Picked up a few last minute items that I had forgotten, like exhaust hangers, and dropped the other two wheels at SVS to have the new tires mounted.The hood pivot is still a little out of alignment, but the hood pins are now installed and holding it down.
Since the left side wheels were off for the new tires, I took a close look at brakes and bearings. There was a patina of rust on the rotors, not uncommon after sitting unused in Minnesota, but a light buffing with a wire brush revealed no pitting. The front brake pads Axxis Metal Masters, which saw about 14 hours of use at Iowa last year, had almost no wear. Since I had new pads, they went onto the car and the used ones will make good spares.
Still work to do on the interior and some wiring necessary to make the headlights work. The seat is still out of the car, and the window net and fire extinguisher need to be installed as well. The camera mount is in place, and I have added some of the roll cage padding.
The axles need to be installed, and the shifter has to be connected to the gearbox. This got put off because I couldn't locate a good taper pin for the linkage. Found a new taper pin at Foreign Affairs of Duluth.
It really looks like a race car now. Note the early SAAB logo on the grille. It's new, as in never been installed on a car before, so won't stay there for the race.
It really looks like a race car now. Note the early SAAB logo on the grille. It's new, as in never been installed on a car before, so won't stay there for the race.
