Saab & Volvo meet at Mobilia car museum
There was a small get-to-gether of Saabs and Volvos today. A few photos:
Tag: saab
Garage improvement
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 …
Saab Sport – needle bearings, regular and Sport heads
Last wednesday I went to pick up a few parts for the Saab Sport. I found a bunch of used and NOS parts, and spent a ton of money… The Sport parts are always more expensive than the regular stuff… But, as anyone who has owned a Sport knows – …
5-door Saab 900 Finlandia for sale
There seems to be a five door Saab 900 Finlandia for sale here: http://www.nettiauto.com/saab/900/6429464 These are extremely rare. There can’t be much more than a handful (one or two most likely) ever made. The engine has been replaced with 16 valve Turbo, and the condition is not that nice, but …
Triple-carburetor engine jetting and lambda
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 …
Saab 96 V4 Rally – paint
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”.
For sale – Saab promotional postcards and photos
I was going through a few storage boxes at home and found a bunch of Saab promo postcards and photos. If anyones interested the price is 3 € per card + postage. The cards are a little larger than the standard postcard size. Send me an email if interested: saabisti.jarvinen@gmail.com …
Classic Motor Show Saab pictures
I visited the biggest classic car show in Finland – The Classic Motor Show. A few Saab-pictures from the event: If you want to see more (and other makes than Saab also), here’s a few galleries by other people: http://jaridebner.kuvat.fi/kuvat/2014+Classic+Motorshow,+Lahti/ https://plus.google.com/photos/102161170783188578552/albums/6009277613865019233
Saab 96 Rally – Sump guard
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 …