Project Saabaru: New Wheels

After owning my SAAB 92x Aero (aka Saabaru) since new (about 10 years now).  I finally broke down, and replaced my stock 16" wheels.  I went with the Enkei PF01s (18"x8.5") which actually are a very similar style to the stock wheel also made by Enkei.

I finally broke down because: for some reason, one of our part distributors we use at SteamSpeed has really cheap prices on Enkei wheels, if I take my 92x to events representing SteamSpeed other people care about the wheels, and I needed new tires anyway.

Original:

New test fitted:

My 92x in the U-Distirct with the new wheels and tires:

But, am I that guy now?  You know the one with the old car with old paint, and shiny new wheels trying to compensate for having an old car?

Here is the final look.  It is fairly close to the stock wheel, except a larger size that actually looks good.  It is still kind of sleeper looking but more aggressive, just how I like it.

I was told to not be lazy, so I cleaned up my headlights while I was at it.

Now that my car looks presentable, I added a SteamSpeed logo.  Too bad the D didn't fit all the way on the glass.

Project Domino: She's Alive!

Major milestone, we've managed to have the motor running.  What this means is the wiring is now all sorted out, and we managed to hook up the last fuel lines.  We only ran the motor for a few seconds because that is about all that is hooked up.  :)  With that said, we actually don't have a lot of major things to do to have Domino rolling around on her own power.

Things left before Domino is a working car:

• Cooling system
• Remaining coolant lines need to be hooked up
• Needs to be filled
• Power steering
• Lines need to be connected to the pump
• Reservoir needs to be secured
• Filled up
• Add gear oil to transmission and diff
• Intake pipes
• Last two IC pipes need to be hooked up
• BOV installed
• Intake installed
• Chassis bolts need to be double checked against correct torque specs.  They should already be there, but we'll double check.
• Install downpipe and catback
• Reinstall interior
• Relocate battery to trunk
• Reattach a few body components

That might be enough to take Domino to get some licence plates.  Obviously there will be a lot more to do after that, but our next goal is to get her registered.