Hello Folks! Wanted to get more involved with other 944 owners this year and actually do some events/runs so decided to join the forum with the intention of becoming a Member at some point.
My mum has had 2 944 N/A automatics and while i've always liked them, I really made my mind up after stopping in by the Porsche Museum on the way home from my banger rally to Rome last year. I bought my 944 at the end of last July from a bloke in Kidderminster, then drove it back to Aberdeen. There were a few niggles and a clunk which I originally suspected engine mounts turned out to be a clutch. In for a penny in for a pound I thought and put the car in for a clutch and belts also. 99% I always do my own work to cars, but I was needing a car asap and I figured a clutch job was probably a bit out of my depth as a driveway mechanic! The car itself was quite cheap however so I wasn't too annoyed. Its a 944 Lux and has 173,000 but a monumentally packed service history. The amount of receipts and stamps is ridiculous. Its had a respray in 2011 and its had a full black leather interior. Its got the toast rack and front lower valence, as well as the 23mm front arb and 14mm rear arb. I run about with no carpets because the hatch/sunroof circuit is playing up and I got fed up of removing the carpet to check the rear relays. Plus I love the noise so its just ace.
But anyway in between then and December I have done loads of jobs in order to make this quite a fun little car. I'm a keen mechanic and quite confident to tackle most anything to be honest. In mid December I bought a BMW E34 for £500 odd as i'm using it in a banger rally in August. Decided this was the perfect opportunity to take the Porsche off the road and fettle it over the winter. The plan is to get the car back on the road some point in the first week of March and to do the North Coast 500 in it. Something i've wanted to do for ages
Anyway here is a bit of progress in pictures. Most of the stuff i've done has been mechanical so it hasn't really changed visually. That's soon to change though!
On the way home after I bought it:
And since then:
My mum has had 2 944 N/A automatics and while i've always liked them, I really made my mind up after stopping in by the Porsche Museum on the way home from my banger rally to Rome last year. I bought my 944 at the end of last July from a bloke in Kidderminster, then drove it back to Aberdeen. There were a few niggles and a clunk which I originally suspected engine mounts turned out to be a clutch. In for a penny in for a pound I thought and put the car in for a clutch and belts also. 99% I always do my own work to cars, but I was needing a car asap and I figured a clutch job was probably a bit out of my depth as a driveway mechanic! The car itself was quite cheap however so I wasn't too annoyed. Its a 944 Lux and has 173,000 but a monumentally packed service history. The amount of receipts and stamps is ridiculous. Its had a respray in 2011 and its had a full black leather interior. Its got the toast rack and front lower valence, as well as the 23mm front arb and 14mm rear arb. I run about with no carpets because the hatch/sunroof circuit is playing up and I got fed up of removing the carpet to check the rear relays. Plus I love the noise so its just ace.
But anyway in between then and December I have done loads of jobs in order to make this quite a fun little car. I'm a keen mechanic and quite confident to tackle most anything to be honest. In mid December I bought a BMW E34 for £500 odd as i'm using it in a banger rally in August. Decided this was the perfect opportunity to take the Porsche off the road and fettle it over the winter. The plan is to get the car back on the road some point in the first week of March and to do the North Coast 500 in it. Something i've wanted to do for ages
Anyway here is a bit of progress in pictures. Most of the stuff i've done has been mechanical so it hasn't really changed visually. That's soon to change though!
On the way home after I bought it:
And since then:
