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Saab 99 Turbo part 12 – Learning To Use Auto Body Solder

Saab 99 Turbo part 12 – Learning To Use Auto Body Solder

Tommi Järvinen 18.4.2017, 21:28 Saab 99 Turbo 1978One Comment

I have seen body solder used in some custom car shows over the years, but have not tried it myself. It’s sometimes also called “lead loading” since in the golden age of Hot Rodding lead was used to fill and shape body panels. Epoxy fillers (“bondo”) were not really available …

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Saab 99 Turbo part 11 – restoring the brakes and suspension components

Saab 99 Turbo part 11 – restoring the brakes and suspension components

Tommi Järvinen 19.2.2017, 22:54 Saab 99 Turbo 19783 Comments

Brakes on the Saab 99 can be a bit tricky to fix these days. All the components can be found but probably not off-the-shelf at the local auto parts store. The Saab Club Sweden can help with some of the components, like seal kits. Also new dust shields are available …

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Saab 99 Turbo part 10- Corrosion repair almost done

Saab 99 Turbo part 10- Corrosion repair almost done

Tommi Järvinen 12.12.2016, 00:29 Saab 99 Turbo 19784 Comments

The corrosion repair on the 99 Turbo is finally almost done. Basically what’s left to do is fixing the driver side door. The “good” doors I had turned out to be not so good… The passenger side door needed just a few patches but the driver side door needs to …

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Saab 99 Turbo part 9 – front section welding

Saab 99 Turbo part 9 – front section welding

Tommi Järvinen 3.10.2016, 19:41 Saab 99 Turbo 19783 Comments

The Saab 99 Turbo is proceeding once again – welding as usual… I had a busy summer and the project was pretty much on hold for a few months. At the moment it looks like I will not be able to put too many hours on the car but the …

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Using Shrinker/Stretcher to repair Saab 99 brake dust shields

Using Shrinker/Stretcher to repair Saab 99 brake dust shields

Tommi Järvinen 8.4.2016, 17:28 Saab 99 Turbo 1978Leave a comment

I bought a Shrinker Stretcher machine. I have seen them used on some Youtube channels and they looked pretty handy. They seem to help a lot in making tighter curves and radiuses. The English Wheel is handy also, but the Shrinker Stretcher seems to speed up some operations a lot. …

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99T part 8 – Spare tire compartment re-build

99T part 8 – Spare tire compartment re-build

Tommi Järvinen 20.2.2016, 22:24 Saab 99 Turbo 1978Leave a comment

Some more metal work – The spare tire compartment floor was badly corroded on the 99 Turbo. At first I thought about making it one piece with hammer and dolly and the english wheel, but it was just a little too complex a shape for my skill level. So, I …

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99T part 7 – more rust repair

99T part 7 – more rust repair

Tommi Järvinen 21.12.2015, 20:01 Saab 99 Turbo 1978Leave a comment

The 99 Turbo side panel rust repair is almost done. This weekend we almost finished fitting and repairing the left hand side. Some photos:

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99T part 6 – replacing the rear quarter and more welding

99T part 6 – replacing the rear quarter and more welding

Tommi Järvinen 1.11.2015, 20:41 Saab 99 Turbo 1978Leave a comment

It’s been a while since I did a progress report on the 99 Turbo. It’s coming along but requires a lot of work. We have been working on the rocker panels and floor, and now moved on to the rear side panels. Ultimately I came to the conclusion that the …

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99T part 5 – new sheet metal for the rocker panels

99T part 5 – new sheet metal for the rocker panels

Tommi Järvinen 10.5.2015, 22:34 Saab 99 Turbo 1978Leave a comment

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 …

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99T part 4 – more paint removal

99T part 4 – more paint removal

Tommi Järvinen 22.3.2015, 21:29 Saab 99 Turbo 1978Leave a comment

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 …

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