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homey · Joined: 31 Jan 2009 Posts: 31 Location: Lynchburg VA

I have been thinking about making a 924 - 944 into a pickup. Only see one example on the web and a couple of 928 pickup conversions. Any thoughts / potential problems you might think of ?
Jim

morghen · Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 9095 Location: Romania

do you have loads of tools to haul around ?

i mean...my M700P and my SVD Dragunov fit nicely into the back of my 924...plus..if i'd carry them in a pickup truck it would rain on them...know what i mean ?

i'm just messing around

other that it will rust where it would have normally not....i think no problems.

PS: my m700 and my svd really do fit into the 924

PS2: somebody already did some similar mods:

http://autopixx.de/bilder/15918/porsche-924-kombi.jpg
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/924kombi40.jpg
http://www.924.org/models/modelpics/CarreraGT/924_Turbo_Break.jpg
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the_mad_electrician · Joined: 16 Nov 2009 Posts: 1073 Location: Central Georgia

buy a Ford Ranger instead. They have more power, last forever, and don't look nearly as stupid as a 924 Ute would. Let someone that actually likes 924s have your's its not like they are making more of them.
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dvalmont136 · Joined: 18 Sep 2008 Posts: 98 Location: Columbus, OH

joecitizennn · Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 2096 Location: no mans land

How is the accuracy of that old dragunov? They look cool but I hear they group about 1minute of refrigerator.

Harm · Joined: 02 Apr 2009 Posts: 1376 Location: Holland

Little info to be found on the German 944 pick up truck.

homey · Joined: 31 Jan 2009 Posts: 31 Location: Lynchburg VA

Harm,
Thanks for the interest. I was more interested in the open bed pickup like this one -

http://jalopnik.com/163226/had-enough-yet-the-porsche-944amino

or the 928 like this one -

http://s1041.photobucket.com/albums/b411/PurePotHead/?action=view&current=silver-porsche-928-pickup.jpg&sort=ascending

Here is the one I have to make from -
http://mysite.verizon.net/vze124a9s/924.jpg

My thought was to cut and move the rearmost part of the roof and move it forward about 8 inches which would retain the body line more accurately . Would shorten the sunroof as well. Finessing the curves may be a challenge. That was the reason for the post here... For members thoughts on the makeover.

Jim

joecitizennn · Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 2096 Location: no mans land

I still don't understand why. An ineffective truck and butchered sports car combo.

Rocco R16V · Joined: 03 May 2009 Posts: 497 Location: PNW

all the pics are of a shooting brake (a two door wagon), not one of a truck conversion.

I would like to have a shooting brake! but a truck conversion doesnt make any sense to me.

homey · Joined: 31 Jan 2009 Posts: 31 Location: Lynchburg VA

Rocco,

The 'brake' images were from other posters, If you follow the links in my earlier response you will see the 'truck' conversions. 944 - 928 .

Hey, a lot of what we do does not ' make sense '

BionicBalls · Joined: 05 Jan 2009 Posts: 642 Location: Charlotte, NC

Truck conversion is definitely different. I kinda like it. Would be cool to do. A sporty el Camino.
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Rocco R16V · Joined: 03 May 2009 Posts: 497 Location: PNW

oops