944 S2 Repair

[scam75]

Awesome and interesting work as ever!

[sgl1966]

Thanks Stuart .
Had fuel tank cover made and fitted it as well as testing pumps and lines with gauge fitted this time . Had a good 8 bar showing with no leaks .

[scam75]

Not much room for the golf clubs in there..................

[sgl1966]

I was going to run without an alternator as the 924 is meant for hill climbs but had a change of heart in case I wanted to use it for something else .
Mark (Mink) kindly gave me an alternator to fit but I then had the realisation that the charge pipe from the turbo to intercooler was in the way and no hope of it fitting . I then read about a Suzuki Swift alternator , which is tiny and weighs 4kg less, that has been fitted so managed to locate a new one for £100 . This is only 60amps but it doesnt have to do much on this car . I changed the pulley over to a 6 rib pulley and a little grinding of the mount enabled it to fit giving room for the turbo charge pipe .
Anyone else still alive on this forum , been deadly quite recently .

[pauly]

Which hill climb is all this go for Simon, Pikes Peak .

[sgl1966]

I’d get lost half way up there Paul and they ruined it when they put tarmac down .
It’s just using up that engine I had left over from when I put the 968 one in the other car .

[pauly]

TBH I don't know much about hill climbs, but isn't it all over in under 3 or 4 minutes? Seems like your 924 should be used somewhere like Oulton or Donington.

[pad944968]

Fantastic build Simon, I’ve really enjoyed reading about your progress.

I’m recently back to this forum and great to see some people on here.

[sgl1966]

Thank you Pad .


In the words of every wannabe reality contestant " its been a journey" and I have been "out my comfort zone " for most of it .
Its enough to get a man to rip his 75" TV of the wall and stick it up Mr Cowells bottom .

[tr7v8]

TBH I don't know much about hill climbs, but isn't it all over in under 3 or 4 minutes? Seems like your 924 should be used somewhere like Oulton or Donington.

Heretic, in most UK Hillclimbs they are shorter than that. But it is awesome motorsport. Watch this one!
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/D3DcUiTirUo

[pauly]

I'm sure that single seater has a lot of downforce, grip and power. I expect Simons 924 will have a lot of power. Maybe he's planning to do hill climbs and track days.

[pad944968]

Thank you Pad .


In the words of every wannabe reality contestant " its been a journey" and I have been "out my comfort zone " for most of it .
Its enough to get a man to rip his 75" TV of the wall and stick it up Mr Cowells bottom .

Love this!!

An entire 75 “ television up there- that’s guaranteed to put ‘stars in your eyes’ !!

Keep up the good work, you’re giving me inspiration to get mine sorted.

[sgl1966]

Had a day on the 924 at long last . The Land rover has eventually been finished and departed my lawn .
Finished of fitting the tie rod extenders to the Subaru steering rack which has worked out well with a very short rack lock to lock and fitted another astra electric power steering pump (TWR) to help move the oversize rubber.
Then dropped it on the ground after many months . My god it is low ! Even compared to the other car which has been lowered . Nice level wishbones mind you with those extended pins.
Very happy with how its looking.
Added 8 litres of oil to the dry sump tank and tried the new Porsche Special Tool . Its actually a balance shaft pulley welded to a bolt but has the correct tooth for the dry sump belt . Put a spare belt on the pulley and with a battery drill not at full power was getting a reading of around 4 bar . Increasing the speed of the drill got just over 80psi which was very pleasing but the oil pressure will need adjusting on the pump when engine running at higher revs . We left the cam cover of so could see oil filling the head and returning into the tank . You could actually get a small amount of pressure by turning the dry sump pump by hand . First dry sump system I have tried so happy so far .
Also found that without the cam chain the tensioner is a great place to anchor DTI gauge .
Then started to re pin a new wiring loom I bought from Danst Eng into a Vems Ecnoseal plug . This along with a new speed and ref harness from Augment and a COP harness from Peep has rid me of all the old crusty wiring and connectors . The ecu is a used Vems V3 bought cheaply that has gone back to Peep to fit a new main board .
Mostly waiting for the return of the ecu to start up and a slot at the paint shop .

[pauly]

Will there be a strut brace triangulated to the bulkhead?

[sgl1966]

The cage Nick put in is well tied in to the shell so it is very stiff but yes there will be a strut brace up top and probably a lower one .
Not sure how feasible it is to tie it into bulkhead now . I know the factory cars had the front legs of the cage extending through the bulkhead to the top mounts but that wont be happening here .