Hi! I think this may be (one of) my first post at Ecomodder. I´m a saab 96-freak in Sweden with a 1975 Saab 96 V4 as family car and a 1974 V4 as a eco-project. I also have a verry rusty 1964 "shortnose" two-stroker that in a condition beyond what´s worth saving. My plan is to use bodyparts from the older and more beautiful Saab to convert the 1974 to a 1964.
When making such a Frankenstein´s hybrid, nothing is sacred anymore so why not taking it some steps further? At first sight the Saab 96 may look verry streamlined but from what I have read and studied there are many details to be improved. First of all the rear end slope to steep and the rounded end will cause a lot of turbulence. In the winter this is showed by snow clinging to the rear in a wedge-shaped pattern.
What I intend to do is to straighten upp the rear slope, end it sharply to a kammback and add a diffuser. What originaly look´s like this:
http://www.autospinn.com/wp-content/...-concept-4.jpg
...may end up a bit something like this:
http://www.classicandperformancecar....re.php?id=3388
What do you think? I also have plans for mods of the front and sides but that´s a later discussion efter I have decided what to do with the rear.
/John