"saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars" (saabstory)
02/01/2018 at 02:23 • Filed to: None
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"saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars" (saabstory)
02/01/2018 at 02:23 • Filed to: None | 4
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Pic of it with 1/2-load of bikes!
My front exhaust pipe (manifold to
cat
) snapped on one of the welds the other night. Two notes on that: 1) a
straightpiped
900S sounds like a choppy edge-of-reason
megatuned
engine. 2) It was pouring rain and not very fun to wire up and drive home dripping wet.
Anyhow, I ordered the part, but tack welded half the pipe back together to last me til it shows up. The car is so much smoother and quieter now, holy cow! That weld must’ve been on its way out since I bought the car!
Also - what do y’all use for sealing small leaks in bodywork? I’ve got some truly horrible moisture issues right now. One is through the passenger footwell floor and the other is through one of the brake light assemblies. I haven’t had time to really dig into it yet, but am planning on doing it Friday. For smaller holes and cracks, is JB WaterWeld a good option? Something silicone-y?
pip bip - choose Corrour
> saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars
02/01/2018 at 03:04 |
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GIB the Nissan wagon!
Berang
> saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars
02/01/2018 at 03:22 |
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bedding and glazing compound (butyl rubber based, never dries, just sort of “sets”) can be useful for small holes (ie. you drilled hole for a wire or two to pass through something). Seam sealer for cracks? On metal? ???
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saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars
> Berang
02/01/2018 at 03:52 |
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Didn’t mean like splits - rather spaces between fixtures on the rear light assembly. It’s impossible to source those gaskets where I live.
RacinBob
> saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars
02/01/2018 at 07:45 |
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This is the answer to every leak. It is liquid rubber.
arl
> saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars
02/01/2018 at 10:49 |
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Saabs are the bestest.
Good luck with your repairs!
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saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars
> arl
02/01/2018 at 13:33 |
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Yeah, thanks. I just found out that the exhaust pipe I ordered (only one in North America) was actually mis-entered into the system and doesn’t exist. So now... things get expensive.
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saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars
> RacinBob
02/01/2018 at 13:34 |
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Very good.
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arl
> saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars
02/01/2018 at 20:48 |
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Ugh. Good luck...with your wallet that is.
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RacinBob
> saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars
02/01/2018 at 21:48 |
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Oops no picture
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saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars
> arl
02/02/2018 at 20:16 |
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Yeah, really. I can get one from overseas, but I’m in Canada until May and tariffs on car parts are ludicrous. Might just cross fingers that the tack holds until I’m back stateside. (That is, if the US exists in 3 months.)
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saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars
> RacinBob
02/02/2018 at 20:18 |
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I checked em out and used my old pal Shoe Goo on the tiny little hole in the trunk. Unfortunately, an undisclosed and undiagnoseable weather stripping problem is letting in inches of water on the passenger door. Wet vac’d and chamois and newspapered, now sitting with a fan on it. Plan is now to replace the mildew-infused sponge insulation in the summer. The joys of Saab ownership in the PNW!