Tuesday, January 11, 2011
1981 porsche 924 restoration.
Having always admired the Porsche 924,i eventualy took the plunge in 2008 and bought one,unfortunately i only got to drive it once,and that was on the day i bought it,my journey home was uneventful,and the car drove very well.
But unbeknown to me , [ it was raining when i bought it ] so didn't inspect the body cos i didn't fancy driving 80mls home soaked. anyway the next day i went out to the shed and started the car to let it warm up,went in and made a coffee,and came back to the shed,only to find the car on fire,due to the fuel pump relay shorting out.
so after putting the fire out,i decided to look for a rolling shell,which i was lucky enough to find near Cork.
i set about transferring the parts from the burnt car into the newish 1979 shell took about 2 months in my spare time,as the wiring loom was intact in the new shell it made the job a lot easier.
So now to my current project that i was given by a man in Galway for the taking.
porsche 924 , 1981,the body is rust free just a few small dings in the rear quarter panels,that are now sorted,along with 6 coats of 2 pack primer.
the gearbox and torque tube are now removed,as is the rear suspension,i have inspected and cleaned the undercarriage,and sprayed it black,looks good,if i say so myself the weather is a big problem,snow and more snow,it definately wouldn't entice you away from a good fire inside,so it is at a standstill,till the weather improves.
hopefully sooner rather than later.
But unbeknown to me , [ it was raining when i bought it ] so didn't inspect the body cos i didn't fancy driving 80mls home soaked. anyway the next day i went out to the shed and started the car to let it warm up,went in and made a coffee,and came back to the shed,only to find the car on fire,due to the fuel pump relay shorting out.
so after putting the fire out,i decided to look for a rolling shell,which i was lucky enough to find near Cork.
i set about transferring the parts from the burnt car into the newish 1979 shell took about 2 months in my spare time,as the wiring loom was intact in the new shell it made the job a lot easier.
So now to my current project that i was given by a man in Galway for the taking.
porsche 924 , 1981,the body is rust free just a few small dings in the rear quarter panels,that are now sorted,along with 6 coats of 2 pack primer.
the gearbox and torque tube are now removed,as is the rear suspension,i have inspected and cleaned the undercarriage,and sprayed it black,looks good,if i say so myself the weather is a big problem,snow and more snow,it definately wouldn't entice you away from a good fire inside,so it is at a standstill,till the weather improves.
hopefully sooner rather than later.
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