I met the club president Juha Lehtonen at the Saabclubs “October Swap Meet“. We had a short discussion of the project and he noted he had some parts that I might find useful. So a few days after the meeting I visited him on his warehouse and picked up a …
Just a few pics of painting the suspension etc. Sorry about the picture quality, I didn’t have a camera with me so I used the cellphone. The painting was pretty straightforward. Regular primer (single component) and black paint on that. I’m brush painting everything with a two component primer as …
About the expansion chamber As I mentioned earlier, I got hold of an old Sport -exhaust system. I know that new ones are availlable from the Swedish Saab Club, but I wanted to see how they are made. And perhaps make one for myself. Outwards the standard and sport exhausts …
The engine nearing completion And Saab actually won rallies with this all thru the 60’s! Beating cars such as Porsches in Monte Carlo and so on. Would You believe it? Dad assembling the clutch. Centering the clutch is easy if you use a spare gearbox axel. Pretty much all engine …
A Finnish enthusiast (Thanks Pauli!) sent me a copy of the service manual for the Saab triple carburetors. Much easier to plan the restoration and also to make correct adjustments. I hadn’t actually realised there’s three different setups of the long nose triple carbs: The “standard” version for 95 and …
Some of the Saab 96 “chrome” parts don’t take time too well. On older saabs most of the shiny parts are made of some kind of zinc/aluminium/whatever alloy, but on the newer ones they are mostly chrome plated steel. Above: This is how the door handles (and mirror attachments) usually …
FRAME REPAIR The corrosion repairs to the front are now almost complete. The extensive welding caused the frame to warp somewhat, so we had to do some spreading and cutting and re-welding to get it right. I’m sorry I don’t have photos of the process, I didn’t have the foresight …
The “spare parts” engine (standard longnose engine) before cleaning (Thanks to Pentti Kostamo for this and other parts!). As I took it apart, I noticed it was in good condition (but dirty). I decided to fix it (a few problems with the carburetor, some missing parts) and use it. Now …
I bought this ’65-’66 engine for spare parts, but it appears to be in relatively good condition (internally). Maybe I’ll just clean it up and use it. Update: I took the engine apart. It’s in great shape! Even after spending years under a tree (in an abandoned longnose) and a …
I’m planning on putting in a 1965-66 engine with a few “extras”, namely a sport exhaust and the famous triple throat carburetor (Oh, the noise will be glorious!). Here’s a few shots of the carburetor setup (uncleaned). I plan on changing all gaskets, and making sure that everything is nice …
