The work on the car has been ticking along steadily in the background – not always glamorous, but definitely moving in the right direction. First Start on the DCOE Carb The biggest win recently is that the car now runs on the DCOE carb. I haven’t yet plumbed in the
Yesterday I spent the day tackling more welding on the passenger-side footwell. While hammering out the damaged metal, I discovered why the accelerator pedal had been sticking since I bought the car: the previous owner had jacked it up under the pedal, bending the floor pan upward and binding the
Short answer: Not really. Long answer: It’s complicated. I’ve been around old cars long enough to know better, but there’s something about the Porsche 924 that keeps pulling me back in. It’s light, it looks right, and when it’s running well, it actually feels pretty
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The Porsche 924 was never just a rebadged VW. This deep dive explores its history, variants, engineering, and why it’s finally earning respect.
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Carburettor conversion with a custom intake, rust repairs, suspension refresh, brake overhaul, and fibreglass prep — C694’s coming together, piece by piece.
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The first wave of progress on C694 — from sills and windscreen swaps to mismatched paint and brake part nightmares — before real life stepped in.
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MCU 53X was dead when I got it — no spark, no brakes, barely rolling. Here’s how it came back to life, one stubborn fix at a time.
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A crushed, rusted, windscreen-less 924 with no V5 and a tree growing through it. I bought it anyway. Here’s why — and what happens next.
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A factory-stored 924 with a near-mint interior, forklift damage, and 70K on the clock. Bought on a gamble. Started on old fuel. Here's how it began.