Just doing a bit of a resto on this one.
All four wheel arches were shot, bottoms of both front doors were gone, exhaust was rust flakes, brakes were seized, boot lid was rusty, roof was rusty, one small hole in the floor, bonnet had rust holes. Other than that it was alright
The car was delivered by Saab City (the central London Saab Dealer) to me and I've been slowly renovating it in my spare time.
It's a 2-door Saab 99 Turbo.
It didn't take very much effort to get it started and the car was complete apart from the bits which had rusted away.
The rear brakes were seized so it moved slowly but I've since started on the process to convert it to use a rear hand brake and the later hubs from the 1988-onwards Saab 900.
Here is the first picture:
It looks better than it is. Almost all of both front wheel arches were made from rust. At the back one wheel arch had been badly filled and then badly painted. Both rear wheelarches had many holes underneath where the wheels go.
The whole exhaust needed to be replaced so I've made a Saab 900 Turbo exhaust fit. If that exhaust wears out I can replace with a new 900 turbo exhaust.
As with most 99s and 900s it was totally solid underneath. Just a small patch of rust under the front passenger footwell.
I decided to paint the car as I went along. Didn't want to end up with the car completely dissassembled because then I would lose all the parts and have trouble getting it back together.
I replaced the drivers door bottom and I also made a new door for the passenger side by adjusting a 900 door.
You can see where I cut out the front window rail
I painted the front grille and restored the lower chin spolier.
The car was pre-assembled up to this stage and then moved to a new workshop (a bigger one!)
A new rear wheelarch was fitted. Thanks to Martin at Jamsaab for the part.
The original fuel sender had been taken out of the tank and had either corroded after it had been left out of the tank or it might of corroded while in the tank. Either way, it was beyond repair so I needed to fit something else. It's always difficult to get the right Saab part at the right time for the right price but Dan at Paradise Club Classic Saab's brought me a replacement sender unit from a 900. It is totally different to the 99 one but I have decided to make it fit.
At the moment it is only silicone sealed. I will glue it into place as well. It's better not to try and use fixings which require you to put holes in the tank so I'm gluing this part into place.
Next big job is to repair the wheel arch on the drivers side. When that is done I can put back the fuel tank and fit the new rear axle.
There is a hole like this at the back of the wheel arch as well.
All four wheel arches were shot, bottoms of both front doors were gone, exhaust was rust flakes, brakes were seized, boot lid was rusty, roof was rusty, one small hole in the floor, bonnet had rust holes. Other than that it was alright
The car was delivered by Saab City (the central London Saab Dealer) to me and I've been slowly renovating it in my spare time.
It's a 2-door Saab 99 Turbo.
It didn't take very much effort to get it started and the car was complete apart from the bits which had rusted away.
The rear brakes were seized so it moved slowly but I've since started on the process to convert it to use a rear hand brake and the later hubs from the 1988-onwards Saab 900.
Here is the first picture:
It looks better than it is. Almost all of both front wheel arches were made from rust. At the back one wheel arch had been badly filled and then badly painted. Both rear wheelarches had many holes underneath where the wheels go.
The whole exhaust needed to be replaced so I've made a Saab 900 Turbo exhaust fit. If that exhaust wears out I can replace with a new 900 turbo exhaust.
As with most 99s and 900s it was totally solid underneath. Just a small patch of rust under the front passenger footwell.
I decided to paint the car as I went along. Didn't want to end up with the car completely dissassembled because then I would lose all the parts and have trouble getting it back together.
I replaced the drivers door bottom and I also made a new door for the passenger side by adjusting a 900 door.
You can see where I cut out the front window rail
I painted the front grille and restored the lower chin spolier.
The car was pre-assembled up to this stage and then moved to a new workshop (a bigger one!)
A new rear wheelarch was fitted. Thanks to Martin at Jamsaab for the part.
The original fuel sender had been taken out of the tank and had either corroded after it had been left out of the tank or it might of corroded while in the tank. Either way, it was beyond repair so I needed to fit something else. It's always difficult to get the right Saab part at the right time for the right price but Dan at Paradise Club Classic Saab's brought me a replacement sender unit from a 900. It is totally different to the 99 one but I have decided to make it fit.
At the moment it is only silicone sealed. I will glue it into place as well. It's better not to try and use fixings which require you to put holes in the tank so I'm gluing this part into place.
Next big job is to repair the wheel arch on the drivers side. When that is done I can put back the fuel tank and fit the new rear axle.
There is a hole like this at the back of the wheel arch as well.
