That is the way i like my projects - http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/410453-two-years-work-today-i-got-rewards.html SmileWavy

Paul,
1988 924S
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1213820347.jpg
or a parts photo:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1213820480.jpg
John_AZ
1988 924S + 1987 924S
1977.5 924 + 1979 924 RIP

Cool, thank you John. Do you happen to have a pic of how the metal is formed behind the receiver - under rubber that runs along the complete hatch opening? And if possible a larger version of the parts diagram, so i know what parts i need to get :)

First the easy...
http://dcauto.gotdns.com/illustration/index/518390129

John_AZ

Your a better man than I am. I hate to see any Porsche go to the junk yard, but I would pass on that one. I wish you the best of luck on your project. And can't wait to follow your progress over the next few "YEARS".

Haha, thank you OnTheRun2. The reality is that this car is not really that bad - it looks bad in the pictures, but I have already had the car for a drive up the road and back, and apart from the brakes requiring some attention everything else is a R&R project - anyone can take a car and remove the old parts and replace them with good second-hand parts. There is a small amount of body work to be done, but again nothing that bad. I would actually say the 911 was a bigger project than this one :)

Thank you again John...

OK, I have made some progress on this project...

Obtained all the replacement suspension parts etc from a 944, so a bit of an upgrade at the same time :)

And I have given that dirty engine a really good clean.

From this:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1212582310.jpg

To this:
http://www.coolcavaracing.com/Projec...e/100_0288.jpg

:)

wow.......you do have all the time in the world don't you! looks like it's coming along at a steady pace...good luck my fellow scandanavian!

wow you really weren't kidding about giving that engine a "good" clean.. my car only has 50k on it and is garaged and it doesn't look that clean haha

Holly mother of god...good thing grass is legal there ! I love Swedish (sorry you are Norwegian) people...Yah, we can fix it...no problem...never afraid and always happy...

the engine looks great and keep it up ! Is that car from WWII ? Sorry i could not resist :)

Dear lord, did all the rubbers clean out like that or did you replace them? That looks the mcgee mate, good job.

Do what!?! Dude, grass is not legal here. Only place I know where it is legal is Amsterdam. We have dogs at the airport sniffing you as soon as you get of a flight from Amsterdam :(

They did... The engine is actually in good condition, just some heavy surface dirt. Amassing what you can do with some good cleaning some times SmileWavy

The timing belt cover was rusted (as you can see in the before pic), so I removed it and gave it the Por treatment, and painted it with silver engine paint - I will install it again tomorrow. There are also some other small brackets etc that have surface rust (like the bracket for the cooling overflow tank). I will remove these at some point and treat them with Por as well...

This is just fun stuff to do before i get all the new suspension parts :D
And this afternoon my Carrera GT rear arches turned up, so that is on the list as the next project - after I have figured out how to install them - http://forums.pelicanparts.com/paint-bodywork-detailing-forum/417991-what-correct-professional-way-install-these.html :confused:

So, today I did another small project on the car :)

Start with a sad Porsche steering wheel in need of some attention - the one in my 924! In an attempt to keep the car going the previous owner had repair the broken wheel using string.

http://www.coolcavaracing.com/Projec...l/100_0233.jpg

The first step (after removing the wheel from the car) is to unpick the stitching from the existing (and tired) cover. Do this slowly, as we will need the old cover as a template for the new one when we cut it. After this you should have something that looks like this.

http://www.coolcavaracing.com/Projec...l/100_0273.jpg

Now, if your wheel is broken like this one was, then you will have to get a sharp carpet knife and cut away the rubber covering over the broken weld. Again do this with some care, as you will be reattaching the rubber again after you have fixed the brake - I had to do this to both sides of the wheel. here is a picture of the rubber removed and the broken weld exposed.

http://www.coolcavaracing.com/Projec...l/100_0277.jpg

I cleaned up the metal, and welded it all back together again. If you do not have access to a welder, then you could try a strong glue - but I can not guaranty how long it will hold.

http://www.coolcavaracing.com/Projec...l/100_0279.jpg

Now we are ready to start putting the steering wheel back together again, and give it a new lease off life. First step is to glue the rubber sections back on (that you had to remove to fix the broken parts). I like to give the glued section some extra help with some electrical tape. At this point your wheel should look something like this and after a good clean be ready for the new leather cover.

http://www.coolcavaracing.com/Projec...l/100_0280.jpg

Next is to find the material you would like to cover the steering wheel with and make sure there is enough for the job. Here you can see me measuring up a section of fresh black leather for the recovering job.

http://www.coolcavaracing.com/Projec...l/100_0281.jpg

Once you are happy with the material, use the old cover that you removed at the start as a template and lay it over the new cover material. Mark the outline with some tailor chalk and cut to size. Remember that most materials will stretch, so make your new cover slightly smaller than the old one.

Next step is to use anything you can find which will give a good quality small hole in the edge of the cover. It will be close on impossible to try and stich the cover on without making the required holes along the edge first. Please consider that these holes will be used to stich together your cover, so do not space them to far apart. Again this is where the old cover can be useful - have a look at the spacing that was used...

Now that you have your cover ready with the relevant holes, stich the two ends together to make a loop and pull it over the steering wheel. All that now remains is to stich it all together. As a last important point here, do not even try to use normal thread. Not only is it to thin, it will also not give you a good end result. There is special thread available for sewing leather which is wax treated. I have tried to use other thread, and I promise you it is not easy to get a good result...

And here is the finished results of our recovering work...

http://www.coolcavaracing.com/Projec...l/100_0292.jpg

http://www.coolcavaracing.com/Projec...l/100_0293.jpg

One small word of warning - this is not a project you do in a quick afternoon, and your fingers will be really sore from trying to keep the thread tight all the time - but the end result (as long as you take your time and follow thee instructions) should look good. And if you don't fancy doing it, then I will do it for you ;)

Excellent work, subscribed. :cool:

Thank you....

I did the last bit on the steering wheel last night, and for the fun of it stuck an old Porsche bonnet badge that I had in the garage on.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1215361352.jpg

Not 100% related - my friend Henriq does air-brushing as a hobby, and this weekend did a live job on a bonnet at a car show...

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1215361667.jpg

We are starting to plan how we will paint the 924 when the body work is done, and what motive to do. Here is an example of some work he did on another friends Nova drag racer.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1215361705.jpg

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1215361747.jpg

The current plan is to have a Nordic/Viking theme, with the Viking shield including the Porsche logo - all done in shadow work like on the Nova :)

had one of those "why did I not think about that before?" moments yesterday regarding this car!

I have been torn up about racing with my 911 after all the time and love I have put into fixing her etc, and parts are rather expensive for the old 911 cars - where as the 924 is relatively cheap to maintain and obtain parts for (in comparison to the 911 that is). And yesterday it was decided, I will not proceed with racing the 911, and instead strip the 924 and covert it into a permanent track car for competing in the Porsche Club Racing events. This car has a solid structure with minimum rust and strong engine and as such is a good foundation for a track car :)

So, first thing will be to do the 944 suspension upgrades, and strip the car to as light as possible. With this in mind, there will be a lot of stuff from this care for sale - let me know if you are looking for anything that is no longer required for my intended use of this car...