UKSaabs

Not worried about overspray on the fuel tank etc as that's going to be dropped anyway.

poly bushes going into the suspension components.

rear suspension in place:

other side:

also removed rear bumper brackets (needed to be on until now for tie downs), rust free rear panel. fitted a new centre tow bracket. lights and boot interior trim fitted after refitting associated wiring.

also fitted more ancilleries to the engine:

What was that 1st coat of anti corrosion stuff Dan

Rob

some trade stuff the bodyshop gave me. not sure of the brand name but i'll find out for you.

Dan.

Thanks for that, ask if it has zinc in it please.

Rob

Look amazing.The end result will be other worldly for sure!!

Just for my own information banks - why were the inner arches painted after the body top coat??

Thanks, paul

I've often wondered if bolting one of these to rust prone parts would help???

http://www.mgduff.co.uk/mgduff-product- ... /ZD51.html

The bodyshop I use is over 10 miles away from my workshop. The bodyshell needed to be movable as a rolling shell and I felt it was better to get the body painted before the new suspension components were fitted. That would avoid any accidental overspray getting on the fresh suspension setup. Trying to paint the arches with suspension in place would have been a very poor option.
If the paintwork and mechanicals were all done in one place then obviously everything would have been removed and refitted in one go. But rather than compromise on the paint I decided that a professional bodyshop with the correct equipemt (full size spray booths and ovens etc) would be used.

Dan.

Dan,

Interested to know if you are replacing all the door and boot seals with new - and if so whether you have found any suitable non-saab alternatives. I looked at getting some replacements for the door and boot and rear quarters and was stunned by the price.

thanks.

No, no need to. I have good ones already.

Dan.

Do you have more good ones? If so I will have to drop by sometime - let me know.

The front suspension was removed, along with steering rack and front anti-roll bar.
No corrosion in driveshaft tunnels, nore at the rear lower edges of the engine bay, just a build up of oily muck from over the years. these areas where stripped, rustproofed and overpainted, followed by a generous dose of waxoyl.

The new brakes and suspension were then fitted, after applying waxoyl to the inner arches and driveshaft tunnels (as seen by the orangey colour on the paint - thats 'clear' waxoyl!)
new brake pipes and hoses still to fit.

new battery tray, washer bottle & clamp and n/s inner wing gubbins fitted:

wiring loom next:

engine next:



edit: no more pictures.