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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

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

Saab 96 V4 Rally – engine build part 3.

The ’69 Rally is progressing, although I had to take time remove the fuel tank from the 99 Turbo as it started to smell of fuel. So no more fuel tank in the Turbo. Here’s a little progress report on the V4 Rally: Assembling the clutch Water pump Installing the engine Starting to look like… Continue reading Saab 96 V4 Rally – engine build part 3.

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.

Garage improvement

It's starting to look like a rally car...

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 get rest of the shelves… Continue reading Garage improvement

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.

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