924S Special Edition
924S Special Edition: It is well past time to talk about these special cars, their history, and especially how to know if you found a good one.
Autopsy on a Timing Belt
Porsche 944/924S: Replacing the rollers when doing a timing belt service has always been recommended. This is why.
924S Won’t Start After a Year…
924S Won’t Start After a Year…learn how to methodically diagnose a “no start” with your Porsche 944/924S
Cost of Ownership
What does it really cost to own and drive a 944 or one of its variants? Does it make financial sense? Let’s take a look.
Need Photos!
We are planning our 2021 924S944.com Calendar. We want to include photos from all over the world – 924, 924S and 944, outlaw, race cars or whatever.
Rescue: ’87 924S Timing Belt Disaster
The latest rescue story is a silver 924S that suffered a broken timing belt, then sat for over a year, partially disassembled.
944Fest 2020
944Fest 2020 is scheduled for September 18-20 at Summit Point Raceway in West Virginia.
Hope for the Future of Car Guys (and Girls)
It does our collective hearts good to see this next generation becoming gear heads, especially Porsche gear heads, and extra special to make them front-engine water-cooled Porsche gear heads.
Road Trip!
The planning and researching for an outstanding vacation is a big part of the process – and takes time, family conferences and some bargaining with each other. Who has the time for all that? Well, thank you COVID-19…we seem to have a little extra time with the family these days.
Rescue: 87 924S from NY
So is a running, driving car really a rescue? Yes and no. In this case, the car showed well with decent paint and interior, and seemed to run well. The bottom, however, was another story. That story unfolded on the lift.
After It’s Over
The “stay home quarantine” has allowed us to catch up on our Porsche projects, as well as other projects around the house. So when this is over we will have running Porsches that are cleaned up and shiny with updated maintenance, ready to go. So what are we going to do?
Front Door Speakers That Fit…
Our journey started with the acquisition of our mint 1988 924S Special Edition. While the car is in great original condition including the original functioning Blaupunkt Sebring cassette radio, the front speakers weren’t working. Upon further investigation, the front speakers were completely deteriorated – the paper cone was no longer connected to the outside edge of the speaker. Replacement was needed to restore the cassette/radio to its former glory.
COVID-19 and Your Porsche
So what are we to do in the 924S944.com world? We may be in self-inflicted quarantine at home because there is no where to go and nothing to do. But remember that there are auto parts available online with delivery to your door. So here are some suggestions.
History Lesson: The Porsche 924S
Want to know more about the 924S, its development and how it ended up with such a mis-match of early and late 944 parts? Here are your answers.
Amelia Island 2020
9224S944.com and the Nort Northam Collection participated in the Porsche Werks Reunion and the Amelia Island Cars and Coffee events in conjunction with the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance on the weekend of March 6-8, 2020.
924S Granddaughter Rescue Project: Update
Since our last entry, we have collected parts including “deferred maintenance” parts and interior trim. The car now has a rebuilt fuel system including new injectors, fuel filter, and new flex lines going to the fuel rail.