Saab 96 Rally – gearbox maintenance
We decided to go through the gearbox and check if there’s any problems. Fortunately no major issues but there were some that needed to be fixed. Some photos and explanations:
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Saab 96 Rally – backup lights and gearbox
I have ordered the pistons and should get them in about a week or two. So for now it’s just doing all the minor things that still need doing. We inspected the gearbox – a few little things to fix, but nothing major it seems: And I decided to install …
Saab 96 Rally – A little update
Lots of miscellaneous stuff still to do on the car… Here’s a little update on some of them. I already ordered some more parts and it looks like I’ll order the pistons this week. I thought I might find them easy enough here in Finland, but it seems that they …
Saab 96 Rally – gas pedal mod
Just a short update: I did the rally style gas pedal modification and replaced the V4 pedal with the bigger two-stroke pedal. And I’m willing to part with some “junk” at quite reasonable prices. I’m happy to get rid of these. Make me an offer. Also – I have now …
Saab 96 Rally – Fuel pump upgrade
The car needs a fuel pump upgrade. The V4 original will not do with dual Webers… 😀 You could ofcourse just go to a store and buy a bigger and better fuel pump. But, as this is something of a budget build we decided to go with what we had. …
Valve job bench for V4 heads
I visited my friend Tikkis a few weeks ago. He had this really nice valve job bench that was originally used by Scan-Auto mechanics back in the day. It was a really handy design so we decided to make our own bench. Or rather, I showed a photo of the …
Saab V4 Rally – miscellaneous stuff
Just a quick update on a few bits and pieces: I had this 1.7 crankshaft that needed grinding for under size bearings. But as it happened bearings in the sizes I needed were not that easy to get. I needed 0.50mm for the connecting rods and the full 1mm for …
Rally Of The 1000 Lakes 1976 – Video
I came upon this really cool rally video of the Rally Of The 1000 Lakes 1976. Very nice footage. A lot about Saabs in there. Unfortunately it’s all in Finnish. So I wrote down short descriptions of key moments below. The video is basically an advertising piece for the Saab …
Saab V4 Rally – electrical system
I started figuring out the electrical system on the V4 “Rally”. It’s a bit of a mess really… 😀 Old wires, unmarked wires, and all sorts of iffy connections… The original wiring system had quite a few “hacks” already, and now I needed to do some more to make the …
Saab V4 Rally – suspension, brakes, and dash underway
Here’s the latest update on the 1969 V4 Rally. Suspension and brakes are now done, so I have moved on to the electrics and the dashboard. I also made a work light for the engine bay: And I started preparing the dashboard. As I’m putting in the older type dash …