Camping Porsche 924 - Overland Rallye Build Tour

Episode.48
Yes, we did build a go-anywhere camping Porsche - take a look.
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[@Al-of3zp]

How on earth do you not have over a million subs? The engineering is amazing and the editing is stunning

[@herrbert1291]

Because he doe´nt have tits and no crazy dug face.

[@veikogarage]

Very practically and well executed. Supercool build! On to the next one!

[@OnlyARoadtripAway]

Oh come on!

[@kossttb]

probly due to the lack of click-bite covers, oversmiling face expressions and tons of generic bla bla

[@patbutete1722]

@Thu Nell Ⓥ I read somewhere English is of Germanic origin!

[@Dude-yo5ec]

this is actually one of those rare projects and youtube videos you won't find anywhere else and is underrated. so much respect to you all

[@syedasarahmahjabeen]

And I can't believe how underrated this Chanel is

[@mav]

very nice. editing, build, explanation. you'll go far!

[@killgour2835]

I know I’m in the right category of video when i find Mav in the comments

[@3g1s40]

Yeah craftsmanship and all that but the one thing here that really impresses me here is that it has german plates and therefor got through a TÜV inspection with those modifications

[@jakubkuczynski683]

More stunning is that he´s got the H on his numberplates, what means that it is an officialy recognized oldtimer.

[@FarmerBeavis]

excactly - that's what surprised me the most. Getting TÜV is impressive but then getting the vehicle recognized as close-to-original enough to be on veteran plates? Really impressive!

[@OnlyARoadtripAway]

I wasn‘t going to address this but given the amount of comments on this subject matter... You guys realize that there were period rallye cars, right? Wheels are period correct as is the styling of the livery. The only things sticking out are the roofrack and camping conversion, neither of which is a permanent mod to the car and considered load, bot to mention reversible in 30mn- therefore irrelevant.

[@FarmerBeavis]

@@OnlyARoadtripAway sorry for commenting, I guess? Please excuse us complimenting keeping the car original. Turn comments off if people praising your work annoys you. Will make sure not to watch or comment on your other vids.

[@OnlyARoadtripAway]

I wasn‘t rude, merely explaining. Have a nice day. ✌🏼

[@Knockturnall1]

I'm happy the son of Where is Waldo is going on adventures and in the process taking us with him. Thanks dude!

[@VintageSlide]

This is the coolest car i have ever seen. Seriously.

[@i_am_terom4810]

did you lisened to the vid? it have a heater that work in sub zero temps ! it's not cool, it' fkn HOT

[@bosef1394]

This is the most German thing I've ever seen, and I'm all for it! Love this to death.

[@moment]

Epic as ever

[@dionfarrell7638]

I have two 924's, one of them for 30 years and I have never seen such an amazing job. You did not hack the car and cut it into pieces and while it has been modified it somehow still looks stock - in a way just like the factory would have done. So very well done to you!

[@agnarspilde7283]

Started restoring my old 924 thanks to this. This was incredible, thank you.

[@miguelcastaneda7257]

Hope went to euro spec pistons or totally seal rings then would pump.up hp. Also vw golf throttle body will bolt right up need add one vacume line but it's double size intake single bore instead of that double bore

[@georgfriedrichhendl9881]

Gute Arbeit, aber unglaublich dass der so ein H-Kennzeichen bekommen hat.

[@alexandervandenhoogen3969]

ja genau, das ist wirklich unglaublich

[@Lowkii]

es geht halt vieles durch wenn man die Leute kennt.

[@maddinshane]

@@Lowkii naja solangs zeitgemäß ist passt das schon. Zumindest hab ich keine Modifikationen gesehen die es damals nich auch gegeben hätte

[@Lowkii]

Maddin Shane Meinst du nicht, das spätestens ab dem Dachgepäckträger normalerweise gescheitert wäre ? Dafür gibt es ja keine ABE / jegliche Abnahme der Materialsicherheit etc.

[@OnlyARoadtripAway]

Der Dachträger ist Ladung und soweit die Dachlast eingehalten wird auf jedem Fahrzeug zu verbauen. ✌🏼

[@simonheereman1616]

Crazy and awesome!! I want to convert my XC70 into an Overland "sleeper", too. Maybe we can hook up sometime, I am in southeastern Germany.

[@asymsolutions]

Did it to my 02 allroad. Built the rear hatch into a sleeping section and re-wired the 12v out to both a hot plate and heater, also built a gravity feed for the fuel canisters on the roof rack and insulated the living hell out of it. Also got rid of the air-ride for some "offroad" aka level 4 ride height coilovers and LM60's. Built a snorkel because "reasons" and flashed the 2,7L. My favorite memory, even though it was mostly for going up mountians in the north-east USA for snowboarding, was river crossing where a guy in a 4thgen K series and a half-clapped together M35 wouldn't try, but my stupid lifted wagon did. Not sure if I got luckly or if it was the allroad to this day, but the water was over the hood, nothing was leaking into the cab, and I got out.

[@vfdesignz]

When your barber is closed due to COVID-19.

[@OnlyARoadtripAway]

Sry, was lazy. 🤷🏽

[@DerMarcus_27.Juni.]

Why?

[@trenchtown69]

@@OnlyARoadtripAway Only an inch away from being a hipster Nice car though. You could've gone anywhere with the money you spent, but decided to do this instead. Kewl.

[@bikesqump]

thought they were dutch... haha

[@callummclachlan4771]

@@bikesqump I know where you're coming from. The Dutch seem like the type to come up with these crazy ideas (sleeping in an old Porsche) rather than the Germans who are stereotyped as doing everything in a boring but reliable way.

[@DerMarcus_27.Juni.]

I would prefer a 924 or 944 to a Delorean for traveling 😉. Great job 👍🏽. The last sentence is one of it's best 😃.

[@karpilin]

Depends whether you need to travel space or time.

[@FlorianHasss]

WAS BIST DU FÜR EIN COOLER TYP! Much love

[@manuelpena4547]

Just 1 thing left to be perfect... 4WD

[@ntphong999]

Awesome. Some kind of MadMax-esque doomsday car

[@antongolovko1149]

A couple of months ago I had an idea to make an off road Porsche. I looked all over the internet for off road Porsches, getting ideas of what maybe one day I could do. And I stopped for a bit, then this video came up in my recommended, and I realized how badly I want to do this. I really hope that one day I will make this happen.

[@INTERNETRACECAR]

a 924 fell into my lap for $500 and this ridiculous build has sent me down a dangerous path with it over the course of the summer, and soon... it too will be roadworthy

[@edgarbeat275]

A mercedes engine designed for DKW before VAG was formed. A very good engine design.

[@panvomacka9079]

"You should go and do something cool too" - awesome message. Makes me wanna take my 944 camping. I will. I promise! You picked the correct car. These are surprisingly practical. Actually i cannot think of any sports car more practical than the transaxle Porsches. I have used mine as a daily for 10 years and then gave it a full restoration as a gift for never letting me down. The mods you did to the car elevated it to another level. You should sell them as an overland kit! :-D

[@kasunoka1501]

Incredible build ! I build a similar setup for my 1998 polo. great to see somebody having the same ideas. The only difference is that his is a lot more refined

[@mightbesherwood1313]

If you still have the Polo you should post a video!

[@joes661]

When I was about 7 I remember seeing a Porsche 944 and I've been in love with them ever since

[@MrAlcmj]

At this point the channels at 9.24k subs. Cool

[@marctyilla]

This is an incredible build. Congratulations, looks awesome!

[@PavelNr1]

A sports car with a targa top designed for camping at temperatures below 0 °C Wouldn't believe if didn't saw. Still, I don't believe this concept exists. Edit: ...and it is designed for offroad also! Which is even more unbelievable.

[@hopsinoi5871]

why would someone dislike this video? WHY? Great video, man!!!

[@Chris-Roberts]

Not sure wether this is a stroke of genius or completely insane 😁👌❤️

[@rbuswell]

Well explained. Just to clarify, the later year 924S cars have a lot of Audi and Volkswagen parts. That is by no means a slam on the cars. Those parts are well made as well. It's the Porsche snobs who have a problem with this.

[@OnlyARoadtripAway]

Yeah, they still share a bunch, but compared to the amount of VW part numbers and the beetle rear axle on the early cars like ours a late model 944 turbo or S2 is a different beast altogether. The line was meant to cover all the transaxle design up to the 968. The 24S is an oddball anyhow and more a leftover car than anything.

[@mikemccarthy1981]

you have a very high understanding of cinematography and fine art, i was very confused to see such a good video about a converted porsche. You should be in Porsche's film team

[@CainBuckler]

That looks like a giant pain in the arse to set up the bed especially when it is sub 0 out side

[@aerosol1996]

You just need to be fast at -22° outside. Cooking at -15 is way worse

[@MrElmag12]

The porsche seemed very capable of driving on snowed/iced roads in Norway and Russia and it looks good as well. I worked on my motorbike but I'm dreaming about buid a campervan/overlanding vehicle. I'd love to do it an old Merc ex-German fire truck.

[@humanbeing1675]

Think of the Rally Porsches. They are good on all terrains. Of course a rear engine helps on snow.. 😀

[@TimFerber]

I wouldnt buy that kind of merc, they are eating fuel like nothing and are slow and unpractical as nothing, get a t3 with the 90 ps or 112 ps motor, extremly reliable, all terrainer and a lot of space too, and great to work on.

[@backroadbeetle4781]

I just wanted to let you know I finally finished my project, you motivated me to complete it. Thank you ☺️

[@Smilyface509]

Hey I’m having a no start issue as well on my 1978 924, I’ve replaced the faulty ignition coil (resistance measurements were off spec) however still no start, but I’ve noticed there’s 2 ballast resistors before the coil wich take the voltage down, I’ve measured them and the 1st one takes the voltage down from 12v to 8v and the 2nd one takes it down from that 8v to like 5.4V. This seems strange to me, as people say the coil needs 12v, do you think I should remove those resistors?

[@OnlyARoadtripAway]

That depends on the coil and wether or not you still have ignition points or a conversion.

[@averosbt3563]

Eine Geniale Idee ! Ich bin sprachlos, so ein breites Grinsen hatte ich schon lange nicht mehr. Sieht so aus das ich mir in naher Zukunft auch einen 924/944 kaufen werde und diesen umbauen werde. Ganz geiles ding

[@duke7888]

A truly fantastic build and a stunning video! Thank you for the inspiration! Subscribed😎

[@EdsonLopes]

Once you said, in the middle of a snowy road episode that they were BFG KO2's... Did you use them or I misunderstood? BTW, keep up the good work! I enjoy a lot your vids!

[@OnlyARoadtripAway]

They had KO2 on the front wheel drive T4. Quite the choice, but they handled it beautifully.

[@alorrick7546]

I'm so happy to see this! Im not even going to try and say I'm not impressed. I've built a porsche 944 to be my everything vehicle and recently its undergone the knife for its 4th revision and oddly I'm doing exactly I mean literally almost exactly! What you have done. *minus testing in the sub freezing!* I am so inspired and stoked to finish this edition of the car and it might just be my favorite!

[@brinleeacklin681]

The editing is amazing. Beautiful video; awesome car. So happy you popped up in my feed.

[@rupics]

A list of all your used parts would be amazing! From rims to these camping legs of your bed 😜 Great work, keep it up, love watching your videos!

[@FootageHACK]

Very inspirational, and awesome filmmaking! Absolutely love what you’re contributing to the ever expanding online car community!

[@srdjan361306]

I'm very very amazed , first the car woooow perfect i like your creativity , very good done 👍👊 Second ,video ,editing ,music you talking about car perfect , you just make may day 🤩😃

[@nicolaisyljeset8793]

That’s literally the coolest looking 924 I’ve ever seen! Keep up the good work man

[@DoomGuy148.]

too bad you didn'y do any rallying like going for a spin in country roads but still amazing

[@uh3what]

i love this car with a passion, my dad has a 1981 5 speed and I reeeeeealy want for it to become mine so I can fix it. it's probably going to be years tho..

[@raymondhansen5712]

Being alive long before youtube was even a thought, you are my first sub. your work is soooo polished, hats off.

[@sinantekin7668]

Verkaufe924 porsche turbo Baujahr 1979 vol Ausstattung voll verzinkte ab gemeldet seit 1992 5 gang sport Getriebe elektrische Fensterheber und Spiegel beheitz 180 ps

[@OnlyARoadtripAway]

Haben schon nen turbo. 😂

[@paulmauer9405]

the Guy looks funny

[@blyaticon8190]

Ich wünschte es gäbe heutzutage immer noch Autohersteller mit so innovativen Konzepten die Ihren Weg in eine Serienproduktion finden

[@stellarosa9121]

924's always made me happy...even when I owned quite a few transaxle cars...sleek and simple bodywork of 924, cheap as far as porsches go, and if you got few screws in the head as these guys do you can make something cool...There is no need for " singer" money to enjoy life...Excellent Video😊

[@rustyknight2918]

Another result of hardwork and sweat... Beautiful. Respects from Turkey.

[@Schweiz17]

Fantastic video and nice work on the 924. Looks very comfy.

[@anthonybutler8588]

A great little car, I have my 924 since 1987 and it will be 40 years old this year 🎺

[@TheMadmat76]

Sztosio!! Śmigałem 924 przez 10 lat jako daily .

[@Zakis_wonderful_world]

Are slanted gauges RWB inspired?

[@OnlyARoadtripAway]

Slanted gauges are race-inspired. Tach needle up means shift.

[@Zakis_wonderful_world]

@@OnlyARoadtripAway Ah, I see. Didn't know that.

[@pkjimp]

Amazing! I keep looking at my Opel Monza, I know it has a large flat boot space. I love to travel and I love to drive and somehow driving a big camper van doesn't always cut it. I love what you have done! Thanks for sharing.

[@happyfox711]

That was a great and thorough build very nicely done. Got to be the nicest driving camper car ever. But where do you place the subwoofer ? I'm just joking, but came to think of it because I'm addicted to music and I actually have a big sub in the back of a 944, and that pretty much ruins the possibility to sleep in it(I have thought about it, but opted for a tent) or put almost anything else in there, f.ex. the roof usually goes in the impossible "back seats" instead.

[@hedgeclipper418]

11:12 he does a drumroll, and I'm just thinking NO HE DIDN'T!!! Did he really? He put a Webasto didn't he? And Damn, this guy put a fucking Webasto inb a Porsche 924. What an absolute gangster. Now I have to do this. I was going to put a Webasto in my Land Cruiser, but now I have to put a Webasto in a fucking Porsche 924. I can't believe you're making me do this. Absolute insanity.

[@Nippernator]

Isn't the Porsche 924 y'know... Unbelievably slow?

[@ivankuljis1780]

I NEED to do something like this to my Australian delivery CYBERTRUCK in 2025(!)

[@maxalwaysgoesbyboat7715]

Oi' this is a masterpiece! is it RUF? Nyet' but is it magnificent ....? Oh yea!!!!!!!!! well done son, I haven't been this excited since my first ride in a 90" Porsche 928s4...and what a ride...now I have tamed myself a bit and settle on a 996.1 911 carrera... yes I have sttled down, but not settled for...ya feel me chief? Great concept and look forward to some ingenuity from your camp soon. cheers!!!

[@columbo74]

You are completly nuts and i absolutely love it! Amazing project

[@calebbracken1719]

One of the best filmed and edited videos I have seen in a very long time, not to mention the build quality on the 924

[@Raqqqqie]

I was worried about place in my volvo v50 but now I'm calm af after seeing your camping porsche. If all covid situation will end I'll also make a trip to nordkapp! :D Hope to see some beautiful places, can you recommend something? P.S. Very inspirational channel Cheers ✌

[@TimFerber]

Wahnsinn, ein unglaublich schönes und funktionales kfz, der 924 ist schon so einer meiner Lieblingsautos, aber der ist echt top.

[@devisionhun]

How do you get H Kennzeichen for this car? 😳😳😅 Also, do you have the details of the rear hatch extension strap things documented somewhere? I’d love something like that for a summer solo-camper mod.

[@fatunicorn6933]

I have a E36 modded for the desert :) The hardest part was the google autocorrect that kept searching for "lowering E36" when I asked for "lifting E36"

[@Last_Survivor593]

It's so pretty

[@humanbeing1675]

Commercial in the beginning. Little bit irritating...in Germany we are used to call these cars nine twenty-four or nine-eleven not nine two four etc... Good video, good idea. Keep up the good work. Viel Spaß! Porsche - there is no substitute 👍

[@rubenmartin7759]

Man what a fantastic mod I will change the stuff in top for small water tank and small kitchen. I don't know if you can fit a fridge. But I will be down to go camping with that!

[@JohnnyTHolland]

Ah, you have to had it to David Zu Elfe. He may be the mad professional Baron of Deutsche Filmemachen but my goodness he always speaks English like a gentleman.

[@LBCSV1312]

What a beautiful build. Makes me want to build one aswell. The 924/44 is sutch a nice platform in my oppinion.

[@denisvan6287]

Hi David, i have a 968 and now a 924, i want to turn that small toy in a Safari... have you any tips for raise the car? thank you ;)

[@tommymun7761]

I think that everything about this video except for maybe the commentating is perfect. But lucky for you, the narration could be imporved the fastest, and more easily.

[@alec-1660]

Les prises de vue et la qualité du montage sont impressionnantes! ❤

[@kaarelolen]

Don't mind the haircut comments, you did an awesome job on the car and the video, also I did not search for any of this, youtubes algorythm brought me here, maybe you will get more views. Subbed.

[@keepitlit1518]

Is that car good or shit compared to modern standarts? I mean can a 2020 family car outperform it? Tesla obviously can? But what about other cars?

[@rymichael7203]

1984 Toyota Supra... same setup for 3 years now. I use bug netting in the summer.

[@viktorvelinov4701]

Goddamn german engineering, how did you even come up with all the things?? The concept is sick and makes me want to to something similar, I hope someday I actually do!

[@uqonsoul]

I'm very sorry it gets copyrighted Very nice build and video Very creative! Very different

[@karpilin]

Fantastic build. Have you considered selling camping kit? I might be interested buying one

[@TopSecretVid]

Nice..very nice.... and comment number 69.... whoop!!

[@ralph17p]

Built for the zombie apocalypse. At least that's how 2020 seems to be shaping up.

[@ionutturc7646]

Such nice content guys,keep that coming!!!By the way,what s the brand of your dual lens glasses?i just love the round shape of them.Thanks in advance

[@OnlyARoadtripAway]

The glasses are monoqool, the sunglass clip-on was custom made locally.

[@wassiliproductions]

This is amazing! I'm so inspired by this. What an amazing build!

[@antiantifafafa9547]

Hello, Did the Porsche have the H license plate from the conversion?

[@SereneSoundsx]

I want to do this to my 89' foxbody gt hatch. Any Ideas on where I should start?

[@tschimbo12]

This is an amazing build and it becomes even more of an amazing build considering that it was done in Germany where things like lifted cars are a rare sight and most people either lower or preserve such cars. Props to you!

[@ConnerBonner1]

I have two 1989 Porsche 944 turbos and made one for the snow and one for the pavement

[@tricity914]

Hi, Have you thought about producing the boards to make the bed? How about the pop top items?

[@Niemand411]

verflucht geiles Ding Videoschnitt das Auto selber und einfach alles mach weiter so !

[@paulelkouss]

looks great. Why don't you lower the pop-up headlights?

[@thomasbiernacki8399]

924 is like my favorite porsche

[@Ermy1996]

Time to get one. They are still affordable, but getting rare

[@StillSNEAKERfreaker]

Puh.. erst 2 Minuten gesehen... holy moly! Fette Aufnahmen.

[@ericksagan6644]

there's a used 924 for $10,000 and I want it even more now!

[@filmanthrophist]

im sorry you only have 8.8k subs man, ill make some accounts and get to work

[@retroactivrestoration1572]

nokian is the best for the winter...! the car is cool, good job!!!

[@xxaltdiv4849]

Did they build the inside camping set up or is that a Porsche design? Really cool

[@mseejee]

superb car and nice video! keep it up!

[@Martin-kv3th]

Say - do you happen to have build plans for this anywhere?