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[jaxrepo]

Just acquired this strange beast. Comments & suggestions please!









Arrived 2-18-2006 - 1983 Porsche 944 convertible conversion. Someone spent a ton of money on this professional conversion package & added a turbo nose while doing so. The car (not a turbo) was running & driving very well until about 3 months ago when a theft attempt occurred. The thieves cut the top to enter the car then stole the radio face plate, passenger window switch, 2 fog light lenses & 2 reference sensors from the engine. Odometer reads 70K miles. Car has a factory  original, non 944 paint color (I think it is the 1983 911 series Glacier Blue color). Needs paint, front & rear seats (both missing), a new dash cap, tires with different rims (phone dials or 16" flat dishes) and a new top. The interior is black & in remarkably good shape. The body is straight - no rust anywhere. A nice project which will become an eye catching, conversation piece type car.   
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83/86 944 Parts cars (2)
78 924 Parts car
84 944
88 924S Parts car

Web site at www.jaxrepo.com - 944/924 parts.

[chris24]

Great project. Will look great with some design 90s, new paint and a new top. Bummer about the top being ripped by the thieves, sounds like odd thieves to nick those things. I presume they didn't lift the seats out too...
When was the front end last done?
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1983 - 924 (185K miles) - not mint
1985 - 924 (148K miles) - mint
1990 - 944S2 cab (52K miles)

[bryanc]

The theives knew what they were doing. Those fog lights cost a fortune.
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'84 944
I'd rather have a bottle in front a' me than a frontal lobotomy
Tom Waits

[chris24]

My point exactly...intelligent thieves, we don't get many of them in Nottingham! I'm surprised they didn't take the whole of the nose assembly, those things are about £1000 in the UK as opposed to £50 for the lens caps.
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1983 - 924 (185K miles) - not mint
1985 - 924 (148K miles) - mint
1990 - 944S2 cab (52K miles)

[ATL_racer]

interesting... cant wait to see is restored, should be interesting... good luck
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late 1979 porche 924, red 2.0l NA 5speed snailshell
Plans: Restore exterior, revitalize interior, install killer sound system, run engine in stock form and have fun.(+ a short throw shifter if i can find one)

[Chrenan]

I thought Nottingham had the best thieves? Don't they steal from the rich and give to the poor?
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1987 951 - M193 Version for Japan

[chris24]

The ones with bows and arrows and in green lycra are a dying breed sadly!
The council now robs/taxes from the rich and gives to the poor/bone idle.
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1983 - 924 (185K miles) - not mint
1985 - 924 (148K miles) - mint
1990 - 944S2 cab (52K miles)

[santi]

I dont like much the project...perhaps due to the cover, becouse its dont ajust perfectly..But the rest i like much..i dont know..The car is yours??
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Im from Madrid (Europe), my english is not very fine...SORRY!!!

[skemcin]

looks like a nice project. I think its interesting to see the hinges for the trunk on the outside of the car - I guess the top takes up any room that could have been used for mounting internal hinges. What would really keep anyone from just popping the hinges and gaining access to the car that way?
(or am I just looking at something that isn't there in the pics)
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924.org (no time to complete)
9249206346 - 89k – new shifter bushings, belts, running well.
9249206347 - 8k – waiting its resurrection, no power at the fuel pump and fuse #7 blows w/power

[morghen]

http://www.sauto.cz/car_detail.php?filter_car_id=1103119

it seems that this was some sort of way of making your 924 into a cabrio some time ago.


This red one...realy looks nice !

http://chris924carrera.tripod.com/porsche924/id4.html
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Supercharger and EFI kits
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