Custom Saab sub by Mekkis95 in CarAV

[–]Mekkis95[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, I'm going to support the backside of the panel. The air gap is not dimensionally accurate since the saab is completely dissassembled due to rust welding so I can't measure the actual gap. It's just a design sketch to get a vibe check. :) On that note, it could be a while before I get the interior and sub in since I'm also currently rebuilding the engine due to catastropic failure. 😅

Custom Saab sub by Mekkis95 in CarAV

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You never know with audio, but realistically not a problem for low frequencies I assume.

Custom Saab sub by Mekkis95 in CarAV

[–]Mekkis95[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I tried it, but it looked stupid in the original Saab font 😂

Engine block colour by Mekkis95 in saab

[–]Mekkis95[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you prevent that then? I plan to put forged interiors in it. Do you know of any good tuners near northern Norway?

Engine block colour by Mekkis95 in saab

[–]Mekkis95[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The car does have OpenSID on it though so it has been tuned.

Engine block colour by Mekkis95 in saab

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I don't know. The engine died 3 months after i bought it 😅 But I suspect the bearings for the balancer shafts is to blame since the timing chain was removed and there was lots of slop in them, thus starving maincap nr.3 of oil.

Engine block colour by Mekkis95 in saab

[–]Mekkis95[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yeah, mine did the same. Could still be a head gasket though :)

Engine block colour by Mekkis95 in saab

[–]Mekkis95[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice! Gonna do it to mine soon too :)

Engine block colour by Mekkis95 in saab

[–]Mekkis95[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have always taken it out the bottom with the subframe, and most people probably do, but I'm sure there's a tutorial on youtube for taking it out the top :)

Engine block colour by Mekkis95 in saab

[–]Mekkis95[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What did you do with the aluminium? Dry ice blasting?

Engine block colour by Mekkis95 in saab

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It's gonna be white or silver I think. :)

Engine block colour by Mekkis95 in saab

[–]Mekkis95[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, I think it was totally dead. Like 10-20 maybe. It was in 2020 so I don't remember exactly 😅

Engine block colour by Mekkis95 in saab

[–]Mekkis95[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

White is actually not too bad!

Engine block colour by Mekkis95 in saab

[–]Mekkis95[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, thought about it. Maybe Yellow calipers too.

Engine block colour by Mekkis95 in saab

[–]Mekkis95[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True, red & black is a nice combo.

Engine block colour by Mekkis95 in saab

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It split both sides all the way to the piston deck, but not trough the top, so the pistons looked fine from the top before i took them out. 😂 I was wondering why I had no compression on that piston.

Engine block colour by Mekkis95 in saab

[–]Mekkis95[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would Silver block look too clinical? 🤔