I moved to Australia (2 hours south of Sydney) two years ago from the U.S. (Wisconsin). I've owned a few classic cars before (two '65 Chevy Corvair and a few mid-70s camaros), but I gave them up when I moved here. Now, my wife and I share a car to get places (Nissan Pathfinder), but I DID find a
1974 Saab 99 LE for $250.00 (AU) six months ago that I'd like to restore (a do-it-yourself project for the most part, but I'll let the professionals complete the tasks that I cannot).Now, bearing in mind that I'm not a mechanic or expert, just a smart do-it- yourselfer who likes to take up new challenges (electronics would be my strong point)
I'd like to customize the car in some way, and what I need to know is if there are any companies out there that sell custom body kits, engine rebuild kits, etc. for this kind of car. I've searched the internet, but I can't find any "good" online parts catalogs for this type of car. I can find some sites, but what I'm looking for is a company with a good website or mail-order parts catalog that lists all parts from A-Z so that I can see what I want before I order. I'd like to price out my options before deciding upon everything I want to do to the car. The company would be located in the U.S. or Australia preferably.
I will be doing a lot of customizing on this car from body to suspension to wheels, etc. and I already have most of the car dissassembled with plenty of time and room to work.
Hopefully, if I can find some good information, I can build a totally original, fun, and economical car that I will use as my daily driver for may years to come.
p.s. - I don't expect to do this overnight, I'm realistic and know this will take me several years at the very least to complete as I'm doing most of the work myself. This is something I'm doing for pleasure and not because I HAVE to! ;)
Thanks for any and all that can provide me with some good information on the '74 Saab 99 LE!!!