While tidying the engine bay, I’ve had all suspension components, engine brackets etc soaking in citric acid to remove the rust. This was my first time using citric acid and I was really impressed with the results:
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Apparently the rally guys like to reinforce the lower wishbones, so I couldn’t resist having a go myself:
Cleaned up the aluminium wishbone mounting blocks and painted in the cheesiest colour possible:
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And an obscene amount of money was spent on new old stock genuine SAAB engine mounts and Powerflex poly bushes.
![Saab 900 engine mounts](https://www.teamtownend.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/F69E980F-8BB7-40C3-95ED-5BDB4AE643A1-1024x768.jpeg)
And finally, painted with POR-15.
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