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ideola
Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15548 Location: Spring Lake MI
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Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 4:39 am Post subject: Guess where this is going?! |
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Lookee lookee what Mr Fedex dropped off at my door this morning
Hmmm....wonder what's in here????
Is that what I think it is?!?!?
Coult it be???
...it is!!!!
A fully rebuilt 931 snailshell!!!!
_________________ erstwhile owner of just about every 924 variant ever made |
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Chrenan
Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 3903 Location: Canada
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Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 4:48 am Post subject: |
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LSD? _________________ 1987 951 - M193 Version for Japan |
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Kenodog
Joined: 25 Jun 2003 Posts: 2651 Location: Vancouver,B.C.
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Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 4:56 am Post subject: |
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Feels good doesn't it ? The difference in mine was astounding after it got all new synchros and a 2nd gear dog-tooth gear.And having an LSD is more fun than a barrel of monkeys,bon appetit ! _________________ 1979 Euro 931, Olive
1981 931, Sabine
1991 Ford Ranger XLT 4x4, Ricky
1996 Ford E-350 ex-FedEx Van
2014 Mazda CX-5 (Kinderwagon)
2019 KTM 790 Adventure
2024 KLX300
2024 KLX140 |
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ideola
Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15548 Location: Spring Lake MI
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Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 5:04 am Post subject: |
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This particular unit is not LSD...at least not yet... I'm working on that too, heheh!
Won't know how it feels until I get it in the car, but yeah, I'm really really looking forward to driving with the dog leg pattern and no crunchie gears.
So no guesses as to which one it's going in, eh?! _________________ erstwhile owner of just about every 924 variant ever made |
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jpab924
Joined: 03 Nov 2002 Posts: 1538 Location: Crown pt. IN. 50 miles southeast of Chicago Ill.
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Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 8:44 am Post subject: |
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So who did the rebuild? Or, did you buy it as a rebuilt unit? |
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ideola
Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15548 Location: Spring Lake MI
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Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 8:55 am Post subject: |
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This particular unit was rebuilt for a 944 race car, and was never installed due to the owner running out of funds and scuttling the race car project. So it sat in his garage for <12 months, waiting for me
I have two sources for rebuilds. I am currently doing some initial negotiations to see if I can put together a "group buy" on rebuilt snail shells. I can get firm commitments on labor costs, but the parts are tricky because it is somewhat dependent on the exact model of snailshell, and how bad it is. But I am trying to get things narrowed down.
I will have three add'l snailshells that I may rebuild. One of them will definitely be a bonafide LSD. The other two will be spares or resells. I'll post a separate thread when I have more firm commitment on whether a group buy might come together.
FYI, shipping is ~$75 one way, so you would need to add $150 to whatever the final cost of rebuild ends up being... _________________ erstwhile owner of just about every 924 variant ever made |
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Kenodog
Joined: 25 Jun 2003 Posts: 2651 Location: Vancouver,B.C.
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Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2005 4:51 am Post subject: |
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If you don't already have them a new set of shifter knuckle bushings make all the difference in the world.$29.99 well spent. _________________ 1979 Euro 931, Olive
1981 931, Sabine
1991 Ford Ranger XLT 4x4, Ricky
1996 Ford E-350 ex-FedEx Van
2014 Mazda CX-5 (Kinderwagon)
2019 KTM 790 Adventure
2024 KLX300
2024 KLX140 |
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numbbers
Joined: 05 Nov 2002 Posts: 1910 Location: Highlands Ranch, Colorado
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Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2005 12:20 pm Post subject: |
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Well, let us know how long the new synchro's last. I have more than 20K on my first gear synchro's, but I have replaced second gear synchro's twice, and did not get more than 5K on either set. _________________ 1980 924 Turbo |
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ideola
Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15548 Location: Spring Lake MI
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Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2005 12:34 pm Post subject: |
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Gulp! 5K?! That's not too good. This box was supposedly built for a 944 race application; hopefully, that means it will withstand normal driving abuse.
I hope to have this in the car in 2-3 weeks. It's going in the 931 that I'm bringing back from ID. We leave this coming Friday and will hopefully be pulling the new addition into the garage sometime on Sunday evening, barring any mechanical issues on the trip home. The new gearbox will be the first improvement to go into that car. _________________ erstwhile owner of just about every 924 variant ever made |
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