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chris steeden
V4 Fan
United Kingdom
163 Posts |  Posted - 24 Jul 2015 : 22:25:00  
| | It'll be the offset pedals and narrow fuselage Ken. I well remember the same feeling when I first drove my V4. Wonderful restoration Matt, simply superb. |  |
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green96v4
V4 Mad
Canada
738 Posts | Posted - 27 Jul 2015 : 14:20:24
| thanks Chris
funny you mention the offset pedals, I've just finished the drivers seat and put it in the car, sat in it again (for nostalgia) I'd forgotten how offset everything is!! | |
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iceman_ca
Starting Member
Canada
31 Posts | Posted - 28 Jul 2015 : 20:20:54
| | don't think it is the offset, I had renault 8 before so I am fimilar with the offset | |
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72sonett3
V4 Fanatic
Spain
269 Posts | Posted - 31 Jul 2015 : 23:05:46
| quote:
... stenciled the Swedish wording onto the backing boards today...
You're doing a great job, but it's German, Öl in German is oil, in Swedish it's beer  but I don´t think the judges will notice...
A problem with this forum's software is that it does not automatically scale down pictures that are too wide to fit the screen (>400px). I have to scroll left and right and up and down to see all of the picture, and then the text too runs off the screen in the entire topic page.
Is there something that can be done about that?
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'72 97
'77 96L conv.
'79 96GL (LPG)
'83 900i (LPG)
'95 900SE conv.
'99 9-3T |
Edited by - 72sonett3 on 31 Jul 2015 23:08:26 | |
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green96v4
V4 Mad
Canada
738 Posts | Posted - 03 Aug 2015 : 23:26:55
| just going off the original boards that were in the car, perhaps SAAB spelt it incorrectly.....
if we're getting really picky the font I've used is off (which those judges you refer to, may notice) but I'm not going to ever subject myself to the torture of concours judging as I just want to enjoy the car
I'm afraid I can't answer your other comment on images, something for the moderators, just happy we have such a positive and active forum | |
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72sonett3
V4 Fanatic
Spain
269 Posts | Posted - 04 Aug 2015 : 08:24:01
| quote:
... perhaps SAAB spelt it incorrectly...
No, I think this board was manufactured in Germany.
There´s an umlaut on the A as well, "ÖLGEHÄRTET", e.g. see https://translate.google.com/#auto/de/oil%20hardened
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'72 97
'77 96L conv.
'79 96GL (LPG)
'83 900i (LPG)
'95 900SE conv.
'99 9-3T |
Edited by - 72sonett3 on 04 Aug 2015 08:25:21 | |
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deggsie
V4 Fanatic
United Kingdom
432 Posts | Posted - 04 Aug 2015 : 08:59:43
| Perhaps "Beer Hardened" (öl härdad) would be more fun ?
Oh, and it looks like the stencilling should be on the rough side of the hardboard ... sorry !
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Saab - beyond the conventional ! | |
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green96v4
V4 Mad
Canada
738 Posts | Posted - 04 Aug 2015 : 14:37:24
| I agree Deggsie, beer hardened sounds far more interesting!!
I did search quite hard for the correct texture on the board (most hardware stores here it's now smooth both sides) but I did get the correct texture, original photo didn't show it well
and I will be adding the umlaut to the A | |
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Derek
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
2191 Posts | Posted - 05 Aug 2015 : 13:17:20
| This in my '76 Mr Brown, now in Oz. Note "OIL-TEMPERED"
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green96v4
V4 Mad
Canada
738 Posts | Posted - 28 Aug 2015 : 18:04:21
| So the interior is nearly done, seats have been re-foamed and the velour part replaced, door card has new boarding as the originals had suffered from the usual wet-rotting. I'm going to use velcro for the top rail as I could never stop the clips from rattling when I had the car on the road (and I'm short a fair few!)
As we have "one person/one belt" rules in Ontario (despite this being in conflict with a different law with the Registrar of Imported Vehicles that states that beyond 15 years old the car only has to comply with the original spec for the country it was sold in) my wife has put her foot down and said seat belts in the back! (she's probably right)
Having only ever seen inertia belts in later cars, I was going to get Quickbelts to make up some custom pebble weave static belts to match the original front Klippan static belts, but then some original Klippans front belts came up on eBay and I've managed to get them to work in the back (Quickbelts are still making the clip loop)
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green96v4
V4 Mad
Canada
738 Posts | Posted - 29 Sep 2015 : 00:37:47
| so finally got hold of some flexible chromed plastic trim that covers the worn trim strips nicely - next job is to finally start the engine, found the electrical gremlin that was causing the lights to go crazy - Autosparks had crossed two wires over on a multi pin plug (so going through the pain of redrawing the wiring diagram was worth it!)
Still have to figure out the horn as the wooden wheel I have (from a different car, a Les Leston Stirling Moss wheel found in a barn wreck!) has a different horn set up | |
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green96v4
V4 Mad
Canada
738 Posts | |
Zagato
V4 Mad
United Kingdom
812 Posts | Posted - 01 Oct 2015 : 08:57:39
| Brilliant, a new lease of life for the old girl 
1977 96L Opal Green
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green96v4
V4 Mad
Canada
738 Posts | Posted - 01 Oct 2015 : 11:30:11
| | Engine was rebuilt in 1998/1999 and has sat all this time waiting for the rest of the car to be finished, so I was nervous!! | |
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v4admin
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
521 Posts | Posted - 01 Oct 2015 : 21:01:01
| | Fantastic, well done! | |
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1971 Restoration
