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[agfisher]

So it's not here yet but the cold season is approaching. I have really no ability to work on the 924 during the winter due to an unheated garage. My 924 still is not running and as I have the funds I have been slowly working my way through things. So my question is, what kind of small maintenance projects are there on the 924 that I can take into my basement workshop and work on down there?

So far my list is:

* Rebuild Rear axles
* Clean fuel sender unit
* Rebuild Front Brake Calipers + rear drums? (added by ideola)

What other ideas do you guys have?

Adam
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1977 924 N/A Martini Edition

[ideola]

First things first, a real man has heat in his garage...not hard to do, save your pennies now, and you can get an indoor-safe kerosene convection heater for less than $150. I have two, one for each garage. I turn it on about an hour before going out, and I'm usually able to work in my shirtsleeves even in the cold Michigan winters. Granted, my garage walls and doors are insulated, but do yourself a favor and get one. You don't want the "torpedo" style, you want the convection style, like one of these:

Model DH2304 $129 at The Home Depot
I have three 5-gallon cans of Kerosene that I rotate. It costs about $15-$20 per 5-gallon can. I went through about $80 of Kerosene last year (I worked a LOT in the garage last winter and it was a VERY cold winter).

But to contribute to your list, how about rebuilding all four brake calipers?
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erstwhile owner of just about every 924 variant ever made

[agfisher]

[Fifty50Plus]

+1 with Dan. For 20 something years, I used a lowboy propane heater (looks like an upside down trash can) that is adjustable up to about 20,000 BTUs. I'd turn it on in the morning, have some coffee and it would reach a workable temp fairly quickly. Then you'd just keep turning the flame down enought to maintain temp. Prior to insulating that 20 X 20 garage, I'd consume almost a full 20 lb cylinder of propane. After I insulated the walls and ceiling, a tank would last more than 5 weekends. Two caveats on that system....it sucks the oxygen up so you need some venting and BrakeKleen not only is flamable but can turn into phosgene gas near flame.
I finally got rid of the propane and wired in one 5000 watt 220v electric heater in the ceiling of that garage and was toasty all winter with the heat on low to medium.
New garage is fully insulated and 4 times the size but heated well with two 5000 watt heaters.
INSULATE!
Chuck
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1979 924 NA race car H-Prod SCCA
1982 924 NA race car - Sold
1981 924 Turbo sold
1982 924 Turbo sold
1972 911 E race car - traded for Cayenne Diesel
1975 914 1.8 Building for H-Prod SCCA

[Joes924Racer]

i use a propane heater it works great run it a little then turn it off i guess you have to watch it cause it displaces alot of breathable air though i didnt have any probs with it.. i was able to paint my car in the garage over the holidays a couple years back.. You need heat. Then just think of
all the things you can do.
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1979 porsche 924 Na
1980 porsche Turbo 931GT Replica
Have u ever driven a turbo.

[Chrenan]

I've got a 12 foot natural gas radiant unit in my garage, gets the 600 square foot garage nice and toasty.

Oh, and honestly, for the cost difference between a rebuild kit and axles that have already been rebuilt, I would just get the complete axles. It turns a very messy and longish job into a clean and very quick one.
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1987 951 - M193 Version for Japan

[968rz]

Not much on the drums can be done in the basement (replace bearing?). You could pull the seats and other interior parts and clean them and condition the leather bits.
Clean and paint the rims. Rebuild the cyl head.
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Rick
79 924 coupe Petrol Blue 3spd auto (wife's DD)
93 968 coupe Amazon Green 4spd Tip (my DD)

[Chrenan]

Before I built my big garage, I rebuilt my 924 bottom end in my basement. Just make sure you are strong enough to carry it upstairs when you are done.
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1987 951 - M193 Version for Japan