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Saab Sonett V4 #950

Imported to Sweden from Lancaster in California. Fredrik bought this car in October 2003.

8 May 2008 Test at the "Swedish Motor Vehicle Inspection Co"


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Because the car is imported from USA to Sweden you have to make a special check to prove that the vehicle fulfils the Swedish regulations. Everything went fine during the inspection and Fredrik got a clear inspection report.

29 April 2008 Ready for test run


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We have now tested the car and everything seems to work ok.

20 May 2007 Working with the upholstery



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We have work the hole 4 days weekend with the car. Starting with mounting the hood, picking up a new rear window at Club Sonett of Sweden and then a lot of work with the upholstery. The only thing left now is mounting the windows.

13 May 2007 Small movie from the first test run

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The first run went well. Fredrik did it without the driver seat and that's not so easy.


6 May 2007 Engine started


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We started the engine today. It sounds very good but we had some troubles with the Weber so we have to take a closer look on that.

1 May 2007 New expansion tank


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The old expansion tank was too rusty and it's not easy to find another one to replace it, so Fredrik built a new one from an iron tube. The result is very good.

24 April 2007 Work with hood and upholstery


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It was far more easy, compare to #550, to mount everything keeping the hood on the floor.

27 February 2007 Engine back in the car


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Now we have put the engine back in the car. 1700cc, 7,3mm camshaft and a Weber 32/36 DGV carb.

17 February 2007 Oil cooler


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We mounted an oil cooler inside the grill. We used copper pipes and hoses in each end.

22 December 2006 Painted


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We picked up the car from the paint shop just before Christmas. The result was very good.

22 November 2006 Ready for the paint shop


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It takes a lot of time to grind the body. The paint job will be cheaper if we spend more time in this stage. However, now it's time to bring it to the paint shop.

16 October 2006 Grinding the body


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Now we have started to grind the body. It's soon time to send it to the paint shop.

6 June 2006 Renovation of the V4 engine continues


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1700cc motor - 7.3 camshaft - All new bearings - New valves - Weber DGV

31 March 2006 Renovation of doors


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It’s a lot of work with the doors. We were lucky because it was not that much rust on the doors. We had the sand blastered. We welded a bar right across the door to get some better protection. This was standard on later Sonett’s.

5 March 2006 Body mounted


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We tested to mount the body. We have decided to mount the body before we send it to the paint shop.

2 October 2005 Renovation of the V4 engine


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Start of the engine renovation.

5 September 2005 Electrical system and steering wheel


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Parts of the electrical system had to be replaced. We found the electrical schematics on Internet. Here is also the steering wheel mounted.

1 August 2005 Renovation of steering column and gearbox mounted


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Here are some pictures of the steering column. We painted these parts in the garage.

26 May 2005 Outside the garage


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We took out the cars to clean them and the garage from dust and dirt. Took some pictures at the same time.

22 May 2005 Car on wheels


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Now is the car on wheels again. Nice feeling. New tires on Sonett 4,5" rims.

18 January 2005 Rear axel mounted


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The rear axle and new shook absorbers are here mounted.

2 December 2004 Painted parts


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Today I picked up almost 100 powder coated parts from the paint shop. The result is fantastic.

3 October 2004 Just finished to spray the undercoat


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Both cars are now treated with undercoat. We decided to do that because it’s then possible to drive on gravel roads and it reduces road noise also.

28 August 2004 Chassis painted


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We built a tent inside the garage when we painted the cars. It worked out pretty good but the lights and ventilation could have been better.

18 April 2004 Changing rocker panels




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The rocker panels had some rust also that became visible after the sand blastering. We replaced them with new ones.

15 February 2004 Changing battery box


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It was some rust under the battery. We replaced the bottom of the battery box. We had to do some more painting with primer to complete the work.

22 January 2004 Renovating the dashboard


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The dashboard looked pretty bad but after a couple of hours work it looked quite good.

9 January 2004 Sand blastered and painted


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Chassis back in the garage, nice to see the difference.

5 January 2004


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On the way to sand blaster the chassis. We checked the body. There is some work to do before you can paint it.

4 January 2004


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We continued with the doors.

29 December 2003 Ready for sand blastering


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Now the car is in pieces and ready for sand blastering.

25 December 2003 Now the body is off


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The body is of and the car looks like a roadster. We found a lot of dust and sand from the deserts in California.

13 December 2003 Time to start renovating


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Now is the garage ready to use after the rebuilding. This is the day when we started the renovation.

12 October 2003 The day we bought the car




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Here are some pictures from the day Fredrik bought his car. It has been kept in a barn for 3 years. It looks terrible but there is no rust on the chassis.

Mail to: saabsidan@bredband.net		© Tomas Gustafsson

Saab Sonett V4 #950

Imported to Sweden from Lancaster in California. Fredrik bought this car in October 2003.

8 May 2008 Test at the "Swedish Motor Vehicle Inspection Co"

Because the car is imported from USA to Sweden you have to make a special check to prove that the vehicle fulfils the Swedish regulations. Everything went fine during the inspection and Fredrik got a clear inspection report.

29 April 2008 Ready for test run

We have now tested the car and everything seems to work ok.

20 May 2007 Working with the upholstery

We have work the hole 4 days weekend with the car. Starting with mounting the hood, picking up a new rear window at Club Sonett of Sweden and then a lot of work with the upholstery. The only thing left now is mounting the windows.

13 May 2007 Small movie from the first test run

The first run went well. Fredrik did it without the driver seat and that's not so easy.

6 May 2007 Engine started

We started the engine today. It sounds very good but we had some troubles with the Weber so we have to take a closer look on that.

1 May 2007 New expansion tank

The old expansion tank was too rusty and it's not easy to find another one to replace it, so Fredrik built a new one from an iron tube. The result is very good.

24 April 2007 Work with hood and upholstery

It was far more easy, compare to #550, to mount everything keeping the hood on the floor.

27 February 2007 Engine back in the car

Now we have put the engine back in the car. 1700cc, 7,3mm camshaft and a Weber 32/36 DGV carb.

17 February 2007 Oil cooler

We mounted an oil cooler inside the grill. We used copper pipes and hoses in each end.

22 December 2006 Painted

We picked up the car from the paint shop just before Christmas. The result was very good.

22 November 2006 Ready for the paint shop

It takes a lot of time to grind the body. The paint job will be cheaper if we spend more time in this stage. However, now it's time to bring it to the paint shop.

16 October 2006 Grinding the body

Now we have started to grind the body. It's soon time to send it to the paint shop.

6 June 2006 Renovation of the V4 engine continues

1700cc motor - 7.3 camshaft - All new bearings - New valves - Weber DGV

31 March 2006 Renovation of doors

It’s a lot of work with the doors. We were lucky because it was not that much rust on the doors. We had the sand blastered. We welded a bar right across the door to get some better protection. This was standard on later Sonett’s.

5 March 2006 Body mounted

We tested to mount the body. We have decided to mount the body before we send it to the paint shop.

2 October 2005 Renovation of the V4 engine

Start of the engine renovation.

5 September 2005 Electrical system and steering wheel

Parts of the electrical system had to be replaced. We found the electrical schematics on Internet. Here is also the steering wheel mounted.

1 August 2005 Renovation of steering column and gearbox mounted

Here are some pictures of the steering column. We painted these parts in the garage.

26 May 2005 Outside the garage

We took out the cars to clean them and the garage from dust and dirt. Took some pictures at the same time.

22 May 2005 Car on wheels

Now is the car on wheels again. Nice feeling. New tires on Sonett 4,5" rims.

18 January 2005 Rear axel mounted

The rear axle and new shook absorbers are here mounted.

2 December 2004 Painted parts

Today I picked up almost 100 powder coated parts from the paint shop. The result is fantastic.

3 October 2004 Just finished to spray the undercoat

Both cars are now treated with undercoat. We decided to do that because it’s then possible to drive on gravel roads and it reduces road noise also.

28 August 2004 Chassis painted

We built a tent inside the garage when we painted the cars. It worked out pretty good but the lights and ventilation could have been better.

18 April 2004 Changing rocker panels

The rocker panels had some rust also that became visible after the sand blastering. We replaced them with new ones.

15 February 2004 Changing battery box

It was some rust under the battery. We replaced the bottom of the battery box. We had to do some more painting with primer to complete the work.

22 January 2004 Renovating the dashboard

The dashboard looked pretty bad but after a couple of hours work it looked quite good.

9 January 2004 Sand blastered and painted

Chassis back in the garage, nice to see the difference.

5 January 2004

On the way to sand blaster the chassis. We checked the body. There is some work to do before you can paint it.

4 January 2004

We continued with the doors.

29 December 2003 Ready for sand blastering

Now the car is in pieces and ready for sand blastering.

25 December 2003 Now the body is off

The body is of and the car looks like a roadster. We found a lot of dust and sand from the deserts in California.

13 December 2003 Time to start renovating

Now is the garage ready to use after the rebuilding. This is the day when we started the renovation.

12 October 2003 The day we bought the car

Here are some pictures from the day Fredrik bought his car. It has been kept in a barn for 3 years. It looks terrible but there is no rust on the chassis.

1700cc motor
- 7.3 camshaft
- All new bearings
- New valves
- Weber DGV

Parts of the electrical system had to be replaced. We found the electrical schematics on Internet.
Here is also the steering wheel mounted.

It was some rust under the battery. We replaced the bottom of the battery box.
We had to do some more painting with primer to complete the work.