Ha! You'll end up restoring both ... Oh, yes you will!!! :) Paul 1989 900 Turbo S http://saab.go.dyndns.org/
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