My 'Shed' Saab 900 Carlsson
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Meldonte said:
So as I mentioned previously the car came back from Jonathans absolutely filthy as is the norm when being parked near a bodyshop so I gave it a good going over to try and protect the paint as possible from what winter has to throw at it.
Here is a picture showing the brackets Jonathan made up to hold the bumper on in the new metal in the wheel arches:
Car back from bodyshop:
Onto the washing, so I jetwashed as much of the loose mud off as I could up in around the arches, and then foamed the car and rinsed before moving onto buckets:
Looking better:
The wheel lips have taken an absolute hammering from the salt as they are not laquered - I find as soon as you get a slight chip, water gets under the laquer and corrodes beneath it anyway and the whole layer turns milky and peels away. They were meant to be "sealed" but I think the heat of the brake dust eats through the sealant very quickly and it doesnt last long. 10 minutes with brasso brought them back a bit though so when I put my steelies on it's going to be a fun evening saving them.
Then onto clay, quick going over with SRP and then 2 coats of wax and J'ai Fini - definitely the shiniest car on the road during winter :P! Eagle eyed amongst you will notice I have finally refitted my Carlsson arch extensions - not to confident they will stay on though!
Hopefully that's all from me for a little while - I might be heading up to Pickering on Friday to catch some of the RAC classic in support of the Saab Historic Rally Team that are doing there bit up there. I'll post some pics if I do go.
Where did you get the prancing moose decals from? Wouldn't mind some for my 9-5..Here is a picture showing the brackets Jonathan made up to hold the bumper on in the new metal in the wheel arches:
Car back from bodyshop:
Onto the washing, so I jetwashed as much of the loose mud off as I could up in around the arches, and then foamed the car and rinsed before moving onto buckets:
Looking better:
The wheel lips have taken an absolute hammering from the salt as they are not laquered - I find as soon as you get a slight chip, water gets under the laquer and corrodes beneath it anyway and the whole layer turns milky and peels away. They were meant to be "sealed" but I think the heat of the brake dust eats through the sealant very quickly and it doesnt last long. 10 minutes with brasso brought them back a bit though so when I put my steelies on it's going to be a fun evening saving them.
Then onto clay, quick going over with SRP and then 2 coats of wax and J'ai Fini - definitely the shiniest car on the road during winter :P! Eagle eyed amongst you will notice I have finally refitted my Carlsson arch extensions - not to confident they will stay on though!
Hopefully that's all from me for a little while - I might be heading up to Pickering on Friday to catch some of the RAC classic in support of the Saab Historic Rally Team that are doing there bit up there. I'll post some pics if I do go.
Meldonte said:
Old set of kilens off of a burnt out 99 that caught fire on a track day two weeks after it was restored
Same setup as me - great setup on smooth roads, sticks like the proverbial to a blanket, but I find it a bit compromised for normal road running. Considering keeping the shocks and going back to standard turbo springs.
Very interesting read. Great amount of work went into keeping this on the road for many to admire. Wondering how it's going, is it still alive? I'm in the Bristol area so wondering if it's the black Carlsson I sometimes see in Bath, or one of the ones sitting in the yard at JAMSAAB. Had a few 900 Turbo's 20 years or more ago, and just recently got myself another T16, couldn't find / justify the cost for a Carlsson though:-(
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