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Though not contemplating this swap, I'm watching with interest.
I commend you on your ingenuity and precise methodology.

Pull # 1 spark plug and stick a plastic (or a recycled organic seaweed/bamboo version, if so inclined) drinking straw in to sit on top of the piston. Now turn the motor over by hand using a socket and ...

+ 1 Morghen

You have just about the best shocks in the business; the sway bars are a good size, as are the torsion bars.
If you wanted the car to be a little more 'pointy' then upping the front sp ...

IIRC, Mike9331 here on the Board made an alloy torque tube.

Or use the 944 expansion tank.

Very!

Has to be fixed. Period. Or find a replacement head.

First up...a good pressure wash of the engine/bay/underneath to determine where your probable multi oil leaks are coming from.
Then a step by step diagnosis of problems.
I hope you're in for the lon ...

If that dark horizontal line is rust holes, then a donor panel is in order.

Only by experienced operators......soda blasting yes, sand blasting never.....unless you want to add gallons of bog to the panels to hide the gouges and dents that will be inevitable. The panels on ou ...

Check aero industry......NO sanding on planes.....ever! Paint strip or panel replacement only.

Don't sand!
Paint stripper is your answer.
Paint stripper is very messy, but also very effective, particularly on a galvanised body. As it has been painted before, there are probably bondo repairs u ...

+1 ^ And how did the electric hvac system work?

I've seen worse, much worse.
Very much a structural area.
Unless one of your other cars is a total wreck, it would be a shame to cut up a 924.
In any event, you are dealing with a double panel in ...

James....it has just been announced that V8 Supercars (who own the Bathurst 12 Hour Race) will open their season at Mt Panorama the following weekend, giving us a 10 day motorsport extravaganza. Of co ...

Well, well Rasta Monsta, we finally get to meet up...probably.

And here I've been saving my 931st post for something special and here it is.
Welcome to our country...well in February at least.

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