Porsche 924 | Test Drive

[@KonfusedKris]

"a modern car like this..." 🤔 I love this channel.

[@mopedkultur6349]

To be fair, there were some air quotes involved. 😂

[@seeayesix2817]

Glad to see some other caught that one as well :D

[@marcellorava6149]

"I got a Porsche and it works"...this is a bold statement!!! Nice job Seppo! Keep on going!

[@SeasideGarage]

Lets see how long it lasts! lol!

[@romac9516]

"I got a Porsche and it works" :D Great to see this out in the wild!

[@JanDeeKat]

I *_love_* older vehicles, they encourage you to know every inch of what makes the tick (over).

[@924oc]

Lovely solid early 924 in a rare colour. Great work getting it up to scratch so far.

[@SeasideGarage]

Thanks! :)

[@andrewgreen7778]

Wiring is definitely an alarm install / removal bodge.

[@idrisddraig2]

I agree, something that plagues this generation of cars.

[@SeasideGarage]

Yea... A horrible thing!

[@malgal8972]

Wooohhoo, bonza.

[@jamienevill1768]

My family owned a 924 from new in 1983. We kept it for 33 years. Sadly, the next owner neglected it and it was broken for parts. I look forward to seeing yours fully back on the road.

[@jefferysmith3930]

I love this series on your 924. It’s the Boxster of the 70’s: great to drive, not that fast, looked down upon by purists…..but sold well and probably saved the company. Lovely stretch of road at the end of the video.

[@johnmcdonnell81]

Wow, first turn of the key when cold and it starts, that's great.

[@SeasideGarage]

They are know to be hard to start... but not mine! (yet...)

[@924oc]

Definitely no cold start problems!

[@torbjrnheltne565]

Well done! "Got to go to the pit and get a new set of softs..." 😆

[@SeasideGarage]

Box box..

[@lockergnome90087]

What a nice video to watch before work. Well done on getting there! Your last clip reminds me of a very happy trip we did to Denmark and Sweden, driving from the UK a few years ago. Wishing you many happy trips in it (before the next project).

[@watsonwatson8051]

Nice, very nice. As a poor student I spent 6 months having to rock my rover metro back and forth to reset the starter motor before each start. Great way to impress the ladies on a night out. Sweet Porsche you’ve got running, thanks for this.

[@SeasideGarage]

Its the road to Hell.... (Helnæs)

[@jorgefernandez-mv8hu]

Glad to see it back on the road where it belongs. Nice Job!

[@stanelder9995]

Generally the starter pinion gear doesn't get jammed like that on more modern starters with pre-engage solenoids (vs. the old Bendix inertia type, as fitted to old 60s British classics, like the Morris Minor (as stated!), Mini, ADO16 etc. But maybe the pre-engage solenoid or the return spring is weak/dirty ?? Also "cable-shoes" - love it! (= terminals)!

[@SeasideGarage]

Yea its not supposed to do that... but it did! haha ;) Yea that's the right word!

[@steveworth544]

Well done, nice to see it saved.

[@robertngreen6]

Good luck for the mot. Great to see you looking so happy driving the Porsche, after all your hard work. Its been a great series of videos, so far! Oh, and it looks very beautiful, where you live!

[@dylanremender4531]

Love this, thank you for making these videos. I'm rebuilding a 1977 martini edition right now, complete rebuild and some performance tweaks. It's so cool to see people working on these cars again. They aren't the fastest or the most desirable porsche out there but they deserve love and have a lot to offer. Go out and get one while they're still cheap!

[@SeasideGarage]

Agree!

[@topspoke]

Nice to see her running and driving again.😊

[@johnwaga3702]

Congratulations. You worked out all the issues and can now (or from Monday at least) enjoy the driving experience.

[@jochenstacker7448]

Fingers crossed for your MOT, hope she passes. Well wear! Bringing my own car back because it failed on a sticky rear brake and brake lights. People always like to dump on the MOT, but it serves a very useful purpose. I lived in Ireland for a long time and initially they had no MOT whatsoever and the state of the cars was really shocking. Cars where crabbing sideways, lights where shining straight up, rust holes you could fit your fist through, every third car had a cracked windscreen, water in all the lights and of course belching smoke. It improved dramatically once they brought in the NCT. I don't care what anyone says but a national car testing program is necessary, because people.

[@androo4519]

Perfect daily for you since fixing it doesn't seem to be problematic. Maybe you just make it look easy. Perhaps you'll keep it more than a month now :)

[@sagecouncil]

Nice work...I had one of these way back in the 90s..I loved it especially the pop up headlamps...I drove it to Czechoslovakia and it really turned some heads back then..I remember that the electrical system did sometimes have gremlins..Mine was Guards red but I really like the yellow colour...A bit like a diet yellowbird!!

[@KirksAudioSanctum]

15:00 That road is so cool!!!

[@SeasideGarage]

It is... the best testing road ! Just remember to tighten those wheel lugs! haha!

[@mykhailopalchuk7069]

Congrats on getting it running!

[@kevinnye5132]

Oh wow Seppo engine sounds so good , before the test drive you looked 36 😉 and after only 26 😁, they do say that a Yellow Porsche can reinvigorate youth 😂😂, I’m becoming a BELIEVER 😉👌🏻.

[@chrismadge7292]

Nice, good work getting the 924 driving. I’m currently rebuilding the engine on my 924, can’t wait to drive it in the summer.

[@SeasideGarage]

Its fun to run!

[@ferguscosgrave7510]

Nice one thanks

[@Jakob_Leth]

Great news. Hope you pass the MOT 😉

[@twocvbloke]

One of the "joys" of older cars is dealing with someone else's wiring bodgery, cos you never know what they did, how they did it or why, even better when it's all twisted together and taped up, that's the sort of wiring I did as a kid for 12v stuff I'd "liberated" from scrapyards... :P

[@UndernetSystems]

Awesome! Great job!

[@TheJcman72]

You got to tell us where that road is because I want to drive or ride something there!

[@tiitsaul9036]

Cool. I'm jealous

[@thomasrehm1351]

Does the car have a K-Jetronic? The starter motor has a short hickup when you switch the ignition on, and the fuelpump works for a short time. I only can tell for VOLVO, but here I would check the connectors on the two Jetronic-related relais: The one with "30, 86, 85 = ground and two 87=fuel pump and 87c=auxiliary air device" on it (the fuel pump relais) fires up the pump (when you switch to ignition but do not start: a short time; when the motor runs: all the time). It is connected via its 86 to pin 30 on the other relais (with pins 87a connected with 86, 87, 85 = ground from the big airflowsensor, and 30). Someone must have mixed up the connections. You need a scematic, I guess. Good luck!

[@SeasideGarage]

Yea its Kjet.... Thanks for the info! :)

[@924oc]

We have a schematic for the Fuel Pump Relay, and a repair service if needed as you can't buy the relays anywhere. However you have a rare early version with the fuse on top just to add complication.

[@chrisbowditch6684]

Well done. Are you going to fit the door cards?

[@SeasideGarage]

Yes :)

[@jfv65]

Seems to be a lovely car... if you are not too tall... That's probably the same for all 944's and 968's as well 😔 I can tell from personal experience that the Boxster is not good for tall guys either. (Same for 996 and Cayman of that generation??) I had to remove the airbag steering wheel and install a smaller deepdish sports steering wheel just to have enough room for my knee to operate the clutch. And i always had to have the seat all the way back. I'm 1m87. So for tall guys, test your seating position before you buy an old Porsche.

[@SeasideGarage]

im 192.. and it works fine.. :)

[@zanzimez]

Is this porsche in rally yellow? I have a 77 thats in this color. I love it to death! I know this color only came with the 77 and 78 years of the 924

[@mehrzahl2219]

Nice!! Seems like a fun drive, even with the small engine.

[@SeasideGarage]

It is!

[@michealofloinn2539]

Can you get an MOT so quickly? Not in Ireland

[@thomasspilcker8382]

Drive in , like McDonnalds .

[@SeasideGarage]

No need to book a time for it in my town.. there is always a free slot...

[@snubbelbuff1471]

It's not fixed until I've broken it again... and again... and again...