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Johnny_Haywire · Joined: 29 Oct 2014 Posts: 136 Location: Chicago

All very good to know, gents, and thanks for doing the leg work. I'm hoping to pick up a few bits this weekend from a guy parting out a 924 and a 944. I'll definitely grab an expansion tank if there is one in good shape.

Thanks for the link, Stefan. Looking forward to checking it out.
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1981 924 N/A 5-speed

Johnny_Haywire · Joined: 29 Oct 2014 Posts: 136 Location: Chicago

Did you get around to the injector seals yet, Kuhdad? I had my injectors out yesterday and the kit I got from Pelican Parts seems to be for the 2.5 EFI motor, not our 2.0 CIS. There are about 12 pieces in that kit, but we only need 4 larger o-rings.

Just wondering if you received a different kit.
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1981 924 N/A 5-speed

kuhdad17 · Joined: 19 Jun 2015 Posts: 83 Location: Montana, USA

kuhdad17 · Joined: 19 Jun 2015 Posts: 83 Location: Montana, USA

Rest of my parts should be in today to finish everything else I'm doing. While I waited, I replaced my 10mm vacuum hoses. Still need to get to the next size up for the last of the hoses.

Here's my very pretty stability bracket for the airbox:

Back side:

The flattened side sits on the chassis and is bolted there.

The other side is bolted to the block in a space I'm assuming the powersteering pump pulley would be. Since I have a manual rack, I have a convenient hole.

Closer view:

I put rivets in the fender and where I wanted to place my ignition box.

Ignition box secured and lowered out of the way:

Final placement on tank:

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'78 924 N/A

fiat22turbo · Joined: 18 Jan 2006 Posts: 4040 Location: Portland, OR

I would unbolt the chassis side of that airbox brace and brace it back with a diagonal or two onto the engine. The engine vibrations will tear something apart there in short order if you leave it like that.

Ideally the airbox and brace should really only be supported by bracketry on the engine itself to avoid strain on the intake ducting.

The extra holes you used on the engine for the bracket are for the Emissions Airpump/A/C compressor. No 924 came with power steering from the factory. Only the 924S which only came with the 944's 2.5L.
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Stefan
1979 924 Carrera GTS (clone-ish)
1988 944 Turbo S (Silver Rose)

kuhdad17 · Joined: 19 Jun 2015 Posts: 83 Location: Montana, USA

kuhdad17 · Joined: 19 Jun 2015 Posts: 83 Location: Montana, USA

Now I come to find out the fuel filter I ordered from Pelican Parts is not correct. Same thing as my injector o-rings. I don't think I'll be ordering from there again. Now to source a filter (the one on the motor only has German on it and is a Knecht FB 637).
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'78 924 N/A

Johnny_Haywire · Joined: 29 Oct 2014 Posts: 136 Location: Chicago

Thanks for the updates on the expansion tank install. I picked one up this weekend along with a rear bumper for my 924. I'm gonna let you blaze the trail first, though ; )

Man, I'm going through the same BS with Pelican Parts right now, as well (and Rockauto, for other wrong parts). They want to charge $8.25 to ship the correct 4 o-rings? Screw that.

Autohaus AZ has the o-rings we need and their shipping is cheaper.

http://www.autohausaz.com/search/product.aspx?sid=tagq2fyaw2ych0eakq4t4255&makeid=800019@Porsche&modelid=1263271@924%20&year=1981&cid=22@Fuel%20%26%20Air%20System&gid=11223@Fuel%20Injector%20Seal

I was sent 2 incorrect fuel filters from Rockauto, so I ended up getting one from O'Reilly Auto parts for $9.97. Works fine, but does not have flow indicators, though it is the same design as the OEM one, so I just put it in the same way.

Autohaus also has what appears to be the proper filter:

http://www.autohausaz.com/search/product.aspx?sid=tagq2fyaw2ych0eakq4t4255&makeid=800019@Porsche&modelid=1263271@924%20&year=1981&cid=22@Fuel%20%26%20Air%20System&gid=6200@Fuel%20Filter
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1981 924 N/A 5-speed

kuhdad17 · Joined: 19 Jun 2015 Posts: 83 Location: Montana, USA

kuhdad17 · Joined: 19 Jun 2015 Posts: 83 Location: Montana, USA

Snapped off a banjo bolt on the control pressure line, how does that even happen with the crush washers? I was tightening it up to torque specs and bam, that's it.
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'78 924 N/A

kuhdad17 · Joined: 19 Jun 2015 Posts: 83 Location: Montana, USA

backed it out and now on the hunt for a replacement. Maybe Parker Store.
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ideola · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15550 Location: Spring Lake MI

Wow, I have often worried about doing just that, but I've never seen it happen! At least you don't have to drill a hole...you should be able to *carefully* extract that using a LHD bit or extractor.
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Rasta Monsta · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11733 Location: PacNW

Johnny_Haywire · Joined: 29 Oct 2014 Posts: 136 Location: Chicago

She's really coming along - nice work on cleaning up that front end!

Bummer about the banjo bolt, but hopefully you can source one easily enough. If you have trouble, let me know, I'm going to visit that parts car again in a week and a half and will try to grab all the CIS bits I can. It's a 931 turbo, but I think the same fuel fittings up front.

I should have just used O'Reilly for the seals, they're my closest parts store. I gave P Parts hell about the screw-up with the seal kit and they gave me a refund, but I'm still out the time it took me to take it all apart. Ah, well.

Oh, one thing you might find interesting. The cashier told me that the O'Reilly house brand of filters (can't remember the name, Filtercraft or some such) is actually made by WIX. The one I picked up today actually has the flow indicator on it, though the one I currently have installed did not.
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1981 924 N/A 5-speed