yea I know how that feels, but i only lost the locking pin. Car was soooo godamn loud, and slow.

 

Sorry to hear about your luck.
I'd heard about the wastegate rod issue, so when I had my turbos, I used some LocTite on the threads and wrapped the end clip(s) with some fine bailing wire to insure that the connectors stayed connected.
A possible alternative for you to try (if you can't come up with a replacement) is a screen door's turnbuckle assembly. They generally consist of a pair of eye hooks on either end of the threaded knuckle that comes in a number of sizes, perhaps even one to fit your needs? Just dispose of the eye hooks and you're good to go.

 

Ended up adapting a sturdy L-shaped metal bracket. Cut to size, drilled two holes and cut the thread in the end that screws onto the actuator rod. Added a lock nut for security.

The thread on the TD04's rod is odd, I measured M6x0.8mm (while the standard size is M6x1mm). Couldn't find a suitable metric tap, so I used a 1/4"x#28 (had to re-thread the nut too). Seems to be holding fine. Adjusted the base boost and went for a ride - good boost all the way as it should be.

 

Great and congratulations on your fabrication/mod-ability, you should post some pics so that fellow Saabers could gain a little insight should they find themselves in a similar situation.

 

It's really not a big deal. It would've been better to have a second nut on the other side, but there was not enough thread left on the rod.

 

It does'nt have to be a "big deal", it just has to work and that does.
Good job and congrats on the fix.