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:
Getting ready to clean and paint the underside of the car: Honestly. It is a lot safer than it looks 😉 (Yes it is properly supported and the center of gravity is actually on the roof side, so no danger of falling over). – – – – – – – …
Fixing the waterpump-generator-combo. The waterpump-generator-system of the bullnose is now fixed even though it will not be used on the car (as it will have the 1966 engine with separate waterpump and alternator). The best parts from two or three combos were used to make one that works fully. Also …
OK. The winter break is over and it’s time to continue the project. It hasn’t been completely dead though, I’ve managed to find time to do a little bit stuff… The 900i has turned out to be a very nice car. No technical problems (yet) – even though it has …
This is my “new” daily driver (bought January 2008). It’s a pretty common 1988 3D Combi, with just a few extras. It has tinted windows (“smoke”), wind deflectors on doors, opening rear windows, power steering and a rear spoiler. I don’t actually know which came standard with the injection model …
Saab Turbo 30 vuotta näyttely Lielahden Metro-Autossa 23-25.11.2007. The local Saab dealer organized a little display of Saab Turbos with the help of Saab Club Of Finland. SAAB 99 TURBO 1980 SAAB 9000 TURBO AERO 1997 SAAB 900 TURBO AERO 1993 SAAB 9-5 2.3T SEDAN LINEAR PILOT A5 – Performance …
Old magazine scans of Saabs in action. Mostly rallying.
Today we finally finished welding the passenger side of the car. Just a few pieces left. First I cut off the rusted side panel bottom section. Fitting a patch for the beam: Patched! There will be three layers of sheetmetal at places, so no need for 100% welds. On to …
We keep marching on… 😀 I tried using citric acid in cleaning some parts. I also zinc coated some of them myself. Worked out pretty good too! I think with some further testing I can clean and zinc coat (galvanize) all sorts of pieces myself. Here are the parts in …
The side panel bottoms need replacement. Here’s how we did it: The tricky part in doing this repair is that too much heat will warp the panel. Here I have cut off the bottom section of the panel. Making the patch – first bend it to match the shape. Then …
