angle Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Great work fixing the roof Angle!I got as far as briefly examining the boot area before leaving it for 'another day'. I was convinced it was something relatively simple.Have you investigated the ESP/ABS issue?NJGLeeds bunged the car on his code reader doofer but nothing untoward appeared. Apparently, these early 'new' 900s have limited connectivity/readability or summat. Yeah, I think they're pre-OBD standardisation which means they only really work with an old version of the special Saab software, which has to be installed on some sort of retro 32Mb memory card to work properly and etc. I've been working on the basis that all other fixing is pointless unless I can sort the roof, so the ESP is next on the list - it can't be turned off unfortunately, because Swedish and safety. Logic is telling me as it only happens over bumps to look for a loose wire, but since when has logic had anything to do with old cars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucketeer Posted April 20, 2018 Author Share Posted April 20, 2018 I've been working on the basis that all other fixing is pointless unless I can sort the roof, so the ESP is next on the listI used that excuse too.My first port of call for the ESP issue was going to be ABS sensors and associated wiring and if that failed then probably wiggling and poking random things aimlessly for a while. beko1987 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 then probably wiggling and poking random things aimlessly for a while.Then once you've done that you can get out and have a look at the car DeeJay, gadgetgricey, Talbot and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 wiggling and poking random things aimlessly for a while.Title for the forthcoming sex tape? beko1987 and The Moog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Title for the forthcoming sex tape?My sex life in a few words Good work on the car though angle! Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Making love to a beautiful woman is like fixing a fine car. Sometimes its best to pay a proffesional to do the job. beko1987, DeeJay, Kringle and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angle Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Balls. I can barely use a glue gun, let alone weld. Boo. The garage I use will do the welding for £40 an hour. Yay! It'll still be a bit more than double what I mentally budgeted. Boo. My girlfriend wants to see it live and has given me £100 to put towards it. Yay! So, it'll live on. Possibly not the most sensible financial decision I've ever made, but since when has that mattered on here? chaseracer, Jim Bell, DeeJay and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 I'm glad. This is a really nice car, it deserves to live on. Power to your elbow young sir! Craig the Princess 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig the Princess Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Boooooo! The MOT fail. Yay for fixing it.Bonus yay for your girlfriend throwing money at you to fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Spending a couple of quid on a good car is always a wise move man. *twothumbsup* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angle Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Eight hours of welding later... DeeJay, eddyramrod, Bucketeer and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadgetgricey Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Glad to see the old bus is still alive and kicking.Was sad to see Moog driving off in her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 You think that's bad... I've seen three different people do that! Bucketeer, Craig the Princess and gadgetgricey 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Forgot to weld the tyre, but well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernMonkey Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 These do seem to rust in a few select places...the ex-pillock and latterly BV72 one had to have a bit of melty metal action for its last test under my custodianship despite there not being a blemish on the bodywork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucketeer Posted July 6, 2018 Author Share Posted July 6, 2018 This car just needed a little bit of time and love and money wazzing at it. I knew Angle was the man for the job when he collected it from me.There's a lot of V6 toppyflop waftbarge for relatively little outlay there. Craig the Princess, eddyramrod and Vantman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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