We started to make the exhaust system as it is much easier to do now that the car is still suspended on the “grill”. After we get it done it’s time put in rest of the suspension, drop the car on it’s wheels, and start putting stuff in (like the …
MapTun Finland webstore is now open for business…
Painted a few more bits and pieces:
Last week I had the Stage1 E85 BioPower/Flex fuel conversion made on the 2001 9-3t. With the T7 engine you can drive with regular gas or E85 (85% ethanol) or any mixture between them. The E85 network is pretty sufficient in Finland for my needs, so I’m happy to drive …
I have activated the WordPress content delivery network Photon. This means that in the future all the images on the site should load faster – especially if your are not in Finland 😀 The performance may be a bit sluggish at first as the image files are distributed all around …
Bill from US is looking for a 58/59 Saab GT750 Dashboard (similar to the one below). If you can help him out send him a message: bill@billfrenette.com Bill also has a really nice looking V4 of which he sent me some photos. Check it out:
The V4 “Rally” is proggressing at a more or less steady pace. I got around to painting a few bits and pieces. The paint scheme is pretty close to the one the car had in the early seventies when racing.
The annual Saab Club Of Finland Swap Meet was held yesterday in Forssa, Finland. I threw some stuff from my carage in the trunk of The 9-3t and headed for the event. There were some nice cars. I sold a some stuff and used the money to buy something else …
During the past two weeks and last weekend I have done some basic maintenance stuff on the 9-3t I bought a while back. As I plan to keep the car for a few years I decided to fix a few issues – namely the brakes (squeaking), timing chain (rattling), and …
The Saab-Club Of Finland organized the customary end-of-summer track day at Ahvenisto Race Circuit in Hämeenlinna today. There were some rally legends present, such as Simo Lampinen, Jyrki Ahava, Juhani Markkanen, Eikka Malm and Antti Mäkeläinen. Simo drove a two-stroke Saab Monte-Carlo and a Saab 96 V4 hill climb / …
