Re: Stroker on I-5 Sunday Night

William 'Chip' Lamb wrote:
> Mike is a great guy. We set him up with his fresh crank last summer - and 
> again last winter when one of his old pistons killed it. He's learned to 
> live and learn. That ought to be one of the smoother running 2-strokes out 
> there.

If it was him, that car was really humming along.

Darryl spent a year in Sweden and he got a real kick out of that 
stroker buzzing by us.

Andy in PDX OR

 

Re: cool

 Didn't the Datsun 240/60/80 chin spoiler use to work? Maybe its that.
-Stephen-


Andrew Peterson wrote:
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>> have the front bumper, either- I'm sure it was an aftermarket spoiler- 
>> There were alot of companies back in the seventies making spoilers for 
>> almost any import. Cannon Industries comes to mind, as does 
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>> Japanese imports later.
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> be a modification of something that was available for some other car. 
> It isn't shown in the first two pictures, so was added later.
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Re: cool

Re: Stroker on I-5 Sunday Night

    I believe I saw the same car last Monday here in Seattle, two blocks from my house. I 
heard it before I saw it and took it as the first sign of Spring. Definitely a stroker, had 
backup lights but wasn't a MC, the clincher is the roof and trunk racks.  It put a smile on 
my face as I drove my truck to work.

    Wally

 

Re: cool

The 74 Sonett I'm restoring doesn't have a front spoiler, but the  
paint is faded in the shape of one and there are mounting holes on  
the nose, so it must have had one in the past.

On May 1, 2006, at 7:59 PM, Stephen Kelleher wrote:

>  Didn't the Datsun 240/60/80 chin spoiler use to work? Maybe its that.
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>>> BRE-Interpart, but Interpart was primarily Datsun, and added other
>>> Japanese imports later.
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>> There was no factory spoiler available for the Sonett. It could even
>> be a modification of something that was available for some other car.
>> It isn't shown in the first two pictures, so was added later.
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Chip, any word on Richard Arndt?

Lubrication

Here's a silly question. The factory manual says to lubricate the car  
every 6000 miles, or twice a year. I've never done it, so I figure I  
better start. But I don't know where to begin. What do I need to get  
started? A grease gun and grease I assume. Are there different kinds  
of grease guns, or are they all the same? "Saab Special Grease" is  
NLA I assume, so what do I use instead?

Is there anything not covered in the manual I should know about?

-Josh

 

Re: Chip, any word on Richard Arndt?

At 09:23 AM 4/1/2006 -0800, you wrote:
>He had contacted me when I had my 93 for sale and I forwarded your post to 
>a guy in Bellingham who sold him a Sonett lll. Also Jon is holding a 
>deposit from Richard on a stroker 96 he has for sale.

Jon and I have been in communication. Richard does not look like he's going 
to make it much longer.
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Cheers-

William "Chip" Lamb
West of Sweden SAAB
Richmond, VA.
http://www.wmsbrg.com/sweden/
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Re: Lubrication

Josh ChaitinPollak wrote:
> Here's a silly question. The factory manual says to lubricate the car  
> every 6000 miles, or twice a year. I've never done it, so I figure I  
> better start. But I don't know where to begin. What do I need to get  
> started? A grease gun and grease I assume. Are there different kinds  
> of grease guns, or are they all the same? "Saab Special Grease" is  
> NLA I assume, so what do I use instead?

I have always used a grease with moly in it. If it's earlier than 
about 1970, and original, you should have grease fittings on all four 
ball joints, both tie-rod ends, and one on the steering rack. Follow 
the manual's directions for greasing the rack.

CLEAN THE FITTINGS BEFORE GREASING! Many people don't do this, and 
they get dirt from the outside of the fitting into the joint. The dirt 
grinding away inside is what kills the joint.

By greasing it regularly, you should be able to keep the joints from 
wearing out for a long time.

Also, pay attention to the manual's service intervals on the 
transmission. Because they have ball bearings, instead of rollers as 
used in later gearboxes, the 95/96/Sonett transmissions are more 
susceptible to bearing damage from debris, and clean gear oil is 
_very_ important to the life of the transmission.

Andy in PDX OR

 

70 96V4

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1970-SAAB-96_W0QQitemZ4627578662QQcategoryZ6438QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

This is an ex-Richard Cobun car. I almost bought it when Mike (seller) did 
ca. 1996. Needs fresh gas and a Pertronix. Great ride.
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Cheers-

William "Chip" Lamb
West of Sweden SAAB
Richmond, VA.
http://www.wmsbrg.com/sweden/
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