Hi all! This is a potential project thread... recently GIVEN to us was this '79 900 EMS, and a whole 'nother car's worth of spare parts, including an entire spare B motor.
Presently it doesn't run--no spark. I haven't even started to troubleshoot it yet. It was converted to run some groovy hall effect setup with a precariously-mounted Nissan ICU... I'll swap that for a Bosch unit, check all the wiring, and see what's up. I suspect the signal from the sensor will be compatible and that the ICU is just dead.
The big problem is body rust. The wheel arches are horrific... I haven't been under the car (which is lowered on Jamex springs...) yet, but from the top and sides, the usual structural stuff (driveshaft tunnels, lower control arm mountsings) looks spotless!
Came with a mounted set of soccer balls, as well as a spare set...
No headliner Are the headliners for these early 900s the same as the later cars? This one has a manual sunroof... is the headliner for a manual sunroof car the same as one for a power sunroof car?
I'm inclined to spend very little time trying to make the B motor work... not even sure I'll bother replacing the busted clutch slave--we have a spare '82 8VT H motor in stock which just needs a head gasket. Has a great 5sp under it, though I would prefer to keep this car as a 4sp...
Pictures are worth quite a few words apparently, so here are some arty shots my girlfriend has taken of the car.
Unfortunately, black isn't the car's original colour--it was red. The paint looks like it'll be quite nice with a good polish and wax.
Anyway... what do you guys think? Totally insane to take on, or worth saving a cool, early 900? How original should we try to keep it?
Presently it doesn't run--no spark. I haven't even started to troubleshoot it yet. It was converted to run some groovy hall effect setup with a precariously-mounted Nissan ICU... I'll swap that for a Bosch unit, check all the wiring, and see what's up. I suspect the signal from the sensor will be compatible and that the ICU is just dead.
The big problem is body rust. The wheel arches are horrific... I haven't been under the car (which is lowered on Jamex springs...) yet, but from the top and sides, the usual structural stuff (driveshaft tunnels, lower control arm mountsings) looks spotless!
Came with a mounted set of soccer balls, as well as a spare set...
No headliner Are the headliners for these early 900s the same as the later cars? This one has a manual sunroof... is the headliner for a manual sunroof car the same as one for a power sunroof car?
I'm inclined to spend very little time trying to make the B motor work... not even sure I'll bother replacing the busted clutch slave--we have a spare '82 8VT H motor in stock which just needs a head gasket. Has a great 5sp under it, though I would prefer to keep this car as a 4sp...
Pictures are worth quite a few words apparently, so here are some arty shots my girlfriend has taken of the car.
Unfortunately, black isn't the car's original colour--it was red. The paint looks like it'll be quite nice with a good polish and wax.
Anyway... what do you guys think? Totally insane to take on, or worth saving a cool, early 900? How original should we try to keep it?