Starting a Saab 99 Turbo after 13+ Years - Part 2, will it start?

[@MBeest1000]

Fantastic result! Great to see a 99 turbo moving again!

[@britishswedishresto9577]

Thank you! It moves even better when I remember to take the handbrake off haha

[@ursusskandia]

Every Saab back on the road is fantastic - nicely done! Listening to your beautiful English is a treat in itself.

[@aslandama]

I love everything about the old Saabs, thanks for sharing.

[@uemackay1592]

Good for you, great work,, i look forward to seeing the rest of the restoration.

[@willmason3452]

Yet another fab video of a fab car. Well done mate. Looking forward to seeing it on the toad and you getting some use from it. Awesome 👏😎

[@britishswedishresto9577]

Cheers mate! :)

[@jamielang93]

Love your Saab content man, great to see these getting the love they deserve! I’ve got an ‘85 900 turbo in need of the same as your red one…

[@britishswedishresto9577]

Thank you so much! The 900 Turbo is cool, especially an early one like yours. Definitely worth saving like all of them! And a bit quicker than my 1990 900SE

[@jamielang93]

@@britishswedishresto9577 yeah I love the flat fronts, just that bit more reminiscent of the 99 turbos. Haha maybe just once it gets over that turbo lag… think I saw your 900 on Instagram, looks nice!

[@britishswedishresto9577]

Ah cheers! Biggest performance (and cruising) issue with my 900 is the gearbox. It's an auto.. But I love it

[@jamielang93]

@@britishswedishresto9577 still full of character and having two manual 99 turbos surely makes up for it haha

[@puffthedragon9542]

That sounds so beautiful! I want a Saab 99 so bad!

[@malibayman]

I had a white1976 99 turbo LHD in Germany when I was in the forces. Drove it to what was then Yugoslavia in 1978 and '79. Definitely the best and most comfortable car I have ever owned and I had another 7 SAABs after that one. I wish I could buy a set of those aero wheels nowadays.

[@t.h.9187]

99 Turbo were not available 1976, they started to produce the turbos from 1977 on

[@5ANDEZ]

Found your channel by searching for "saab rust" (may or may not have a little rust on mine as well :)) and I am loving it, great content!

[@jonathanbentley5615]

Great vids on the red 99T but this was awesome on getting the white 99T going. My 1980 900T had been asleep 30 years when I got it going and went through a similar routine of prestart checks (not as good as yours as I overlooked the water pump) and had an identical issue with it starting for a second and dying - it went on ages. You were luckier with the water pump than I was as the seal on mine was done for. Hope the turbo wastegate is good - another hens teeth item I struggled with. Noticed in the background of the vid that you've got a spare set of green front seats. I've been looking for maybe 2-3 years now for a seat for my also very green interior and the bases are identical and my drivers seat base is worn thread bare. I can't see any way of repairing it and keeping the car looking original so if you're interested in selling a spare seat or two I would be well interested in buying them off you - help fund your resto as I'm thoughtful like that :)

[@mattssonfelix3882]

Love your videos mate, they help me out a lot with my project aside from your channel being very amusing to watch

[@britishswedishresto9577]

Ah thank you so much! Which car have you got?

[@mattssonfelix3882]

@@britishswedishresto9577 I've got a 1985 Saab 90, it stood in a yard for nearly 25 years, so i towed it home and cleaned the carburetor, sure enough it started. It has got many issues though, mainly some mysterious finds of oil on spark plugs, every gasket has dried out and lots of rust, and fixing it has helped me a lot from watching your welding videos too!

[@britishswedishresto9577]

Ah wow! I think I just found you on Instagram, is it a silver one? Great to hear you're saving a 90, as they're super rare over here now. Hope it all goes well!

[@Smyril]

I have also 1985 Saab 90 but it is not really project as i drive it every day :). It was sitting in barn for 7 years and previous owner fixed it and it is back on the road...

[@britishswedishresto9577]

Smyril, brilliant to hear you use yours every day! I have a 1990 Saab 900SE I'm using as a daily and it's fab. Might be appearing in a future vid

[@davidgiuliani9401]

Great enthusiasm,and the white 99 looks like a great car, You haven't posted anything in a long while .

[@Pexyz]

Very nice car! Well done! //Peter

[@bombakdik]

Can I ask you how you unseized the fuel pump? Another small question: did you undo the injectors after several attempts to let any possible air out? Or what was that for? Thanks!

[@dashiznit89]

I need to buy a set of those upgraded fuel lines. I made my own but I like the saabbits fuel lines better. I also redid the fuel pump power supply on my 99.

[@dazad1972]

awsome to hear it fire up, sounds just like mine its very distinctive noise.

[@britishswedishresto9577]

Ah thank you! I'd never heard one in real life before this

[@Jonsson474]

Every time I hear a Saab starting up I instantly recognise the sound from my childhood. It’s as you say very distinct.

[@pontuswendt2486]

AMAZINGNES!!!

[@StaminaFear]

What did you do at the end to finaly make it start? what was the problem?

[@harveymarston8556]

How’s the 5 door 99 turbo coming along?

[@charlesh5613]

Well done in getting it started! What are your plans with this car exactly?

[@britishswedishresto9577]

Thank you! I plan to fix the bits of rust it has, put the correct bonnet on (currently has a Saab 90 bonnet with indentation for a badge), re-paint the tailgate, put a more standard looking exhaust on and generally get her back to standard. However I want to keep it looking like it's had a life in Australia. So I won't repaint it, and I may keep the faded interior. Then once it's registered I'll just use it whenever I can! Weather and salt permitting of course.

[@sunshines5537]

Marty ,I've just come over you . How the devil are you buddy ? I never new you had yr own KZbin channel.

[@citroeno]

give some quick start thatll work

[@johnb4183]

Sang 99 camper special ????

[@zsdrumchannel6672]

it looks like pale green :D ...anyway i think it's marble white 152G

[@britishswedishresto9577]

Haha! It's probably that green interior shining through. And yes correct, it's Marble White! Apart from the tailgate of course

[@zsdrumchannel6672]

the green interior is the beautiest of all, i miss those interior colours :/ ...there was a similar blue colour, wich was very very pale, almost white too, i don't know if it was on 99 also, but on 900 surely... I love those kind of colors :)

[@frankrault3190]

Very interesting but the camera-work makes me sick.

[@britishswedishresto9577]

Any suggestions on how to improve it while filming with one hand and trying to get a car started with the other? Preferably without spending money because I'm fresh out of overdraft

[@frankrault3190]

What about a friend? Don't know in what country you live, but I would gladly help you if it's not at the other side of the world@@britishswedishresto9577

[@39gripen83]

Dont rev a engine like that, when it's not running at all cylinders!!!!