Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2004 11:28:59 +0000 From: Grunff <grunffnopsam.com> Subject: Re: Something you may find interesting.
**-** wrote: > Make = Faulks Performance > Where From = Faulks Performance, i.e. Me ;-) Noted :-) > Discs are 325mm ATE Grooved Iron Discs on Alluminium Bells, discs secured to > bells via aerospace grade alluminium fastners > Calipers are Brembo Alluminium Radial Mount Dust Sealed 4 Pots with Internal > fluid cross overs, basicaly the same as those used on most fast > Porsche/Ferrari's, not to be confused with the lug mount Brembo's used on > the Evo's etc as these don't have internal crossovers and in most cases > aren't as ridgid. The calipers are mounted on Alluminium brackets which are > again machined from blocks. Total fluid capacity of the calipers is only > slightly greated than the standard single pot meaning the original mastey > cyl is perfectly acceptable with only a slight increase in pedal travel. > Calipers are joined to the existing hydraulic system at the wheel arch > junction the standard setup uses by Braided hoses with zinc plated steel > fittings. Hoses are secured to caliper mounting brackets. This is probably the best thought out 900 setup I've come across. >>Did you respray it? Dis you respray it yourself? > > Yes. Car was stripped back to a shell, all underseal removed, chassis legs > were seam welded, front crossmember was reinforced, shell was sprayed using > 2 pack primer and paint in the original Saab 170B. Its visited many a gravel > trap and only has the odd stone chip, the paints tough. Alright - it has to be asked - total time for the rebuild (hours) start to finish? > I'm working to > rectify this failiure point at the moment by bracing the gearbox casing to > combat flex, ala the drop box's on tank transporters which have a very > similar problem, doing it without increasing weight considerably is where it > gets tricky though. Keep us posted on where you get with this - when I do the rebuild, the box will get some special attention. -- Grunff
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