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Topic: 1980 Porsche 924 Restoration - Finally Coming Together! |
Johnny_Haywire
Replies: 79
Views: 119229
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 2:26 pm Subject: 1980 Porsche 924 Restoration - Finally Coming Together! |
Glad you kicked that pneumonia. Does not sound like a picnic at all.
I'm dealing with the same s*&t here, just in different areas. The center stack gauges on mine as well as the mirror switche ... |
Topic: 1980 Porsche 924 Restoration - Finally Coming Together! |
Johnny_Haywire
Replies: 79
Views: 119229
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 4:33 am Subject: 1980 Porsche 924 Restoration - Finally Coming Together! |
| Good call on chasing down the grounds. Hopefully that clears it up. I cleaned up as many as I could find on mine and they were all pretty corroded. Also had to replace the positive battery connector. ... |
Topic: 1980 Porsche 924 Restoration - Finally Coming Together! |
Johnny_Haywire
Replies: 79
Views: 119229
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Sat May 14, 2016 9:30 am Subject: 1980 Porsche 924 Restoration - Finally Coming Together! |
| Fantastic work, man! It looks really sharp. Nice XJ in the background, as well! |
Topic: #22: 1980 931...rescue or recycle? |
Johnny_Haywire
Replies: 28
Views: 26085
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Sat May 07, 2016 4:21 pm Subject: #22: 1980 931...rescue or recycle? |
Wow! Amazing transformation! I'm really curious to see pics of the 924S headliner bits. That 968 cubby is awesome!! Very nice rescue!
- Paul |
Topic: Brake booster woes |
Johnny_Haywire
Replies: 3
Views: 3620
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 1:31 am Subject: Brake booster woes |
| Thanks for the tip, Noah. I called a dealer yesterday and they looked it up and the booster is no longer available. We cross-referenced a few part numbers but he had minimal information aside from the ... |
Topic: Brake booster woes |
Johnny_Haywire
Replies: 3
Views: 3620
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 1:12 am Subject: Brake booster woes |
| I see this one on eBay right now (for a fair price), but it's for the earlier master cylinder with the sensor connections on the master cylinder instead of in the reservoir cap. Part number on the boo ... |
Topic: Brake booster woes |
Johnny_Haywire
Replies: 3
Views: 3620
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 12:54 am Subject: Brake booster woes |
Hey guys,
I'd hoped to have the rebuilt booster and master cylinder back in the 924, well, about 2 weeks ago. Brought them to a shop and they said it would take a week and a half. It's been almost ... |
Topic: Another one follows me home. |
Johnny_Haywire
Replies: 82
Views: 81170
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2016 11:04 am Subject: Another one follows me home. |
| Nice score! What do you have in store for it? |
Topic: Bringing an '81 924 N/A back to life |
Johnny_Haywire
Replies: 50
Views: 32146
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2016 12:34 pm Subject: Bringing an '81 924 N/A back to life |
| Wow, I can't believe it's been since October that I've posted anything. Please excuse the radio silence. I haven't given up on her, but I know you guys know how it is... the cold Chicago weather, an u ... |
Topic: Brake booster check valve question |
Johnny_Haywire
Replies: 11
Views: 7449
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2016 11:59 am Subject: Brake booster check valve question |
| Hey guys, I know it's been a while, sorry I've been so scarce, lots of projects going at once and work has been nuts since Thanksgiving. Had the 924 in storage over the winter and just got her home la ... |
Topic: Fuel Accumulator removal! |
Johnny_Haywire
Replies: 8
Views: 4371
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2015 7:02 am Subject: Fuel Accumulator removal! |
| Getting at any of the fittings up there is no picnic. Get yourself a can of PB Blaster (or similar type of penetrating oil) and apply it a few times a day. If you can get in there with a small brass b ... |
Topic: Manual antenna options |
Johnny_Haywire
Replies: 5
Views: 7761
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Forum: Body and Interior Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2015 2:18 pm Subject: Manual antenna options |
Here is the finished product. The Hirschmann HIT AUTA 770 SA was a direct fit for the 924 fender curve. Also fits the Simca 1100, fyi...
Quite easy to install and even came with a new grommet for t ... |
Topic: Brake booster check valve question |
Johnny_Haywire
Replies: 11
Views: 7449
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2015 2:01 pm Subject: Brake booster check valve question |
Hey guys,
Sorry for the delayed update, work has been crazy and also trying to get a bunch of things buttoned up on the new casa before winter sets in here.
The new check valve and grommet did n ... |
Topic: What happened to my O2 sensor? |
Johnny_Haywire
Replies: 9
Views: 5475
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2015 9:35 am Subject: What happened to my O2 sensor? |
| I think my switch works a different way - when idling the switch is depressed/closed, and once the cam moves away from it, the switch stays open for the rest of the throttle cam sweep. I'll take a clo ... |
Topic: What happened to my O2 sensor? |
Johnny_Haywire
Replies: 9
Views: 5475
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2015 2:19 am Subject: What happened to my O2 sensor? |
I'm going to order the parts for the pressure tester today and will give it another serious going over for vacuum leaks between the air flow meter and TB.
I've read up a bit on fitting the Bosch un ... |
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