Tag: 96

Saab 96 V4 Rally – a slight delay and some protection for the carburettors

To make some progress we started to put intake and carburetors together temporarily.

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 to sent a new valve… Continue reading Saab 96 V4 Rally – a slight delay and some protection for the carburettors

Saab 96 V4 Rally – Fitting the Saab 99 radiator

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 Works cars had a different… Continue reading Saab 96 V4 Rally – Fitting the Saab 99 radiator

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 service books and spare parts catalogues online

I was googling the other day trying to find a copy of the Saab 99 spare parts catalog with the 1978 Turbo included (it’s not in all the spare parts catalogs). I seem to have misplaced my own copy… I didn’t find the 99 catalog, but there are a couple of sites that have pretty… Continue reading Saab service books and spare parts catalogues online

Saab 96 V4 Rally – engine build part 2.

Test fitting the lower half of the intake manifold.

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 oil pressure. This can be… Continue reading Saab 96 V4 Rally – engine build part 2.

Saab 96 V4 Rally – engine build part 1.

Here we go - that's a nice looking Mahle piston!

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 we can continue on the… Continue reading Saab 96 V4 Rally – engine build part 1.

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