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 the car this summer. We’ll… Continue reading Part 44. Prepare for paint continued
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Part 43. Preparing for paint
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 wheels next weekend, so all… Continue reading Part 43. Preparing for paint
Part 42. Underside corrosion protection
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 miss a spot when spraying… Continue reading Part 42. Underside corrosion protection
Part 41. Fixing the doors – continued
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 is not just the matter… Continue reading Part 41. Fixing the doors – continued
Part 40. Body completed
All welding on the body is now done! The final pieces that went on: Stone guard on the left hand side. And the right. The two piece mounting bracket and the bottom half of the stone guard were practically corroded away, so they have been fabricated from sheet metal. The top section of the back… Continue reading Part 40. Body completed
1966 Saab 96 – “Police Special”
Finnish Police had very few Saab 96 as patrol cars in the old days and none of them have survived to this day. I have had this really sad looking Tekno Saab 96 a while and I was going to restore it to it’s former glory. But then I got a better idea – why… Continue reading 1966 Saab 96 – “Police Special”
Part 39. Underside primer
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The Family Saabs
Our Saabs (Well, some of them). Here’s some of the Saabs my family has owned. All in all, my father had three 96’s, at least two 99 Combi Coupes and one or two Sedans, and two 900 Multi Coupes. In so far I have had three V4 96’s, one ’64 Stroker, one 1970 95, a… Continue reading The Family Saabs
Saab 96 two stroke 1962
John Pape from UK sent me photos of his very nice 1962 two-stroke Saab. Here’s John’s comments: I own a 1962 96. It is a standard right hand drive car with the single carb engine. It was completely rebuilt by a Saab dealership in the early 70’s and has lead a quiet life ever since.… Continue reading Saab 96 two stroke 1962
Part 38. Original engine restored
During the winter the parts for the original motor of the car (the origial 1964 bullnose motor, not the longnose motor I’m actually going to use in the car) has been restored also. It looked so nice I decided to take more pictures than usual 🙂 Here goes: