Sabra S200041


Engine type..never put a picture on the site yet.... later cars would have 211E far as I know.

Fine solution if you're out of oil-filters	or if the Big Bulb would break

	Still like that fan very much, one of these days it will be on again.
	Bill Graepels' short story is: I had been looking for a car to fix up as a hobby. My brother told me about this car in the garage of a friend in New Jersey. He had not seen the car but this friend had owned the car for about 10 years and his wife wanted the garage cleaned out. I bought it sight unseen as I was told that it ran but was not drivable. I live in Port St. Lucie, Florida. The car arrived here in early November 2006 after the 1200 mile transport. I pushed it into my garage and placed it on jack stands, started it up, tried all of the forward gears and reverse (OK), then started to dis-assemble it. I attempted to locate the original owner through various means but was not successful. I have applied for a TITLE of ownership and I'm still waiting to receive it. I' ve found a local rebuilder of British cars who said he could assist me in finding mechanical repair parts. I'm taking a stab at the fiberglass repairs but will probably leave the finishing touches to a professional. By the way, the ID number on the left front frame horn matches the vehicle ID tag, #S200041.
Bill was the first??? to find the frame number in the frame itself.

Frame number	engine number (the engine support is taken off)

rear axle number
Hi Jef, I found a low budget solution to replacement front shocks. I bought a pair of SACHS 5334 shock (old Jaguar rears) absorbers. I cut both loops (bushing mounts) off 1 of the original Girlings. [I wanted to keep 1 original intact]. Then I sliced the lower loop on the NEW shock and welded the old shock loop onto it, to achieve the correct length. The SACHS shock was 3/4" short on the lower end, but the other dimensions were very close. I wanted to use the original upper metal dust boot to properly align the spring but the upper spring stop diameter radius was about 3/16" too large. The shock would not fit in a lathe, so I trimmed a large washer and tack welded it to the underside of the stop to hold the dust boot in place. For the lower bushing I used a polyurethane (hourglass style) bushing from "ENERGY SUSPENSION" [hyperflex] part # 9.8107 with a bronze sleeve from a local hardware supply to fit the 1/2" diameter mounting bolt. I believe it will fit perfectly, I hope it will perform properly but will not know until the car is roadworthy. See the attached pictures. The original is on the left side of the 1st. photo.


Sketch
During the Christmas Holiday (2007) I was able to spend some quality time re-assembling the chassis. Take a look. sincerely, Bill Graepel



The silencer on my Sabra is most likely original as most parts are. It is Made in England by BURGESS. It is oval 6.5 inches wide / 3.5 inches deep & 18.5 inches long. The inlet accepts the front pipe 1.75 inches diameter. Does this help? Bill *Indeed it does:*
	Car is getting near finished.
f	I just got my repaired wheel covers back from the stainless steel repair shop. They were in poor shape. Now they look great! I am installing them now; I've attached some photos. I modified some aftermarket spinners and they fit nicely. (June 2010)