the Peugeot, sold now
The saab 9-3, 2.0t 2002 coupe
My plan is to drive it upcoming summer, then next winter take the engine out to replace the camshaft, valve springs and intake with a m20b25 one for some more power and fix the rust in the engine bay. Anybody has experience with a super eta stroker built with an automatic gearbox?
TODO list:
- replace chrome tail light with shadowline one on the right side
- replace tail light gaskets
- replace trunk gasket
- brake pads front & rear
- tow bar removal
- suspension arms front replacement
- steering arms replacement
- sunroof crank replacement
- timing belt replacement
- valve adjustment
- coolant flush/renew
- oil flush/renew
- spark plugs renew
- filters renew
- bilstein shocks/lowering springs
- door replacements
- sunroof replacement
- bumper replacement
- keyless entry system
- fix MPG/odometer
- fix rev counter
- rust in different spots
- fit heat plate for right front suspension arm bearing
- paint brake calipers
- renew brake fluid
- renew brake dust covers
- get a proper alignment at the shop
- new tires
FUTURE PLANS:
- install a 325i camshaft, intake, computer etc and refresh my 885 head+gasket with double valve springs
picking up the e28
interior inspection after a 3 hour drive home, we put it on a trailer as it seemed that the head gasket was blown as it heated up pretty quickly, after all there wasnt just enough coolant in the system.
rust inspection
three out of the four doors are gonna need replacing
some suspension rubbers were worn out so...
replaced most of them
while at it, I painted some parts here and there
and replaced the pads front and rear
also I found some more rust, this one has gone all the way through, the previous owner has done some welding on the car but no good sealing it seems
the old steering wheel lining was torn so I replaced the wheel with a better one
sunroof crank was broken, so replaced it....
...and found some more rust, I'll probably be replacing the sunroof as it seems tricky to repair these corners
overview of the office
the trunk was leaking somewhere so i replaced the tail light gaskets and the trunk gasket, while the old one was out I fixed some rust spots
the e90 or whatever wheels were on here had 225 tires that touched...
..so I got some style 5 7Jx16" rims, yes these are the narrower model that you don't see that often.
put some temporary 205/55 16" winter tires on
while having the car on the lift, it was time for some identifying, it has a 3.46 diff and I found out it has a 885 head, aka Super Eta!
rear (and front) bumper are gonna need replacing
while the bumper was off I could do some rust removal, anyone knows how to clean the shadowline taillights?
on to the engine side of things, I want to do a full refresh to drive it at least upcoming summer, first of all, headgasket seems to be ok
replaced camseal
timing belt and all accessory belts, as well as waterpump and tensioner
new fan clutch while we're at it
and replace the breather hose as it was torn, I also flushed the oil system and added new oil & filter and did the same for the coolant system. I adjusted the valves, replaced head cover gasket, replaced the thermostat and some other things.
I've just installed m-tech bilsteins with lowering springs so it sits nicely and fills the wheelwells, I'll keep you updated!
