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ideola · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15548 Location: Spring Lake MI

So I finally got fed up with the 924S (see here, here and here). After fixing all of the issues, replacing the starter with a spare on the shelf, and replacing both the clutch master and slave cylinder, I finally gave up the GEIST.

So, the new additions:

Say hello to GEBLASN:

This is the same car that Vaughan resurrected in July 2007. The guy that purchased the car from Vaughan somehow managed to mess it up such that it wasn't running and had to be towed to my house. As it turns out, the DITC terminal had probably come loose, and the mixture had been BADLY messed up. Since tweaking a few things, the car has been running like a champ.

There's also a black 1987 924S in storage that will almost for sure be a parts donor. No photos of it yet...

And, this weekend, only the coldest weekend of the winter, Larry and I went to fetch a [wrong]1985.5[/wrong] [corrected]1985[/corrected] 944 out in Newaygo MI. The car was probably 20-30 yards off the road. There was a 3 foot furrow from the plow that we had to dig through, and about 18-24 inches of snow on the rest of the ground.

Was shaping up to be a long day...until Sherman showed up

Sherman lived right down the street, didn't know us from Adam, but saw us trying to dig out with my wimpy little snow blower. Long story short, he brought his front end loader / backhoe down to where we were. In about 10 minutes, he had all the snow out of the way, then he pulled the car out onto the road, and proceeded to drag it up onto the trailer for us. In 30 minutes, he accomplished what we would have been hard-pressed to do in half a day of hard work.

Back home safe and sound after a harrowing slippery 3 hour drive.

So, as for the Moral Dilema, I acquired the 944 just to part it out...but it's in such good shape, I'm not sure I can justify tearing it apart. At miminum, it'll need full FOES, tuneup parts, and an exhaust from the downpipe back. I still need to investigate the car thoroughly to evaluate further if it worth attempting a resurrection. It'll obviously fetch more $$$ in parts over time, but it also has potential. The body is in great shape overall, just a couple of minor issues, but no cancer whatsoever.

I won't be able to examine the timing belt until later this week...I don't want to break the steering lock, so I'm planning to have a locksmith come out and make a new key for it, so I won't be able to get it off the trailer and into the garage until that's done.

So, resurrect it or part it? If I decide to resurrect it, can I determine whether the valves or bent or not with a simple compression test?
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Pelican924 · Joined: 20 Aug 2006 Posts: 98 Location: Mountains of WNC

Although I voted to resurrect, should you decide to part it out & it's Diamond Blue Metallic as it appears to be, I would be interested in the drivers side front fender & valance.

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Joes924Racer · Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 12:28 pm Post subject:

nice.
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2Fast · Joined: 09 Dec 2007 Posts: 459 Location: Klamath Falls, OR

I would say, fix the 924 Turbo. Then I would go onto the 944. I hate seeing a good Porsche split apart like braveheart...
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Adismo · Joined: 05 Oct 2008 Posts: 80 Location: Guatemala

Nobbi · Joined: 24 Aug 2006 Posts: 1379 Location: Germany

Hallo idea ola,

ziemlich perverses nummernschild.......(Blowjob!)

Ich würde den 944 wieder herstellen.Hört sich ja nicht so schlimm an.Auch wenn narürlich ein 924 Turbo viel seltener ist.

Nobbi

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PORSCHEV · Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:34 pm Post subject:

You have it BAD.

I have it too...but give my head a shake and come out of it.
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ideola · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15548 Location: Spring Lake MI

ideola · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15548 Location: Spring Lake MI

Tiny · Joined: 10 Apr 2006 Posts: 502 Location: London, UK

you can't part it out..

you gotta fix it....even if it is wrong...it feels so right.

wish i was over that side of the pond....id love to spanner-up to the party and learn a few tricks from the don-ideola & crew
peace
tiny

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924guy · Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:33 pm Post subject:

ideola · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15548 Location: Spring Lake MI

Adismo · Joined: 05 Oct 2008 Posts: 80 Location: Guatemala

ideola · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15548 Location: Spring Lake MI

924RACR · Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:59 pm Post subject:

Wow, now that's a nice guy! Hope you were able to buy him a beer or something!

Like the loading technique, too!

How's the interior on the 944? That's often a big deciding factor for me...
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