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Sound deadening and dashboard assembly

Sound deadening and dashboard assembly

Tommi Järvinen 11.8.2019, 19:01 Saab 99 Turbo 1978One Comment

Next order of business was installing all the sound deadening materials and assembling the dashboard. There were no major problems with the dash installation other than trying to remember what goes where and in which order. I had taken dozens of photos just this day in mind when taking the …

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Finishing the paint – removing some orange peel

Finishing the paint – removing some orange peel

Tommi Järvinen 22.7.2019, 23:19 Saab 99 Turbo 1978Leave a comment

It was extremely hot when I was painting the car and I got a bit of orange peel on some sections. It’s not that difficult to fix but I needed to wait until paint was dry enough to sand it down and buff.

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Bumpers and trailer hitch

Bumpers and trailer hitch

Tommi Järvinen 30.4.2019, 22:57 Saab 99 Turbo 1978Leave a comment

The original bumpers for the 99 Turbo were pretty much shot. The ’78 bumpers have plastic chrome and black rubber decorative lists and the plastic is pretty much always scrap. A NOS front bumper came with the car which was a great help. I figured I would try to find …

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Engine and gearbox assembly

Engine and gearbox assembly

Tommi Järvinen 28.4.2019, 20:48 Saab 99 Turbo 1978Leave a comment

The engine and gearbox were in pretty good condition already before the project started. Putting the engine and gearbox back together should be pretty straightforward. But of course when you start taking things apart you usually find at least a problem or two. No exceptions here… Cylinder head We took …

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Nuts and bolts – acid bathed, zinc coated and yellow passivated

Nuts and bolts – acid bathed, zinc coated and yellow passivated

Tommi Järvinen 27.4.2019, 21:25 Saab 99 Turbo 1978Leave a comment

After the engine and gearbox were disassembled I proceeded to collect all the other stuff I needed to have zinc coated and yellow passivated. I acid bathed most of the small stuff like nuts and bolts, but glass bead blasted the bigger ones. I used citric acid for the bath. …

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Engine and gearbox disassembly

Engine and gearbox disassembly

Tommi Järvinen 27.4.2019, 20:32 Saab 99 Turbo 1978Leave a comment

The next step was to disassemble the engine and gearbox to have the components refurbished. Taking the engine apart was pretty straightforward. As usual I took several detail photos of the different components and what type of bolts go where. Also, I separated all the nuts and bolts according to …

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Wiper mechanism and heater overhaul

Wiper mechanism and heater overhaul

Tommi Järvinen 13.2.2019, 17:02 Saab 99 Turbo 1978Leave a comment

The wiper mechanism was in working order but needed some cleaning and new grease. I used best parts from three different units to get it as clean and rust free as possible. Heater unit overhaul The heater unit was a mess and some of the plastic parts were also damaged, …

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99 Turbo suspension

99 Turbo suspension

Tommi Järvinen 21.1.2019, 00:11 Saab 99 Turbo 19785 Comments

After the car was painted it was time to start putting some parts on the body shell. First job was to install the suspension components.

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Painting The Body

Painting The Body

Tommi Järvinen 24.8.2018, 21:18 Saab 99 Turbo 1978Leave a comment

Finally – The 99 Turbo is now in paint! Painting in a home made booth does have challenges. One of the biggest is not enough light. Real paint booths have large light panels for a reason – to see what the hell you are doing! 😀 Despite the many lights …

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The Doors

The Doors

Tommi Järvinen 24.8.2018, 20:45 Saab 99 Turbo 1978Leave a comment

Time to move on to the doors. The major decision here was if I wanted to paint the doors upright or laying flat. Laying flat would be easier but if they were upright the paint would settle down the same way it would on the sides of the car. I …

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