Joakim3's SAAB restora-build

[DustinS]

Last place I expected to see a Saab build haha. There are quite a few Saab/Twin owners. My Self being one (I also used to work for GenuineSaab and I am still really good friends with Nick)



Good Luck on the rebuild and on the saving for the BRZ!

[NahumCC]

Dustin what's going on!!!!!! You have got to get Nick working on this platform. I ask him occasionally because the quality of all the custom parts you guys made were amazing.

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[Joakim3]

Originally Posted by DustinS

Last place I expected to see a Saab build haha. There are quite a few Saab/Twin owners. My Self being one (I also used to work for GenuineSaab and I am still really good friends with Nick)

Me likely that 900 & 9-5 Aero..

So I've heard.... I'll be Joining that club at some point in time haha

Whaaaa?!?, that epics!! The quality of the stuff was second to none. I'll definitely be getting some GenuineSaab goodies at some point *insert GS catless mid & down pipe for flame spitting monster* lol

Originally Posted by DustinS

Good Luck on the rebuild and on the saving for the BRZ!

Much appreciated!!

[NARFALICIOUS]

Originally Posted by Joakim3

Over the course of 3 months to get into a drivable-not have a cop pull me over every second state.... Somewhere in the ball park of ~2k, once you include labor & all the parts

I still haven't gotten around to painting the new front bumper which is another 300$ lol

Why didn't you file it with your insurance?

[Joakim3]

Originally Posted by NARFALICIOUS

Why didn't you file it with your insurance?

Didn't feel like the insurance rapping me up the ass...

Second... by all technical purposes, I was speeding when I crashed, so that wouldn't have helped when I would have to explain how it happened lol

[Joakim3]

So this came in today.....












*starts to laugh demonically*

[NahumCC]

Trying to imagine where you are going with this.

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[Joakim3]

Originally Posted by NahumCC

Trying to imagine where you are going with this.

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Good or Bad thing? lol

[NahumCC]

Nothing wrong. Just so used to the viggen style corner rounded exhaust of the Remus exhaust.

So I guess I need to know are you going for a center exit setup routing the exhaust around the sides of the rear tire well?

I never had a 9-5 so I don't know what is tucked under there. If it's similar to the og9-3 then anything will work once you trim the valance.

They sort of look like C5 Vette style tips.

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[Joakim3]

Originally Posted by NahumCC

Nothing wrong. Just so used to the viggen style corner rounded exhaust of the Remus exhaust.

Haha, yeah the Viggen's looks good with dual circle tips

Originally Posted by NahumCC

So I guess I need to know are you going for a center exit setup routing the exhaust around the sides of the rear tire well?

It's going to look very similar to the JT dual setup (just with another pair of tips on the inside of the outer two). Each tip is about ~90% the size of the JT ones (120x86mm) tips

Originally Posted by NahumCC

I never had a 9-5 so I don't know what is tucked under there. If it's similar to the og9-3 then anything will work once you trim the valance.

They sort of look like C5 Vette style tips.

it's almost identical to the og9-3 (My dad has a Viggen as well), It's nothing but open air (ill be chucking the muffler out as well since thats succumbed to rusting after ~12 years lol)

The tips are designed for the current Golf R/AMG bumpers. The 9-5's are a couple inches wider than the ng9-3 so the oval's setups look better on them (imho)

[NahumCC]

That'll look good and will be unique with that 04-05 Aero fascia up front.


Now we've gone and done it though. The Saab guys are hijacking (ironic to say for a company that also makes aircraft [even though its a separate legal entity]) a board and filling it full of Swedish meatball awesomeness.

[Joakim3]

Originally Posted by NahumCC

That'll look good and will be unique with that 04-05 Aero fascia up front.

Yeah I've looked and to my knowledge I'll be the only person rocking a quad tipped 04-05' Saab 9-5 aero, should be fun at future SoC/car meets

Apart from the custom grill, Turbo X lip, rims and antenna... the pipes are the only other cosmetic things I'm goning to change. I just wanted to as "subtle" amounts of aggression to it lol

Originally Posted by NahumCC

Now we've gone and done it though. The Saab guys are hijacking (ironic to say for a company that also makes aircraft [even though its a separate legal entity]) a board and filling it full of Swedish meatball awesomeness.

Lmaoo there's always room for a Saab story

[Joakim3]

How I feel when new parts come in (sorry.... but rotted out rubber shark fin antennas are not sexy)

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[Joakim3]

So finally got around to install some of my pars (I'll take pics later today)

Side note: Any one who even remotely follows Saab builds will know of MattD's former matte black 9-5 aero (pictured below)



Had the luxury of grabbing his last remaining custom lip (pictured on his former car above), as unlike the FRS's my generation of 9-5 is notorious for scrapping or getting their bumpers ripped off from sitting so low