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peterld · Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2022 11:35 pm Post subject:

Cheers!
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morghen · Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 9014 Location: Romania

Had a new exhaust made for the 924SC, finally this car gets some attention for itself after it has been used as basically a test rig for the last couple of years.

The slow driving and idle is now quieter and smoother...however full beans or near WOT and high RPMs is louder...by quite a bit.
This is acceptable as this exhaust flows much better than the one previously on the car.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9rshQ_sSS4Y

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Mike9311 · Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 1786 Location: Chicago-ish

Nice!!! ...and your old beast made the pic of the day!
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1980 931 since 1989
1981 Ideola 931 Club Sport
1982 931 Entwicklungsfahrzeug
1979 924 NA ohne 650 mit 471
1982 931 Red Resurrection - 951 IC
1982 931 parts car / resurrection?
1980 924 NA (R&D lightweight)
1982 931 wana-be GTR race car

morghen · Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 9014 Location: Romania

Oh yeah, just seen it now.
Such cool cars these 924s.
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Mike9311 · Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 1786 Location: Chicago-ish

Took this little beauty for a short spirited cruise yesterday evening. S1 Turbo that I balanced, in a S2. 10psi and a free flow exhaust which allowed the extra noises out to be enjoyed. Brand new Koni's all around. Felt good and tight and really strong and peppy for a non-IC car

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1980 931 since 1989
1981 Ideola 931 Club Sport
1982 931 Entwicklungsfahrzeug
1979 924 NA ohne 650 mit 471
1982 931 Red Resurrection - 951 IC
1982 931 parts car / resurrection?
1980 924 NA (R&D lightweight)
1982 931 wana-be GTR race car

morghen · Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 9014 Location: Romania

Awesome looking 931!
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Mike9311 · Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 1786 Location: Chicago-ish

Thanks! not mine

I helped him out with the turbo and some "bench racing" so he brought it by for me to test

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1980 931 since 1989
1981 Ideola 931 Club Sport
1982 931 Entwicklungsfahrzeug
1979 924 NA ohne 650 mit 471
1982 931 Red Resurrection - 951 IC
1982 931 parts car / resurrection?
1980 924 NA (R&D lightweight)
1982 931 wana-be GTR race car

morghen · Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 9014 Location: Romania

Been keeping quiet lately as was very busy with work...and i spent the time taking my 924 apart for a complete rebuild.

Engine was pretty tired when i got the car (cam lobes were missing milimeters of material and cylinders had rust holes in them), i beat on it for some years with my supercharger testing as well. Clutch was sort of dead when i got the car as well, so i decided i'd treat it nicely and put new pistons, new clutch, refurbished everything.
And while the engine was out for rebuild i got convinced to do a full body restoration by a friend that started his high quality body shop business after being a junior associate to the best body shop in the country.
This car didnt have an easy life, had multiple fender benders and the repairs were not up to a standard to match the car...so all those old repairs redone properly now, all the body reworked so no filler will be used.

Body is now still being worked on, but i'm putting the engine back together.
Hoping to be done with the engine in a couple of weeks.
Body will likely only be ready at the end of summer.

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924RACR · Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2023 9:57 pm Post subject:

Very nice! Wish I had the space and time to do that to mine...

Did, however, tackle a leaky firewall and rusty floorboards over the last week or so; finally all back together, and am awaiting thunderstorms later today to confirm the leak fix before I start reassembling with good clean carpet and new dash...
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Mike9311 · Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 1786 Location: Chicago-ish

Wow, wow, wow Morghen! So nice to do all that at once but the wait is killer
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1980 931 since 1989
1981 Ideola 931 Club Sport
1982 931 Entwicklungsfahrzeug
1979 924 NA ohne 650 mit 471
1982 931 Red Resurrection - 951 IC
1982 931 parts car / resurrection?
1980 924 NA (R&D lightweight)
1982 931 wana-be GTR race car

Glemon · Joined: 05 Jan 2016 Posts: 263 Location: Lincoln, NE

Tackling the A/C. Other than shooting refrigerant in I have never really worked on air conditioning. Got one of those triple hose double gauge pressure things. So far I have discovered it had little to no refrigerant or pressure in it, and a small leak in one of the hoses.

I have also discovered A/C hoses are not cheap, and YouTube videos are not to be trusted. I watched a guy "fix" his fuse problem for the A/C by lubricating the regular ventilation fan.

Anyway very much a learning experience for me, I am treating it like an engine rebuild, one step at a time, read, observe, inspect, work, double check work, read more, proceed.
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Fifty50Plus · Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2023 3:58 am Post subject:

Since you have gauges, buy a couple cans of refrigerant that has UV dye in it. Put it in the system and run it quickly. The UV dye will leak out wherever there is a problem. Also buy a little black light version of a flashlight and start inspecting the components, hoses, condenser, expansion valve and evaporator. The black light will highlight wherever UV dye has leaked from your system and you will know what needs replacing.
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1979 924 NA race car
1982 924 NA race car - Sold
1982 924 Turbo almost a PoS
1981 924 Turbo a real PoS, new engine
1982 924 Turbo nice body, blown engine
1972 911 E race car - going to Vintage
Various 944s to become IT-S race car

Mike9311 · Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 1786 Location: Chicago-ish

morghen · Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 9014 Location: Romania

The wait is a killer indeed..cant wait to get my 924 back in one piece and drive it again.

Things finally start to look like more progress with my 924.
The whole car gets this treatment, bare metal strip in every nook and cranny, straightening of the metal by hammering and other techniques that aim to keep the galvanic protection as much as possible where possible, thorough cleaning, epoxy and primer before it goes to the paint finishing and painting.

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