Susan by Tristared

3 minute(s) of a 45 minute read

There was a chap on this forum that lowered his 96 and stated that he flipped the lower control arms so that the shocks weren’t under extended…

I thought I’d try the same. I’ve tried finding the thread, but to no avail.

I had to remove the arb to get it surfaced – and the result was staggering. I’ve now fitted later springs which go some way to remedy the problem, but a lot of the magic is still missing.

I’ll be interested to see what the setup is like with both (later springs + arb).

1-25-2016

After finishing my front end suspension rebuild, I thought I'd work on something a bit more visible before starting on the rear...

I stripped a spare dash panel and cut out the twin instrument holes...



...and tig welded in some new metal.



Many layers of primer, and then started experimenting with gauge layout...



...test fitting gauges.



Gauges - but no lights...



Finished item - plus light (so no more having to open doors to see what you're doing at night) using early Audi and Porsche dials and a new Rev counter - all vdo apart from the vacuum gauge...



Check the wiring loom - I'm almost completely colour blind which makes that a load of fun...



...and in - plus a chrome effect strip, for a bit of embellishment - and a load of toggle switches.



The choke has been moved to the right of the steering wheel - and I put in an audio jack socket in its place, the stereo is in the glove box. My 1969 SAAB is now iPhone compatible. Big chunky switch for the water pump, flicking between on with ignition and on permanent, and off.



Looks like the inside of a Soyuz capsule at night!