ADDED 924 Turbo to stable!, New Restoration Project Options

[Gatornapper]

Dear 914 friends -

At 76, I think I've got one more project in me. My Porsche genius friend Rick found me this in Cleveland:

https://cleveland.craigslist.org/cto/d/lake...7387301032.html

And I have a contract on it for less than asking price. Friends in Cleveland looked at it closely on Wed. nite, sent me 7 close-up videos of it and gave it a huge thumbs up. Engine did run for few seconds with starter fluid, started immediately and sounded like new. Almost no rust, interior immaculate.

This is a very rare Special Edition with custom interior, wheels and two-tone paint.

Looking for a great source of info on 924's but can't find much. Nothing like 914 world.

Any pointers for a resource like 914world would be appreciated - tho I'm sure there is none.

NO - not selling the 914! My garage has room for both cars.

TIA,

GN

[Maltese Falcon]

@gatornapper Anthoni (924 guru) over in Oregon says hi, he's one of our header (924 n/a) customer's ; says that you found a decent 931 ! He uses our n/a race header on a modified 931 cyl head. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[Gatornapper]

Falcon -

Anthoni has been helping me a lot on the 924 forum. Great guy.

Once car is running well and on road, I'll be looking for some mods to improve HP/Torque, but doubt that headers will be on that list due to $$$.

Want to keep car fairly stock but add M471 pkg. items.

Thanks!

Only problem is this being one of the best car forums on the planet, I'm spoiled by all the great help here.

Only 3 or 4 have stepped up on the 924 board, Anthoni being one. Another, Cedric, in Sweden had ALL original Porsche Shop Manuals in ENGLISH for download! The guys that have jumped in to help all race their cars I think.......what a great resource.

Wish I had the same for my 914.......

GN

@gatornapper Anthoni (924 guru) over in Oregon says hi, he's one of our header (924 n/a) customer's ; says that you found a decent 931 ! He uses our n/a race header on a modified 931 cyl head. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[Maltese Falcon]

Falcon -

Anthoni has been helping me a lot on the 924 forum. Great guy.

Once car is running well and on road, I'll be looking for some mods to improve HP/Torque, but doubt that headers will be on that list due to $$$.

Want to keep car fairly stock but add M471 pkg. items.

Thanks!

Only problem is this being one of the best car forums on the planet, I'm spoiled by all the great help here.

Only 3 or 4 have stepped up on the 924 board, Anthoni being one. Another, Cedric, in Sweden had ALL original Porsche Shop Manuals in ENGLISH for download! The guys that have jumped in to help all race their cars I think.......what a great resource.

Wish I had the same for my 914.......

GN

@gatornapper Anthoni (924 guru) over in Oregon says hi, he's one of our header (924 n/a) customer's ; says that you found a decent 931 ! He uses our n/a race header on a modified 931 cyl head. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

M471 option list for the 924 Turbo does sound intriguing ! Please list the goodies when you can / or pM me on message board .

[Gatornapper]

M471 group:

"At an early point in the production it was decided that the car's power required improvement in other areas. So, the 931 “....was built with a limited-slip differential, leather upholstery, air conditioning, power windows, a lift-out sunroof and the coveted M471 "S" Sport Group Package, which included four-wheel internally ventilated disc brakes on five-bolt hubs, mounting forged 16 x 6-inch 928-style alloys (up from cast 15 x 6s). Also included were upgraded springs and Koni shocks, 23mm front and 14mm rear anti-roll bars, a different steering ratio and a leather-wrapped 911SC steering wheel.”

My car has leather front seats and leather-wrapped 911SC steering wheel. Haven't measured sway bars yet.

Local junk car had all this, but sold. Sat outdoors for 10 years. Looking for parts car with this package - and almost ALL 1980 931's had it. Mine is extra rare in that it did not...mine manufactured in 6/79, so in many ways it was a '79 model, but was sold on 5/26/80 and recorded by Porsche as a 1980 model.

GN

Falcon -

Anthoni has been helping me a lot on the 924 forum. Great guy.

Once car is running well and on road, I'll be looking for some mods to improve HP/Torque, but doubt that headers will be on that list due to $$$.

Want to keep car fairly stock but add M471 pkg. items.

Thanks!

Only problem is this being one of the best car forums on the planet, I'm spoiled by all the great help here.

Only 3 or 4 have stepped up on the 924 board, Anthoni being one. Another, Cedric, in Sweden had ALL original Porsche Shop Manuals in ENGLISH for download! The guys that have jumped in to help all race their cars I think.......what a great resource.

Wish I had the same for my 914.......

GN

@gatornapper Anthoni (924 guru) over in Oregon says hi, he's one of our header (924 n/a) customer's ; says that you found a decent 931 ! He uses our n/a race header on a modified 931 cyl head. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

M471 option list for the 924 Turbo does sound intriguing ! Please list the goodies when you can / or pM me on message board .

[JamesM]

924 turbos are rare to being with, but yeah, most if not all 1980 models I have seen did have the M471 package, mine does. Seen the 4 bolt setup a lot more on the 79s, perhaps you have a late 79 production 80 model year car? Hard to say, These cars went though so many mid year production changes with limited production numbers across a 3 year period its hard to say what is "normal"

Is your car missing rear seatbelts?

If I recall, one advantage to having the 4 bolt setup is that you are dealing with cheaper VW parts, where as the M471 package parts have porsche PNs (911 SC brake bits if i recall correctly)

M471 group:

"At an early point in the production it was decided that the car's power required improvement in other areas. So, the 931 “....was built with a limited-slip differential, leather upholstery, air conditioning, power windows, a lift-out sunroof and the coveted M471 "S" Sport Group Package, which included four-wheel internally ventilated disc brakes on five-bolt hubs, mounting forged 16 x 6-inch 928-style alloys (up from cast 15 x 6s). Also included were upgraded springs and Koni shocks, 23mm front and 14mm rear anti-roll bars, a different steering ratio and a leather-wrapped 911SC steering wheel.”

My car has leather front seats and leather-wrapped 911SC steering wheel. Haven't measured sway bars yet.

Local junk car had all this, but sold. Sat outdoors for 10 years. Looking for parts car with this package - and almost ALL 1980 931's had it. Mine is extra rare in that it did not...mine manufactured in 6/79, so in many ways it was a '79 model, but was sold on 5/26/80 and recorded by Porsche as a 1980 model.

GN

EDIT: Just read your early post stating a 6/79 production date... guessing that's why its 4 bolt