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924Cito_Le · Joined: 15 May 2006 Posts: 6 Location: Seattle, WA

hi everyone i'm new to the forum...i recently just recieved a free 924 from my god father...after three years of asking him if i could take it off this hands to put it back to shape he finally realized he didn't have time for it and gave it to me...it's not in great shape since it's been sitting for the past 5 years or so and i mean outside in the yard not in a garage...as for the interior it's totaly just sick everything had mold all the way through it and it stank...here is a pick of the car...wut do you guys think is it worth bringing it back to life??

Khal · Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 3:57 pm Post subject:

You feel that sharp pain in your pocket? That's your wallet screaming "NOOOO!"

Looks expensive. But doable...

Welcome to the 'board.
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924Cito_Le · Joined: 15 May 2006 Posts: 6 Location: Seattle, WA

ohhh...so that's the reason it's been hurting everytime i look at the car...hahaha

but hey thanks bro glad to be here

Khal · Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 4:17 pm Post subject:

Have you got all the parts? i.e. was the car complete? That might make it a little less painful.

But seriously, that looks like one big, expensive headache. The kind that lasts for years...

You up for it?

You'll probably be able to get all the parts you need through the Cars and Parts Wanted/For Sale forum. I'm assuming you're in the U.S. but just transporting some of the bigger items (like a whole interior) can be expensive in itself.

If you are in the U.S. and you've got your heart set on a 924, it might be a better option just to buy a half-decent one. They're relatively cheap over there.

Still, if you're a sucker for punishment, it's probably not a bad project car. They're relatively simple and inexpensive... for a Porsche

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Mike924 · Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Posts: 2601 Location: IoW UK

Looks like a fair chunk of the induction tract is missing. Do you have these parts? Like Khal says, the more complete the car is the less of a headache it's going to be.

If you take it on, at least you'll have an interesting year ahead of you!
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Stampedetrail · Joined: 29 May 2005 Posts: 274 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska

That wont be that bad. It looks like its just a lot of finishing all the half-started jobs on it, heck you could pull the head right now looks like. Just make sure you have everything.
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924Cito_Le · Joined: 15 May 2006 Posts: 6 Location: Seattle, WA

yep i'm up to it...i've had many projects that looked this bad but of course those were RWD japanese cars which are easier...other than that yes i still have the all of the seats but as of some of the interior i gotta get here and there...i still have the hood and the motor has been pulled out...that picture i posted was during the time i started pulling everything out just so i could get to the rusted areas and fix it before it spreads...as for others things i'm gonna need help from a lot of you guys since i don't know much about it...other than that like i said this car has been given to me from my god father and i just wanna do him the favor of putting it back together cuz he loved this car untill the day it got stolen then after that iono what happened to him...but thanks guys for the replies if there are any other places where i should be looking for stuff just lemme know...thanks!!

ramon

Ozzie · Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 7:53 am Post subject:

Welcome.....can you put in your profile your location and model?
That way helping you becomes a little easier.
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924Cito_Le · Joined: 15 May 2006 Posts: 6 Location: Seattle, WA

sorry no problem...thanks!!

ramon

Ozzie · Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 2:41 pm Post subject:

What year is it?
(Yeah I know 2006!)
The car I mean.
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924Cito_Le · Joined: 15 May 2006 Posts: 6 Location: Seattle, WA

sorry i tried including the year and car in the signature part of my profile but it doesn't show up...but neway it's a Porsche 924 1979...thanks again
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924Cito_Le · Joined: 15 May 2006 Posts: 6 Location: Seattle, WA

okay weird now it's there

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seanski44 · Joined: 13 Mar 2006 Posts: 532 Location: Nottingham UK

cool, you'll probably find there's far less work to do than you realise, but then you'll start to find the regular running probs that go away (we hope) once you start running the car regularly, find them & fix them and then keep a small stock of spares in the glovebox...

Enjoy, look forward to seeing your progress, keep posting the pics!
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