Once upon a time, we prepared a 1977 Saab 99 for rally dirtiness.
Race cars rarely stay together for long periods of time, and once again our Saab’s engine needed to be pulled.
After we prepared our Saab 99 in only 90 days, it was time to take it to two more rally events—even if they were only two weeks apart.
Sure, our 1977 Saab 99 finished the rally in one piece, but it wasn’t exactly setting any speed records.
Before our Saab could participate in its first event, there were a few final preparations to make it truly rally-ready.
Safety preparation is a major undertaking in a rally car. While car-on-car violence very rarely happens in stage rally competition, there is precious little runoff room on those special stages.
Our Saab needed some suspension R&R before we could take it rallying.
When our Saab 99 came into our lives, it looked pretty decent with just a little bit of rust. Repairing those spots, however, left us with bare sheet metal that …
A historic class Saab 99 seemed like the perfect mix of the fun, the wacky and the inexpensive. Back in the day, this was the chassis of choice for many …
Getting our 1977 Saab 99 ready for a tarmac rally next weekend.
Our Saab 99 gets cleaned up for some time in the new office showroom.
A selection of photos from Lorne Trezise and some in-car video from STPR
We successfully finished our first Rally America event at STPR in Wellsboro, PA
We finished our Saab project car's second rally with no major issues.
Reengineering the Saab's warm-up regulator gives us control over the air/fuel ratio.
We're working through our latest Saab checklist, and post some video from the Sandblast Rally.
We look over what we've done since the Sandblast Rally, and figure out what we need to do next.
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We make a big push to get our little rally Swede's drivetrain back together and in the car.
After 11 months of ownership, Per contemplates how far he's come, and how far can too far go. Meanwhile, the engine build begins.
We get boxes of parts and a nicely ported head for our upcoming Saab engine build.
We get order some hotter engine parts, and dig up some suspension goodies, too.
A high-tech bit of rally equipment for our vintage Saab.
We “yump” ahead.
We rework the Saab's suspension and take care of a few other issues.
We hit the show circuit and discover the Saab may be more at home in the dirt.
