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About the expansion chamber As I mentioned earlier, I got hold of an old Sport -exhaust system. I know that new ones are availlable from the Swedish Saab Club, but I wanted to see how they are made. And perhaps make one for myself. Outwards the standard and sport exhausts look pretty much the same,… Continue reading Part 10. Expansion chamber

The engine nearing completion And Saab actually won rallies with this all thru the 60’s! Beating cars such as Porsches in Monte Carlo and so on. Would You believe it? Dad assembling the clutch. Centering the clutch is easy if you use a spare gearbox axel. Pretty much all engine parts have been cleaned and… Continue reading Part 9. Some fun

Some of the Saab 96 “chrome” parts don’t take time too well. On older saabs most of the shiny parts are made of some kind of zinc/aluminium/whatever alloy, but on the newer ones they are mostly chrome plated steel. Above: This is how the door handles (and mirror attachments) usually look if the car hasn’t… Continue reading Part 7. Some new chrome

FRAME REPAIR The corrosion repairs to the front are now almost complete. The extensive welding caused the frame to warp somewhat, so we had to do some spreading and cutting and re-welding to get it right. I’m sorry I don’t have photos of the process, I didn’t have the foresight of taking a camera with… Continue reading Part 6. Frame repair

The “spare parts” engine (standard longnose engine) before cleaning (Thanks to Pentti Kostamo for this and other parts!). As I took it apart, I noticed it was in good condition (but dirty). I decided to fix it (a few problems with the carburetor, some missing parts) and use it. Now I actually have an engine… Continue reading Part 5. Standard longnose engine

I bought this ’65-’66 engine for spare parts, but it appears to be in relatively good condition (internally). Maybe I’ll just clean it up and use it. Update: I took the engine apart. It’s in great shape! Even after spending years under a tree (in an abandoned longnose) and a couple of decades stored in… Continue reading Part 4. Spare engine and on gearboxes

I’m planning on putting in a 1965-66 engine with a few “extras”, namely a sport exhaust and the famous triple throat carburetor (Oh, the noise will be glorious!). Here’s a few shots of the carburetor setup (uncleaned). I plan on changing all gaskets, and making sure that everything is nice and tight. It’s quite a… Continue reading Part 3. Triple Carburettor