There’s a ton of welding to be done on the 99 Turbo. We decided to start with the floor and the rocker panels to get some integrity back into the body. The outer rocker panels were pretty much rotten away but thankfully the inner panels were pretty much ok. This …
The 1978 Saab 99 Turbo is now pretty much stripped. Only a little paint removal to do. So – it’s time start welding. But – as it happens – I now have the parts to continue with building the V4 Rally, and I’m going to concentrate on it for a …
I’ve been wanting an English Wheel for a long time, but they are pretty costly pieces of equipment, and I didn’t have room for one earlier. But some suitable scrap metal came my way and I decided to use it to build one – thus saving a a little money. …
We got the 99 Turbo up on the rotisserie – time to start removing the undercoating and the paint. It’s going to take a while, but it has to be done. Some pictures: So – I think this step is going to take a few weeks to complete…
We got the engine removed from the car yesterday. Today I didn’t have that much time to work on it, but managed to get the engine bay washed to check the corrosion situation. I expected there to be quite a bit to weld, but it turned out to be in …
I have been continuing with the disassembly of the 1978 99 Turbo. It’s coming along well – no big problems so far. The rust situation is pretty much as I already suspected. There’s a lot to weld. Thankfully I have pretty much rust free doors, bonnet and hatch awaiting. One …
Since we hit a snag on the 96 Rally and have to wait for parts (again) – I decided to do something about the 1978 99 Turbo while waiting. I wasn’t quite sure if I wanted to restore it or build a track car. A track car would be nice, …
The Saab Club Of Finland had a meeting at Sotkamo, in Northern Finland. I decided to visit Tikkis in Lappeenranta on the way, and we drove to Sotkamo together. The highlight of the meeting was a visit to the Talvivaara mine. Some pretty big machines over there… Also – I …
The 1978 Saab 99 Turbo has been under the covers for over a year now. I finally took the covers off to take a better look and decide on what to do. The corrosion situation on the car is really bad – it needs a lot of new steel. I …
It seems I’m a new owner of a 1978 Saab 99 Turbo. I picked the car up from eastern Finland the past weekend. The Saab 99 Turbo was the first mass-produced Turbo car in the world and one of the most iconic Saab models ever made. So when an opportunity …
