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How To: Install New Shocks With Minimal Injury

Monday, March 1, 2010

The reason old cars feel old and tired is that everything has a lifespan. Rubber bushings crumble and fail, hinges loosen and sag, plastics become brittle and rattly – sort of like humans. Time may heal all wounds, but it’s not a great beautician. The best way to give an old car a new lease [...]

The Ultimate Sleeper – Saab 99 Quattro Turbo

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

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The Ultimate Sleeper – Saab 99 Quattro Turbo

Sometimes, as I go through the internet I find something that’s so damn cool it must be shared. This is one of those cases; I actually stumbled across this gem of a car on CarDomain’s most excellent blog, and went in search of more information on this wicked custom Saab. All the images are from this [...]

Random Capture: Saabs and Snow

Saturday, October 24, 2009

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Saabs and Snow go together like peanut butter and jelly. It’s a Swedish thing. They’re just designed to perform well in bad weather – which makes them pretty rugged road rally cars, if you so desire. Team D, an amateur rally team from the north, decided that an ‘85 900 Turbo was the perfect choice [...]

How To: Replace Your Water Pump In A Few Easy Steps

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

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How To: Replace Your Water Pump In A Few Easy Steps

So recently, it came to my attention that my water pump on my ‘88 Saab 900 SPG was going bad. It wasn’t exactly a difficult diagnosis. The car was leaking coolant like a sieve, it was trying it’s damnedest to overheat at every given opportunity, and the pump itself was making an awful grinding noise, [...]

Life With An Old Car, Part 1

Friday, June 5, 2009

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If you’ve been following my writing on CarThrottle, you know I obtained an old Saab 900 Turbo a few months ago. You haven’t heard all that much about it since then, and here’s the reason: this car has kept me very busy. I know, I know: insert “Saab story” jokes here. Well deserved. I’ve gathered [...]

A Portrait Of My Driveway In 5 Years

Monday, May 18, 2009

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So, one of my favorite automotive mind-stretchers is hypotheticals. “What if…?” What would you buy if you had $500,000 to spend on automobiles, right now? What’s your favorite great car from an awful brand? (It’s a toss-up between the Genesis Coupe and the Buick GNX) What would you drive if you were Conan O’Brian? You [...]

Just A Tuesday Cruise

Thursday, April 23, 2009

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Sometimes when there’s nothing else to do, the best thing to do is get in the car and drive. So yesterday, myself and a group of car buddies went and did just that… Step one, meet up at a local burger joint and talk smack for a while: On the left is Patrick’s Audi TT 1.8T Quattro [...]

Top Ten: 80’s Icons

Monday, April 13, 2009

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These days, the 1980’s have something of a bad reputation. There was Rick Astley,MC Hammer pants, Metallica (personal opinion here!), a minor recession, massive inflation, and a general air of bad taste was prevalent. However, you have to give the 1980’s it’s fair share of credit. Cars were quite bad in the 1970’s; by the [...]

More Saab 900 DIY’s!

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

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Well, if there’s one thing that’s eternally true about old Saabs, it’s that they keep you busy. True to form, my Saab has been keeping me busy (and draining my wallet at a horrific rate!) this last week. Here’s what I’ve been up to lately. Foglights This was fairly easy for me. My car came with one [...]

Saab 900 DIY’s

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

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So I picked up an ‘88 Saab 900 Turbo to replace my ‘05 Jetta as my daily driver. As you’d expect, this isn’t quite as simple as it sounds. Even with a very well-maintained car, when you get to this kind of age (this car is as old as I am!) there are a few [...]