Category: Miscellanea

Rally Of The 1000 Lakes – Jyväskylän Suurajot 1962

Rally Of The Thousand Lakes 1962. 8mm silent amateur film of the 1962 Jyväskylän Suurajot - Rally Of The Thousand Lakes.

Here is the second part of the Sakari Parikka 8mm film archive to be published. This film is of the 1962 Jyväskylän Suurajot – Rally Of The Thousand Lakes (17-19.8.1962). Events on the film: – Preparing for the rally / last minute checks 01:25 – Some special stage footage – unfortunately the film is not… Continue reading Rally Of The 1000 Lakes – Jyväskylän Suurajot 1962

A bit of racing history…

I seem to recall that Simo Lampinen sometime told me that the Works cars in Finland used 300 studs each wheel in front and 200 at the back to get the traction needed.

A fellow Saab-Club member Mikko Parikka offered me some pretty cool old stuff for the Saab Sport project. The items themselves are interesting, but so is the history behind them. The whole Parikka family has something of a racing history. So – a few words about that first: So – all the items I got… Continue reading A bit of racing history…

Garage improvement

It's starting to look like a rally car...

The garage was getting a bit crowded with three cars, spares, and some new parts I bought. We have been planning on building some more storage space and shelves. The Saab 96 “Rally” is now completely painted, just finished the rear fenders today. Next – the engine build. (After we get rest of the shelves… Continue reading Garage improvement

Hankis – Hankirallia vuodesta 1955.

A shorter version of this article in English at www.saabworks.fi Hankiralli-yhdistys ry on tehnyt merkittävän kulttuuriteon suomalaisen ralliautoilun historian tallentamisessa kustantaessaan “Hankis”-kirjan. Kirja käsittelee Hankirallin yli 50-vuotista taivalta aina vuodesta 1955 vuoteen 1994, johon varsinaisten pitkien Hankirallien voidaan katsoa päättyneen. Kirjan kirjoittajana on pääosin toiminut Esa Illoinen. Työryhmän jäseninä puolestaan ovat olleet lisäksi Peter Geitel,… Continue reading Hankis – Hankirallia vuodesta 1955.

Valve job bench for V4 heads

Cutting the kidney shaped pieces for the combustion chamber.

I visited my friend Tikkis a few weeks ago. He had this really nice valve job bench that was originally used by Scan-Auto mechanics back in the day. It was a really handy design so we decided to make our own bench. Or rather, I showed a photo of the bench to my father and… Continue reading Valve job bench for V4 heads