Quite the 96 build.

http://www.neobrothers.co.uk/saab-b207r-powered-track-page-pg-23.html

Wow. Those are the ugliest front fender flares ever.

subrew wrote: Wow. Those are the ugliest front fender flares ever.

Agreed.

What a shame. All those fabrication hours, and people just can't deal with the sideburns!

Dear god there has to be 200lb's of filler in that car. On a track car, which are known to flex a bit.

Sideburns hell, that car has numerous issues! Why did they start with a 4-door 9-3 chassis and/or not shorten it to the 96's wheelbase? Why didn't they narrow the chassis? Why use an entire 9-3 floorpan anyway? Why rebuild that whole rear suspension and then continue to use the old, rusty hubs? Why are the front flares so ugly? Why did they change the taillights? Why all the filler? Why paint the jambs/underhood on a track car some pretty, expensive color and then not spray the body just so they can wrap it?

To me it's bad enough that it's called a "96" when the only 96 in it are the hood and roof. I can tack weld and bondo up a 62 Tempest roof and hood brow to an 06 GTO, but that won't make it the world's fastest 62 Tempest either...

In reply to wearymicrobe:

But they had the front and rear made in glass so the filler they used is a non issue.
They did spend a tremendous amount of time and energy making a car that looks really weird though. I think I could handle either the front or the rear by themselves but not together. Both are interesting ideas, but why try and use every interesting idea you have all in one go?
And the cage, is that S bend in the tube along the A pillar concerning to anyone but me?

mazdeuce wrote: And the cage, is that S bend in the tube along the A pillar concerning to anyone but me?

You mean this one?

Yeah, that's not legal for SCCA or FIA.

Wacky, wavy, incredible, arm-flailing, tube-man!

I can't even figure out why they did that. It's not like they were working around a dash or something. Why?

I feel as though they started that project with good intentions and then it became a hideous monster.

That is a good idea gone incredibly bad.

I think starting with a classic 900 would have been a better starting point than the 9-3 chassis

Reminds me a bit of that Russian guy who built a car with giant wheels. Not that the wheels are giant, just that the build took a lot of time, thought, skill, and dollars (or pounds in this case), but the end product is something that makes me wonder if it was all worth it.

Why?

mazdeuce wrote: I can't even figure out why they did that. It's not like they were working around a dash or something. Why?

I'm sure they can build a nice bulgy dash to match the fenders.

ugh...so much fail

I actually don't mind the front fenders but they look a bit like mine on the MG so I guess I would like them. If the car will be wraped forever why bother with painting the body that's a lot of expense that can be saved.

I'm not sure why they went with the 9-3 chassis.. Although it seems maybe that their buisiness is in modern Saab tuning so having a 9-3 chassis that looks like a classic saab may be a buisiness decision. Also it does make suspension/brake/engine upgrades easier to use a modern car with a good aftermarket and I appreciate the fab work involved in mating them together. That and the thing will move if they manage to hit their 1000kg (2200lb) goal.

As to the Sbends I'm not sure that isn't SCCA legal. I thought you could for SCCA have 1 additional bend in any bar assuming it is 1 size larger than the required size. Also I'm not sure if the point of the car is to Race or to look good at car shows again perhaps a buisiness decision.

Overall a lot of fab work going on there and it looks like most of it is of high quality. I'm impressed by all of the sheet metal work to fit the two bodies together.

I think they should have split the 96 longitudinaly, then widened it to fit the 9-3 chassis. Would have looked odd, but better than what they did.

I like the rear fenders, but not the lights. Why didn't they do the same thing for the fronts?!

I think I'm gonna call these guys "Bubba" from now on.