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 …
Still workin on the front end of the car. Here’s some pics: Too bad that nice light gray will be covered with rustproofing oil. I will use Dinitrol for the job. Test fitting the door: The window frame needs to be cut to proper length and then welded.
Attaching the front lip. Now the front of the car is ready for paint. After that I can start putting it together. Since lot of the metal in the engine bay was replaced because of corrosion I wanted to be absolutely certain that the engine lines up properly and that …
Bits and pieces… I started to strip the bonnet but I have to figure out if I really want to use this one. It’s pretty bad – corrosion, bad welding and it’s somewhat out of shape. Might be a lot easier just to get a better one.
Passenger side I started to fix the doors, just to have some variation. Welding the body is getting a bit boring… So, having not done any of this before, I just cut the old door skin off. …Well, ofcourse I had to figure out how it’s attached, but it turned …
Kevin from US send me these photos. He is restoring a 1964 Saab 96 with his son. Thanks for the photos Kevin!
We finally had some sunny days again! I now have all the front suspension parts completed. Here are some photos of the front brakes and brake drums, and the driveshaft (only primer in photos, they will be black):
The engine works! The engine is finally put together and we tested it a bit. There’s some problems to solve: The fuel pump seems not to work so we had to pour gasoline straight into the carburetors. Also there’s some issues with timing. But the engine runs! The test rig …
