A Bastard of a Job Done

First job this morning was to put the SAAB back together again.

It was already missing four screws but I managed to find some to fit. All done by about 10:00.

Then I turned my attention to the Alpine. I had planned to wash it out again, but I decided to do the window channels instead. After looking at the one I had and decided I needed more and if possible deeper channel too, I got back into the SAAB and off we went again.

So eventually I started on the Alpine - it still looks good - if a bit dirty. So I did the off side which went in eventually and I was about done in a couple of hours. Although I did jamb the windows but I had left the torch in there !

The near side not so simple. Fist the door cap really would not fit - even after bashing the door with a club hammer - so I eventually found the really poor one I had on it originally and cut that about until it fitted. Just. I did find a few machine screws to fix it though.

Then I worked on the runners. After I jammed it again there was a loud 'ping/clonk' and it looked like the window was sitting incorrectly. I thought the mechanism had slipped a tooth on the winder mechanism. So the window came out and so did the winder mechanism. No evidence it would have slipped so I put it back. Then I spent two frustrating hours trying to get the window back in as well.

Around 5:00 pm I got Jana to help me and it was in in about ten minutes. Then it fell off the rail again. How I laughed. Actually I forced it back on and kept going.

About 7:00 they were both done. Here is one.

So about seven and a half hours on three window channels - at least they seem to work now though. That was going to be a hard job when ever I did it - so from now on it is 'Easy Street'. 

Ho Ho Ho.