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Kenodog · Joined: 25 Jun 2003 Posts: 2669 Location: Vancouver,B.C.

Just got the new car to my driveway and she looks great. Since the German name day lists 2 female names for Oct. 27, Christa & Sabine, I chose the latter. Kind of fits too which is a good sign.

Great body and very well looked after. I will get it into my shed and start to rip her apart soon, can't wait !

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Leigh
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gerben1986 · Joined: 13 Mar 2008 Posts: 232 Location: The Netherlands

Rip it apart?
Isn't the car roadworthy anymore?

Because the car doesn't look so bad!
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Rasta Monsta · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11733 Location: PacNW

I think he's going to swap in the motor from his project car.
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snakoil · Joined: 09 Feb 2010 Posts: 362 Location: Montreal, Canada

you are a lucky man, my girlfriend would leave me if I had a 2 door garage and added 2 car covers in the driveway!
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Kenodog · Joined: 25 Jun 2003 Posts: 2669 Location: Vancouver,B.C.

Yeah, I got this car just for the body. It is about as clean and straight as I have ever seen, just hope there is no hidden repairs. Everything will be stripped off it and she will be towed to the body shop for a roll bar and a new paint job. Debating fiberglass doors etc. at the moment as well. In for a penny....

Leigh
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1979 Euro 931, Olive
1981 931, Sabine
1991 Ford Ranger XLT 4x4, Ricky
1996 Ford E-350 ex-FedEx Van
2014 Mazda CX-5 (Kinderwagon)
2019 KTM 790 Adventure
2024 KLX300
2024 KLX140

fiat22turbo · Joined: 18 Jan 2006 Posts: 4040 Location: Portland, OR

S1 or S2?
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1979 924 Carrera GTS (clone-ish)
1988 944 Turbo S (Silver Rose)

Kenodog · Joined: 25 Jun 2003 Posts: 2669 Location: Vancouver,B.C.

Rolled off the line April 30, 1981....S2
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1979 Euro 931, Olive
1981 931, Sabine
1991 Ford Ranger XLT 4x4, Ricky
1996 Ford E-350 ex-FedEx Van
2014 Mazda CX-5 (Kinderwagon)
2019 KTM 790 Adventure
2024 KLX300
2024 KLX140

Power Tryp · Joined: 16 Apr 2009 Posts: 435 Location: Calgary, Alberta

Gorgeous.

So your plan is to have two? A street car and a "track" car?
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NoName - 1980 931 (seeking rebuild)

Green tartan interior, you don't see that on a Civic.

Kenodog · Joined: 25 Jun 2003 Posts: 2669 Location: Vancouver,B.C.

No. I am going to pull all of the parts from the red car with the F**ed body then scrap it. In the meantime I will have Sabine stripped, blasted and re-painted as a fresh shell. All of the good bits will then be installed and away I go.

Think I may have the red car towed to the hills and Tannerite her ass...

Leigh
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1979 Euro 931, Olive
1981 931, Sabine
1991 Ford Ranger XLT 4x4, Ricky
1996 Ford E-350 ex-FedEx Van
2014 Mazda CX-5 (Kinderwagon)
2019 KTM 790 Adventure
2024 KLX300
2024 KLX140

fiat22turbo · Joined: 18 Jan 2006 Posts: 4040 Location: Portland, OR

So you're going to take a straight car with what appears to be good factory paint and rust protection, throw that away for potentially questionable modern paint products and prep (not too mention sand blasting often creates more bodywork than other methods).

All because you don't want to put that same effort into a car that already needs bodywork and paint? Especially when you're considering fiberglass replacement panels making some of the steel bodywork issues less of an issue as you'll be creating more with the composite panels.

All of this on a rare vehicle that you could simply refresh and sell for a profit?

Well, to each their own I guess, but it seems like you're looking for any excuse to not finish this car that you've been building for the better part of a decade.

I guess I'll just say, good luck.
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1979 924 Carrera GTS (clone-ish)
1988 944 Turbo S (Silver Rose)

Kenodog · Joined: 25 Jun 2003 Posts: 2669 Location: Vancouver,B.C.

Before going on a rant my friend you should make sure you have your facts straight.

1) The red car I have only had for a little over a year and a half, not a decade.

2) The body on the red car is F***ed. As in, "Proper F***ed" like the Brits would say. It would cost me thousands of dollars, plural, to end up with a Franken car that I would always know was cut, welded and bondo'd into shape. If you think it would be wise for me to start a restoration on a shell like that then we indeed think differently. As for using composite panels, those are your words not mine. I mentioned I am thinking of using fiberglass doors. They are removable and easily replaced with factory originals later down the road. I will not be cutting the rear arches for flares, if I wanted a 944 I would go buy a 944. All of the composite parts I want are 'bolt on-bolt off' Grasshopper.

3) Sabine has had a complete respray at some point. She's a great 10 foot looker in the paint department but nothing more than that. I bought her because the shell is straight and clean (as far as I can tell without putting wrenches to her). When I have the car stripped it will be using walnut shell / plastic bead media. This leaves the factory zinc in place. Top that with modern filler primer and a good quality paint job. I don't do cheap friend'o, if you're going in then go balls deep.

If you want to save the red car then by all means come and get it, free of charge. Heck, you're really only a 5 hour drive away, you could be here by lunch ! Otherwise she's going for scrap unfortunately, I only have enough dough for one rebuild and the best 'bod gets it.

As far as "rare", I guess that would be partially subjective. Between myself and another member we have bought 5 of these cars in the last 2 years and I see another has just popped up on CL. Where you live they may be rare but around here they seem rather....common.

Cheers,
Leigh
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1979 Euro 931, Olive
1981 931, Sabine
1991 Ford Ranger XLT 4x4, Ricky
1996 Ford E-350 ex-FedEx Van
2014 Mazda CX-5 (Kinderwagon)
2019 KTM 790 Adventure
2024 KLX300
2024 KLX140

morghen · Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 9102 Location: Romania

To be honest it makes no sense to me to strip to bare metal something that has no rust.
But giving the fact that Sabine has had a full respray, it makes sense to respray it if its just a 10foot looker.
Make sure to post your progress here.

Did you scrap this shell? wasnt it good enough for a rebuild?

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Kenodog · Joined: 25 Jun 2003 Posts: 2669 Location: Vancouver,B.C.

Lol, I forgot the Tan car with the parts lot ! OK, make that (6) 931's we have bought in the last 2 years...Morghen, see the plywood just under the engine block in that picture ? Yeah, that's covering the MASSIVE hole the P.O. cut in the floor to install propane tanks. The car was bought, and partially converted, to be a propane vehicle. That shell was also B.E.R.

If you start with the very best example you can find for a body it will save you huge $ down the road in body work / paint cost. That's easy math for me. Am I the Porsche Welfare Division (PWD) where I need to save all the sad neglected cars I find ? Nope, sorry. But if anyone wants the scraps like I said, come on up I will give them away for free. Heck, I will even throw in a snail shell at no cost. That's just GOT to be worth the gas money and good P-Car karma, no ?

Leigh
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1979 Euro 931, Olive
1981 931, Sabine
1991 Ford Ranger XLT 4x4, Ricky
1996 Ford E-350 ex-FedEx Van
2014 Mazda CX-5 (Kinderwagon)
2019 KTM 790 Adventure
2024 KLX300
2024 KLX140

morghen · Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 9102 Location: Romania

damn these cars got butchered over there

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Power Tryp · Joined: 16 Apr 2009 Posts: 435 Location: Calgary, Alberta

Morghen, you are not wrong. Having done some research into why the price of these cars are so low I believe that they have fallen to the "this car is cheap lets trash it" mentality.

With only 12k of these cars build over "four" years and with a significant production change halfway through that it's understandable that they can be defined as rare. Sadly as is stated all to often on the over played history channel shows "rare doesn't always mean desireable".

I am not sure how to change peoples opinion on these cars except own, drive and tell every one what awesome cars the 931 are.
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NoName - 1980 931 (seeking rebuild)

Green tartan interior, you don't see that on a Civic.