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Saab 96 V4 Rally – more paint

Fitting the doors and fenders to mark the graphics.

A quick update – the Saab 96 V4 “Rally” is getting some more paint. The engine is still at the machine shop, so I have not been able to work on it.

Triple-carburetor engine jetting and lambda

I went through a bunch of spare carburetors I have and found a handful of main jets ranging from 115, 120, 130 to 135.

Since I put the lambda gauge in the two-stroke I noticed that it’s running a little on the lean side. The engine is the 1966 triple-carburetor version. I figured the problem has to be the main jets since adjusting the mixture screw didn’t help. I had 120-135-120 main jets in at the time (that’s 1.2… Continue reading Triple-carburetor engine jetting and lambda

Saab 96 V4 Rally – paint

The roof still needs the blue and the sides need the blue&white stripes.

Painting a few bits and pieces:

Saab 96 Rally – a quick update

Just a few photos – I’m working on getting rest of the tins and body ready for paint, so nothing too exciting going on right now… Going through some boxes at home I came upon these old Saab-stickers. I think they’ll go on the “Rally”.

Saab 96 Rally – Sump guard

I already painted a good pair of front fenders but decided not to put such good pieces on the car. So I will recycle a couple of not so good Saab 95 fenders...

I sent the engine to the machinist a few days ago. I should get it back in about two or three weeks. And I made a little proggress on the rallycar. Mainly painting a few bits and pieces, and preparing the sump guard. I found the old sump guard but it was missing quite a… Continue reading Saab 96 Rally – Sump guard

Saab 96 Rally – gearbox maintenance

Gearbox done.

We decided to go through the gearbox and check if there’s any problems. Fortunately no major issues but there were some that needed to be fixed. Some photos and explanations:

Getting the two-stroke ready for the summer – done

The passenger side tie rod is not quite as accessible...

The two-stroke is ready for the driving season. There’s actually a Saab-Club Finland spring meeting a week from now and I decided to take the stroker there.

Getting the two-stroke ready for the summer

The lambda meter (fuel/air ratio meter) and the small revcounter that I will install under the dash.

Just a quick update. The two-stroke is pretty much ready for the summer. I installed all the stuff I was planning on (lambda meter, steering rack, engine and gearbox mounts, revcounter and a backup light). A few photos: I think between the lambda meter and the revcounter I will get pretty good info on the… Continue reading Getting the two-stroke ready for the summer

Steering rack problems – two-stroke

Opening the rack guide locking nut.

It’s time to do some spring maintenance on the two-stroke. The most important thing I had on the to-do list was the steering rack. There was clearly some play on the rack. Not good. I also wanted to fit the lambda gauge I bought last summer. The first thing to do was to pull the… Continue reading Steering rack problems – two-stroke

Saab 96 Rally – backup lights and gearbox

New endcap being cleaned. Ofcourse this means that all the endcap spacer rings need to be fitted all over again.

I have ordered the pistons and should get them in about a week or two. So for now it’s just doing all the minor things that still need doing. We inspected the gearbox – a few little things to fix, but nothing major it seems: And I decided to install the Works-style backup lights. I… Continue reading Saab 96 Rally – backup lights and gearbox