supercharged024

Thre is no Saab front diff, the LS4 and the F40 6 spd are mounted in the normal front drive transverse layout. The Saab "transfer case" or ptu is bolted to the passengers axle output side on the trans. It replaces what would normally be the intermediate or "jack" shaft between the trans & the right cv shaft. The 08 Saabs Haldex awd rear diff setup is really to complex to adapt to a street rod. I have a couple ideas in mind for the rear but first my focus will be getting the engine/trans into the front of the car first. I can see from a few quick measurements it will be pretty tight. I stopped out at DRM today & grabbed a couple different stock exhaust manifolds to use for making the exhaust when I get to that point. I don't want to run the standard front drive crossover/single exhaust.

supercharged024

Here's the flywheel, balanced out just fine.

supercharged024

Picked up the manifolds that will work for me from Doug Rippie. One of them is a new takoff. Curious what it actually was used on. part# of the heat shield is 12576822.

DoctorV8

Oh man.....I can't wait to see how this turns out......good luck!

supercharged024

I saw this while looking on the fwd a-body site. This would be another sleeper for an LS4 AWD setup. A triple black 80 Skylark coupe. Looks decent enough. I'd just redo it a bit with the 83 Skylark T type decals and tail lights, dechrome it. http://www.ebay.com/itm/1980-buick-skylark-limited-bad-brakes-good-shape-for-its-age-/200956916832?pt=Salvage_Parts_Cars&hash=item2ec9f73460&vxp=mtr&afsrc=1

fieroguru

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Growing up my mom had an early 80s Skylark 2.8L carb/125C that I learned to drive with. My older brother and I called it "peppy" cause the 2.8 v6 was fun for the time... nothing like the LS4/F40 Fiero, but when your 16 everything "feels fast"

DoctorV8

Yes! But leave the chrome trim alone to add to the sleeper effect.

supercharged024

I wouldn't completely dechrome it, just blackout the trim like the T type, tu tone pearl charcoal grey/black. Also a set of the T type wheels, I know someone that has a set.

supercharged024

I had some time to head to the Cadi dealer that still has the Saab service/parts dept. I got the images I needed from the parts page showing the transfer case. Yes it will definitely bolt to the Pontiac F40 transmission. The mounting holes are exactly the same as they are on the Saab transmission case.

supercharged024

Finally ordered the transfer case. It should be here Thursday. Probably won't be able to pick it up until Saturday, I don't get home until 7 lately so Johns Auto is closed by then.

bfurches

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That would be an LS2 Corvette manifold

supercharged024

I picked up the transfer case. Well, one issue I need to figure out is the input shaft that drives the transfer case will be an issue. Looks I may have to break down & buy the Quaife LSD just to make it work. The jackshaft for the right front wheel passes through it & the transfer case input shaft is driven off the end of the differential case itself so that it is always running constant as opposed to running the speed of the right wheel when the car is making a turn. Another important issue which I was anticipating was that the driveshaft rotates in the opposite direction that a driveshaft normally rotates on a rear drive car. Basically this issue will be remedied by using a diff. from the front of a Ford pickup,suv, etc. So that problem is easily remedied. I am looking into using a 1st gen Mazda Miata rear suspension & the Ford 8.8 front diff. Back when the Miata came out a popular swap was putting a 5.0 in it & upgrading to the 8.8 Ford irs rear diff so I know there used to be a place that made the cv shafts for the 8.8 diff swap. Found it, here http://www.driveshaftshop.com/import...-bolt-in-axles

fieroguru

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What's the going rate on the AWD transfer case? Might pick one up if I come across one. I would probably look for the whole transmission, to get the needed parts for Diff to AWD transfer connection.

supercharged024

I went to car-part, I bought the one from LKQ in janesville, WI. What's funny is that another LKQ in WI is showing they have one. It said $475, but he sold it to me for 400. LKQ will transfer it to an affiliated salvage yard & you can pick it up close to you. It was nice, Johns auto parts isn't even a half mile from me.

supercharged024

Finally got a chance to look at the transfer case a bit. Just like I was wondering if the gear ratio would be the same as the 3.55 final drive of the transmission, it's not. It's pretty close to 1 turn of the differential to about 2 3/4 turns of the output(drive shaft). I will get a more precise ratio when I get a chance to crack it open. So now I need to look for a differential with reverse cut gears in the 2.73/2.76 ratio. From what I've found so far, a front gm axle for an 80's pickup because they had 2.76 gears available. I would like to go with the ford 8.8 but 3.08 is the lowest the reverse cut gears go from what I've discovered so far.

19wagon63

Should be fun to watch the progress.

supercharged024

Been throwing ideas around in my head, so started looking at the dana36 from a C4 vette. It should work. After a bit more thinking I can turn it upside down so the axles will turn the right direction. After researching that possibility it has to be modified so the pinion bearings will get lubrication as it will be like a high pinion 9" that offroaders/4wheelers use.

supercharged024

Hi again, been over a month since last post. Sorry to say no progress really. Work is busy. Just needed to put up a couple notes for others. The transfer case actually doesn't quite bolt up. The seal for the right side input shaft needs to be machined to a larger dia. to match the oring seal that is on the t case. On a more positive note I was thinking I would have to find an AWD Saab trans to get the differential from in order to get the input splines for the t case to slide into. Turns out that GM just has a splined plug stuck in the diff instead of having a fwd diff and an awd diff. I will have to pull the transmission case apart just to get the hole machined though.

autocomman

This is interesting, ANd thats a hell of a beast to start with, haha...Ive never actually seen a sport, but my dad has an 82 omega sedan, haha hated that car! It really was a horrible car. To make it worse it had the 2.5 TBI in it, 90 blazing hp in to a 3 speed autotragic! Man that car was slow, lol. The rear brakes locked up when wet. I will say, it was pretty damn reliable. Never really had many issues other than CV boots. Trans finally gave up after a service and that was that. Im gonna follow this one!

Mark

supercharged024

A one year only model,696 is all they made. Rare yes but I know that does not make it valuable. It's just like all the other fwd x body cars, poor door gaps, probably had the same brake issues. I guess I'm putting the sport in the sport Omega.