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Hi Everyone, With regret, I have to report that my Porsche 924 is now sold. Happily, the guy who has bought it intends to race in the championship. I still intend to keep in touch, and hope to get to a few meetings this season, where undoubtably I will not be able to resist the temptation to get my ...

Hi Steve,

Could you not helicoil it? Other than that I would replace it with another one.

Best regards

Mart

Hi Adam, Set the ignition timing to standard as a starting point, and then get the car on a rolling road. All engines are different, and a good rolling road operator will be able to optomise the ignition timing with the cam timing. I spent ages messing about trying different settings, two hours on a...

HI Paul, Just get a one from a 924. I may be wrong, but I think that when people describe the gearbox as Audi, its because it uses Audi internals. The alternative was a ZF of course. You want as late a version as possible, with the updated reverse detent. Also make sure that it is a five speed, earl...

Thanks Alistair,

Really appreciate any help

Best of luck for Rockingham

Mart

Hi Everyone,

The advert will be on the main web site soon, as well as Pistonheads.

My ready to race 924 is now up for sale. If you know of anyone after an affordable 924 (£3500) could you ask them to contact me please.

Many thanks

Mart

Hi Geoff, Sorry, dont have a spare, but the best idea is to buy a complete bottom end or complete engine from someone like Alistair, especially if he has heard it running. Thats a very unusual breakage, they usually bend and run a bearing. Make sure you can get bearings and gaskets for whatever you ...

Hi Alistair,

Thanks once again for some excellent advice. I thought it had to be something special, but gargista hall will have one knocked up in - oh - a week or two!

See you at Rockingham

Mart

Hi Everyone,

Before I go spending a fortune buying new, does anyone have a roll cage camera mount spare I could purchase off them?

Many thanks

Mart

oh and bloody main bearings!!!!

Been very lucky, centre main was about to cry enough big time!

Mart