Porsche 924 shite - why have people taken bits off and lost them?

[DavidB]

As has been probably said, electrical problems are ALWAYS the little cylindrical earth point behind the glove box.

I bought one off Retro Rides in about 2009 for £600, they are slow but they handle really well, they have 50/50 weight balance. I saw a Suzuki Whizzkid for sale, so I sold it to someone who then sold it to amate who then spent a couple of years restoring it, and ended up scrapping it when he couldn't undo a bolt on the rear subframe to fix a rust hole!

They are the sec ond best looking Porsche IMO, beaten only by a 944 in red!

Phwoar!

[inconsistant]

944 is the 924’s chubby cousin. 

[inconsistant]

1 hour ago, N Dentressangle said:

Ta - I've joined the owners' club, so will see what advice and discounts can be had.

There should be an obvious link on the 924oc  to download the ‘PET’ , a pdf doc that lists all part nos and has exploded drawings to show how they do together. It’s a godsend for working out what’s missing or how things should have gone together before a cheapskate PO got involved.

 

[N Dentressangle]

One of the lugs on the screenwash bottle has broken at some point in the past. It had been 'fixed' with a cable tie and some wire, so it was hanging loosely and mostly resting on the headlamp motor and relay:

Because this is a very high performance Porsche automobile, this kind of approach can't be tolerated. Only the finest materials and engineering are appropriate.

Bearing this in mind, I made a small plate with some aluminium sheet left over from the old Aga flue, drilled it and used a couple of self tappers to attach it to what remains of the lug. I even gave it a quick coat of paint, although it slides under the wing flange and is mostly hidden:

Job jobbed.

[N Dentressangle]

6 minutes ago, inconsistant said:

 

I've actually had a FB convo with the 924 OC chairman, and he's not sure why there seem to be two types of guide tube either - there's only one P/N as far as he can tell.

[N Dentressangle]

Fuel gauge was U/S, obvs. Earthing it at the sender sent the gauge to full, so had to be a sender fault.

Well, it's the weirdest looking tank sender I've ever seen:

and the most fragile. Mrs D has steadier hands than me, so had a go at cleaning it with cotton buds and carb death spray.

One of the fine filaments was only held together by the corrosion at the top, so I'm now £60 lighter for a new sender. PITA - I've always managed to be able to fix the usual Lucas kind.

Oh, and the radiator leaks too. Happy Christmas.