Photos of my car......hopefully
- Thread starter PAUL RUDDY
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I should add that some of the photos make it look more complete than it is, the front bumper/spoiler were fitted just to check fit when it came back from paint, components in the engine bay are/were loosely fitted just to see where things went or what parts I still needed etc
Suspension wise nothing is torqued up as it will all need setting to factory spec.
Cheers, Paul
Suspension wise nothing is torqued up as it will all need setting to factory spec.
Cheers, Paul
Better than new... amazing! What I find most amazing is the relatively short timescale in which you have done all of this work.
I hate to pick fault (and possibly you know this and will correct when the arb goes in) but the front arb mounts (the circular bits) must not straddle the upright (L shaped) bit. If they do then you will get a clunk when turning a corner, which will drive you mad. Mine were like that for a while before Colin told me what the problem was...
I hate to pick fault (and possibly you know this and will correct when the arb goes in) but the front arb mounts (the circular bits) must not straddle the upright (L shaped) bit. If they do then you will get a clunk when turning a corner, which will drive you mad. Mine were like that for a while before Colin told me what the problem was...
robdimond said:
Rob, it's a strange one, mine did straddle the upright when I took it apart and reference photos I've looked at of factory fresh , mega low mileage cars also straddled the upright.
Cheers, Paul
MartinRS2K
Active member
Excellent work Paul, now get a load more of the photos uploaded [
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MartinRS2K said:Excellent work Paul, now get a load more of the photos uploaded [
Everyone knows what a red 944 looks like son
jonnyporsche
PCGB Member
Fantastic work Paul, great to see you found Flickr.
944Volks said:
I bought the car twelve months ago, it was a straight genuine wee car that had come to the point where it needed a little tlc and had stood unused for about twelve months.
Initially I planned a quick spruce up and service then take the car on our annual run to Germany.
As several of my friends pointed out, a quick spruce up isn't in my nature and before too long the car was a bare shell.
Bodywise it needed an outer sill on the drivers side and we would have got away with a minor repair on the passenger but I opted for two full genuine Porsche sills, spot welded into place exactly as Porsche did.
Many months were spent cleaning the underside back to the factory primer and flashes of India red, it was then mounted onto a purpose built frame and sent to the bodyshop for paint, see video below.
https://youtu.be/SylCCQjWL_I
The car has only had four previous keepers, spec was exactly as it left the factory with black pinstripe sports interior, sunroof, front fogs, although someone had fitted D90's, I now have 15" Teledials to go back on.
I have carried out all the work myself apart from paint and welding the sills.
I hope to have it complete sometime next Summer
cheers, Paul
Strange! Colin and I both had the same symptoms, both 'fixed' the same way.
Well in the unlikely event it develops a weird clunk you have something to try.
The other possibility is that it's the clunk of jaws hitting the floor as you drive past in a (better than) brand new 944 in 2018. Hats off to you sir!
Well in the unlikely event it develops a weird clunk you have something to try.
The other possibility is that it's the clunk of jaws hitting the floor as you drive past in a (better than) brand new 944 in 2018. Hats off to you sir!
vitesse said:
So does my credit card company !
robdimond said:
Will see how the clamp tightens up on the bush, certainly something to be aware of.
Now who said anything about driving it...!!
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