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Scorpio · Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:55 pm Post subject:

T4?...wow very powerful...im impressed
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1979 NA
MS1..EFI..
GARRETT T25 TURBO
BILSTEIN SHOCKS
GT BASED CUSTOM BODYKIT

Brisbane , Australia
Think mean think fast
all youll see is
my Porsches Arse!!!

JayZzzz4 · Joined: 23 Sep 2008 Posts: 544 Location: Milwaukee, WI USA

Any updates on this project? it's been awhile since your last post

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White 1987 Porsche 924S manual

Rasta Monsta · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11733 Location: PacNW

Sweet, thanks for coming by Mike!
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WeiBe (1987 924S 2.5t) - 931 S3

Joes924Racer · Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 5:48 pm Post subject:

Updates I like the lizard skin.Turbo and shifter is just cool
I wanna see the body..on thatbabe.
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1979 porsche 924 Na
1980 porsche Turbo 931GT Replica
Have u ever driven a turbo.

alexvex · Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 5:54 pm Post subject:

You 2L guys are missing out

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--Alex--
1992 Porsche 968 (VW 2.5L I5 Turbo swap in the works)
1995 Audi 90 Quattro Sport (4.2L V8 Swap)
2010 Touareg TDI
Past Pcars: 80 931, 87 924S, 87 951

mvallee · Joined: 09 Feb 2006 Posts: 62

I've been meaning to get some new pics, maybe this weekend. Still doing body work, most of the car is now in epoxy.

Spent lots of time getting the body lines sharp, door shut lines flush.

Finished the inside of the rear wheel wells.

Welded all unused holes and smoothed spot weld holes on the firewall. Added a brace for clutch master.

Cut off the front crossmember in front of the radiator, welded in a 1x2x.125 rectangular tube in its place so the intercooler can sit further in away from bumper.

Duplicated 951S front frame stiffeners.

Filled holes in Euro rear bumper where the rubber strip used to be. Bumper wasn't close to fitting the car, I extended the leading edges to meet the body flange and added a few inches to the bottom leading edge so it wraps around and under to look like the original GTS bumper.

Fit the GTR mirrors.

Now working on rear fender flares, making new flanges. I might have to widen them so the 996 wheels dont rub.

Thats all for now.
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Auburn, NH
1987 Porsche 924CGT in progress
1974 Porsche 914/6 next project
1965 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce restored
1953 Alfa Romeo 1900C Ghia Bodied Coupe project

mvallee · Joined: 09 Feb 2006 Posts: 62

Here's a couple of new pics

Sharpened body lines and door shut lines

Welded seams and door lock hole on rear panel

Replace front crossmember

New intercooler

In epoxy

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Auburn, NH
1987 Porsche 924CGT in progress
1974 Porsche 914/6 next project
1965 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce restored
1953 Alfa Romeo 1900C Ghia Bodied Coupe project

ideola · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15550 Location: Spring Lake MI

Simply awesome!
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Joes924Racer · Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 10:28 am Post subject:

Ok Ideola jus wet himself again... Hey how did you sherpen
the body lines.. Your project makes for quite a start.. and you have some high dollar components goin in too. I like the shifter.. The body lines is what Im intersted in. Do tell.
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1979 porsche 924 Na
1980 porsche Turbo 931GT Replica
Have u ever driven a turbo.

mvallee · Joined: 09 Feb 2006 Posts: 62

Thanks guys! Not really high dollar, the intercooler is a ebay part that guys on Rennlist have used. Turbo price wasnt bad at all.

If your car has been stripped to bare metal chances are your body lines are no longer sharp.

To sharpen body lines you need to run a strip of tape one side of the body line. An experienced body guy can run the tape by eye, I cant. I snapped a chalk line from one end to the other and used that for guide for tape.

Using a 4" spreader, spread a skim coat along the bottom edge of the tape, thicker that the tape. when dry sand with a long board, until your even with the thickness of the tape and blended with body. Peel tape off and mask side you just finished and repeat the above. Peel tape and you should have a straight sharp line front to back. Touch up as needed but use tape or you will round over line.

When i spray the polyester filler I'll spray a little more along the body lines and block sand with the same procedure.
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Auburn, NH
1987 Porsche 924CGT in progress
1974 Porsche 914/6 next project
1965 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce restored
1953 Alfa Romeo 1900C Ghia Bodied Coupe project

Joes924Racer · Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 10:59 am Post subject:

aahhh yes thats a neat trick.. My NA is wearin a few coats and the lines are not as sharp as Id like I think. When Im doing my gt conversion this spring Ill have togo that route.. As for high doller items .. they are kind of.. theres aset of scropted 951 handles goin on ebay
right now & getgting ready to end soon.. for 135.00.. Sure Ive thought about bidding. For me to do that right now is just crazy. So its easy to say there high dollare items.
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1979 porsche 924 Na
1980 porsche Turbo 931GT Replica
Have u ever driven a turbo.

Scorpio · Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 11:49 am Post subject:

gorgeous!...looks like your sanding removed a fair bit of galvanizing though
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1979 NA
MS1..EFI..
GARRETT T25 TURBO
BILSTEIN SHOCKS
GT BASED CUSTOM BODYKIT

Brisbane , Australia
Think mean think fast
all youll see is
my Porsches Arse!!!

mvallee · Joined: 09 Feb 2006 Posts: 62

Thanks! It looks like it in the pics but i didnt sand that deep, its still there.
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Auburn, NH
1987 Porsche 924CGT in progress
1974 Porsche 914/6 next project
1965 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce restored
1953 Alfa Romeo 1900C Ghia Bodied Coupe project

mvallee · Joined: 09 Feb 2006 Posts: 62

Updated pics.

I was planning to use a 931 front valance but the IC hoses covered the outside grills. Rather than a figerglass vented valance, made my own in steel.

Hole cut out

Insert welded in

Epoxy primed

New front crossmember/IC mount and oil cooler mount

Smoothed firewall, no ac line holes and removed bracket.

Rear flare teaser

Should have shell from firewall back in 2k polyurethane primer this weekend.

Still have to fit headlight buckets and finish front bumper.

Mike Vallee
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Auburn, NH
1987 Porsche 924CGT in progress
1974 Porsche 914/6 next project
1965 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce restored
1953 Alfa Romeo 1900C Ghia Bodied Coupe project

mvallee · Joined: 09 Feb 2006 Posts: 62

One more......

Since the original GTS used hood pins, I removed the latch and will use Aerocatch locking hood pins. Can also see the 951 Cup replica frame to strut tower braces.

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Auburn, NH
1987 Porsche 924CGT in progress
1974 Porsche 914/6 next project
1965 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce restored
1953 Alfa Romeo 1900C Ghia Bodied Coupe project