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Saab 99 Turbo engine honing

by SwadeMarch 7, 2010 0 comments

Here’s the latest video from Jorgen and Bo. If you’ve ever wondered how to smooth the inside of a cylinder wall (and let’s face it, who hasn’t?) then you’re about to learn something. As an outside observer, I’m amazed and fascinated by the depth of the in-house work being done and the knowledge that these [...]

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Welding our wishbones

by SwadeMarch 6, 2010 2 comments

Rally cars take a beating, so they need to be strong. Jörgen’s been working on beefing up our suspension by reinforcing our wishbones. In this video, he shows you how they look before and after they’re done.

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Rally Car Suspended by Bilstein

by SwadeMarch 4, 2010 0 comments

Our new dampers have arrived thanks to the good people at Bilstein and they look decidedly Swedish, don’t you think? Our Bilstein decals have made it on to the car, as well as those for new sponsor, Forza Suspension. That’s just a few of the decals that are on the car now. I’ll have more [...]

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A look inside our rally engines

by SwadeMarch 3, 2010 2 comments

It’s been a long time since we’ve updated the Saabs United Historic Rally Team pages but that doesn’t mean that there hasn’t been anything going on. In fact, it’s been the exact opposite. Personally, I’ve been going nuts over at Saabs United covering the sale of Saab to the Spyker group. That craziness ended up [...]

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More images of the painted #1 Car

by SwadeFebruary 1, 2010 0 comments

Some new images of the painted #1 car have come in from Jorgen in Sweden. The process has really been fascinating to watch and to see the car come back gleaming like this is quite a treat. This body was originally white and the body underwent a process called Dry Ice Blasting, done by a [...]

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SUHRT Car #2 – preparing for paint

by SwadeFebruary 1, 2010 0 comments

Car #1 is now back from the painters, covered in beautiful black truck paint. Whilst that one’s been away, work has continued on preparing car #2, which will be modeled on Per Eklund’s white Saab 99 Turbo of the same era. The engine has now been removed and Jorgen and Bo have been using Car [...]

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SUHRT Car #1 back from the painters

by SwadeFebruary 1, 2010 0 comments

Things are getting very exciting now. Whilst the preparation of Car #2 continues at pace, the good news is that Car #1 has now arrived back from the painters and is gleaming in it’s new black paint. Check out the video below: And a still shot of the car arriving back at the workshop: Of [...]

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Car #2 update

by SwadeDecember 9, 2009 3 comments

It seems Jörgen and Bo are going all the way with preparation for our run in the 2010 Midnight Sun rally. Our main competition car is still away at the painters, but that hasn’t stopped them from working away as hard as ever. They’re now working on preparing a second car for the race! Car [...]

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Things ‘rolling’ along

by SwadeNovember 22, 2009 0 comments

Work continues on the build of our Saab 99Turbo for the 2010 Midnight Sun Rally. The crossbars for the rollcage have now been installed and work has been done for the filler cap relocation. Our wing extenders from RP Glasfiber have arrived, though they’ll need a bit of a shave before they’re fitted to the [...]

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Gas access and Bosch spotlight covers

by SwadeNovember 4, 2009 1 comment

Another small update as work proceeds on our Saab 99 Turbo rally car. This last week we’ve not only received our new helmets and revised our rear exhaust tunnel, we’ve also done a bit of other bodywork around the car. The fuel filler has been moved from the customary spot to a new position further [...]

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