scannon Posted May 26, 2014 Author Share Posted May 26, 2014 You guys are cracking me up. If I were going to go for significantly more power I have a nice 1.8 Miata engine and most of the parts I would need to turbo it gathering dust in my shop. But I cannot see myself going through the huge task of converting it to rear wheel drive. A Subaru WRX engine and transaxle would be a much more logical choice. I want to get it on the road with the two stroke and see what living with a slow, noisy car with a smelly engine is like. I have plenty of fast cars I think to withstand the torque of a V8 you would need to drop that body on a more substantial frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOTTTCAR Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Kitcat It was my dads 1960 Ford ranch wagon......a true POS. He didn't have it long. Gale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcarguy Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 You guys are cracking me up. If I were going to go for significantly more power . . . . I would need . . . . rear wheel drive . . . . to withstand the torque of a V8 you would need to drop that body on a more substantial frame. Yessir . . . . . . :jester: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scannon Posted May 27, 2014 Author Share Posted May 27, 2014 Yessir . . . . . . :jester: That looks great but I have neither the skills or $$$s to do something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcarguy Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 That looks great but I have neither the skills or $$$s to do something like that. Skip, On a more serious note, we do need a You Tube video blat once you get it up and running. :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scannon Posted May 27, 2014 Author Share Posted May 27, 2014 Skip, On a more serious note, we do need a You Tube video blat once you get it up and running. :cheers: I will do that but it might be closer to a fart than a blat. I do want to put a glasspack muffler on it to see what it sounds like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 As another poster mentioned you need an expansion chamber or preferably triple expansion chambers, at full song it's a sound to behold. From about 43 seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcarguy Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 . . . might be closer to a fart than a blat . . . Would that make it a blart or a fat? :smilielol5: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toyotus 7 Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 I have a '58 DKW wagon with a 3 cylinder 2 stroke. It's a super cool car with a very unique sound. I would never swap out the two stroke. They are way too cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 I have a '58 DKW wagon with a 3 cylinder 2 stroke. It's a super cool car with a very unique sound. I would never swap out the two stroke. They are way too cool. Photos please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scannon Posted May 31, 2014 Author Share Posted May 31, 2014 I pulled the spark plugs yesterday to put some Rislone in the cylinders in the faint hope it might un-seize the engine. Two of them looked normal but one is crusted with aluminum slag as was the top of the piston visible through the spark plug hole. The engine is toast but I assumed that when I bought the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toyotus 7 Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 I can't remember how to post pictures, so forgive if this doesn't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toyotus 7 Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 scannon your Saab looks to be in amazing shape. Excellent purchase! The dkw that I mentioned above fired up, no problem, with fresh gas/oil mix after sitting in a field on "the wet coast" for three years. I'm sure you'll have that running in no time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toyotus 7 Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Ack! Sorry about your engine scannon. Hopefully it's just a new piston, rings, and a honing that you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toyotus 7 Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Here's attempt #2 at a photo of the '58 deek wagon I bought a couple of months ago. 2-stroke joy. It show up as an attachment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1Steve Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Yesterday I was perusing the CL Miata offerings and the Saab ad popped up. My curiosity got the best of me and I drove over to have a look at it. The only rust I could find was some bubbles in the lower rear corner of one of the doors. No large dents and the magnet could not detect any bondo. The interior is in pretty good shape. As far as I could see with a flashlight and lying on the ground the bottom is in good condition with no rust holes showing. It has 96k miles. The title says it is a '67 not a '66 as in the ad. It is a one family car since new. It was parked 9 years ago when the engine seized. Asking price was $2,500. I looked at it, negotiated a deal for $1,800 and went home and got the truck and trailer and it is now mine, for better or worse. Talk about buying on a whim. Engine is definitely locked up. Should be a fun project especially if I could find one of the 850 cc Monte Carlo engines with oil injection. I believe the engine in the car is rated at about 42HP, lots of room for improvement. http://images.craigslist.org/00J0J_cxapjfxRi6Z_600x450.jpg Skip, Just read the engine had a melt down, would have been nice to fire it up without a rebuild. Oh Well !!! I think it looks cool stock, wash, wax, road legal and enjoy till it falls apart. Which hopefully will be many years down the road... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcarguy Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Here's attempt #2 at a photo of the '58 deek wagon I bought a couple of months ago. 2-stroke joy. It show up as an attachment. Great looking car. And two thumbs up on the headlights. . . . . . . :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Here's attempt #2 at a photo of the '58 deek wagon I bought a couple of months ago. 2-stroke joy. It show up as an attachment. Very clean looking example, don't think I've ever seen a wagon. Looks very similar to my 1000S except no olympic rings on the grill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toyotus 7 Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 You probably know this already, but that engine failure sounds like what happens when you don't free-wheel down hill in two-stroke, as Andy B mentioned.... something to be mindful of once you've done the rebuild. I'm not sure where you're located, but there is mechanic in Portland (MPH Specialties?) who does lots of work on weird and wonderful old two-strokes and other 3 cylinder oddities. Seems like a very good guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick OTeen Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 The guy you need to call for any vintage SAAB information, repair and restoration work is Bud Clark at J & B Imports in Orange, California. He is the single most knowledgeable person on the planet when it comes to the SAAB 2-stroke engine. He knows how to fix them, rebuild the cranks, do performance porting and all the rest. He also knows all there is to know about the transmissions including the ultra-rare SAAB Sport & Rally close-ratio gearboxes. He builds the 2-stroke SAAB engines for my Quantum IV race car. Only seven moving parts in that little marvel. Give him a call at 714-282-7378 http://24.media.tumblr.com/23b3649119834f87bdcc1d20c4fcf7fe/tumblr_mioiks9aJW1rxp2iro3_1280.jpg http://trackthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/012_M080306.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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