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33549
I have 2 Sonetts in the project - rusty and very rusty. One will need a new floor, rockers and trunk. Another - much more. Hope to build at least one original...
vaisvila
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Dec 1, 2008
6:45 pm
33550
Best is a chemical dip. You would have to go slow with low pressure to sandblast the frame. Lester...
Lester
lesterewing
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Dec 1, 2008
6:58 pm
33551
I just sanded everything. Took a long time, but no question of damage for sure. Didn't cost much either. I cut out so much that it didn't seem worth the...
Diderich, Greg S. (JS...
twaingstance
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Dec 1, 2008
7:07 pm
33552
Anyone made frame modification by welding tube frame like Lotus 7 but Sonett size?...
vaisvila
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Dec 1, 2008
7:47 pm
33553
I have recently acquired a very nice low mileage original Saab 96, and I have a few simple questions. First of all, I need the following parts, and would like...
Charles Gould
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Dec 1, 2008
8:45 pm
33554
A few years ago, we went to the chemical dip place in Worcester. It was an old and very scary looking building in the industrial area. The guy running the...
cahmadjian
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Dec 1, 2008
9:10 pm
33555
... That's the technique I've been using. It is obviously very difficult to get in all the nooks and crannys no matter what technique you use....
Josh ChaitinPollak
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Dec 1, 2008
9:16 pm
33556
I forgot to mention that it is hard to get rid of the used sand. I ended up putting a couple scoops in the weekly garbage bag for about 6 months, till it was...
cahmadjian
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Dec 1, 2008
9:25 pm
33557
I am now thanks to EBay the proud owner of a 1974 V4 Parts Manual - very battered, but complete. (The hard plastic back cover has been ripped in two...No...
Jonathan Hopper
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Dec 1, 2008
9:50 pm
33558
2) Tachometer bounces between 900 and 2,000 rpm, only at idle, and is accurate everywhere else. Check for a crimp in your speedometer cable, straighten if...
Zumaque
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Dec 1, 2008
9:55 pm
33559
... New may still be available, $320 last I checked. If you find a good-used one it will be the later replacement stamped steel variety ... May have one...
William 'Chip' Lamb
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Dec 1, 2008
9:59 pm
33560
... These are the Ford V6 ones; http://www.saabforum.nl/albums/72sonett3/klepdekselvleugeltjes_1k.jpg ...
mhilvers
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Dec 1, 2008
10:20 pm
33561
Congratulations on your purchase! I have a '68 that I use as a daily driver. As to the gear you're referring to- it's on the balance shaft (BS). You should...
ericinvermont
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Dec 1, 2008
11:29 pm
33562
... I doubt that a crimp in the speedo cable would affect the tach.........
Bill Trench
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Dec 2, 2008
1:54 am
33563
I don't know there is a best way? I used a couple of gallons of paint stripper, a 7" cup wire brush on a seven inch grinder and a 4 1/2 stainless steel crimped...
Sandra Stewart
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Dec 2, 2008
2:26 am
33564
... Sounds more like a loose wire, unless the engine really is changing speed. Andy in PDX OR...
Andy Peterson
lyrlsbro
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Dec 2, 2008
2:55 am
33565
... Why not dig it into the ground around your house??? Andy in PDX OR...
Andy Peterson
lyrlsbro
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Dec 2, 2008
3:31 am
33566
... I would look for loose wiring, particularly a loose ground to the instruments. You say that your car has the plastic surround around the instruments ... so...
Andy Peterson
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Dec 2, 2008
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33567
... I had this problem recently when I put my car back on the road after sitting for 20 years. Try jostling the car to cause the fuel to slosh (probably the...
kkarl97
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Dec 2, 2008
4:57 am
33568
... I ended up pulling the engine separately, and learned some things. * The engine WILL get stuck on the water pipe behind the engine and the water pipes to...
Karolina Lindqvist
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Dec 2, 2008
7:16 am
33569
1) rear cast chrome trunk bar and trim that forms the handle of the trunk. Mine is pitted pretty badly. I have several, of various different styles - send me...
Tony Brooks
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Dec 2, 2008
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33570 cahmadjian
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Dec 2, 2008
12:58 pm
33571
I really wanted to bury it, but it was full of rust and other stuff. Also, I live in the city and the neighbors already talk about me. chris...
cahmadjian
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Dec 2, 2008
12:59 pm
33572
I also had the jumping fuel gauge after putting my car back on the road after 20 years. At times, I thought the needle would break off. I also decided it was...
cahmadjian
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Dec 2, 2008
1:04 pm
33573
My duh! Thanks. ... From: Andy Peterson To: vSAAB@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 9:01 PM Subject: Re: [vSAAB] Parts & Advice request for my...
Zumaque
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Dec 2, 2008
2:15 pm
33574
<quote who="cahmadjian"> ... Chris, For all the cars I've been party to restoring (and that's more than I can remember) we have always sandblasted the chassis....
Stefan Vapaa
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Dec 2, 2008
2:37 pm
33575
<quote who="Karolina Lindqvist"> ... Hello Karolina, Even with the clutch disk centered using a clutch alignment tool, this is still the hardest part of...
Stefan Vapaa
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Dec 2, 2008
2:46 pm
33576
Today I was in the nearest town (by bus), and got some hoses and stuff. I also went to the SAAB repairshop to ask for a part. There is a man there, who I think...
Karolina Lindqvist
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Dec 2, 2008
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33577
My problem is not enough air. I am at 110psi (max) with not much capacity. I keep looking at the big 175psi compressors, but it is just a lot of money. On...
cahmadjian
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Dec 2, 2008
3:22 pm
33578
... I did not find it so hard to find the splines. The hard part was the last few centimeters, where I assume the end of the axis should go into a small hole, ...
Karolina Lindqvist
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Dec 2, 2008
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