[Warning to all you planning on going to Cincy]

[scirocco81@vwmail.net (Eric S)]

--- Cathy Boyko <losinit@usa.net> wrote:
>So the big questions are:
>1. Anybody else as curious as I am about what a Saab looks like underneath?

Yes.  They are wierd.  The tranny is bolted to the bottom of the engine.  There is a chain from the clutch assembly to the tranny....and I think the tranny shares the engine oil for lube...not sure.  And, the reverse always goes out on Saabs.  Reason is, on most of them, you can't get the key out of the ignition(which is in the center console, sorta)without the car being in reverse.  So every time you stop the car, you have to put it in reverse to get the key out.  Next time you see a saab leaving from somewhere, listen for the tell tail "crunch" of it going into reverse...badly.

>Daun hasn't yet selected a "victim" for this year's gathering has he? 
>2. Who's got a turbo project on the go? I'm sure some of these Swedish parts
>would translate into German just fine...

Saabs APC system is a popular junkyard score for those wanting to turbo a VW on the cheap.  It really works well and is simple.

>Kidding ya there, but you know which side of the driveway to park on (over
>with the Kias).

So, Kias being the crappy asian imports, shouldn't crappy euro imports be called Yugos?  Yeah...Yugos.  Dan, you can park your Yugo with the Kias. :-)

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Eric
Northglenn, CO

81 Scirocco S (*TDI* swap and complete restoration in holding pattern)
81 Rabbit Truck LX Diesel (Waiting for BAE Turbo Install)
83 Scirocco Wolfsburg
91 Cabriolet (2.0 Crossflow 8v swap and mechanical rebuild in progress)