924 Martini Wanted

[PaulHere]

I need to find a half decent 1977 924 Martini for a magazine photo shoot.

I've been in touch with the owners of the cars on the database but I if there are any others out there please get in touch.

 

[vitesse]

Finally ,managed to get the sunroof to fully open on the e-bay car-consulted Clarke's Garage so started with adjusting the limit swiches-on inspection found the little plate that they are fixed to was loose-then found that the nut was missing from the M3 screw through the switches which locks the plate-found a replacement small BA screw & nut that would do in my miscellaneous tin-got the LED lamp to light the way & found the missing nut lodged behind the motor,so replaced that & adjusted the plate as Clarkes diagram.
Sunroof still wouldn't open fully-just thought I would press the triangular thingy at the front of the sunroof between the visors & could feel/hear a click,in fact the plastic thingy felt quite loose,so out with the sunroof.The whole triangular piece was loose partly because the special shoulder screw bushes were loose but also because the glass filled plastic sunroof moulding boss into which the centre screw fastens the plastic thingy to the roof had become detached from the roof.
Some superglue later,with all screws properly tightened,(under black blanking screws),refitted roof & now opened to what appeared to be the fully open position-but a little touch on the plastic thingy allowed further movement-it seems difficult to get the plastic so that there is no movement in it at all .

Also,ref starting problems,I noticed that just turning on the ignition results in a tiny kick to the tacho needle & then cranking the engine gives multiple tiny kicks in sequence with engine rpm-whereas if there is no reference signal,none of these kicks occur.

 

[MZ racer]

Paul

There was quite a decent onefor sale on Ebay a few weeks ago, it did not make the reserve price.

How many good 924 Martini's do you know of? It is one of the cars that I would like to own for some reason, almost like a magnetic attraction!

Barrie

 

[CarreraRSR]

For sale this week http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-924-Martini-Rossi-Limited-Edition-1977-/320747684470?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item4aae0d4276#ht_656wt_1156

 

[MZ racer]

I think that is about as good as you will be able to get, the real problem with a Martini 924 is that the exact seat cloth is totally unobtainium.

I did start to do a Martini restoration some years ago but got really put off by the seta cloth issue.

Now I will have to see how much nerve I have to run this car past the Mrs, my stock is low at the moment so chances not good!

MZ racer

 

[CarreraRSR]

ORIGINAL: MZ racer

the real problem with a Martini 924 is that the exact seat cloth is totally unobtainium

Not entirely http://www.werk924.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=26

 

[PaulHere]

Thanks for the information.
I am following this lead.

[]

 

[MZ racer]

Good find.

My aborted Martini restoration was about 10 years ago now, before the real power of the internet was unleashed!

I spoke to Dave Nunns at Southbound and he was the person who told be that the material was unobtainable.

MZ Racer

 

[CarreraRSR]

Probably was to be fair. Werk924 seem to be remanufacturing many nla parts for 924's currently. They got the OEM decals re done for my turbo refurb earlier this year.

 

[r6rob968]

hi paul, i sold my martini to someone called martin from high wycombe, i think it will be 5 years this october,he bought the martini i had for spares too, he had a boxster before and said he was going to rejoin the club, i guess he didn`t if you haven`t seen him? i have a 968 sport now and i am hoping to get to the front runner. rob,