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Painting bonnet and the hatch – didn’t go as planned

Second time lucky - looking pretty good.

Well it doesn’t always go as planned. I proceeded to paint the bonnet and the rear hatch and other smaller pieces. Unfortunately some contamination from painters tape got on the bonnet and the hatch so there was pretty much no other options than to wash it all away and start fresh. Thankfully I noticed the… Continue reading Painting bonnet and the hatch – didn’t go as planned

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

Rally Of The 1000 Lakes – Jyväskylän Suurajot 1962

Rally Of The Thousand Lakes 1962. 8mm silent amateur film of the 1962 Jyväskylän Suurajot - Rally Of The Thousand Lakes.

Here is the second part of the Sakari Parikka 8mm film archive to be published. This film is of the 1962 Jyväskylän Suurajot – Rally Of The Thousand Lakes (17-19.8.1962). Events on the film: – Preparing for the rally / last minute checks 01:25 – Some special stage footage – unfortunately the film is not… Continue reading Rally Of The 1000 Lakes – Jyväskylän Suurajot 1962

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 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.