Category: Saab Sport 1964

Polyester resin casting new light lens for a bullnose Saab

One new resin cast Saab directional light.

It is becoming increasingly difficult to find new directional light lenses for the two-stroke bullnose Saabs. Or actually it seems almost impossible. And I need four of them for the Saab Sport – and a few spares wouldn’t hurt. I have a few lenses that are in more or less decent shape, so I figured I… Continue reading Polyester resin casting new light lens for a bullnose Saab

Saab Sport & two stroke gear box restoration

This one is now pretty much completed!

I’m taking a break from the Saab 99 turbo metal work. Just to do something else for a while I decided to inspect and repair some two stroke gearboxes. Also a friend asked me to fix his shortnose 95 noisy gearbox. Finding the necessary bearings was not exactly easy. I did have some new bearings… Continue reading Saab Sport & two stroke gear box restoration

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…

Saab Sport – needle bearings, regular and Sport heads

Here's Saab Sport head (left) and a regular 96 head (right). From the top there's not a whole lot different other than the Sport head having smaller bolt holes.

Last wednesday I went to pick up a few parts for the Saab Sport. I found a bunch of used and NOS parts, and spent a ton of money… The Sport parts are always more expensive than the regular stuff… But, as anyone who has owned a Sport knows – it’s a completely different car… Continue reading Saab Sport – needle bearings, regular and Sport heads

Lockheed brake master cylinder, V4 corrosion repair, two stroke fuel lines

Just a little update. I promised to do some welding on a V4. The corrosion was worse than it looked (as it always is) but we got it done. I have also been collecting parts to fix the fuel issues with the two-stroke. And I started to fix the Lockheed brake master cylinder of the… Continue reading Lockheed brake master cylinder, V4 corrosion repair, two stroke fuel lines

Saab Club Of Finland spring meeting – an adventure

Ice road - looking towards the old Lamposaari fishing village.

The Saab Club Of Finland spring meeting was held the past weekend at Imatra. Imatra is located some 350 kilometers to the east from where I live – Right next to the Russian border. I decided to take the two-stroke there despite the fact that the winter is going away very slowly this year… The… Continue reading Saab Club Of Finland spring meeting – an adventure

Saab Sport handbooks 1964 to 1965 – Finnish and Swedish only

Ohessa Saab Sportin suomenkieliset käyttöohjekirjan laajennusosat vuosimalleihin 1964 ja 1965. Lisäksi ruotsinkielinen laajennusosa vm. 1965. Saab Sport user manual / handbook extensions for Saab Sport 1964 and 1965 (in Finnish). Also the Swedish version for 1965. Unfortunately I don’t have any other language versions. Saab Sport 1964 – SAAB 96 ohjekirjan täydennys (Finnish) Saab Sport… Continue reading Saab Sport handbooks 1964 to 1965 – Finnish and Swedish only

Saab 96 Sport brake calipers – checking the condition

The grease gun gives enough pressure to remove even the more stubborn pistons.

We decided to check out the condition of the original brake calipers for the Saab 96 Sport. I wanted to know if they can be restored or if I need to buy new ones on the Trollhättan visit next summer. The custom grease gun fitting was a big help in removing the pistons. We didn’t… Continue reading Saab 96 Sport brake calipers – checking the condition

For sale – Saab Sport trim pieces

For sale: A few side trim pieces for Saab Sport / Monte Carlo in used condition. Some are more used than others but no cracks or deeps scratches. All can be fixed up nice. Condition and description in the photos. 15 € + postage / piece. saabisti.jarvinen@gmail.com

Saab Club “fleamarket”

The Saab Club Of Finland organised a little parts market today and of course I went to visit. I wasn’t really going to spent any money (since my bank account already lightened quite a bit two weeks ago when I bought a couple of needful things for the Sport…). But – as these things go… Continue reading Saab Club “fleamarket”