Arkwright

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Been working on the porsche today here`s a fairly recent engine bay shot.



And another



I have some blue silicon breather hose to add to the rocker cover breathers, and a bit more fettling to do yet.

Stripped the rest of the interior out today getting ready to fit the bucket seats. Every piece of carpet is glued to the sound deadening underneath which of course in turn is glued to the floor. Fingers are sore from pulling and picking at it.

But I`m getting there slowly.

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Cant wait to see this in the metal simon!

Diesel_DC

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Can't see no pics Ark??

seppy101

ditto

Arkwright

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Hopefully now the pics are visable - doh!!

Thanks to the Mrs.....

Spec'c'57

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yep all there now.

Nurse Gladys

Thanks

kevd clean wheels

Use a heat gun to get the sound proffing up i done the whole of the beamer in an hour

kevd clean wheels

Change the water bottle to a smaller one and take that stupid alarm out ,it all adds up to weight . And take the power steering pump out ,you wont miss it whilst flying around the track beleive me im the stig

Milamber

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Looking good, can't wait to see it going.

Would it not be better fitting a different (inner wing) cold air filter and then fitting a strut brace?

Arkwright

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Stig the alarm is on the bin list. Funny you should mention the power steering I was thinking power steering is for wimps got it out the garage at the weekend and for some reason it`s not working. I thought fix it or loose it and loose it won. Do you just blank the pipes off on the rack and take everything else off ? And will I be able to keep out the gravel traps without it

I have a bonnet scoop delivering cold air straight to the filter. So one of my jobs is to make a brace that will pass round the filter.
So I like your thinking

Arkwright

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Ref weight loss car not driver.
Can`t believe how many electric motors and gizmo`s there are in such a small and now classic sports car.
The 924 weighs just 1100kgs in full trim. I have binned numerous electric motors like rear wash wipe, Sunroof, rear hatch release, The trim and rear seats weigh real heavy for such a small car, spare wheel, the list goes on.
I`m confident it must now weigh less than a ton.

Nurse Gladys

Should allow for the excess you're carrying then (and before you say it I DON'T mean me as a passenger!! )

V4JDMSTi

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V8 looks so at home in that bay.

BRI4N

Say's he who went straight on at Surtees Maybe you'd have made the turn with power assistance.

FLAT ERIC

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It's looking good Simon.

And a sound track to match no doubt.

scooby seb

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simon, re to the power sterring i think you just take the pipe's out, pump the fluid out and leave it at that, because i think if you clamp the pipe's you might make the sterring even stiffer as the pressure won't be able to get out the rack?? i did this on my clio 16v as it had power sterring and the 5 turbo did'nt have PS fitted to them

looking good tho fella, can't wait to see it

WRX_Dazza

as above, remove the fluid !!

then watch hils try and park it at tesco's !!! hahahahah

Nurse Gladys

Oiy you I heard that!!

I wondered why he'd stripped the interior out - more room for more shopping!

WRX_Dazza

ooops... what are you doing up at this unearthly hour??? xx

Nurse Gladys

errrr going to work like the rest of you - though Coz isn'timpressed as it's school hols xx

kevd clean wheels

You must plug them becuase if you go in the kitty litter (like some others i can mention)you may get gravel in there and it could lock the steering up,also get rid of the heater hoses you dont need heat in the car

Arkwright

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Cheers Stig the bucket seats and harnesses went in today. Power steering next on the hit list.

Milamber

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Honestly Simon, if it were me..... for the sake of the slight extra weight I'd keep the power steering. I don't know about you but my reflexes aren't what they were when I was 18 and I'd need the extra help that power steering gives you. You have a huge lump over the front wheels and you won't ALWAYS be giving it death and it'll be a pig at slow speeds.

Just my 2p's worth.

Arkwright

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I can see where you are coming from and I`m going to keep the heater in my blood does`nt circulate so well these day`s and if I get cold I tend to black out. ( right that`s dealt with the passenger extra weight problem LOL )
Seriously though about the steering issue when going for it power steering takes away the feel of what the tyres are really doing and I was in two minds whether to bin it or not. But when I moved it into the workshop the other day and it was refusing to work it kind of sealed its own fate. I`m not going to fix it before I try the car only to decide to bin it after.
And I have heard other 924s owners doing the same thing on their cars.
Also whilst the 3950cc V8 is a lot of engine it is a complete aluminium engine and actually only weighs the same as the old cast 2.0 pinto engine so not that heavy at all.
I know it was 20 years ago now but I actually raced an SD1 rover with a 3500cc V8 on grass and it was only about 2 turns lock to lock without power steering and the SD1 was a long heavy car but as kevd said in full flight you don`t even notice it.
Thanks for the thought anyway mate.

Milamber

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The Rover SD1 power steering was ridiculously light too, no good for racing or does it have Porsche power steering?

Arkwright

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It has got the porsche power steering system with a suitable bracket to mount it to the V8 but it was light and as I said I was in two minds to remove it anyway.

Arkwright

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I`ll have a closer look I should have some plastic plugs to fit the holes if I drill some small holes to let the air/fluid escape should work no problem. If I start taking the stigs kitty litter home with me he might get jealous.