Very cool!

I kinda like the wheels painted like that--different.

If you plan to take the rear seat back out, there's a trick to it. Don't just try to pop the ends out of the retainters by using a pry bar. Remove the little spring clips first, then with a pair of needle nose pliers pull out the plastic spacer ring on the pivot shaft. Pulling those spacers allows you to slide the channel that they were in over to the retainer and just slide the seat up, no prying (or damaging) necessary.

 

yea the wheels are not bad. I haven't decided yet what I want to do wheel wise....

rear seat is already out. I did it just the way you mentioned and managed to not damage anything thankfully.

the car is in need of many parts but I will wait a bit until I get the interior finished. Now I need to decided what color to recover the door cards and headliner...

 

I just picked up some royal blue microsuede fabric at JoAnnes Fabrics on Thursday to do mine. My vert has grey interior, but I want to do the door cards and speaker covers in blue. The fabric matches the paint color almost perfectly. You only need about 1/2 yard. I also picked up some padded headliner there to use as backing. That was on clearance because they are discontinuing it. I walked out of there for under $20--good deal.

They also had a fabric that looked like black leather. It was thin because it was fabric, but it looked just like heavy textured leather like they use on leather jackets. I was tempted to get that but had my heart set on blue. It would probably look good in your car as the texture would look good with the black dash.

 

hmmm I will have to head to Joann fabric this week and see if they have the same material.

 

what can I use to replace the floor rusters? Is sound damping material ok?

edit: nvm I think i am going to use dynaliner or fatmat

 

Looks great! That car is begging for an airflow kit.



http://saablink.net/forum/showthread.php?t=36867

 

That's one of my favorite colors on a c900, but those rims have to go

 

Looks very nice! You definitely got a great deal. Any rust or major problems? What are your plans for her?

 

Looks great! That car is begging for an airflow kit.

I agree an airflow kit would be sweet, but my budget on this will prevent me from spending $800 on a kit....Unless I can find just the front and rear bumpers cheap.

Looks very nice! You definitely got a great deal. Any rust or major problems? What are your plans for her?

thanks! I have only found one spot of rust on the passenger door near the latch, a little bit of surface rust starting to show on the lower door sills but not much. I am currently throwing a list together of things it needs and I might use this as a DD and retire the Commed to the garage in PA for weekend driving only.

 

While the wheels are especially unique, I'd personally opt for Aeros or Super Aeros. I would not, under any circumstances, paint the wheels on the car. Directionals are cheap and the paint scheme on the current ones would be difficult and expensive to duplicate. Either keep them on the car or save them for the future.

Also, like others said, losing the red trim would help. And as for getting new bumpers, I wouldn't worry about the damage you showed at all. To me, they look pretty good and I wouldn't mess with them unless you planned on changing the ground effect color from blue to charcoal/black. I'd keep it all the same color if it where me though. The blue looks great from top to bottom! Big pluses for the whale tail, vent covers, etc too.

 

I have been debating this over the past week... what color to paint the kit? It needs to be repainted no matter what, and I think using Duplicolor wheel paint would be cheaper than ordering spray cans of Le Mans Blue. I don't have a paint gun so I have to do it all in spray cans. I think I am going to go for the look Palmer has on his spg. Maybe in the future if it gets an airflow kit I will get them body matched.

Louvers are also a must, I just need to find some...I plan on re-doing door cards and the headliner this weekend and ordering my dynamat so I can start putting the interior back in! Anyone have a recommendation on a good carpet cleaner?

 

For spg kit paint, I wouldn't go with the Lemans blue because anything that is glossy is going to show the ripples and defects in the side skirts. Definitely do the wheel paint or a flat/satin grey/black. That will be easier.

 

Very nice looking car! Is/was that a factory wheel paint scheme, or something done later and very professionally? I've not seen the like of them before, and I thought factory was solid silver, or maybe grey(?)

 

No idea. I know that it is not factory.

 

I am currently in the process of painting my spg kit and I am using the duplicolor charcoal wheel spray paint recommended here:

http://www.datazap.net/sites/Svensk_exports_images/SPG_Install_Guide/Saab_SPG_Panel_Guide.html

when the paint is done drying I am getting a really textured look to it. Does that mean I am putting it on too thick? I am a noob at painting things myself. the paint is not drying with a nice finished look. any suggestions are appreciated!

 

I wouldn't use Duplicolor Wheel paint on flexible plastic parts. You need paint formulated for it. It has to have a certain elastomeric content. SEM bumper coater is a good paint for SPG panels. Or Duplicolor makes a flexible trim paint--just not sure if they make the right color. Plastic parts expand and contract with temps so the paint needs to be flexible as well. SEM Charcoal Metallic Bumper Coater #39273 is what most people use--perfect match for OEM.

Weather conditions and technique will make a big difference in how the paint goes on and dries. 70 degrees, no wind (if painting outside) and low humidity is optimal. Don't spray in direct sun, and lacquers don't like humidity. Spritz on a light coat first and let it set up for 10 minutes or so. Then follow with two more coats 10 minutes apart. The last coat needs to be wet enough to give proper gloss but not wet enough to run. If you put it on too light or spray from too far away the paint will set up to quick and it will not flow out. Spray in long even strokes across the whole part. Start spraying a little off to the side of the part and spray across it then let off the nozzle when you clear the other end of the part. Nozzles tend to splatter at the initial pressing. You don't want that to happen on the part. Don't move the can around in circles in one area, you'll get uneven coverage. Let the paint build and cover with several coats. Don't try to get full coverage with one shot.

You can watch some "how to paint a car" videos on YouTube. Spraying with rattle cans is really the same technique as spraying with a HVLP gun.

 

I've tried the SEM bumper coater turbocon mentioned and I wasn't impressed with the results. I did proper sanding, prep, etc and the product didn't match well or provide good coverage. It's also not cheap with a can running between $10-20.

If you want to use anything, I would recommend cans of SEM Charcoal TRIM paint. I used it on airflow vent covers and SPG wheel arches and was much happier with the product vs. the bumper coater as the coverage was MUCH better. The 39273 bumper coater would just not match my extensions or SPG kit on my 91 SPG. While such might be due to time, wear, and sun fade, I think the trim paint is superior. I'll be doing my entire SPG kit & extensions with it.

As for the duplicolor, it's tricky. I tried it once last year and had adhesion issues and such might explain the issue you're having. Make sure you wet sand or scuff the panels and use a good primer.

edit: IMO, wetsanding is essential, especially after the first coat of primer or paint.

 

I wouldn't use the wheel paint either.

I had fantastic results with the SEM bumper coater. Has held up for going on 3 years, and I still have to remind myself of which panels I painted and which ones I left alone.

 

Simple question.

Does that SEM bumper paint match right up to the SPG panles color?

 

You tell me...

The right front SPG bumper extension is untouched, the bumper is painted.

 

Another cheap alternative is Duplicolor bumper coater. They make it in a charcoal color that is just a tad lighter than the stock SPG kit. I tried it on some extensions recently and you can't beat the availability, ease of use, or cost. I think it would be a good economical option if a whole kit, including bumpers, was being repainted (which is what jdwertz is apparently doing).

link (although you'll be able to find it in any pepboys, advanced autoparts, etc):
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SHW-FB109

 

yea I actually tried the duplicolor trim paint. I have tried so many different paints and colors trying the find the color that I really want. I want to go a bit darker than the factory spg color and I think the duplicolor is the way I am going to go.

On another note me and my roomate reupholstered most of the interior including the headliner last week. Got new seat bolts, as I hateeee the factory bolts. Put the still destroyed seats in for now until I get my Corbeau A4's recovered and fix the Commed seats. I will post pics once I get the spg kit painted and back on!

also goodies to come soon

 

I've got that same picture somewhere. Those large trash cans are the perfect things to paint bumpers on.

 

ok so got the rest of the spg kit off today and am prepping to paint. i also am going to be ordering some goodies this weekend

quick question is a 25x12x3 too big of an intercooler to have with ac? if so how hard is the ac delete?

 

3 inch core is too thick to keep ac, but its real easy to delete

 

^--Duplicolor charcoal bumper coater works awesome. It's what I used for my entire kit and bumpers. Cheap, easy to use, and a great product. Good luck!

 

long time time since I updated but I haven't had much time to work on the car mostly just buying parts and finishing painting.

As soon as I am done painting the spg kit here is what will be coming next.

Also I think T5 is in my future...

 

What IC is that? How muchy?

 

love the wheel and short throw.

 

might be a dumb question cause I know this topic has been destroyed on this forum but I am having boost spike issues! I did the 900aero apc mod. I am boosting up to 14-15 psi then dropping to 10 very quickly...

So far I have done

3.0 FPR
set timing to 16 degrees
basic tune up (cap rotor plugs wires)
replaced all vacuum lines with silicon ones

should I retard the timing?

 

Dude... Its Like 90+ degrees Farenheight when your Trying to do this. If the Car is working correctly that's all you really want. Trust me. Its Cheaper this way. Go see what you get for Boost at Night when the Temps get down to at least Low 70s. Boost NOT so GOOD!!! For the Rod bearings and Pistons, Head gasket Etc.. when its WAY hot out side like it is now.

 

decrease the rise rate a smidge, it will come on slower, but hold alot better

 

I will give it a try.

Dude... Its Like 90+ degrees Farenheight when your Trying to do this. If the Car is working correctly that's all you really want. Trust me. Its Cheaper this way. Go see what you get for Boost at Night when the Temps get down to at least Low 70s. Boost NOT so GOOD!!! For the Rod bearings and Pistons, Head gasket Etc.. when its WAY hot out side like it is now.

true it was hot as anything out today. Maybe I should just say screw it and wait to T5 it before adjusting boost, all this distributor stuff is annoying...

 

made some progress today, I mounted the intercooler, cleaned up some more of the interior, and got the shifter in with a custom knob I made. All I have left now before T5 is to run the intercooler pipes and mount the spg kit(maybe).

any ideas for a cheap way of keeping the spots I cut from rusting? I also have to go back in and clean up my cuts a bit with a grinder.

It looks crooked in this pic but I assure it is straight and centered!

 

Paint works well

 

JD, be interested in your parts list on that front mount + tubing once you get everything sorted, looks like a great size. Nice project.

Chris