... I don't know about the cow-dung/stick guy, but when I worked for the shop in Avon MA, we had a guy that we recommended everyone to for paint jobs. He...
Hi All My Friends, X'mas time is coming, I think it's a good time to contribute something special to the Saab community. So I decided to make some Saab related...
... It also varies by where they are. I know of a shop 40 miles away that has always done good work for me at a very reasonable cost, while shops in Portland...
... The only _really_ bad performance I ever had from a set of tires on the 96 was from some Michelins I bought probably 35 years ago that had a _very_ closed...
Very interesting reading both on and off topic. I asked a friend afflicted with the Lancia curse where he has his motor work done. The Italians change...
The best paint jobs come from future members of AA, dirt floors notwithstanding. I've never known a body guy worth dealing with who wasn't a 12-pack-a-day...
... So the way to find a good painter is to hang around outside a liquor store, look for guys who are wheezy (from breathing paint mist) and shaky (from...
... I've found them through other channels but sure. _________________________________ Cheers- William "Chip" Lamb West of Sweden SAAB Richmond, VA. ...
The guy who painted my yellow Sonett a couple years ago did a fantastic job. Nicest man in the world. Most of you know the story- he let me do all the prep...
I don't know about Pittsburgh, but like others have said in this thread, there is no mystery about the machining tasks. I chose a local shop here in San...
On Tue, 11/17/09, CK Chui <akiracom2000@...> wrote: Hi All My Friends, X'mas time is coming, I think it's a good time to contribute something special...
... When I was working for a garage in New Hampshire years ago, we needed a piston for a Fiat 850 engine, and found out that there were at least three...
As you probably recall from a couple weeks ago, I have been clearing out a lot of my 2-stroke stuff including the ~7 engines that came with my latest vintage...
congrats on getting it all together! my 67 96 is a serious repaint project that has the two front fenders and part of the door jambs done and the rest.......
Hi Chuck! Yeah, it was a struggle getting it done. It's not easy to paint a car and have it come out good. There are so many variables to contend with....
With the Koenigsegg purchase of Saab from GM moving along, the unhappy result may be the loss of Kunkle Motors in Dallas PA, Continental Motors in Oceanside,...
It looks like the Pennsylvania dealership network will be sparse..Sutliff in Harrisburg is done, along with Kelley in Lancaster, and I'm sure that Saab of...
Just heard that the two dealerships in Western Massachusetts got axed as well. Pioneer Valley and Fathers&Sons. Pioneer Valley has been servicing Saabs for 45...
Patrick Quinlan
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Nov 20, 2009 9:30 pm
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Chermak's in Clarks Summit also got dumped. Not an old standby but quite active (not enough apparently) with newer models. Press releases indicated that 81...
Edrick Adams
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Nov 20, 2009 9:50 pm
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Even our sparse dealer network in Colorado got hit......I hear that Tynans in Ft. Collins (one of the 5 CO dealerships) got the letter this week. They serve a...
I couldn't go to a dealer 100 miles away. It's why I bought a 9-2x Saabaru this summer--I was hedging my bets with the dealer network....
Patrick Quinlan
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Nov 20, 2009 10:38 pm
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Still MORE Stroker ID questions ..... this one about an LD block I found in my stash that has a cylinder bore of approx 73.5 mm..... well above the spec 70.0...
Dont use "Blue Highways" whatever you do. They drove my 63 off the upper storage rails because the track of the car is so narrow. Make sure the person loading...
TTBOMK, I believe GM made every US dealer sign an continuing support agreement with an 'option to terminate' clause...under the threat of (actually 'leveraged...
... If this post on Leftlane is true ... http://www.leftlanenews.com/report-each-saab-sale-loses-gm-5100.html ... it might help explain why Koenigsegg is in...
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