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Backup is nice.
Mine has been an only car for a significant portion of its 5.5 years with me, though, took me across the country twice, no problem. The perks of starting with a very well cared for low-mileage one. ^_^ Now I have three roadworthy and insured vehicles. It's nice.  The problem now is "which one do I drive?"Single white middle class male American problems.
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Currently have: Guards Red 1987 924S 16v -- Light Blue Metallic 1980 928 Gone: Minerva Blue 1979 928 -- Gray 1985.5 944 -- Black 1989 944 -- Black 1984 944 -- Black 1987 944S -- Alaska Blue 1974 914 1.8 -- Guards Red 1983 944 -- Guards Red 1987 924S -- White 1988 924S -- Maraschino Red 1987 944 Turbo -- Beige 1981 924 -- Red 1984 944 |
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10-25-2013, 09:54 PM
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My 944 has been a good DD but the big thing for me is able to undertake projects without having to rush to finish so I can drive it the next day etc, especially when you get that "rusty bolt" etc lol
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10-25-2013, 10:32 PM
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Oh yes, projects can be a pain on a daily driver.
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10-25-2013, 10:39 PM
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New rod bearings, nuts, oil pickup O-ring, pan gasket on Mand's 87. Still waiting on the head... But moved the ball down the field. Mason, 12, directed the pan torquing sequence and decided he wanted to have the final go-round with the torque wrench. Did a great job and we had a really fun evening - he's a natural.
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10-25-2013, 11:42 PM
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Winter wheels on DD. New air filter. Changed plugs - put in late 944 plugs. On startup the thing knocked like an SOB! Put old plugs back in. Knock gone. WTF?
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10-26-2013, 05:55 PM
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Today with the help of my little brother I swapped the hatches on my two 944's (so the driveable one has the good hatch.) Now I get to try to restore an old hatch that's separating from the frame. Yay, fun. I plan to take the whole frame off, repaint it, and then glue it back on.
Or, you know, unload it for cheap on somebody who wants to do it themselves, since I don't actually need that hatch. Also we cleaned the '84 (it looks a little better, but the paint is so bad...) and cleaned and polished the 924S, so the SRC is nice and shiny once again. I took the center caps from the '84, painted them black, and stuck them in my black 928 wheels on the SRC. Looking good! And ordered some stainless steel hatch pins.
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Currently have: Guards Red 1987 924S 16v -- Light Blue Metallic 1980 928 Gone: Minerva Blue 1979 928 -- Gray 1985.5 944 -- Black 1989 944 -- Black 1984 944 -- Black 1987 944S -- Alaska Blue 1974 914 1.8 -- Guards Red 1983 944 -- Guards Red 1987 924S -- White 1988 924S -- Maraschino Red 1987 944 Turbo -- Beige 1981 924 -- Red 1984 944 |
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Nice sunset with my traitor car
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10-26-2013, 09:19 PM
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Nice sunset, but I don't see any car...
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10-26-2013, 10:51 PM
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@Porschenut924 - have fun with the hatch reseal. When I did mine (done a couple) I only did the top part of the frame, where it had separated. Lasted about 3 years and didn't leak. Be very careful, as the glass is very strong in some ways and very delicate in others. There's some good write ups on 924board.
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10-26-2013, 10:57 PM
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Not actually sure if I want to take off the frame entirely or just mask off the glass, repaint, and then glue. It's only separating at the top, like yours.
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Currently have: Guards Red 1987 924S 16v -- Light Blue Metallic 1980 928 Gone: Minerva Blue 1979 928 -- Gray 1985.5 944 -- Black 1989 944 -- Black 1984 944 -- Black 1987 944S -- Alaska Blue 1974 914 1.8 -- Guards Red 1983 944 -- Guards Red 1987 924S -- White 1988 924S -- Maraschino Red 1987 944 Turbo -- Beige 1981 924 -- Red 1984 944 |
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10-26-2013, 11:03 PM
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Took the camshaft off today... Painted the cover, just waiting for my gaskets to come in to put her back together. Then new vacuum lines going on on Monday or Tuesday
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10-26-2013, 11:40 PM
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Went over to my local specialist breaker and spent a useful hour removing a set of headlight frames and the rest of the mechanism. Stripped them all down on the bench at home.
Off to the electroplaters some time soon....this restoration itch still needs to be scratched!  Photos to follow as work progresses.....
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rhett, nice. Are you doing the chromate conversion/cadium plating on the headlight machinist?
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drove it around the lake
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10-27-2013, 03:09 PM
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I'm betting "machinist" is auto-correct's version of "mechanism"?
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 Put my new wheels on
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10-27-2013, 05:13 PM
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Diagnosing Leaks
Today I put her up on jack stands and pulled off the protective plate so I could pin point leaks. The PS hose that runs from the left side of the car to the PS pump is sloppy when squeezed (fluid oozes out around the connector). Also appears to be some oil leaking someplace? Fluid appeared to be reddish (PS fluid), but proximity would suggest oil. Any ideas?
  
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yeah, meant mechanism. I was planning on doing them myself, down the line, in large shallow but long plastic tub. But I haven't gotten around to starting the zinc plating experiments on any parts yet...
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1987 Porsche 924S 16V
1980 Porsche 928
1983 Porsche 944
John Paul Jones
D.W.T.B.D
1983 porsche 944
cutey with all that bootey
1995 porsche 993
Matilda May
