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1. Sorry State of Original Relays 3
About this Post I had been wondering for some time what I would do about a non-functional oil pump monitor, the one on the left in Figure 1. Working or rebuilt units seem unobtainable, and I didn’t have any confidence in the bimetallic strip design anyway. I was hoping for […]

Oil Pump Monitor and Headlight Relays   Recently updated !

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23. Front Quarter View of Painted Body 4
Painting the Body Parts Figure 1 shows the assemblage of parts ready for a trip into the paint booth. The body will be moved out temporarily. Figure 2 shows the parts moved into the paint booth for painting. The fenders were temporarily masked as shown in Figure 3 so that […]

Painting SAAB Olive Green GN5   Recently updated !

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2. Eastwood After Blast on Fender 3
Sandblasting The trusty Harbor Freight sandblaster was put to work on cleaning the fenders and trunk lid. Figure 1 shows the pile of coal slag blasted fenders. Phosphate and Zinc Treatment The media cleaned fenders and trunk lid next were treated with Eastwood After Blast, a phosphate/zinc coating product. See […]

Prepping Fenders and Trunk Lid for Painting

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37. The Finished Transmission 1
Disassembly and Evaluation I am no where near ready for installation of the transmission but just had to know if I had a good one or not. I was hoping that I might only have to deal with the infamous loose pinion shaft nut and call it a day. But, […]

Transmission Rebuild

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17. Front of Grille After 2nd Primer/Sealer Coat 3
Hood Restoration The hood on the MC850 was a replacement, not the original, but it had structural damage and a corkscrew twist to it. I opted instead for the hood from the donor car the grand-kids had applied pasty water paint to because it was undamaged except for pitting from […]

Hood and Grille Restoration

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31. Passenger Door Primed 1
Introduction I thought the doors on the MC850 when I bought it were both very nice. Unfortunately, both had been badly patched up with pop-riveted and thin sheet metal which was subsequently covered with a deep layer of body filler. The bottom of the door was “repaired” with a thick […]

Restoring Door Sheet Metal

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Goodies from Sweden for 1966 SAAB
Loss of Longtime Friend Nicholas Hayden (May 26, 1945 – Sept 7, 2024) I first met Nicholas Hayden in 1974 while desperately searching for a replacement 2-takt engine for my 1968 SAAB 95, my only car at the time. He was a friendly guy who had lost the use of […]

A Sorrowful Loss

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10. Testing Fit of Jack Mounts
Splash Guards This is a short post showing the last few bits of underside work before media blasting and application of coatings. Figure 1 shows a donor splash guard for the driver’s side. The original was a bit too crumbled to be reworked. Having surplus 304 stainless sheet, I decided […]

Finishing Underside Body Work

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