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I replaced every wire in the car with high temperature wire. Replaced every connector with new. New fuse box. Added electric door locks and alarm. I believe it was 7 harnesses in total from front to b ...

Thanks Khal for the "reality" check and your opinion of what the car might be worth. I don't see any where in my post that I asked anyone to render an opinion of me. Please check the definit ...

Over the years I have seen the members of this board trash the honest efforts of many who have spent a lot of time and money restoring these old 924's. So before I go and embarrass myself by asking a ...

I would be interested in one as well.

Welcome to the wonderful world of the 924. As the fuel related problems and many possible solutions are already well documented here, I'd suggest you try running a search, using the search option at t ...

Thanks for the effort Gavin. My set arrived yesterday. They look very good. I'm more than happy with the service and the product from Newmans.

Is it too late to get in on this?

Chrenan, I have a well worn Haynes Manual that has served as my reference for a number of years so would definitely be interested in having a look at the factory service manual this time around.

Thanks emoore924. I've got the 12 point socket head bolts. I guess I can check with the dealership to see if they are torque to yield.

Got the head back from the machinists. Good news. It isn't warped. So they performed a valve grind and installed new valve stem seals and two used inner valve springs to replace the broken ones and pr ...

At this point any Friday or Saturday night (for that matter) except June 19 and up til the July 31/Aug 1 weekend will work for me.

I built my engine about 6 years ago. All the standard stuff. '81 head mildly ported, Schneider racing cam, Mahle 9.5:1 pistons, etc. It has worked well for about 6,000Mi.

A few weeks ago I took it ...

Yeah, Unfortunately Chrenan June 19 is the only Friday that doesn't work for me.

Something else to check since you had all the pieces out. Assuming you have the 4 speed gearbox. The two adjustments in the Haynes, page 168, Figs. 7.10 and 7.11 are rather crucial to proper gear enga ...

Good photo's. The wire that runs along the top to the tranny is for your backup light switch. In photo number 1 there are 3 bolts holding the aluminum cover and the muffler hanger. Remove the 3 bolts ...