UKSaabs

Good Evening,

I have been meaning to start this thread for a while but work has kept getting in the way of me sitting down and starting it.

Dad has managed to secure yet another flat front 9000 Carlsson......................... 3 might be enough now!!!!!!





This one is not quite in as good condition though....................new roof needed and windscreen as well as mechanical work needed.

When we removed the windscreen we found that some welding was required around the windscreen surround.






Unfortunately it has been sat outside for a number of years, so the elements have got to it, as well as bits being taken from it (front and rear bumpers!!!!) Thanks to Mcvities I now have them to complete the body kit and put it back to its former glory.

First things first were to strip it back to a bare car to see exactly what work is required...........................

Let's remove the roof............................





Initial plans for the car are, do a T5 conversion and change the roof. Luckily dad has a scrap 9000 which he is breaking to get a new roof and all of the required T5 conversion parts.

More updates to follow when I get the photos sorted out.

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1985 Silver 900 T16S
1988 Black 9000 Carlsson
1989 Black 9000 Carlsson
Saab Turbo 006

Watching with interest!

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......Gotta love a 9K..........

We can't go far on enthusiasm, but we don't go far without it

As always looking forward to seeing the end result.

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When you think you know it all, it's a sure sign you don't.

Tailgate has been cleaned up awaiting a freshly painted 'Carlsson' badge.

Does anybody have any suggestions on how to restore a badly faded decor panel?



New bumpers are in the process of being fully stripped ready for a new coat of black paint.




New roof has been cut off the donor car, and is ready for trial fitting.



New roof is now resting in place waiting to be welding on.




Adam

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1985 Silver 900 T16S
1988 Black 9000 Carlsson
1989 Black 9000 Carlsson
Saab Turbo 006

If ever your dad wants a busman's holiday...

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3 x Blk 99T 2d
1 x Blk 99T 3d
1 x Blk 99GL 2d
1 x Blk 99GL 4d
1 x Beige 99GL 2d
1 x bronze 99GLE

Nice work so far

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When you think you know it all, it's a sure sign you don't.

The T5 wiring harness is well under way..........................I'm glad dad is doing this rather than me....................talk about spaghetti junction!!!!

He has just about worked out where all the wires go, it's now just double checking everything is right so that we don't blow the ECU.

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1985 Silver 900 T16S
1988 Black 9000 Carlsson
1989 Black 9000 Carlsson
Saab Turbo 006

Thats in quite good condition

My thoughts were to use humbrol model paint (hear me out). They do an orange and a red called clear..... each intended to replicate indicators and light clusters. Several thin coats of colour on the outside with lacquer over the top and then silver on the rear side should leave it looking quite respectable.

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Rich
Prefers driving over polishing or reading.

Thanks for the suggestion Rich.........I will look into it as I have 2 that need doing.

Just a quick update, on the T5 conversion, the wires have all been connected up, and it runs (for a short while). The immobilizer needs removing from the ECU. All is good though and wires seem in the correct place.

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1985 Silver 900 T16S
1988 Black 9000 Carlsson
1989 Black 9000 Carlsson
Saab Turbo 006

With this method i think you'd be better stripping the inside (I think the early decor panels were painted on, which is why they fade) and using the model paint to repaint, with the silver behind that. Paint is best used with a hobby spray gun and thinners.

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"Dusty" 1975 V4 Anniversary
"Money Pit" 2008 93SW Turbo-X

Trial fit of the bumpers and wheel arch trims today




Also another major update.............it now runs..............The T5 conversion has been successful

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1985 Silver 900 T16S
1988 Black 9000 Carlsson
1989 Black 9000 Carlsson
Saab Turbo 006

It's coming together nicely
Is it running T5.2 or 5.5?

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Rich
Prefers driving over polishing or reading.

Hi,

It is T5.5 out of a 1997 9000 anniversary.

Adam.

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1985 Silver 900 T16S
1988 Black 9000 Carlsson
1989 Black 9000 Carlsson
Saab Turbo 006

Without wanting to hijack the thread
what was done with the crank position sensor? I was under the impression that early DI/APC and T5.2 were incompatible with T5.5.

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Rich
Prefers driving over polishing or reading.

Its not a whole engine/ecu swap out is it?

The inlet manifold doesn't look like one from a B202, but the cam cover is.

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"Dusty" 1975 V4 Anniversary
"Money Pit" 2008 93SW Turbo-X

Beardydave you are correct it's gone from a 2 litre B202 manual to a 1997 B234 auto !! With the B202 cam cover.

Should be fun to drive!!!

Adam.

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1985 Silver 900 T16S
1988 Black 9000 Carlsson
1989 Black 9000 Carlsson
Saab Turbo 006

That's really rather exciting


*devil's advocate* are you worried that the slush box will take away or dull some of the driving character that made the Carlsson that little bit special?

How much for a loom adapter?

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Rich
Prefers driving over polishing or reading.

It is mainly an auto because that's what we had spare.......it was free. We will eventually change it to a manual one day. At the minute getting it back on the road is number 1 priority.

The loom adapter is pretty much all you can see in my previous post with the pics. I will get my dad to expand if there is any other adaptations.

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1985 Silver 900 T16S
1988 Black 9000 Carlsson
1989 Black 9000 Carlsson
Saab Turbo 006

If you have any instructions on how you did this, i would really appreciate it if you could share.
My son wants to convert his to T5 this summer, but i feel im going to really struggle if left to figure it out for myself. Brain doesnt work as well as it used too !.

cheers

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The SAAB Clinic. T5 Tuning. www.thesaabclinic.co.uk
97 9000 Aero 2.3T
Astra 1.8i SRi XP

Hi Adam, any chance of some updates on the car.

A ''Project Revisited'' if you like, I'm sure many would be interested.

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When you think you know it all, it's a sure sign you don't.