1982 Le Mans car for sale

[TTM]

That website linked above has shown up after www.shark-motorsport.de and lists the same products. The 944S featured is the same on both websites. Not sure why they made another site ?
Each German I have dealt with has been pretty "slow" with emails, even when comfortable with Shakespeare's language - you'd be better off giving them a phone call.

The CGT headlights from GT Racing are not a perfect fit. They are shaped for the 924/944 NA (they don't align well with the turbo/S2 front panel) and some work is needed on the brackets to make them work. The lights provided are totally useless.
Well, at least I would certainly not want to pay the asking price and have to further put up with all the fettling required to make them look and work as my friend did.

 

[Peter Empson]

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Peter,
the picture of the car with them installed seems to be a turbo doesn't it?
Paul,
Correct.[&:]

That's what concerns me, in the text they list them as for 924/944 yet picture them on a Turbo. Either they do two models or on one car it wont fit properly [8|] (it's funny how many firms gloss over this minor detail!)

That Shark Motorsport website is horrible to navigate. I haven't found them there yet but suspect it doesn't like my browser. Is there a link to a pdf on there I haven't found yet?

 

[333pg333]

I couldn't find any reference to the lights on that site either, just ball joints etc. No body parts.
TTM, are you sure that these headlights are the ones from GT? They look like they have specific metal light buckets that don't require much extra fitting and fabricating. If they are the GT's that is disappointing as I have also heard that they are not worth doing. Don't know why it's so hard for someone to make these work properly? Also surely there are some sufficient lightglobes available?
In all this I am also looking at getting something that will at least eliminate the motors and lightbar that our pop ups use but this is dragging on too.
Here's a closeup of Corleone's lights that his friend makes. I have been trying for ages to get some.

 

[333pg333]

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[333pg333]

One more. This is one for the 968'ers that an aussie guy did with his RS turbo copy. Me likey.[]

 

[sawood12]

That's a bit more like it. I wonder if you can get the kit off the german website and modify to instal lensed units like Corleone's so you don't have the screws showing on the top of the Polycarbonate covers. Would a unit like that be legal?

 

[333pg333]

Well of all things, the German kid came through. He phoned the company and they sound good. They are NOT Gt race parts. They're fully custom made per order. They even come with their own tools for installation. The globes are H480 whatever that is?
I gave the German guy my credit card details and he phoned them back and they said they would send them in about 3 weeks with an invoice that we could pay then?!? Weird. They send them all the way here without being paid for? Anyway, I shall report back. Oh, and Peter they do fit 944 turbo's and S2's apparently. Maybe as they make them they can offer more than one type.
Wish me luck.[]

 

[TTM]

ORIGINAL: 333pg333
TTM, are you sure that these headlights are the ones from GT?

They are not the GT's. I was commenting on the GT's as there was a mention earlier in this thread.

 

[333pg333]

Oh, ok. Sorry I misunderstood. Anyway it will be interesting to see what these are like. Apparently they are about 95% plug and play with just a minor modification needed on the right hand light. I hope they are as good as they sound.
By the way Thom, did you see that youtoube link I sent you with the 944 turbo racing the GT3? I was wondering what the comment in French meant. I was very interested in the specs of the 944t.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vExPd7IlCbc&NR=1

 

[Diver944]

That is a superb in car video [8D]

Such a shame the GT3 got past into turn 1 but it made the next 6 minutes fantastic fun for us to watch as the tiny gap between them rises and falls as each part of the circuit plays to each cars strengths. Zandvoort looks an awesome track. Great placement of the boost gauge too, it shows us exactly where he is lifting or feathering as he gets too close to the car in front

 

[TTM]

Sorry Patrick I thought I had replied to you ; apparently I still have some issues with my web provider.
Comment in french says : "We 944 enthusiasts are very proud of the performance. A nice 20-year-old oldie giving a young one a run for its money".

Definitely interested in your feedback on these headlights when you fit them ; keep us posted.

eidted : just added picture of friend's car with GT Racing units in earlier message. Taken today.

 

[333pg333]

No, I didn't get the email. I will take pic's of the lights either before or after (or both) they're installed. Sound promising, but so have many of the mods I've bought for this car and it's still off the road...[][][]
I'd love to know more about that 951 in the clip. Damn inspiring. I hope Captain Nemo doesn't want his boost gauge back.[]
I agree Paul, the dynamics had me sitting on the edge of my seat. Couldn't believe just how quickly the GT3 powers away in some parts to then all of a sudden almost be blocking the 951. That's why I'd love to know just what sort of power / weight he has. Looks like a pretty stripped out racer. Also though, did you notice when he was high on the boost that there is a real rattling sound like the engine is pinging it's head off?? Couldn't be, but I'm not sure why it sounds exactly like it and when he's only on full throttle.

 

[Diver944]

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Couldn't believe just how quickly the GT3 powers away in some parts to then all of a sudden almost be blocking the 951. That's why I'd love to know just what sort of power / weight he has.

Assumptions are always dangerous, but with the absence of any facts I'm going to make some anyway []

The N/A GT3 engine is not going to be especially more powerful than the road going version so I'm assuming circa 400bhp. The 944T is running 1.2bar boost (18psi) so assuming it's a pretty developed 2.5 litre engine it's going to put him in the 330bhp ballpark. The 944T looks like a proper stripped out racecar so that will put him between 1100-1200kg, the GT3 could be a bit heavier which could explain why the 944 catches it fairly easily on the brakes and in the corners but the GT3 pulls away with it's grunt down the straight.

 

[TTM]

Here are some pictures of a car with KFZ headlights.

 

[333pg333]

Ok they look pretty nice to me. Probably the only thing that I think I can see is that the top of the lens is straight where the hood is slightly curved but I could live with that and maybe make some changes. That's a great link too Thom, those guys put in a lot of work on that car.

 

[Peter Empson]

Those look great, as mentioned it's a shame they don't curve at the top but they are the most professional off all the aftermarket ones I've seen so far. Given all the work going on at the moment with my car I'm going to hold off until I hear how you get on with yours Patrick, but I think these will be a great solution.

 

[Peter Empson]

Btw, I've been looking for a small washer bottle like the one shown for ages, does anyone recognise it? All the after market solid plastic ones I've seen have been a vertical design which just doesn't fit well.

<Edited to add, I really must read fully before posting! If I'm reading the German right it seems to come from a 964RS

 

[333pg333]

Peter, I notice that they also have a c/f hood and from my experience it looks like the one I have which is not perfect so possibly the fit may be better or worse depending on what hood you have as far as the top line is concerned. I see that you too have a c/f hood. Which brand is it?
The washer bottle is interesting as I am having mine removed and the oil tank for the dry sump system put in it's place. It will have to be specially made and a funny shape but that's the best place we could decide upon.

 

[Peter Empson]

Hi Patrick, yes the bonnet in the pics seems to droop at the edges, so that might be making it look more obvious than it is, but either way it doesn't look bad.
My bonnet was a special order I got through Essential Styling and seems to be a very good fit (well it will be when a pro aligns it more accurately for me []).

 

[Diver944]

Before I read todays postings from you two I also thought that it was the C/F bonnet droop that was making the light fitment look worse than it is.

Don't like the visible screws on the side of the plastic lens though [:'(]