ChasR
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I know the PO of my S2 said he preferred a 924 to his S2 almost under his breath. There is something about a 924 I admit. Saying that, the geometry on my 951 is spot on, and IMO it transforms the driving experience of a frontrunner car. Where my S2 used to tramline and have a slightly wayward rear (as Hoopsontoast may confirm) the new car is unbelievably planted, making even driving to the shops on slightly iffy roads a pleasant prospect. It did give a surreal sense of speed though as a strange (and probably an iffy) side effect! I say that only you can make the choice . But if the sped bug has caught you, at least you are staying in the '24/'44 family . As a final note, it was great reading this thread from the start. You've certainly had a good journey with your car.
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Last Edit: Feb 5, 2013 23:57:51 GMT by ChasR
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smellyferret
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Wow! great thread / great car! Awesome!
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ScORTED
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Just found this again and reread the whole thing... Just awesome
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"In engineering there is an answer to everything, It's just that we're usually too ignorant or too dim to see it." Keith Duckworth If you'd binned it into something that either didn't move, or survived intact (like I did, well, technically I landed on top of it, skillzorz...
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Mark
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Whilst I understand for more go, I think you'd miss your 924 Felix. Why not improve upon what you have already with some good old fashioned tuning? Port & polish the head, fast road cam etc? Maybe a supercharger? Chat to the 924 racers and see what sort of performance increases they can find?
924 turbo are cracking cars but they seem to be way more expensive to maintain. Insurance premiums might make this decision for you anyway?
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BMW 320d (fridge on wheels)
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Lovely Porsche! Seeing that makes me wish I did my homework to find one to bring back stateside. -_- Although your as bad as me in your criteria.....its something about a car that has more history than its owner that is fantastic!
By the way, you should keep it original. I'm part of a VW club here in the states and from expierence, you get great cooments on OEM. (P.S.: the ladies tend more to clean cars rather than sticker-fied cars....also from expierence) ;D Enjoy the 924!
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I drive Volkswagen
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Feb 13, 2013 14:40:52 GMT
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I just spent most of my lunch hour reading all 10 pages of this. What a great read! You're clearly having an absolute blast with this car, it reminds me of the adventures I used to have when I started out in my first Mk1 Golf, except my adventures were a lot less cool.
I know people will say 'don't build what you can buy' and encourage you to buy a Turbo'd car but from what I've read you and this car have been through a lot, and as you say yourself, you could live to regret selling. Driving the miles that you do, would the economy difference mean that a turbocharged car would be viable as a daily driver?
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1967 Morris Traveller 1971 Series IIA Land Rover 1991 Golf GL 4+e 1992 Corrado G60 1986 E28 BMW 528i
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ChasR
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Feb 13, 2013 21:24:18 GMT
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As long as one is not too trigger happy with the boost (easier said than done!) Turbo'd cars are not *that* much worse than their NA counterparts. Put it this way. With a couple of squirts of boost now and again from Warwick to Boston, I still had almost a 1/4 of a tank left from £60 in the 944T . My S2 used to struggle to do 350 miles to a full tank (which in today's money would cost over £80 to fill from empty!). Granted the S2 was a 3.0 16v but still... Saying that, when I do put my foot down, the MPG becomes a different story, but then let's just say I am "close" to breaching some limits.
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Last Edit: Feb 13, 2013 21:25:21 GMT by ChasR
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Mark
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Feb 14, 2013 12:11:18 GMT
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I think the next car will be a whole load of awesome. Agreed. Having seen the details of your next car I am sure I would do the same.
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Felix
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Feb 15, 2013 20:19:52 GMT
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Thanks for the comments as ever!
Today was meant to be the day I picked up the Turbo but it hasn't played out that way. Last night I tried to arrange insurance, only to find the policies were £1600+. Changing my car to the Turbo left me with quotes identical to my N/A but I found there was a reason for this: I've owned my N/A over 2 years now. If I had already owned the Turbo for 2 years it would be just as affordable to insure. I phoned around but nobody wanted to know about it. Then I phoned my insurer and explained I'm coming from a 924 to a 924 Turbo and have driven one before, along with other transaxle cars, it's not like going from a Clio 1.0 to a 924 Turbo, but nope, that was the price. Interestingly, if I'd owned my N/A from this February as opposed to December 2010, it was £1400 to insure.
I didn't want to pay a 120% rise in insurance so called the owners of the Turbo, explained my situation and everything was amicable. I was dreading calling them! It was a beautiful car at a very good price, so sadly it'll go to the next person in line.
Part of me feels relived I am keeping the car I know, but at the same time it's frustrating. I've realised it's perhaps best to keep mine until I can unflinchingly insure/run a 924 Turbo, maybe alongside my humble car.
Putting my car up for sale lead me to look at with a critical eye, and I'd like to now spend a bit of time & money sorting out those last little bits and perhaps realising the full potential of the car. With lighter, milder days approaching and spare funds from reasonable insurance and fuel costs, I'm excited to now get back into it with renewed enthusiasm.
In the coming weeks I aim to:
Replace the cracked dash Replace the headlining (With herringbone tweed to match the seats?) Recover the steering wheel/replace it New bush on the gear stick to get rid of the sloppyness Put the original bonnet back on, which has a perfect colour match and better fit
By summer I would like to: Replace the drivers door to fix the window guides Replace the cracked sunroof panel Replace the cracked front bumper Fix the dent in the rear ¼ Get above parts painted in matching Zanussi white or whatever my car is!
Wishlist: New gearbox mounts Wider wheels
I think sorting out these little issues will make all the difference and it's not asking to much. Otherwise the car is wanting for nothing and I'll keep enjoying the dividends of the work I've had done over the past couple of years.
Yes, it's a shame I've not got Turbo but I know my car well, have a lot of memories with it and would love to start a new chapter in it's story.
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sumpcracker
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Feb 15, 2013 20:35:43 GMT
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Your doing the right thing here, sod that insurance quote. your car is a whole world of potential, and on the bright side has better MPG and reliability than a 924 turbo. I think getting one another time as a second car is a much better idea.
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Feb 15, 2013 20:44:02 GMT
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What a Bummer!! Never mind Felix, chin up. Turbos are worth the wait, trust me I know!! Just think, more cash for our road trip in May in this!!
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Steve 924 turbo - Omega forged pistons, lightened and balanced bottom end, ARP studs + Cometic MLS HG, Piper fast road cam, Carrera GT turbo soon to be GTR spec!!, 951 ducted FMIC, Custom intake manifold, Mittelmotor dizzy & cam pulley, Adj boost - dyno’d 225bhp @ 1.0bar, now up to 1.3bar! Engine datalogged and on boost fuel enrichment managed with Zeitronix ZT2 & Phormula KS4 knock sensor, 944 turbo all alloy radiator, Hayward & Scott custom exhaust, GAZ Gold coilovers, Fuch'ed up, Quaife
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Mark
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Feb 15, 2013 21:35:05 GMT
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Gutted for you. I think I might have just paid for 6 months insurance instead and used the time to find better priced cover. No matter, you know your NA car well and you can enjoy modding it instead.
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Felix
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Feb 20, 2013 20:58:57 GMT
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Replaced the gear stick shifter and bush today. Aside from the pin, the balljoint at the bottom was rounded off and the old nylon bush was rounded out inside whereas the new one has a flat base. Snaps into neutral now and is a delight to change gear!
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ChasR
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It is amazing the difference a new gearlever makes to a frontrunner eh? It is a shame to hear about the insurance quote but hey, this is a car that has been modified to your tastes with more to come .
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Felix
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Feb 27, 2013 22:46:42 GMT
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I picked up a replacement door and a very clean bit of glass to go in it for £40. It needs some paint otherwise I'm eager to fit it! For some reason my Grandmother wanted to get married. And she wanted to be dropped off in my car. So, I drove down to Cornwall, she hurt herself getting into the passenger seat and told me to go slowly. Unfortnuately for her, the Dansk exhaust makes all manner of burbling noises once you come off the throttle at about 5,000rpm. Here it is, parked badly thanks to that Fiesta, with a selection of ribbons!
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Feb 28, 2013 18:00:51 GMT
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"Future plans include:
Don't crash Get attractive female passenger, possibly with the help of pop-up lights"
"For some reason my Grandmother wanted to get married."
Brilliant hahaha!
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Last Edit: Feb 28, 2013 18:01:11 GMT by humbucker
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Feb 28, 2013 20:17:26 GMT
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For all you know, he might have an attractive grandmother, clearly someone wanted to marry her and must think so I take it you're not selling the Porsche just yet, then?
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Feb 28, 2013 22:05:02 GMT
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turbo meh
na woop
did the doctor get to see what real power is ;D
glad you didnt do the borbets
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Felix
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Apr 29, 2013 21:23:30 GMT
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I'm feeling very car motivated today having picked up the perfect accessory and realised it's time I updated on a few trails & tribulations I've had in the past couple of months. My alternator died and was outside of the 12 month warranty, but my garage is nice and I just paid labour for a new one to be fitted. The voltage was still quite low, so I replaced the battery as another measure and so far it has been fine. The voltage reads 12.5v with the headlights, heater etc on but otherwise it's strong and there's not too much in the way of electrical systems drawing power. The nights got longer and the weather milder and it's always a good feeling reaching spring in an old car you've run all through the winter. I went to Brean Sands for the Beach Party, and caught up with a few people but wish I had spent time getting around more! With the lowered suspension the car looks so much better in my eyes, and handling is vastly improved with the stiffer shocks. Here's what it looks like now: And an annoying dent in the front valence after I entered a roundabout Compared with a couple of years ago at Brean Sands on the standard setup: Then I had another problem! The car wouldn't start at all once I got out of work. Not feeling very enthused, I lazily phoned the AA to tow me home. Being a Sunday evening it was contracted out to someone else, who wanted to get a flatbed because it was too nice to tow, ha! Once at home, it became clear the fuel pump wasn't doing anything. Before shelling out for a new one, I pulled out the fuel pump relay and jumped it with a paperclip. As if by magic, I hear the pump, and the car starts with a turn of the key. I ordered a new relay for £25 and fitted it. Problem solved I thought! Only the next day in town it cut out again. With another AA callout on the way, I tried to start it again and it fired right up. The relay was getting quite hot and this made me suspect a wiring fault. With the AA to help, we tracked it down to a dodgy continental fuse. The fuel pump was drawing less than the 16a fuse but enough to melt the plastic of the fuse without blowing it. This lead to an increasingly worse connection and some hot wiring, which then made the relay stick. I drove to Halfords with the AA in tow this time and bought a blade fuse holder and the patrolman kindly fitted it in the car park and now my problems have subsided, for now! Today I stumbled upon something I've been trying to find for ages, roof bars! I'm into my road cycling as if my girlfriend and being able to perch the bikes on top of the car and have space in the boot would be useful. If we're doing a cycling trip this summer, I'll suggest that the car is due another Euro trip and the bikes can come along! I'm sure I'd find a use for a roofbox too. The bars are made by Eckel and I think they're the OE ones. As I turned up the seller offered another set, which are thinner in construction and have 4 ski mounts. They're in great condition, the rubber isn't perished and if the feet were resprayed and the whole lot was cleaned, I think they'd be mint. Since I bought the car in December 2010 I've only seen 1 set of roof bars for sale, so finding two sets of what appear to be OE for the early 924's is MEGA! After giving the bars and car a quick wash and winding up a friend by putting my studio lighting kit on the top: Next up is the 924 National rally on May 19th, where I can upset purists with a modified car as I laud my roof bars over them! I might have another very rare 924 item by then, if not in time for RRG
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Mark
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Nice find on the roofbars. Just wondering - have you sprayed the car with cavity wax etc? Seems like a really nice example, would be a shame for it to be ruined by winter salt!
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