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'87 Porsche 924S Project

My first foray into mechanic work

The first "big" job I did - rebuilding the leaky power steering rack
The first "big" job I did - rebuilding the leaky power steering rack
Replacing the front and rear struts
Replacing the front and rear struts
First major hurdle - accidental offroading. But at this point, I was confident and stubborn. I hadn't admitted defeat yet and I wasn't going to let a door stop me from working on my own damn car.
First major hurdle - accidental offroading. But at this point, I was confident and stubborn. I hadn't admitted defeat yet and I wasn't going to let a door stop me from working on my own damn car.
New (old) door, taken from a parts car. It was in rough shape, but the bones were there
New (old) door, taken from a parts car. It was in rough shape, but the bones were there
It's on!
It's on!
Some shots of the door internals. This door was from a different model year, and the electronics were slightly different, but easily adapted compared to a more modern car.
Some shots of the door internals. This door was from a different model year, and the electronics were slightly different, but easily adapted compared to a more modern car.
The original harness, from 1989. Not too different from DTM pins and heatshrink!
The original harness, from 1989. Not too different from DTM pins and heatshrink!
The crusty old lock actuator. This door had been sitting for a long time.
The crusty old lock actuator. This door had been sitting for a long time.
Sorting out the outer handle. Lots of moving parts!
Sorting out the outer handle. Lots of moving parts!
Finally buttoning up the door card and interior release handle.
Finally buttoning up the door card and interior release handle.
This is the bellhousing and clutch fork, about 5 feet away from where they should be. I had to remove them to do the hardest job on this car I've done yet - changing the clutch. It involved dropping the transmission and driveshaft, removing the entire clutch assembly, and putting it all back together again. I should have taken more pictures, but I had my hands full at that point.
This is the bellhousing and clutch fork, about 5 feet away from where they should be. I had to remove them to do the hardest job on this car I've done yet - changing the clutch. It involved dropping the transmission and driveshaft, removing the entire clutch assembly, and putting it all back together again. I should have taken more pictures, but I had my hands full at that point.
Taking some critical measurements for my distributor replacement. As part of my Speeduino ECU project, I needed to replace the distributor with a hall effect sensor to get timing information, and implement fully sequential ignition and injection.
Taking some critical measurements for my distributor replacement. As part of my Speeduino ECU project, I needed to replace the distributor with a hall effect sensor to get timing information, and implement fully sequential ignition and injection.