'77 95 V4 van conversion by melle

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Not much done, apart from s.exing up the towbar:

Thinking of how to raise the suspension a bit: http://www.saab-v4.co.uk/speedball/topic.asp?topic_id=3574

1-7-2013

Cheers! I actually know that one, plus some others: http://www.saab-v4.co.uk/speedball/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2078&whichpage=4

3-7-2013

Hey Simon, great find, cheers! Looks like neat conversions. I've also been tossing with the idea of a single side panel instead of blocking the individual window spaces, but decided to keep the front right side window.

Not much progress on mine unfortunately... Had a week off last month so went down South to the workshop. Was a bloody cold week, so didn't feel like being in the freezing barn doing the last bits of welding on the front valance and rear floor. Choose to refurbish an engine in the heated workshop instead, so I have at least two V4s ready to go in once the welding is done.

It really is a pain that my workshop is so far away, but can't afford to have a second one here in Denmark...

8-15-2013

Not much has been done to the 95 this summer, but at least I can report a bit of progress. I've cut out some rotten metal and replaced it with fresh stuff and I've cleaned the majority of the engine bay from a thick layer of body safe.

The car has loads of these pitted spots, I cut them out and weld new pieces in.

Also the vent below the windscreen has suffered a lot, not sure how I'm going to solve that. Think it'll be either tig welding some bits in or replacing the hole thing. I have a better one kicking about and this will also give me the chance to properly repair the bulkhead at once. The corners of the windscreen require some repairs as well.

The rear floor is in a pretty nasty condition, think I'll replace it all at once with a better floor I already have. Preparing the 'new' floor before welding it in will give a better result than many small repairs on the existing floor I guess.

There's been some repairs done in the past on the rear wheel arches/ cargo floor, I'll leave them as they are. It's not done as I would have, but it looks neat enough not to bother me.

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