Yesterday morning I was gonna drive to work and temperatures were a bit chilly (-3 C), I had to stop after a few hundred meters and limp back because the rear right brake refused to let go. And boy was it hot after that too.
The parking brake was the culprit, the parking brake is mechanically...
This was the result:
And last night was the Saab premiere for this year. It's out and driving now, still got the coolant to flush and then replace the cooler, maybe next weekend. And of course I haven't gotten anywhere on the injectors, just not enough time. I scrounged a fuel pump that's got...
Finally, many smaller parts are becoming a lesser amount of larger parts again. I went with silver and black since that's what was available. The brake shield is showing some wear but I think I'll get a couple more years out of it since it won't be seeing any salt anymore.
Haven't really...
Well one last bit of progress this week is that I got the brake shield off, had to drill out the screws but they are thru-holes so I drilled them out from the back and broke off the bolt heads. Then I could cut away enough of the brake shield and slip it over without having to press anything...
Well I guess the brake calipers are ready now, multiple times in electrolysis bath.
Ready for paint, personally I'd like gold.
Also built this failure over the weekend to try and force out the lower ball joint, didn't work, simply too flexible.
I got informed the best way to make these...
I've also put the taillights back. I went and added a second sealing strip on the car body itself, D-profile brown is all I found. But it's almost completely hidden when assembled:
The two sealing strips meet each other and I hope this will create good water seal. There's only one way to find...
I've been taking apart the front right drive joint / hub. I got a new ball joint and a new CV joint to fit. And other ideas.
Start by removing the brake callipers. Pinch off the brake hose and cover the end says the Saab manual.
The callipers came off quite easily, and so did the brake disc...
I removed the front bumper again and modified the fog light brackets. They had been bugging me for a while, too far apart compared to factory ones. So I decided to move them 5cm further in on each side. Looks better this way IMO.
(red is primer showing through, I wasn't too careful painting...
Maybe, does he have a door lock actuator for a 900 central locking mechanism. I've been thinking of replacing the key locks on this with blanks and relying on a keyless opener only, since the locks on this car can be opened with a popsicle stick.
But the drivers side door lacks an actuator...
I've also tested the injectors, they all measure 12.8 to 12.9 ohms which is close enough I guess. I used this thing to test if they worked and they all open at 5 volts, I can reduce to 2 volts without them closing again, so that tells me how little I need to hold them open while in the...
Rolled on a layer of epoxy primer in the trunk.
Day after and keeping the garage at 20C it's cured enough to be over painted. I put a layer of stone chip protection. This is oil based with anti-corrosive properties, and can be painted over. Got the tip from another saab owner that it will...
I dunno, I've had cars with no consideration given to water ingress at all. At least they provided drains.
I got a hold of 4 'red' injectors from a Saab 9000, also got the fuel rail and pressure regulator though I don't need those.
Gonna rebuild these. The Saab 900 Turbo with lucas ECU is...
I did order this from the UK (Vistaprint.co.uk) but I am not sure it's a UK company or that it was shipped from there.
Room for 17 more oil changes, at my rate it's 1 per year, car is 34 years old, 50+ should be doable.
Been chiseling, grinding and scrubbing and cleaning on the trunk as well! All while standing bent over into the trunk area, my lower back isn't happy.
The dark patches are bare metal that I've applied a rust converter to. The majority of the trunk area is rust free actually, the right...
I washed the Saab since we had above freezing temps because it had a lot of grinding dust on it from being in the shop. Of course afterwards I find two pools of water in the trunk. Leaks coming in same place as last time it appears, from the tail lights. I've tried to seal them up before but...
I replaced the ground cable today, I got lucky, my other welder also a Kemppi has a compatible ground cable connector, it's also a lot thicker. I think it works better now, I can run at lower settings and it works better, like step 2 works now on 1.2mm sheet metal whereas earlier I had to run at...
I found that the contact tips on my handle where pretty loose, can wiggle the wire around. I had one older tip where it was a closer fit but swapping did no real difference. It also feeds well now as far as I can see, new rollers.
I get stuff welded but it's annoying because I'm not sure if I...