So i had clear out and with the funds bought myself a mk2 escort, which some of you might know already, being it's trigs old more door. I bought it with no engine or box and other little odds and sods, the original plan was to go back to its throttle bodied 2.3 duratec with dry sump etc..., but then i came to terms that i cant afford to do such naughty things, so i decided to take the chance of being beheaded by purists by not putting a ford engine in it, and not keeping it N/A, but to go for a bit of saab power. I have been into saabs for years, there strong, reliable, powerful and cheap which seemed a very good base for a saab powered project. The other day i bought a Saab 9000 anniversary off a friend of mine for the full sum of £200, Its got the B234 2.3 lump in it which is the basis for the project, the plan is to use the saab engine and wiring, td04-19t turbo, and bigger injectors which'll take it to around 350bhp ish, that in a mk2 escort, that doesn't weigh that much, should shift. Any way the car Picked it up one evening And got it to the workshop in the morning where it will turn back into a working car I took the battered up front wings off and i managed to pick up a set of slot mags off ebay for a whopping £50 so couldnt resist putting the r888's on and putting them on the car And managed to pick up a few bits while i was at race retro, including this new old stock grille I started attacking the little bits of rust it has (which it actually doesn't have much of) Ground this back to find lots of filler covering a few more holes up, so kept grinding until all filler was gone and cut a big hole I didn't have any materials so i kept taking it apart and undiscovering what ive got to fix Stripped the rear end down so i can pull the rear quarter back out and make it smooth again, and uncovering holes round the windscreen aperture. So the list is adding up, i want to get the shell sorted first and then move onto the drive train. Here is the donor car (it's been sitting with the front of it in a hedge for the past 6 months) And it in its former glory This should be fun
Wicked man! Saw this last year at pod. Will be keeping an eye on this What rear end are you using by the way? English axle? Volvo? Atlas?
So not much has happened as life has been happening, but last weekend i popped down to wales to pick up lots of bits: x2 B234R's x3 Bmw Gearboxes BMW to Saab adapter plate Garrett GT3076R Ball Bearing Turbo Modified inlet mani Siemens Deka 630cc Injectors and 3 Bar map sensor And much much more Just got to weld up my mk2 mx5 and get that all mot'd then fix my bloody van, then maybe i can get some time back on the escort.
Are you using the b204 or b234 lump?..Where did you source the bmw/saab bell housing adapter from if you don't mind me asking??
will be good to see this one back out on track, cool project. Iv been toying with the idea of doing this conversion to mine, id like to have it na but you cant beat value for money with these. - - - Updated - - - will be good to see this one back out on track, cool project. Iv been toying with the idea of doing this conversion to mine, id like to have it na but you cant beat value for money with these.
How did you sort the pilot bearing thing? My beemer box needs a bearing on the front of the input shaft, so I machined a seat into the crank. I'm guessing since you use an adaptor plate you have a spacer between crank and flywheel? I got to drive with mine a bit longer distance and the sound is just fkuin awesome. Can't wait to get on a track.
https://www.facebook.com/SaabelGara...2588295792976/442597102458762/?type=3&theater https://www.facebook.com/SaabelGara...2588295792976/442597325792073/?type=3&theater A spacer between crank shaft and flywheel doesn´t work because then starter motor cannot rotate flywheel. I solved the problem with adapter plate and BMW gearbox with a thick Saab 9-5 flywheel and a seat for pilot bearing.
Cheers keme, I bought all the bits as a job lot off eBay as the bloke spent 2 years building everything up and trail fitted it in his e30 and 260z, but then plans changed and he ended up selling it all to me. He got the adaptor plate made himself but i think I'm going to get a few made up as I have a friend wanting to saab power a rx8 and have a strong box and more to help people out as you can't find them. I haven't delved into everything yet as I haven't had the time but I've got a adaptor plate and a machined Saab 9-5 flywheel just like you keme. Haven't had a look at the part numbers on the box's yet but I know one of them is a m20 box. And I'm using the b234r lumps, got a Garrett GT3076R ball bearing turbo to go on, it's on a t25 .64 exhaust housing so should be ok for the low revving Saab lump as it was originally on a 9000.
Not too much, it's been show season and fixing other cars to go to shows has taken priority, but.... I've had a play with the gearbox's and adaptor plates, they've been made for the earlier m20 gearbox's as on the e30's unlike the e46's, my job first off is to decide weather to keep the m20 box or go for the e46 box, I'm going to try and do a adaptor plate/gearbox kit, so I want/need to get everything I do copied and replicated before it goes in my car. Then work out clutch plates, hydraulics etc.... Once all the gearbox stuff is done I can start thinking about engine mounts, I've got some that the previous bloke made for an e30 that fit but I think the engine will sit too high, so maybe some choppery will happen. Any way pics E46 box E30 box
Sorry for the old thread revival but did anything ever come of this? Planning to Saab engine my MK2 for skidds and curious just Will
Sorry, yes its still going ahead. Its on the back burner at the moment as i'm sorting out some of my other cars to sell and get some money back into the bank, and i'm going to get my rx7 and bm done first.
