john vanlandingham John Vanlandingham Godlike Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
alkun Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > very nice. coolest car on the site. > > just out of curiousity, do you pre-mix oil into > the gas? Al I'm gonna fuckin smack you upside your fuckin head. Come on!!! If I give you a ride in this you'll sell all your Volvo shit in a heartbeat. ![]() You better watch yourself now. Grrrrrrrrrrr > > -Al John Vanlandingham Sleezattle, WA, USA Vive le Prole-le-ralliat www.rallyrace.net/jvab CALL +1 206 431-9696 Remember! Pacific Standard Time is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time. |
Tim Taylor Tim Taylor Mega Moderator Location: Oakland, CA Join Date: 02/02/2007 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 622 Rally Car: Mazda 323 GTX |
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alkun Albert Kun Mod Moderator Location: SF Ca. Join Date: 01/07/2008 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 1,732 Rally Car: volvo 242 |
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john vanlandingham John Vanlandingham Godlike Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
alkun Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Hee hee! > > I knew that would raise some hackels. Gonna raise a big fuckin whelp when I whacks you upside yer haid, son! > > -Al Maybe when that ring ding gets some nice porting, reed valves, tripple 40 Weber IDF, trice-pipes, a close ratio box and a proper ring and pinion, and some Gp2 wins, then it'll be bad-ass. But it'll still not be famous as the last Saab 96 to be in the last WRC event for which the 96 was homologated, the last WRC 96, that's bad ass. John Vanlandingham Sleezattle, WA, USA Vive le Prole-le-ralliat www.rallyrace.net/jvab CALL +1 206 431-9696 Remember! Pacific Standard Time is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time. |
MrToad Jim Turner Ultra Moderator Location: Maine Join Date: 12/11/2007 Age: Fossilized Posts: 36 Rally Car: none, gopher |
I regret posting misinformation and appreciate the corrections.
Even if I had specified higher final ratio, the ring and pinion numbers I was using were still all wrong. Better now. Found more tranny info here. http://sg.geocities.com/saab96rally/CompetitionModsV4/Instructions.htm And yes, single piston 5 lug front discs came on all '68+ 96/95 and 67+ Sonetts. My 2 '67 96's were only daily drivers, driven foolishly at times but never raced. The column shifter was nothing special. Groping the co-driver is up to individual discretion. That aside, they were still lightweight tanks and a blast to drive. Good luck with the 2 stroke. JT |
john vanlandingham John Vanlandingham Godlike Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
MrToad Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > I regret posting misinformation and appreciate the > corrections. > Even if I had specified higher final ratio, the > ring and pinion numbers I was using were still all > wrong. Better now. Found more tranny info here. > > > > And yes, single piston 5 lug front discs came on > all '68+ 96/95 and 67+ Sonetts. > My 2 '67 96's were only daily drivers, driven > foolishly at times but never raced. The column > shifter was nothing special. Groping the co-driver > is up to individual discretion. That aside, they > were still lightweight tanks and a blast to > drive. > Good luck with the 2 stroke. 2 Fresh 5/8" ID u-joints joined by a bar of 5/8" tube and that shifter will move about 4 " max from 1st to 2nd. It is the best shifter I know when the u-joints are sound, just spread the fingers and catch a new gear while driving. Don't worry about apologies, we mean to impart info, nobody here comparing weiener sizes. Except that Al guy. He's in the doo-doo know. He painted my Sooooper Bitchin struts baby shit brown! Grrrrrrr > JT John Vanlandingham Sleezattle, WA, USA Vive le Prole-le-ralliat www.rallyrace.net/jvab CALL +1 206 431-9696 Remember! Pacific Standard Time is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time. |
alkun Albert Kun Mod Moderator Location: SF Ca. Join Date: 01/07/2008 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 1,732 Rally Car: volvo 242 |
> Except that Al guy. > He's in the doo-doo know. > He painted my Sooooper Bitchin struts baby shit > brown! > Grrrrrrr > > JT > > > > > John Vanlandingham > Sleezattle, WA, USA > > Vive le Prole-le-ralliat > > www.jvab.f4.ca hey, I am still waiting for my half-can of "team green" down here. and where the hell is my free T-shirt? |
heymagic Banned Mod Moderator Location: La la land Join Date: 01/25/2006 Age: Fossilized Posts: 3,740 Rally Car: Not a Volvo |
alkun Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > > > Except that Al guy. > > He's in the doo-doo know. > > He painted my Sooooper Bitchin struts baby > shit > > brown! > > Grrrrrrr > > > JT > > > > > > > > > > John Vanlandingham > > Sleezattle, WA, USA > > > > Vive le Prole-le-ralliat > > > > www.jvab.f4.ca > > hey, I am still waiting for my half-can of "team > green" down here. and where the hell is my free > T-shirt? > > > > > JVL had to clean up a paint spill with your tee shirt. It'll be in the mail shortly... |
modernbeat Jason McDaniel Ultra Moderator Location: Dallas, TX Join Date: 12/14/2007 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 401 Rally Car: 1963 SAAB Historic, 1995 Impreza Open Light totaled at WRC Mexico, 2005 STi Pikes Peak winner |
alkun Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > very nice. coolest car on the site. > > just out of curiousity, do you pre-mix oil into > the gas? > > -Al Yes. And we understand we'll most likely fail any fuel test because of it. Jason McDaniel |
Doivi Clarkinen Banned Senior Moderator Location: the end of the universe Join Date: 02/12/2006 Age: Ancient Posts: 1,432 Rally Car: 1980 Opel Ascona B |
john vanlandingham Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > 2 Fresh 5/8" ID u-joints joined by a bar of 5/8" > tube and that shifter will move about 4 " max from > 1st to 2nd. > It is the best shifter I know when the u-joints > are sound, just spread the fingers and catch a new > gear while driving. Yeah, I remember driving John's car (and even my '67 V4 Monte Carlo I had for a brief time). You could just stick your fingers out and shift while turning the steering wheel. Of course, you had to be creative if you had to, for example, shift from 4th to 3rd while turning right, but I think that's how the Scandanavian Flick got invented. |
Doivi Clarkinen Banned Senior Moderator Location: the end of the universe Join Date: 02/12/2006 Age: Ancient Posts: 1,432 Rally Car: 1980 Opel Ascona B |
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Doivi Clarkinen Banned Senior Moderator Location: the end of the universe Join Date: 02/12/2006 Age: Ancient Posts: 1,432 Rally Car: 1980 Opel Ascona B |
john vanlandingham Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- >> But it'll still not be famous as the last Saab 96 > to be in the last WRC event for which the 96 was > homologated, the last WRC 96, that's bad ass. > > Interesting, isn't it, how the last SAAB 96 to compete in a WRC rally and the last Opel Ascona to compete in a WRC rally (two iconic rally cars, no less) are located in such close proximity to each other in the world? |
Doivi Clarkinen Banned Senior Moderator Location: the end of the universe Join Date: 02/12/2006 Age: Ancient Posts: 1,432 Rally Car: 1980 Opel Ascona B |
modernbeat Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > alkun Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > very nice. coolest car on the site. > > > > just out of curiousity, do you pre-mix oil > into > > the gas? > > > > -Al > > > Yes. And we understand we'll most likely fail any > fuel test because of it. The only time you might ever have to worry about having your fuel tested is if you enter a National event. And even then probably not. |
alkun Albert Kun Mod Moderator Location: SF Ca. Join Date: 01/07/2008 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 1,732 Rally Car: volvo 242 |
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wvonkessler Wilson von Kessler Senior Moderator Location: Lookout Mountain, GA Join Date: 02/28/2006 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 1,127 Rally Car: Colts are in Finland; now '87 325i, '89 325i |
Now why would anybody want to rally an ugly VW Bug lookalike thing like that when they could be rallying a Subaru?
![]() Man, Texas sure preserves cars. "Talk about drugs. Driving a car like that, going that fast, it’s like all the drugs at once." - Tommy Byrne "Now, Pinky, if by any chance you are captured during this mission, remember you are Gunther Heindriksen from Appenzell. You moved to Grindelwald to drive the cog train to Murren. Can you repeat that?" - The Brain |