1988 Porsche 924S - project break it for cash

[EF Ian]

Sounds like some of you older ones are getting boring.


For me the key is to make sure you drive an enjoy the car more than you work on it otherwise you get fed up.

 

[pablo]

£1400 out of it so far. till plenty to go too

feel like amazon dispatch tho lol, flat out posting stuff. God bless senditnow though, just shipped the 4 boxster wheels for £9!!!

 

[Coog]

Good money in breaking them for parts. I tripled my money on the MX5 and the whole car is still basically there lol.

What you going to do with the shell? I always worry about how it'll get lifted & taken away if it's not rolling.

 

[pablo]

no idea lol. hoping someone will come lift it.

 

[Cartunes]

no idea lol. hoping someone will come lift it.

Leave it by that railway bridge in surrey - it will vanish overnight!!

 

[pablo]

Well the wee porker is nearly gone. amazing the bits people be after.

engine is out and ready to be strapped to a pallet and shipped to mainland. Costing nearly as much to post than to buy it lol.

 

[Woodcutter]

Well the wee porker is nearly gone. amazing the bits people be after.

engine is out and ready to be strapped to a pallet and shipped to mainland. Costing nearly as much to post than to buy it lol.

Sad to see it no longer, but I'm sure you did alright out of breaking it!

Was it a ball ache dealing with all the punters?

 

[pablo]

90% was over ebay tbh so big shakes. only 2-3 local people bought stuff and it was minor bits.

 

[Coog]

There's decent money in breaking a car for sure. Bit of hassle but can be fun if you've got the time.

Shell away yet?

 

[pablo]

still got it, might have someone for it tho

 

[KevM]

I was watching this thread weeks ago, you were 90% there too!!!



I had this one last year, did virtually nothing to it. I took the notion for a bit of lanes rallying & had it sold into the south in 3 days. Took £1500 for a quick sale but I could have asked and got more.

I hate seeing older cars broken... These, and MX5's are disappearing hand-over-fist!!!

 

[Coog]

To be fair the mx5's are dissolving into nothing these days. Not many good solid ones about

 

[KevM]

Its a lot of perception though. We've all seen the pics of the sill full of rusty water and got paranoid...

Because they have that rep, 'some' owners who don't know how to maintain, check or inspect their own car, see a bubble on the wheel-arch, or hear the word 'weld' at an MOT, get scared and think its terminal.
They panic-sell their solid car for buttons as a basket-case and it either gets broken, or bought for £400, diff welded and drifted to death!! A few hours interest & a hundred quid would go a long way to giving many a good wee MX5 another 20 years life!!

My 924 was surprisingly clean in terms of body rot, they were always the runt of the Porsche litter, but well engineered and not too temperamental. If the sunroof channels are kept clean and don't fill your fuse-box with water through time, they tend to be fairly hassle-free. Fuel lines and tank splits are the common areas of headache

 

[pablo]

ready for T-Met. Its been emotional

 

[weeloaney]

I had presumed this was long gone

 

[pablo]

havent touched it in about 2 months but last of the panels off today for someone so its finally ready to get lifted.

 

[thewhitevan]

@pablo you should maybe keep the heated rear, they are big money to buy

 

[pablo]

aye tempted to pop it off, its in good nick alright.

 

[Woodcutter]

Defo keep the rear screen Pabs

Bye bye 924!

Imagine owning two Porsches, such a beard!

 

[pablo]

Actually have 3

 

[BarryPort]

I'l just leave this here..

 

[Jason]

Poor 924!

 

[Woodcutter]

Poor 924!

I know, @pablo killed it!

 

[Jason]

I know, @pablo killed it!

Wasnt a bad car!!