"Geoff's 99"

'76 SAAB 99 notchback

Drivetrain:
  • 1980 "B" motor
  • Forged VW pistons
  • '73 EMS cam
  • Milled down head
  • Lightened flywheel
  • 1980 CIS fuel injection system
  • '85 ECU (including Lambda)
  • 900 turbo aluminum radiator
  • 900 expansion tank
  • 900 waterpump cover
  • Sport and Rally header
  • 900 Turbo exhaust
  • 900 turbo clutch
  • 5spd from a 900
  • 0.97:1 primary drive
Tires, Suspension & Brakes:
  • Soccerball and Shelby alloys
  • Silverstone tires
  • Stiff front rally springs
  • Soft rear stock 900 springs
  • Bilstein rally valve shocks
  • '87 900 rear axle
  • '87 900 front hubs
  • Re-inforced upper shock mounts F/R
  • Plated front control arms
  • Brake proportioning valve (F/R)
  • Hydraulic rear handbrake,
  • Slotted front rotors
Lighting:
  • H4 headlights
  • 2 Hella 2000s
  • 2 Hella 4000s
  • 2 Bosch Rally lights
Electronics:
  • Alpha Pro computer
  • 115A SAAB 9000 alternator
  • Optima battery
  • Fuses and relays mounted in front of co-driver
Interior:
  • Full cage extending to front bumper mounts
  • TRW Sabelt 6 point camlock harnesses
  • OMP carbon fiber seats
Exterior:
  • Polycarbonate side and rear windows
  • fiberglass trunk
  • custom front airdam
  • roof vent
  • 900 grille
  • Stickers
Other:
  • N/A

Transmission soon to be upgraded with a newer unit with shot-peened gearset, cryogenecially frozen bearings, and hopefully a Quiaffe limited slip differential. Soon also will be a shortened throw shift. Soon to have fiberglass hood.


Photo by Delphoto


Photo by Delphoto

For a short video by Clark Fisher from the Maine Forest Rally '00, Click Here. - (1.9MB)
For a neat compilation video by Luke Sorensen, from the Team O'Neil Rallycross Aug '00, Click Here. - (17.1MB)
For more pictures from the Maine Forest Rally '00, Click Here.

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