Popular Post EpochNZ Posted March 18, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 18, 2018 (Discussion thread here) Because I'm either having a midlife crisis or pregnant (results will confirm soon), I found I was missing have a pile of rust taking up my driveway..... So in return for Beer and cupcakes (2 for 1 deal), @Carsnz123 helped me grab this from the Marshlands Graveyard and dropped it in suburban Woolston. Of course, it was no were near that easy.....especially as every single item of mechanised shifting gear was declared "stuffed". So in reality the job involved lots of strops, winches, sore backs and swearing. As Trainee Saab Barry I failed at the critical moment in being able to recall obscure facts......it wasnt until @Carsnz123 said "It feels like its in gear" that I recalled the Saab will only allow the key to be removed when its left in reverse....at least we now know the clutch works! Initial plan is to have bit of a tidy up and find out what the tale of the tape is. I need to ascertain what the underside looks like as well as get someone to fix the locks so we can actually start the beast! 18 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpochNZ Posted March 20, 2018 Author Share Posted March 20, 2018 Digging around inside this evening before tea.....Dash is in really good condition As are the passengers ashtrays... I'll do a gif soon of how the swedish seatbelts work....totally arse about face. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post EpochNZ Posted March 25, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 25, 2018 Waterblaster and scrubbing made short work of the lichen today and Agnetha now looks 76.2% better. Once the water drains out of her I'll attack the interior with the vacuum. In other news, the hypothesis that th elast owner was a 60yr old male with walk shorts, sock and roman sandels with the uncanny knack of being able to quote the Saab Owners Manual verbatim were disproved when I climbed into the boot from the cabin and did some archeology: And speaking of owners manuals......a chance find by @Carsnz123 at the Vintage Car Club. We are guessing it could well be for this very car, how many other 1973 99L's made it to Christchurch? 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post EpochNZ Posted March 25, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 25, 2018 Oh, and this emerged from under the lichen.... 17 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpochNZ Posted March 27, 2018 Author Share Posted March 27, 2018 Shit day at work today, concluding with a visit to my desk by the CEO. Immediate Boss (GC) stood up for me but still Cack. Got home and attacked the Passenger Door Doorcard to work at getting the lock barrel. Got this far before being driven inside by Mosquitos and thirst. Not as bad as it could be I suppose but something will have to happen to the bottom and the outer skin (one of the few places to have a hole in the body). Once I've arranged a weatherproof cover the door will come off for some work. Tomorrow nights job will be getting the barrel out (if I can work out how). Oh, and another win was finding the full Saab 99 Parts Manual on an Irish Saab site (I know, go figure). Time for beer. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpochNZ Posted April 14, 2018 Author Share Posted April 14, 2018 After a week of dodging hail showers in the evenings while working half in/half out of the Saab I finally found some good weather today.....so decided to take the seats out for shits and giggles. It has at least let me get eyes on some more of the floor but I'm not any closer to getting the key barrel out. Damn Scandinavians.... Seat mechanisms are all still good as are the frames, so hopefully it will be case of Motor Upholstery for Dummies and we will be good to go. Gotta love those headrests. Che Guevara tee shirt being gainfully employed to mop up water under the carpet....which is an excellent use as he was (to quote Eddie Izzard) a mass murdering fuck head. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpochNZ Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 Obligatory wheel pic cos discussion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post EpochNZ Posted April 25, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2018 Hmmmm.......one of these things is not like the other.... It does make me think if this was one of the reasosn it was taken off the road. It looks at some stage like someone has tried to get it out of reverse and into neutrl without the use of the key which, as we all now know, is mechanically impossible when the key has been removed. Anyway, I'll have to come up with a cunning way of disassembling the assembly and either straightening or replacing the effected bits. In other news I took the 10 minutes between house and family stuff to finally get the key barrel moving, so we can now move it around to start.....so if I can talk the Sharners Apprentice ( @Carsnz123 ) into visiting and showing off his Lazarus skills we may even be able to produce some smoke! 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpochNZ Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 Now with added straightness! Being winter and all I think this is how things are going to progress for the next few months. Spend sunny weekends ripping things out, then dank, dark weeknights fixing them up inside beside the fire. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpochNZ Posted May 19, 2018 Author Share Posted May 19, 2018 Another day of Fun, Hi-Jinks and Frolics at Chez Saaaab. After the first coffee of the morning and finishing stacking the last of the firewood I took off the right front wheel to see what horrors lurked within. First good bit of news is that it is wearing the ATE style brake calipers which look a mite easier to work on than the standard Saaaab Girling models. The guard is pretty good, but not sure about the area around the driveshaft tunnel.... Oh Darn......might need to consult with @yoeddynz on what can be done.... AND....later on the day (with thanks to @RUNAMUCK ), the question that has plagued Saaab owners ever since Sweden started a eugenics program focusing on turning out leggy blondes by the Harem full........How does a 99 look with wider feet? Not bad....not bad at all..... (205/16's for those following along at home) Needs lowering...eventually. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpochNZ Posted June 28, 2018 Author Share Posted June 28, 2018 Mental Health Day today after having to push through at work for 3 days despite feeling ill all Sunday. Chance to catch up on some sleep and reacquaint myself with the sun. More skirting around the edges on Agnetha while I build up the courage to have a crack at getting her started. She's now fully shod on wider feet and up on some stands at the front to allow some work on the suspension. More importantly I've got my first look at her sans indicator clusters and front bumper in a drive to replicate a pic i saw (hidden now deep in the Euro Cars thread). I think I like the look......I'll sleep on it and see. Definitely needs about an inch (or more) taken out of the height. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post EpochNZ Posted September 29, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 29, 2018 Auspicious Red Letter day.... Thanks to some dubious wiring by @Carsnz123, a 25 minute search for a screw out of the distributor and copious amounts of engine start being sprayed into various orifices, Agnetha today fired and ran for the first time in what could possibly be glacial epochs. Due to the complete absence of a working fuel pump and a lack of remaining daylight, further work has been postponed to a later date where the plan is to drive it up and down the street a few times before finding the brakes arent as flash as advertised and ending up in the river. No pics/vids sorry, Will was dashing away to ride on steam trains and I have an anniversary dinner with my significantly better half. I am so filled with happiness.... 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpochNZ Posted September 30, 2018 Author Share Posted September 30, 2018 Success breeds success as they say.......so this afternoon with the MIL inside looking after the kids, I grabbed my collection of tools and again headed outside to do battle with the beast. So in 3 hours I removed and worked on the throttle pulley (sticks like a stick insect stuck on a sticky bun), removed the rear seat to gain access to the boot, unlocked the boot from within (and got showered with rust and crap as it swung open for the first time in decades), started removing the wires and pipes from the fuel tank so it can be removed, drained said fuel tank, removed and flushed radiator expansion tank, and generally just nancied around.... Seeing the boot floor in the cold light of day was a bit of a shock though. Shouldnt be too hard I suppose.....surely? I'm "Working from Home" this week so I can see my coffee breaks being taken outside with tools in hand. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpochNZ Posted March 6, 2019 Author Share Posted March 6, 2019 Well, things took a major turn for the worse tonight...... But first, Look! A Flying Saab!! With help from @Carsnz123, Agnetha was dragged out to what he refers to as his "Wednesday Night Barry Evening".....and boy, there was much swooning as she was lowered off the trailer and onto the hoist. "Look, thats a Triumph engine in there, but they put it in backwards!" they all exclaimed, chuffed with their cleverness. Everyone was taken with her shapely lines and stunning good looks.... And then things started to fall apart....literally. A bit of gentle prodding around the undergubbins caused large holes to appear where there should be none. Most unnerving was the area I always suspected was going to be questionable, the bit around the right side transmission tunnel. The Barry's all shock their heads, declared her "stuffed" and gently drfited away.... So thats where we are. Things were much worse than originally intended and although theoretically things could be repaired, it would take a shed load of time and money to correct and at the moment I have little of both. I see my options as: - Pass her onto another OS member who will love and cherish her for a 5-10 year overhaul - Put her on TM as a parts car - Get the motor going and thrash her around the paddock before giving her a viking funeral - Put her in dry storage and hope the prices appreciate enough in the next 20 years that she might actually be worth doing. I have to admit that just lately Ive been wondering if I should part with her anyway and get something that would really get my juices going.......this looks like the impetus to do just that. For the full disturbing and shocking images taken in true Police Crime Scene Grimy colour, I invite @Carsnz123 to post the pics he took....just dont show the children. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carsnz123 Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Finally got a spare moment to get pics on the interwebs Whats disappeared is the front structure on the right side for the suspension mounts and engine And holes where they shouldn't be. There is lots of rusty parts on the lower section but most of the stuff above the sills is pretty sound. 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carsnz123 Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Actually got it running on it's carb tonight. 3.5 cylinders but close enough. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post EpochNZ Posted March 11, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 11, 2019 Firstly, apologies for previous histrionics.....I promise they wont happen again....much.... I was pretty crushed Wednesday night though and on top of a few other things happening (mostly financial) it wasnt a good night. However, I thought it best to get my head around what was actually going on and see what the actual story was......come in, the internet. I had a dig through my parts manuals to see where the truth lay.... So the worst area is where the inner guard (4) meets the floor (2).....and apparently its quite a well known spot for the 99's to rust out as I found this online: Cleverly, they have built the unit as one piece over the 90 degree bend which should be helluva strong once its in, all for the princely sum of $70 plus a gazillion for freight. The same place also provided parts for the sills and bottom of the doors so that is (theoretically) most of my headaches gone. Much happiness ensued as even the middy was sad that we might have to part with her. So thats where we are......even the owner of the hoist admitted on Saturday that he understands why I've decided to suck it up and spend the money. Maybe he was seduced by her rumbling goodness when they got her started? She will be coming home soon to be dismantled and the hard yards can begin. I may even spend the readies and do a welding course (I live just down the road from the Tech). Meanwhile, a little Saab waits.... (Keeping company with @DoBro Jesus BattleWagon by all accounts). (Honestly, who can refuse that ass?) 25 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post EpochNZ Posted March 22, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 22, 2019 I am such a happy little Saab Barry.... (Thanks to @Carsnz123 for grabbing the book for me plus turbo sharns....yes, one day we will...) 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post EpochNZ Posted March 31, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2019 Bay...Bee.....Saab do-do-di-do-di-do.... Not much of an update, but thanks to the dynamic duo (aka @Carsnz123 and @JustHarry) Agnetha is now back safely tucked up at home. She is now up on stands at the front end and, with Haynes in hand, I have started disassembling the front suspension. Or at least I was until I ran out of tools and talent (will be on the scrounge for a breaker bar this week...and possibly some spanners). Oh, and the bonnet and front grill are now elsewhere to facilitate access to the donkey. If any one is interested, I have for sale some of the bits I no longer have a need for: Theres a suspicious amount of road gravel in this car.... 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpochNZ Posted June 16, 2019 Author Share Posted June 16, 2019 Episode 104: Loading up on dem carbs.... So after a weekend of migraines and feeling shitty I decided that some progress is better than none (no shit, Sherlock) so decided to get all down and funky on the carb. After a pre-emptive raid on @h4nd's toolkit I dodged the rain showers to wrestle off my prize.....Strombergs finest (175CD for those following along at home). This afternoons trick was to get it in bits ready for a bit of a clean (come in @Mr Vapour, I've got a job for you!)....and much to my surprise it looks like, despite having sat in a paddock for the last 10 years, the scrotes who were the last owners had the decency to at least get the carb overhauled before parking her. As such, the float bowl, butterfly and diaphragm all look in seriously good nick. Sure, the outside is a tad, crusty, be we know how to fix that, dont we? Right, now my eyes are out on stalks again (with attendant headache) so its drugs and back to bed....still, its progress init? 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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