I painted the body today. The color is from the Saab 9-5 (2007) chart and it’s called “Polar White” (it has a somewhat creamy tint to it, not pure white). Well, the coating is not perfect but all in all quite good. I didn’t leave any dry spots but I …
We sanded the filler today (the whole car, took about 5 hours with two men working…) But the car is now ready for overcoat! Some photos: I said earlier that the area below the window frame was somewhat pitted – here’s a photo to illustrate. I had to sand a …
Filler time! It’s starting to look like the body will get it’s color this summer! I’ve sprayed the filler yesterday and today. I put on about six coats on the roof (to have plenty of the stuff to work with) and three on the sides depending on how uneven the …
Since the 900i was stolen I was forced to buy a new car. (The 900i was later found in pretty good condition though… So I now have the 900i and this Turbo as well). This is what I found: It’s a 1989 Saab 900 T8 Special. Or as it is …
Some brogress on the project: The left hand side rear fender coming along nicely. A “new” right hand side fender (Many thanks Eirik!) Only a little rust repair needed, otherwise a very good piece. For the past week I’ve been working on the roof: The rear part is pretty ok. …
My car got stolen! My Saab 900 is gone. Somebody took it from our yard, not 10 meters away from my bedroom window. Didn’t even wake up… The car was locked, but.. Well… The locks on these old Saabs… I did have one of those separate locks to go between …
The side panels are starting to look ok: I realised that we really need to do the final fitting of the doors and fenders before I spray the overcoat on the car. It will take some time, so I’m not all that confident that I will have time to spray …
Putty time! Putty on. Putty off. Putty on. Putty off. Putty on. Putty… Smoothing out the welded areas. Surface pitting here… I don’t know which is worst; sanding or welding…. At the moment I think it’s sanding. 🙂 – – – We are planning on getting the car on it’s …
The underside of the car is now ready for corrosion protection. Everything has been painted: A can of Dinitrol “Corrosion protection for vehicle underbody” and a suitable spraygun. I see Black! Black! 😉 The great thing about painting the underbody a light colour is obvious. You see immediately if you …
As you may remember I currently have two right hand side doors that should be made into one… The stroker door has had the skin removed and the green V4 door is going to donate one. But the sroker door also has some rust issues to deal with: So it …
