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rockhound72 · Posted: Sat May 16, 2015 3:40 am Post subject: sell or fix. '79 924

Been restoring this car for about a year now. New rack and pinion, bushings, engine seals, a little of everything. Now, the hinge pillar on the driver side door is so bad, my door is literally tearing off the frame. The hinge is ok, its the frame around the hinge. What does it take to fix this or should I just give up. Hoping to get at least $1500. Its worth more from what I've done to it, but this is new territory. Im wondering if it leaked at the sunroof for years and corroded the metal or something. Never seen this before. The door drops about 4" now when I open it. Going to just park it until I figure out what to do. Any input?

michaelodonnell123 · Joined: 20 Mar 2015 Posts: 235 Location: New Jersey

You can either pay somebody who has the skills to assist with your restoration and get it done right once and for all. Or you can try to sell yours and buy a 924 that is in excellent shape and ready to drive.

Both options cost money.

When i was shopping for my 924 I was prepared to pay from $5,000 to $8000 for an excellent example. I did not want to deal with restoration or expensive repairs. I found a low mileage 21,000 mile example and the issues that I have had have been minor- like a dirty window switch.

If I were in your shoes, I would sell the corroded 924 and buy an excellent example that is ready to go.
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ViktorTsoi · Joined: 31 Dec 2013 Posts: 80 Location: Idaho

Last straw on my 78. Bought another one for cheap in much better condition. Don't regret it for a minute. Since 924's are so cheap your better off paying $5k for a nice one than a $1500 one and dumping 10k into it over 5 years.

Although, I recall threads on here where members did manage to fix this problem/found someone to fix it for them.
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rockhound72 · Posted: Sat May 16, 2015 6:19 am Post subject:

This was in great shape for its value. Just couldn't see the corrosion since it was behind the body. Thought about a different or newer one without the snailshell and use the other for parts. They are fun cars and I have enjoyed it since I got it.

rockhound72 · Posted: Sat May 16, 2015 6:20 am Post subject:

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

Ask a body shop for a price quotation. How much could it be?
I mean its probably 2-3 max 4 hours of work.
Is that worth ditching your project and going trough the whole thing again and wasting more time and money?
I say fix it. Get a professional body shop to do a good kob on it.
If you dont want to pay for a local respray, you can buy exactly that paint in a spray can, order off ebay for beer money.
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Grenadiers · Posted: Sat May 16, 2015 10:59 pm Post subject:

If you're interested, I have this rust free car with the part you need. I can cut it out, leaving plenty of trim.

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rockhound72 · Posted: Sat May 16, 2015 11:40 pm Post subject:

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Rasta Monsta · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11733 Location: PacNW

I had that repaired on my turbo, I don't recall it being that expensive.
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rockhound72 · Posted: Sun May 17, 2015 3:54 am Post subject:

How did they repair it? The shop I was at said it would be around $4,000 at least. I figured he was jerking me around. Did you replace that part or just take off the door and re-weld it?

Fasteddie313 · Joined: 29 Sep 2013 Posts: 2595 Location: MI

jason c · Joined: 13 Jan 2014 Posts: 1018 Location: Nwi

Its fatigue that causes that, rust makes it happen quicker. The easiest/chapest way to repair that would be to press the mount back where it belongs & weld it back into place. A splice inside to bridge & support the two sides would help. It can be done using the weld as a gusset for strength without looking like a bubble gum mess. If I were a doing a factory looking repair, I would replace the jam. At this point it isn't that bad, I would get to it before it gets out of control. Get something on the inside to keep rust from having its way after its repaired. 4k is insane money for that repair.

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

i think it happens to cars that have doors kicked while going out of the car. You know what i mean? I've especially seen overweight people do that when getting out of cars, they kick the door open making use of the door stopper in a violent way.
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jason c · Joined: 13 Jan 2014 Posts: 1018 Location: Nwi

Definitely. Letting the door swing open on it's own with a broken stopper is another reason. It puts unintended force on the metal & fatigues it. The area where ilthe stopper mounts in the door also breaks out from fatigue when the stopper sticks or binds.

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

anyway, somebody has been smoking the wrong shit if they quoted 4k for a repair like that. Should be more like $200-300.
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