I’m putting the Saab 96 Rallycar up for sale since I simply do not have the room to keep them all and don’t really have time to drive it. If you have followed the blog you pretty much know what I’m selling – check out http://www.saabisti.fi/1969-saab-96-rally/ Saab 96 V4 1969 …
I tested the Saab 96 V4 Rally first time on a track yesterday. Rain made the track very slippery and kept the speeds down, but I still managed to get a little action 😀 A short track day video:
I bought some extra driving lights some years ago in a Saab meeting. They were basically in good condition – good reflectors, no bad rust, pretty nice chrome. So as I decided to mount them on the 96 Rally, they needed just a little fixing up. We also made a …
First (and second) start of the 1969 Saab 96 V4 Rally car. Also a few build photos in the end. After first start we changed the distributor (advance wasn’t working properly) and the freeze plug… It’s running but still needs a full tuneup of the Weber carburetors and the distributor …
We managed to get the valve mechanisms on the Saab 96 V4 Rally done the past weekend. Also the intake manifold and throttle linkages are now done. A few photos:
I haven’t written in a while since we hit a little speed bump with the Saab 96 V4 Rally some weeks ago. When I started to put the heads together I found out I had received only seven heavy-duty valve springs! I contacted classicsaabracing about the problem and they promised …
Fitting a Saab 99 radiator to the V4 isn’t quite as straightforward as one might think. First of all the attachment points are different and you need to cut stuff out of the way, but the radiator needs some modification also. There’s more than one way to do this, the …
The ’69 Rally is progressing, although I had to take time remove the fuel tank from the 99 Turbo as it started to smell of fuel. So no more fuel tank in the Turbo. Here’s a little progress report on the V4 Rally: Assembling the clutch Water pump Installing the …
The 1969 Saab 96 Rally is coming along nicely. Last weekend we got as far as installing the crankshaft and pistons. This weekend we got a little more done on the engine. Here’s what we did: Oil pump The first job on the high-flow oil pump was to upgrade the …
We finally got around to beginning the engine build on the 1969 Saab 96 Rally. So – here’s some pretty basic stuff on installing the bearings and pistons: Installing the camshaft bearings Installing camshaft and balance shaft Crankshaft Installing the pistons That’s how far we got today – let’s hope …
