I Rescued A Very Rusty Saab 900 Classic [100K SPECIAL] 

SAAB? SAAB IN YOUR HANDS??? SAAAAAAAAAB?? ITS A PERFECT MATCH FOR YOU DUDE. ITS GONNA BE A CANDY IN THE END. DAAAAMN CANT WAIT TO SEE WHAT YOU`RE GONNA DO WITH IT.

as a Swede i would love to see this car getting fixed. I love Saab and always will.

I’ve owned three 900 turbos. Each one left me weeping into my wallet… but I’d do it again!

My favorite car of all time!! I’m so excited to see what you’ll do with it!! Congrats on 100k!

Being a Swede, with a soft heart for Saab 900 gen 1, I really honour you for taking on the challenge to salvage this modern classic! Good on ya!

For a DIY-er cars like these are better than a pristine one because you don't have to worry about ruining a perfectly good car. This gives you the freedom to try things that you wouldn't try otherwise on a car that hold more value. And by exploring your imagination and applying it to this car you might end up with a pretty cool build. This is what i learned when i bought my clapped out SAAB 9-3. It was rusty and the paint is terrible but that lack of care gave me the freedom to express myself and experiment on the car. I learned to weld on it, i learned to do bodywork on it, and soon i'll try repainting the entire car in my (soon to be) new garage. The inherent lack of value in the car gives me the freedom to be myself and i hope you find that sort of freedom in this car also.

The easiest way to recognize a B202 (2.0 liter) from a B212 (2.1 liter) is from the intake manifold. The 2.1 has thicker inlets. Looking at this one, I think it's a regular 2.0 liter. There are also special 2.1 16 valve badges, but I'm not sure if those were mounted on all years.

I loved my 900. Can’t wait to see if you can bring it back. I’m scared by all that rust. I would love to see you start from a bit more solid base. Congratulations on 100k

As a saab fan and owner, looking forward to see the evolution!

I literally cheered when I saw you were working on a Saab! Perfect car for this channel.

Very wise that you have opted to wait for the paperwork situation to get sorted. You definitely don’t want to pour money into a car you can’t register. That is the very definition of a money pit. Really liked the idea of this project, looks like there is going to be a lot of body work is this series!

as a Saab owner, I love to see these videos Congrats on 100k!

A great project. Good luck with it. A big compliment to your father too. It's nice when your father is not only a father but also your friend.

This is going to be great to follow. 900s are great cars, very Saabish! Its looks like you got a 91, be aware when you are searching for the center console around the key that you need one from 91-93 (or 94 cab) because the 91s got seats from 9000 so the console is slimmer. And when it came to the engine you find the number on the engine block near the termostat house. You can also check the VIN for wich engine the car original had, digit 8 in VIN will say D for the 2.0i and E for the 2.1i. And if I remember right there is some changes when it came to ECUs and wiring because Saab changed the throtlepotentiometer and AIC-valve. B212 have Bosch LH2.4.2 and the late B202s have LH 2.4.

the amount of the support which you've getting from your father is fantastic. wish I could've had someone like him in my life. congrats for 100k.

Hello from the United States. My local junkyard recently got a 1988 Saab SPG that is Edwardian Grey in color with Buffalo grey interior which is in about the same condition as yours. Unfortunately when our local junkyard receives vehicles there is absolutely zero chance of saving it. I'm restoring my 1988 Saab c900 turbo vert manual. My car sat garaged for many years and needed complete clutch replacement, slave cylinder, flywheel resurfacing, rear main seal, Idle air control valve, thermostat, coolant hoses, rack and pinion rebuild, motor mounts, new tires, headlight restoration, power steering pump rebuild, etc. Stay with it and you can make it happen. These b202 engines are very robust and last many years.

Saab 900 is one of the best cars in history imho. Practical, comfortable, and ingenious design features.

Direkt från Trollhättan! Good project, Sweden approves :]] Thank you from sweden.

Man, comparing this to the old volvo, saabs don’t age that well. Gonna be a hell to restore. Good luck and i look forward to the next videos of it.

On that brake caliper; there’s a little 6 point 14mm bolt that covers an allan bolt that you use to retract the piston. Don’t try to push or turn it in! When reinstalling you use that same allan bolt to set the handbrake

Absolute legend! Got a ‘93 900 Classic as well and really looking forward to this serie! About the rust: Klokkerholm makes direct inserts for the rear fenders and the front frame rails. The fender is a bit of a difficulty unless you go with just a fixerupper by welding in some new arches pieces. Look for holes in the spare wheel housing as well. Good luck! These are fine engines and the non-turbo will probably outlive you.

The 99 is my personal favourite. I had a 1984 99GL 4-door until about 2006. Kind of wish I had kept it but I’ll enjoy seeing its sister the 900 being reborn. I have a bit of a love hate thing with the 900 but I like the brand, along with BMW and some VWs, so you know why I like your channel! My dream would be a 99 turbo. Congrats on 100k. Will be watching - wheel arches were always a Saab weak spot! Gonna be fun!

I remember going into a Saab dealership with my father back in 2002. He told me "let me show you a real car brand". I was 9 years old. There was a Saab 9-5 sedan, in red, on display. Man, what a car. I remember it very good, the beautiful lines, the dark leather. It was very expensive, like ~ 40.000 euros back then. The best Saab, in my vision, and one of the few best cars ever made.

The first time I ever saw a Saab was back in 1989 I started a new job at VW, Mazda, & Saab dealer. When I first glanced on a Saab I feel in love, back then and now I wish I owned one.

This car is getting a big comeback from the film "Drive my Car" featured it as a main setting for the story.

Wow! 100K with a bang. Really look forward to seeing one of my favourite but sadly obsolete brand come back to life.

Being a Saab owner, I honestly guessed that you will start Saab project one day :D Looking forward to continuing work on this 900! Greetings from Ukraine!

Life is too short for rusty cars. Loved it when you said you would leave that rusty bit, because a depression was coming on! Good channel. Peace be unto you.

You Flemish are a good people! Three decades back I was arrested and locked up briefly in Oostende for "acquiring" and "redistributing" Moet and Chandon for a reasonable remuneration. Myself, and partner in crime were driven around Oostende in a police minibus as a Shame Tour which we thought was hilarious!!! We waved at all the onlookers in royal-fashion! PMSL!!! The locals (aside from our "enterprise") were extremely hospitable, and saw us Welsh as a novelty! We rarely had to buy a drink, so thank you Belgium, and I'm sorry for "grabbing an opportunity" where perhaps I shouldn't have!

Nou het sprookje dat de auto,s uit Scandinavie nauwelijks roesten is wel even voorbij......mooi project maar je moet er wel in geloven dat het tot een goed einde komt. Prachtige auto wanneer deze weer de weg op mag, maar dan is er heel wat water onder de brug gestroomd. Maar vindt het leuk dat je het aandurft om aan zo,n project te beginnen en er de positieve kant ervan wilt zien.Plus wij krijgen, mits de papieren in orde komen, een reeks episodes te zien waarin we het project mogen volgen en genieten !! Wens je succes met dit project en ergens geloof ik dat het helemaal goed gaat komen met deze unieke Saab !!!

if you have any questions i am more than happy to help!

Sitting for almost a decade and the brakes are still free ! That’s Swedish engineering 👍🏻 nice project and congrats for making the 100K 🌈🍾

Greetings from Saab Club Poland member :) Nice crocodile!

I absolutely love these 900’s! Got to be one of my favourite cars, can’t wait to see the progress on her and is so good to see another one being put back on the road!

I'm more of a volvo-guy, but my dad had saabs (good memories of 99GL and 900i, when I was a kid). Great cars and I think the saab-guys are having a field day with you. Just look for the comments, saab-guys know their shit - pay attention to them, you'll have tons of help from them.

Oh yeah roadtrip to Sweden, what a good idea ! There's the Saab Museum over there, I really want to go over there with my Saab, that would be so epic 😁

4:50 damn 120€ for a day is quite a lot if you ask me. I remember renting a trailer for a day to haul a car some 200km home and it cost me 15€. And it was a well kept, dual axle trailer with a manual winch.

I´ve had 12 of these along the way. Last one last year (model year 1988) which I worked for 7 months and it is now museum registered and sold to a car enthusiastic´s collection. Best car in the world. Or at least closest to my heart...

At the video start.. that's awesome!! Woot 100K!! Congratulations!

"You F*d up" "oh no what are you doing!" i thought it at the beginning of the video, and i still think it at the end. Go Memphis Go!!

I'm David from California, been watching your videos for a long time and have really enjoyed it. Love your content. The new addition of the SAAB will be a challenge but I am sure you will transform it to be a nice ride. Cant wait to see the transformation. I've been working on a old classic myself, it's a 1959 Hillman Minx Special Saloon. Congrats on reaching 100k. Take care

I've been driving Saabs for 35 years, with a 1991 900 SPG (Aero 16 in Europe) and 2001 Viggen convertible currently part of my fleet. These cars are robust, but do require regular maintenance to keep them happy. Getting the engine going again should be pretty simple - assuming that it was not taken off the road because of some serious damage.

Lovely old saab. A favourite for Architects back in the day.

Oh boy, I am so looking forward to seeing another Swede running :)

Loved the Saab 900, that bit different with the input of the aircraft industry. Looking forward to seeing you bring it back to life.

4:44 A Luis Simões truck is on the oncoming lane, i feel so refreshed seeing companies from my country (portugal) appearing in videos of other countries!!!!!

That's one crispy motor.....ready for its place in any junkyard.

I had three of these, back in the day, including turbo. The gearbox was the weak point. The reverse fork would break and the bearings and sync rings would wear very quickly. Lovely cars.

as mentioned by others..the left side rust is usually from oncomming traffic spray..containing gravel , salt etc..this is why left side usually rust more on older cars.

For second hand parts in Belgium, ask to Nicolas from thesaabfarm. Rust in inner front wheel arch is a very common problem on the 900. New parts are also available.

Congrats on reaching 100k subs Memphis, and rightly deserved if you ask me! This was one of your best episodes yet - really high quality, informative, entertaining, and just a really great video all round! Cannot wait to see how this Saab 900 Classic progresses!

Glad you saved such an iconic car. Looking forward to this restoration 👌🏻

Gaaf deze Saab! Gefeliciteerd met de 100 K subscribers. Wij gebruiken de Saabs vaak als trekauto. Ideale auto’s, mag flink wat gewicht achter.

Van harte gefeliciteerd met de 100K! Jouw video's zijn zo herkenbaar aangezien ik naast mijn S70 sleutel aan de '93 Renault 19 1.4 van mijn vader die hem in 1994 kocht. Motorisch vrij degelijk, maar aardig wat roest helaas. Veel succes met de Saab en ik kijk uit naar je toekomstige video's!

19:54 Very professional 👍😂

Great upload, and congrats on the 100K subs 🙂 Best regards from a car detailer from Norway.

Looks like the previous owner didn't put too much love & attention into this car, hopefully no permanent damage!

the sweeping of rust got me, ngl. I got an 80s toyota recently and I already swept rust and sound deadening like 3 times

My parents both worked at the Saab plant in Trollhättan and I own a few Saabs myself. Thrilled to see you take on this project, subscribed and following. Good luck! :)

Driving a - 84 Saab 900 Gli myself and very happy with'it so thank you for your interest in Saab and a very good video 🇸🇪👍👍

Also, rear calipers are wind in calipers, just not from the piston. There is a plug at the back of the caliper, either some allen key or 14mm. Under that plug is a 4mm allen bit that you use to wind in the piston or wind out if youre installing it. Installimg it, you wind it out until the wheel wont move and then back a turn.

Wow, roadtrip to Sweden! Hopefully the car makes it 😁 I welcome both you and the car with open arms though!

Ohh that was an rustbucket! I tip on the rear brake calipers. The handbrake is in the caliper and to retrackt the caliper piston you can't just press the piston into the caliper. You need to screw it back into the caliper. And you do that by the adjuster screw. That screw is located behind a protecorscrew on the face om the caliper that is facing into the wheelarch. 😊 The adjusterscrew is an 4mm allen screw.

I owned a 1983 900 Turbo. It was a Saab story, but one of my favorite cars. I now own a 2007 9-3t convertible in great shape which stays in the garage until the sun shines in Seattle for the summer. ☀️ 😅 New to your channel. Congrats on 100K. Looking forward to seeing what you do with the Saab!

Brilliant video, I love the Saab 900 please do a full restoration, they are so rare now, you won’t loose our, it will be worth a lot and so satisfying to watch

WOW! I love it! I have to admit it looked pretty terminal at first sight but if anyone can give it a new life, you can. Your videos inform and entertain and I’m so stoked you got to 100k subscribers. Really well deserved. If ever you tire of being the best car guy on RU-vid, I think there’s a glorious career as a comedian waiting for you 🤣🤣🤣

Nice to see you taking on a Saab! I'm restoring a 1983 Saab 99 myself.

Saab 900 is one of the best cars ever buildt (at least in my opinion 😁) I wish you the best of luck!

🤣🤣 in rust we trust 🤣🤣 congrats with the 100K!! And succes with Saab

Funny things happen in life. I am doing a 900 revival project too. Exactly as you said, I did not know too much about this brand, but a friend of mine is a big saab lover. And I tried it, drove it, and now I like them too. Ours is a less desirable one. The never model. And much less work needed. I get inspiration and good ideas from your videos. Thanks

"Glory hole" that got me dude 😂 I love a saab. My uncle had a few of the turbo versions. Cool cars

Lovely that you want to visit us in Sweden , you are so welcome ! ✌️

So happy for you, man! Congrats on your 100k, totally deserved! Wish you further success!!!

congrats on the 100k man! you deserve every single subscriber because your content in absolutely amazing!

Looks like an interesting project. I bet you can fix all the rust - it looks a bit more extensive than the BMW, but not impossible for one with your skills. Good luck with it - I've never really been a Saab guy, but I'll be watching anyway, as I enjoy your channel quite a bit!

"I did a quick inspection it with rust as my main concern". All good then, we are in the clear xD

Congrats! You deserve a lot more! Keep the good work as always! The best present for the viewers is this 2door 900! Looking forward

Congratulations on 100k pal, great to see. You make some top video content so its well deserved 👍🏼

I think you should restore it, always enjoy your videos, you have a real enthusiasm for cars of my younger years. Congratulations on 100k subscribers, you deserve each one.

Wow, I had a 1990 Saab 900i about 10 years ago. While a lovely car, it was a nightmare mechanically. Mine hadn't been driven for years when I got it. All the seals were gone, brake lines, clutch lines and cylinders. The big thing was these cars had plastic fuel tanks that crack on the top. Very expensive to replace, at least here in Australia!

Congratulations on 100K ! Well deserved. Looking forward to the saab project. Fingers crossed you get the paperwork sorted.🤞🏻

Last comment! There’s a part number on the timing chain end intake side of the head, if it’s a 2.1 engine the head should have number 911535 cast there. The 2.0 has smaller intake ports and smaller runners in the intake manifold (and ofc a different part number)

Поздравляю со 100 тысячами подписчиков! Сааб- это хорошо. Я как раз начал смотреть, когда ты Вольво реставрировал. Поэтому интересна тема реставрации таких заброшенных ржавых автомобилей.

Congrats mate!👍🏻🥳 Been there since the beginning and the builds keep on getting better!’😍 keep up the good work bud and have a good one!

My boys dream... Love Saab! 💖❤️♥️💕Wish you all luck with this, nice ride

I did the same thing on a 1965 NSU Prinz 1000, bought the car with no papers just cause it was so damn unique. Congratulations on a Hundred Kay subs!

Hell yeah man. Congrats on the 100k! I’m also super pumped about this Saab. I love these cars so much. They’re so quirky and weird

I love my 900 turbo! One of the best cars Ive ever owned, and it’s pretty quick too. Congrats on 100k!

Congratulations Memphis on 100k been with you from the beginning keep smashing it out the park 👍🇬🇧👍🇬🇧

What a milestone, congratulations on the 100k SUBS. Looking forward to the SAAB rescue project and yes it immediately needs a wash.

Gefeliciteerd met de 100k man... Keep 'em coming!

Congratulations! Well deserved!

Great project in deed!! A big congratulations on your 100K milestone! 👊🏼 We are all looking forward to seeing you reach the 1/2 million mark soon! Good job.

Congrats my guy !!! Well deserved!

Cool beans man 👍. 100k congrats too. 👍👍

My favorite car was my ‘83 Turbo 8 valve. If I hadn’t rolled it I would still be driving it.

hahaha yes another great video congrats on a 100k! you definitely deserv it! And damn i love my saaaabs

good luck mate, your gonna need it! lot of work ahead of you!

Congratulations on the 100k Memphis this has always been a fun and instructive channel. The Saab is a great choice, you'll make it great again 👍

Awesome, always hoped you will rescue a Saab one time :) So excited to see and follow. You will need some faith, given the condition of this one :) The driveshaft tunnel of the body at 18:58 is one of the most common 900 problem-body-parts in countries with salty winters, but as its a "typical" problem for the 900, there are luckly enough repair panels available at Saab specialized parts dealers! But to be fair, it's quite some work to do :)