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1983 Porsche 924 :: Project: Goldie Hawn - Gone

delux Part of things There's treasure everywhere! Posts: 531	1983 Porsche 924 :: Project: Goldie Hawn - Gone delux @delux
	Mar 10, 2014 10:52:40 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	On saturday we headed into London for a 924 owners meet at the Ace Cafe - it was a grand day out! A gallery of images is here for you to peruse - there were some awesome cars: Check out some cool 924's Goldie Hawn was looking good all polished up and rumbling, '83 Kuwahara KZ and longboard strapped to the roof rack! Here's a taster: It was great to hit the motorway in GoldieHawn. There's a couple of things to address over the coming weeks but more on that another time - enjoy the pics!
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baggabones Posted a lot Posts: 1,231	1983 Porsche 924 :: Project: Goldie Hawn - Gone baggabones @baggabones
	Mar 10, 2014 15:10:02 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Loving it, same colour as mine...quick question, that chrome around the the rear hatch? Not original on a y reg? Is it a case of stripping off the black paint or is it an earlier lid?


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delux Part of things There's treasure everywhere! Posts: 531	1983 Porsche 924 :: Project: Goldie Hawn - Gone delux @delux
	Mar 11, 2014 7:56:11 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Thanks baggabones. It's a spoilerless hatch that's had the black paint removed to reveal the chrome underneath. Someone had tried before me and the chrome on the corners is a little scuffed up close but if you take your time and use lots of patience and nitromors the black eventually comes away to reveal the chrome underneath.
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delux Part of things There's treasure everywhere! Posts: 531	1983 Porsche 924 :: Project: Goldie Hawn - Gone delux @delux
	Mar 23, 2014 17:37:22 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	The other maintenance related issue I addressed after the trip back from London was the Ganges river colored water in my coolant system...after I pulled up on the drive and let the car cool a little I pulled off the lower radiator hose to let the foul 'coolant' run away... I refilled the system with Comma G48 premixed coolant and Goldie has been very happy for the last couple of weeks I did indeed have an issue with front indicators until today that is! The plugs were not connected to the back of the indicator housings! So I cleaned them up and zip tied them in place. Work perfectly now! Last week I pulled the driveshafts and regressed them. Removing and refitting was a piece of cake compared to the hours I wasted trying to get the ball bearings back in the races...they're must better now than they were as all four CV joints were virtually bone dry... Thankfully a fellow 924 owner has a spare set for me and I plan to fit those once I've picked them up! In the meantime I can enjoy the car, indicators 'n all!
	1962 Beach Buggy \| TheHoff944 \| PT Panelvan \| Retrofuturism II Living with a 944 \| YouTube \| T-shirts

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delux Part of things There's treasure everywhere! Posts: 531	1983 Porsche 924 :: Project: Goldie Hawn - Gone delux @delux
	May 25, 2014 18:55:16 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Little annoying thing fixed this afternoon whilst I was thinking of it - the power & direction of the washer jets. Pulled off all the plastic tube and cleaned it with a long pipe-cleaner (actually for cleaning Camelback tubes), then pulled the tubes out of the washer bottle and found the little filter end covered in a glooby mass of old screen wash fluid attempting a reinactment of The Thing - dealt with that and what a difference! Fast flowing washer jet spray action. Also tightened down the arial mount. Simple fix -remove rubber bung with small pointy thing just used to redirected the washer sprays - and tighten the star screw. Done. Previously in another episode this week GoldieHawn got a new rear NS wheel bearings and seals. Smoother & quieter roly poly. Oh - on the previous weekend a big gathering of Porsche 924's took place at Donnington race track - Porsche 924 & Turbo35 meet
	Last Edit: May 25, 2014 19:08:37 GMT by delux 1962 Beach Buggy \| TheHoff944 \| PT Panelvan \| Retrofuturism II Living with a 944 \| YouTube \| T-shirts

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delux Part of things There's treasure everywhere! Posts: 531	1983 Porsche 924 :: Project: Goldie Hawn - Gone delux @delux
	May 26, 2014 10:22:24 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Time for a spot of cleaning & vacuuming this morning: Some interior shots I just took - it's the original leatherette with beige velour pinstripe: You can see in these pics where the pinstripe fabric in the base has separated from the bolster - this would be my next fix: The boot carpet had some stains - I hadn't actually valeted this yet so I did that this morning - the pics bring out the marks more than in reality. After some elbow grease and carpet cleaner - most of marks are out which is a great result for beige carpet! Please see my for sale post as I'm making way for a new older 924 project to get back on the road.
	Last Edit: May 26, 2014 10:22:56 GMT by delux 1962 Beach Buggy \| TheHoff944 \| PT Panelvan \| Retrofuturism II Living with a 944 \| YouTube \| T-shirts

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delux Part of things There's treasure everywhere! Posts: 531	1983 Porsche 924 :: Project: Goldie Hawn - Gone delux @delux
	Jun 5, 2014 21:16:05 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	So while GoldieHawn is still mine I've kept up the loving. Connected the wing mirror wiring which had been cut by a PO. Passenger side works perfectly but drivers doesn't. Pants, oh we'll at least I can reach it from the drivers seat for manual adjustment - it's not as if you need to adjust the mirror any more than once eh. Then it was time to renew the gearbox oil. Why? I'd bought the oil and was planning to do it anyway and the sun was shining. I may have said it before but I really like this car.
	1962 Beach Buggy \| TheHoff944 \| PT Panelvan \| Retrofuturism II Living with a 944 \| YouTube \| T-shirts

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woolie Part of things Posts: 32	1983 Porsche 924 :: Project: Goldie Hawn - Gone woolie @woolie
	Jul 23, 2015 13:44:08 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	cool looking ride
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