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Adjustments To Camber
The first round of parts were able to get me to ~1.5deg of front camber. So more was needed. I called and talked to T3 who did a custom...
Andrew
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First Track Weekend
Lists. Perhaps 80% of my professional life is drafting and conquering lists of things to do, a skill meticulously trained to those in...
Andrew
Aug 16, 20203 min read
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First Start Up
I should have taken a picture of all of the wires I chopped from the looms in the car. Just imagine a large Rubbermaid tote of wires. I...
Andrew
Aug 16, 20201 min read
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Downright Dirty Driveshaft Group
Quite a bit is asked of the the components responsible for transmiting torque to the drive wheels in a front-wheel-drive car. So I set...
Andrew
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Wheel and Tire Group
When I was a kid assembling 1/24 scale Tamiya sports car models, I was never much interested in assembling the wheels because I felt the...
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Suspension and Brake Groups
Although the power train would remain somewhat factory-based, the suspension was opened up to the catalogs of available parts. I will let...
Andrew
Aug 16, 20202 min read
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Engine Group
Saab reliability. Factory reliability. Road racing is hard on engines and so I decided to take a card from the Saab 'conservative first,...
Andrew
Aug 16, 20202 min read
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Interior Group
The general themes are NASA safety compliance and informed feedback on the health of the engine. Being that the Saab TWICE security...
Andrew
Aug 16, 20201 min read
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New Part Smell
Can we just agree that the internet peoples are sometimes flat wrong. The Mazda rotary is reliable. And Saab parts are economical and...
Andrew
Aug 15, 20201 min read
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Each Hour of Reassembly Requires 10 Hours of Prep and Cleaning
While paintwork was underway for a few weeks, I set about with detergents, an ultrasonic cleaner, semi-gloss black aerosol, and a Coors...
Andrew
Aug 15, 20201 min read
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First New Paint Since Finland '99
Due to unique timing and COVID, the friendly owner of a major chain of body shops took on the task of painting my race car. I think Saab...
Andrew
Aug 15, 20201 min read
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Steering Wheel, An Important Driver Need
I have always wanted a Sparco steering wheel. But getting one to fasten to the factory steering column was a bit tricky. Momo makes an...
Andrew
Aug 15, 20201 min read
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Sunroof Buttressing
A long time ago Saab/Valmet actually built a few Viggens for the Flight Academy that had sunroofless sheet steel. But just about every...
Andrew
Aug 15, 20201 min read
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One Notch, One Weld...Progress
Good fit-up is critical for quality, structural weldments. I used a 18V Makita drill and a Woodward Fab SP notcher. Makita makes a tough...
Andrew
Aug 15, 20201 min read
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Calories Expended
I had decided that the race car would be built as if it would be a NASA ST4 car. As such, I would need to ensure that it met the letter...
Andrew
Aug 15, 20201 min read
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A Necessary Upgrade
I was lucky to reconnect with the dad of my high school friend who continues to run a hugely successful fleet of BMW race cars. Emails of...
Andrew
Aug 15, 20201 min read
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Everything Must Go
Up until this new build, the starting point for my race cars was...well, cars that someone else had already made a race car. I fondly...
Andrew
Aug 15, 20201 min read
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A Lucky Starting Point
Finding the new Saab recruit for the racing program was not especially easy -- a 3 door Saab 900 or 9-3 with a manual transmission is...
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Aug 15, 20201 min read
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