Saab Club driving season opened once again

Pasi Koskinen's Saab Sport historic series rally car.

Yesterday we had the Old And Classic Saab Meet at Hyvinkää. I and a fellow two-stroke saabisti Vesa participated. I took the white ’64 and Vesa brought his very original condition 1961 Saab 95. Last weekend I had to replace the complete fuel system for my stroker (including the fuel tank and fuel pump). I’ll… Continue reading Saab Club driving season opened once again

Lockheed brake master cylinder, V4 corrosion repair, two stroke fuel lines

Just a little update. I promised to do some welding on a V4. The corrosion was worse than it looked (as it always is) but we got it done. I have also been collecting parts to fix the fuel issues with the two-stroke. And I started to fix the Lockheed brake master cylinder of the… Continue reading Lockheed brake master cylinder, V4 corrosion repair, two stroke fuel lines

Saab Club Of Finland spring meeting – an adventure

Ice road - looking towards the old Lamposaari fishing village.

The Saab Club Of Finland spring meeting was held the past weekend at Imatra. Imatra is located some 350 kilometers to the east from where I live – Right next to the Russian border. I decided to take the two-stroke there despite the fact that the winter is going away very slowly this year… The… Continue reading Saab Club Of Finland spring meeting – an adventure

Upholstery stuff – my first attempt

Stapling in the cardboard strip.

Since I left the Sport seats to be upholstered I kind of got more interested in maybe trying that stuff out myself. As it happened the local adult education center here offered a course in automotive upholstering basics. Or rather it was a workshop where you could do your own stuff with a tutor giving… Continue reading Upholstery stuff – my first attempt

Saab Sport seats for the two stroke

Installed. Looks nice. Note the cushions that are now attached to the seat backs.

I found two Saab Sport seats earlier but they were in a bad shape (re-upholstered badly). A fellow Saab Club member Briitta promised to sew new covers for me. It took a while but the seats are finally done and I put them in the car already. Here’s some photos of the process and the… Continue reading Saab Sport seats for the two stroke

Practical improvements for the two stroke

Winter sun

Now that I have been doing a little more driving with the two-stroke some more little issues have surfaced. Here’s some fix ups and photos: Windscreen rubber seal is leaking (and the rear window also). I removed the aluminium strips to be able to lift the rubber a little and inject some window sealer under… Continue reading Practical improvements for the two stroke

Saab Sport handbooks 1964 to 1965 – Finnish and Swedish only

Ohessa Saab Sportin suomenkieliset käyttöohjekirjan laajennusosat vuosimalleihin 1964 ja 1965. Lisäksi ruotsinkielinen laajennusosa vm. 1965. Saab Sport user manual / handbook extensions for Saab Sport 1964 and 1965 (in Finnish). Also the Swedish version for 1965. Unfortunately I don’t have any other language versions. Saab Sport 1964 – SAAB 96 ohjekirjan täydennys (Finnish) Saab Sport… Continue reading Saab Sport handbooks 1964 to 1965 – Finnish and Swedish only

Saab 96 Sport brake calipers – checking the condition

The grease gun gives enough pressure to remove even the more stubborn pistons.

We decided to check out the condition of the original brake calipers for the Saab 96 Sport. I wanted to know if they can be restored or if I need to buy new ones on the Trollhättan visit next summer. The custom grease gun fitting was a big help in removing the pistons. We didn’t… Continue reading Saab 96 Sport brake calipers – checking the condition

NOS Classic Saab Parts for sale

Saab 96 "kylargrill", a full chrome decoration for the long-nose stroker.

The President of the Saab Club of Finland – Juha Lehtonen – is selling some of his classic Saab parts. There’s a lot of hard to find NOS parts available for two-stroke / 96 / 99 / 900 / 9000, and a few parts for newer Saabs also. Check the listing here: www.vesapohjalainen.com You can… Continue reading NOS Classic Saab Parts for sale