My ropey Turbo purchase

[Monkeythree]

Here it is in all it's gory glory!
Needs a full restoration but the rust is pretty similar to what I dealt with on the S2 so not phased by that. Rear side wells are rotted out and there is a big dent in the bottom of the spare wheel well which looks like it will be fun to repair.
On the plus side it has a thick history file and had a lot of money spent on it in the late 1990's. So it has been cared for up to a point...
Seems to have an unnatural appetite for accelarator cables - I think I counted 6 replacements in the file!
Not sure when I will be able to make a start on it as our new house needs a ton of work and Mrs M3 wants that done first. But I will start a new restoration thread when I get a chance to get started.

 

[robdimond]

Just a bit of filler and some t-cut required!

 

[Mikebarry202]

With that seat colouring it's nice to be colourblind!!

 

[Cater_Racer]

What did it cost you M3?

 

[Hallsy]

Looking forward to seeing another project thread

As you say, full sill resto needed, but then so do many that look good from the outside!

Has it done many miles? Assuming it had been laid up for a while? Must be quite a rare interior colour scheme, was that original?

Good to see another one saved!!

My Turbo has some small holes at the bottom of one of the rear wheel wells, under the battery, suspect incorrectly vented batteries could be part of the cause here as the other side doesn't seem too bad, although I won't know for sure until I start prodding!!

Good luck

 

[Monkeythree]

Just a bit of filler and some t-cut required!

I like to buy mine au naturel Rob ![]

 

[Monkeythree]

What did it cost you M3?

£2600
If you look at it as a rusty pile of scrap then it's quite a lot. If you look at it as the basis of a fully restored car then it's buttons. (Still working on this logic with Mrs M3 )

 

[Monkeythree]

Looking forward to seeing another project thread

As you say, full sill resto needed, but then so do many that look good from the outside!

Has it done many miles? Assuming it had been laid up for a while? Must be quite a rare interior colour scheme, was that original?

Good to see another one saved!!

My Turbo has some small holes at the bottom of one of the rear wheel wells, under the battery, suspect incorrectly vented batteries could be part of the cause here as the other side doesn't seem too bad, although I won't know for sure until I start prodding!!

Good luck

200k miles but lots of maintenance history during the period when the bulk of the mileage was built up. Interior is original and I believe quite a rare colour. Mine has one big hole at the bottom of the well under the battery!

 

[Hallsy]

Same as mine then, lol!! I have slightly leaky rear hatch lock seals, but I had the battery out the other week and it was quite damp in the bottom of the well, with quite a bit of surface rust. I wonder if some of the issue is down to battery venting/acid corrosion, but also if moisture does gather in the wheel wells (as it often does on a 944!), then the battery sitting above it keeps the well damp, and so perhaps speeds up the corrosion process.

Seems silly that the battery tray is welded in also. Need to get some welding finished on my Alfa 145, then will tend to this little issue on the 944, along with a few other little scabs!!

 

[Waylander]

That will keep you out of trouble for a while

 

[Frenchy]

Throttle cable is not routed correctly, it has been passed through the rear engine lifting eye, it will look fine clagged up with some newspaper and a tin of guards

 

[tartan_rob]

Some t-cut and it'll look brand new..!?&)&)

my my interior was way worse...

 

[zcacogp]

How is ti mechanically? I seem to remember the advert was a little vague on this point.

What's the more recent history? It looks like it's stored somewhere with some other interesting cars; what's the story behind them?


Oli.

 

[Monkeythree]

How is ti mechanically? I seem to remember the advert was a little vague on this point.

What's the more recent history? It looks like it's stored somewhere with some other interesting cars; what's the story behind them?


Oli.

I haven't been able to assess it yet Oli but my working assumption is that most things will need replacing. That was the case on my neglected S2 so I am guessing a neglected Turbo will be much the same. The car was certainly well looked after for a period of about 10 years with two consecutive owners both spending 000's on servicing and maintenance. But the history file dries up in the early 2000's when it was exported to Ireland. There are two mail order invoices from the owner there ( one for an accelerator cable!) and then nothing after that.

It's at a specialist car storage compound at the moment hence the other cars in the background. I've managed to secure space in a unit not far from our new house in Saffron Walden so one of my first jobs when I get back to the UK permanently at the end of the month will be to shift the Turbo down there. The guy I am sharing the unit with has a car lift and has said I can use it so that will be handy when it comes to doing the work on this one.

Can't wait to get stuck in but I think I am going to have to sell the TVR to fund the restoration so I need to do a bit of work on that first to get top dollar so it might be a few months before I get going on this one.

 

[PSH]

I'm looking forward to seeing your progress on this car...all turbo's need a little more TLC than perhaps we wish even if they are slower than Oli's S2.....

best of luck for the restoration

Pete

 

[PORKA]

Reminds me of my second car a 105E Anglia circa 1960 using several Duckams oil cans, lots of pop rivets and 5 kilo of filler to get it back from the depths of despair - happy days![]

 

[blade7]

Good luck with this, I just wonder if its financially viable ?

 

[white944]

As a DIY job, yes. As a pay someone else to do it job, run away!

 

[blade7]

As a DIY job, yes. As a pay someone else to do it job, run away!

Realistically you should cost whatever hours you put into it around what your day job pays, unless you actually enjoy getting covered in s**t.

 

[Monkeythree]

As a DIY job, yes. As a pay someone else to do it job, run away!

Realistically you should cost whatever hours you put into it around what your day job pays, unless you actually enjoy getting covered in s**t.

My day job pays heehaw so I can cost it as parts only. And I enjoy it too!