Will it fit in the back of a 944?

[edh]

Two wings, one front PU and a rear bumper (all fibreglass)

I know you can get almost anything in a 944 with the seats down [] - but am I being over-optimistic?

 

[zcacogp]

Take lots of thick woollen blankets to pad them all ... you will be putting items on top of each other with that little lot (I'd have thought) and you'd hate to damage them ...

I am always amazed at how large doors and wings and whatnot are when you try to fit them in the boot of any car.


Oli.

 

[edh]

I thought you were going to say I could fit them in an S2, but not a Turbo []

I have a chance to pick this stuff up next week - but I'm in the Porsche. Otherwise I'm going to have to make a separate 300 mile trip in the Legacy.

 

[poprock]

I reckon you'll get them in, but padding will be of utmost importance.

*NB: this is just a wild guess, and should not be taken as sound advice under any circumstances.

There's always the option of reclining the passenger seat all the way back so that it rests on the folded-down rear seat. That gives you from the footwell all the way back to the hatch. I've fitted seven-foot-plus Christmas trees in over the last two years by that method.

 

[zcacogp]

ORIGINAL: edh

I thought you were going to say I could fit them in an S2, but not a Turbo []

Well of course there is that factor to bear in mind as well! In an S2 you have none of that troublesome boost, therefore much more space in the car. (It's quite bulky stuff - boost - or so I am told.)


Oli.

 

[George Elliott]

edh, I am an optimist, but the PU will need the Legacy in my opinion

Could you remove the PU and "wear" the new one home? (cable tie the indicators to the Bumper Bar on the way there)

George
944t

 

[Riverside]

I've had one wing & a door in the back (there was room for a second wing), and on a separate occasion a bonnet (which I still have yet to fit [])

I reckon the front bumper might be a problem but the rest should go in okay & with luck you might get the front bumper to sit over the passenger seat as described above.

 

[zcacogp]

Looks like it will probably fit, but there may not be space for you, so a train ticket home may be in order.

Oh, hang on, there is something wrong there ...


Oli.

 

[edh]

Sounds like it's worth a try at least....I'll have to take a picture when it's all in []

 

[Fred Hindle]

If there is only yourself in the car then remove the front seat (four bolts on mine) and the back of the rear seat (two bolts).
Take enough old blankets etc for padding.
The 944 was once described as 'A Van that goes like sh1t'

Cheers,

 

[edh]

That's a great suggestion Fred [] (Why didn't I think of that?)

 

[stevespic]

Fred you must have read my mind, I cant rember the amount of times i have had the front seats out and in the front of my s2, Dont want to teach you to suck eggs but Make sure the allen keys fits spot on and be very careful not to cross thread the bolts on the way back in...[]

 

[Diver944]

If all these items are fibreglass and they are going to be painted at a later date I would think they will fit in easily with a bit of padding between. They are not going to dent like metal would. I have had one new wing in mine in it's cardboard box shroud from the OPC and you could lie another one on top easily

 

[Peter Empson]

I've carried a pair of wings in the back of mine before so that bit will definately be easy, but I too suspect you may need to remove the passenger seat to get everything else in. I've managed to carry so much junk in the back of my car over the years, but once we've fitted your old half cage in I'm going to be completely stuck []

 

[edh]

I used to get some very strange looks when I carted stuff to the tip in my Sierra track car (an old 3-door v6, stickered up ex - racecar) []

I still miss the sound of that V6...

 

[zcacogp]

Two points on the removal of seats ...

1. Taking the front seats out is easy, but getting those s0dding bolts back in again is a pain in the bum!

2. Taking the back of the back seat out is fine if you have a ring spanner of the right size, but I am not sure it adds to the useful space. The folder-down back of the back seat does give a very useful long, flat loading bay, which you don't get if you remove the seat back completely. I do recall helping a friend move house (with the 944) about 3 or 4 months ago, and I regretted removing the back of the rear seat because the load space was larger but much less use-able.


Oli.

 

[edh]

Another good point on the seat backs

As far as getting the front seats out, I don't remember that ever being too hard - maybe it's easier in a turbo []
- having a wobble bar makes it easier to get access with a ratchet

 

[morris944s2john]

Last weekend I managed to get six eight foor 1"x2" pressure treated timber battens in my 944. Just recline the passenger seat and 8 foot timber will fit diagonally in the car.

 

[NeilW]

The 944 was once described as 'A Van that goes like sh1t'

I once used my turbo to transport home a 42" TV, glass stand to sit it on, and a DVD recorder in one trip! OK, I had to pass driving duties on to my wife as the front seats had to be moved forward.

 

[Peter Empson]

I once bought home quite a few cut sheets of 18mm mdf for some rather large speakers I was working on. They fitted in fine but I hadn't realised just how heavy they were [] The drive home was 'interesting' to say the least, but the suspension was never quite the same again...