The Silver Porka is here!

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 9:58 pm

I'm going over to take a look tomorrow, I'll take my camera and some shades

Even if it is pink all the more reason to throw it out....

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 10:31 pm

Aye, strip it out & pop in a couple of retro lo-back buckets

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Tue May 01, 2007 8:05 am

That's the plan....

I'm hoping that the pink does not extend to the front seats, but I suspect it will. First thing I'm going to try is dye see if I can dye them black, flaining that it's strip and recover (Time consuming and requires skills I don't posess) or bin them and replace.

It's not as it you can use the back seats anyway! That said half a tired but servicable back seat is on the 924 OC for £5....

thinfourth · Post by **thinfourth** » Tue May 01, 2007 8:09 am

Now lets be honest here.

If you saw a Porsche parked outside a call centre you would expect a baby pink interior.

You just need to get in touch with you feminine side.

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Tue May 01, 2007 8:35 am

Vagina pink, pimp my ride!

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Tue May 01, 2007 9:57 pm

Paid a deposit on this beastie!

I'll be picking it up tomorrow I was just too late to sort insurance to drive away today!

The rust is minor, as described, drivers side rigt at the leading edge. There are a couple of other bubbles but nothing much.

Inside is RED! not pink! Idle is a little unsteady but ok, oil pressure gauge is duff, drivers seat needs stitching, dash is cracked, driver side headlamp surround is missing, headlamp washer jet is missing, gearbox is smooth and light but a bit noisy on overrun, heater doesn't work on full only on mid but gets hot. Temp sits just below half. Oh and the pax window is busted (Wiring) and the read wiper doesn't work

the only major problem is on full right lock the tyre catches the bodywork. I assume there is a stop that needs tweaking.

Chuffed

Rich

thinfourth · Post by **thinfourth** » Tue May 01, 2007 10:21 pm

RICHARDHUMBLE wrote: i've bought a shed

Chuffed

Rich

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Wed May 02, 2007 8:15 am

Pretty much!
Bet it's got less rust than your landie's outriggers!

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Wed May 02, 2007 12:14 pm

Nice one Rich

douglasgdmw · Post by **douglasgdmw** » Wed May 02, 2007 12:22 pm

Rich,

There was an episode of Wheeler Dealers in which they converted a 924.

Put "Wheeler Dealers 924" in You Tube and you will see the episodes.

Best of luck with the car.

Cheers
DMW

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Wed May 02, 2007 1:02 pm

douglasgdmw wrote:Rich,

There was an episode of Wheeler Dealers in which they converted a 924.

Put "Wheeler Dealers 924" in You Tube and you will see the episodes.

Best of luck with the car.

Cheers
DMW

Seen them all, they take out a dent, polish it and sell it on....

Cheers anyway!

douglasgdmw · Post by **douglasgdmw** » Wed May 02, 2007 1:11 pm

Rich,

No problems.

Wheeler Dealers has taught a mechanically inept imbecile like me a thing or 2 about servicing a car. I now know to put the oil in the oil filter and put some oil around the o-ring. Whether I can find an oil filter in the engine bay or take it off is another matter

Cheers
DMW

Post by **Shug** » Wed May 02, 2007 1:17 pm

*sniff* *sniff*

Is that a basket case I smell? (betcha it rubs on full lock 'cos the chassis is two feet out of square

)

Good luck chap

seriously though, have fun squire!

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Wed May 02, 2007 2:24 pm

Shug wrote:*sniff* *sniff*

Is that a basket case I smell? (betcha it rubs on full lock 'cos the chassis is two feet out of square )

Good luck chap

seriously though, have fun squire!

The bumper dosn't quite fit as you can see in the photo... and it's the rusty wing on that side too....

Inner wing is straight and it tracks ok. So probably yes. At least 2' out!

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Thu May 03, 2007 8:14 am

Right first impressions:

Quite tidy, pretty straight, in need of a few things fixing. Runs ok but lumpy idle and occasional missfire at high revs. Back end is a little "floaty" and the box is pretty noisy when cold.

Otherwise came back from Stockport (50 miles or so) at around 90tuts without any problems at all. Sort of wafted past all the traffic in an unflustered and majestic sort of way. Quiet and compfortable and smells of old (dry) sheep....

Big grins all round!

Rich