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joecitizennn
Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 2096 Location: no mans land
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Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 2:29 pm Post subject: |
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tyfighter123 wrote: | Joe, that machine is awesome! Can wait to see how fast it is 0-60....... |
Hoping to enter it in some car shows soon. Maybe some who are interested in doing a conversion of their own sometime can drive it. Currently working on forced air induction right now, and hopefully a gtr bodykit so I can run wider tires to harness this things capability. _________________ 87 924s
88 924SE gone
447 hp cgt clone
87 924S gone
84 944 sold
83 944 sold
89 turbo S LSD, ABS etc
86 951 white rocket
85 944 sport everything.
84 944 sold.
87 944 sold
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joecitizennn
Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 2096 Location: no mans land
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Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 1:38 am Post subject: |
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Plumbing for ram induction coming along. Only thing left to do is build the box and gasket and attach the scoop.
_________________ 87 924s
88 924SE gone
447 hp cgt clone
87 924S gone
84 944 sold
83 944 sold
89 turbo S LSD, ABS etc
86 951 white rocket
85 944 sport everything.
84 944 sold.
87 944 sold |
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joecitizennn
Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 2096 Location: no mans land
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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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Well, after all that work I ditched the gts style headlights and went back to the original pop-ups. I dont know why I just like them better. _________________ 87 924s
88 924SE gone
447 hp cgt clone
87 924S gone
84 944 sold
83 944 sold
89 turbo S LSD, ABS etc
86 951 white rocket
85 944 sport everything.
84 944 sold.
87 944 sold |
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joecitizennn
Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 2096 Location: no mans land
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Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 2:20 pm Post subject: |
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Here are some photos of my engine accessory setup. I wanted to keep the original porsche alternator as well as the original power steering pump, and not only keep them but keep close to the original positions and keep the turnbuckle belt tensioners as well. The new crankshaft pulley for the powersteering I made from scratch. The base of the pulley goes inside the recess of the GM harmonic balancer and is held in place with the original GM crank bolt. The v of the crank pulley is designed to run a 1/2" belt, which rides a little high on the power steering pump pulley, but functions quite well.
Keeping with the 924s accessory system makes engine less intrusive to the engine bay. I wanted the monster torque of the v8 but didnt want to end up with a chopped up hot rod. Outside of the increase in power I wanted the cars personality to stay much the same. And it has for the most part.
_________________ 87 924s
88 924SE gone
447 hp cgt clone
87 924S gone
84 944 sold
83 944 sold
89 turbo S LSD, ABS etc
86 951 white rocket
85 944 sport everything.
84 944 sold.
87 944 sold |
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joecitizennn
Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 2096 Location: no mans land
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 5:13 pm Post subject: |
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The power steering pulley on the pump crowded the fan bracket on the radiator, so I decided to move the radiator forward. This also has the benifit of giving me better access to the LT1 water pump, as it too was very close to the 924s fans.
After carefully drilling the spot welds and some cutting, here is the 944 type radiator bracket removed from the unibody frame rail.
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This picture shows how far forward I moved the radiator brackets. Not much, but everything fits like a glove now.
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I used the 944 radiator all summer with the v8, and with a 185 degree thermostat it never ran hot. The 944 radiator works great with the lt1, at least in my case... I also kept the porsche thermofan system hooked up. The vette computer has its own trigger for a cooling fan relay
but I never ran the circuit because the porsche cooling system always kept the lt1 at the proper temp at hot idle. My experiences may differ from others on this, but I can only report things as they happen on this car. _________________ 87 924s
88 924SE gone
447 hp cgt clone
87 924S gone
84 944 sold
83 944 sold
89 turbo S LSD, ABS etc
86 951 white rocket
85 944 sport everything.
84 944 sold.
87 944 sold |
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joecitizennn
Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 2096 Location: no mans land
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 1:59 pm Post subject: |
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Radiator in new forward position with room to spare on both sides.
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88 924SE gone
447 hp cgt clone
87 924S gone
84 944 sold
83 944 sold
89 turbo S LSD, ABS etc
86 951 white rocket
85 944 sport everything.
84 944 sold.
87 944 sold |
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Joes924Racer
Joined: 03 Nov 2002 Posts: 11964 Location: Oregon, Denver Colorado native!
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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whip it good.. that things insane. _________________ 1979 porsche 924 Na
1980 porsche Turbo 931GT Replica
Have u ever driven a turbo. |
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James C
Joined: 12 Feb 2013 Posts: 21 Location: Akl NZ
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Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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Not to downtalk all the effort you've put into it, but the bit that amazed me most was the fact that you made your own inlaid headlights... _________________ Sorry what? I couldn't hear you over my pop-up headlights. |
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joecitizennn
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Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 2:09 pm Post subject: |
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I acquired this. I love carbureted engines, and the temptation is vary strong to use it.
_________________ 87 924s
88 924SE gone
447 hp cgt clone
87 924S gone
84 944 sold
83 944 sold
89 turbo S LSD, ABS etc
86 951 white rocket
85 944 sport everything.
84 944 sold.
87 944 sold |
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joecitizennn
Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 2096 Location: no mans land
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Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 2:14 pm Post subject: |
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_________________ 87 924s
88 924SE gone
447 hp cgt clone
87 924S gone
84 944 sold
83 944 sold
89 turbo S LSD, ABS etc
86 951 white rocket
85 944 sport everything.
84 944 sold.
87 944 sold |
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joecitizennn
Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 2096 Location: no mans land
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Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 5:43 am Post subject: |
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It is approaching the two year anniversary since I started this project. It hardly seems possible. So far no problems of any kind. The stock 924s cooling system has been adequate in the summer, and no front engine service or leaky oil seals to deal with! The driveline has stood up and handling seems on par with my other cars. No regrets. I have acquired a large garrett turbo and toy with the idea of installing it, but so far better sense has kept the devil inside of me at bay. _________________ 87 924s
88 924SE gone
447 hp cgt clone
87 924S gone
84 944 sold
83 944 sold
89 turbo S LSD, ABS etc
86 951 white rocket
85 944 sport everything.
84 944 sold.
87 944 sold |
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joecitizennn
Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 2096 Location: no mans land
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Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 11:09 pm Post subject: |
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Finally got time to work on the LSD transmission. I tore it down and got third gear synchro out (the ring was broken). I had pics but the "smart" phone took a dump on me. Looking for the best deal on synchro rings. So far Pelican has the best deal at 27.50, if anyone knows a better place for transmission parts speak up! _________________ 87 924s
88 924SE gone
447 hp cgt clone
87 924S gone
84 944 sold
83 944 sold
89 turbo S LSD, ABS etc
86 951 white rocket
85 944 sport everything.
84 944 sold.
87 944 sold |
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morghen
Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 8884 Location: Romania
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Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 2:36 am Post subject: |
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joecitizennn wrote: | So far no problems of any kind. The stock 924s cooling system has been adequate in the summer, and no front engine service or leaky oil seals to deal with! The driveline has stood up and handling seems on par with my other cars. No regrets. I have acquired a large garrett turbo and toy with the idea of installing it, but so far better sense has kept the devil inside of me at bay. |
nice !
congrats and enjoy ! _________________ https://www.the924.com |
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joecitizennn
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Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 9:17 am Post subject: |
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Screwdriver is pointing to the break on the synchro ring on 3-4 cluster. _________________ 87 924s
88 924SE gone
447 hp cgt clone
87 924S gone
84 944 sold
83 944 sold
89 turbo S LSD, ABS etc
86 951 white rocket
85 944 sport everything.
84 944 sold.
87 944 sold |
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joecitizennn
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Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 9:22 am Post subject: |
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A better view of the broken ring with the input shaft out and shift collar removed.
_________________ 87 924s
88 924SE gone
447 hp cgt clone
87 924S gone
84 944 sold
83 944 sold
89 turbo S LSD, ABS etc
86 951 white rocket
85 944 sport everything.
84 944 sold.
87 944 sold |
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