1985 porsche 944 modified, restored and resprayed riviera blue. 944 turbo/ 968 parts. 944S 16v engine new sills, jacking points,nearly 2 square m. of zintec …
1985 porsche 944 modified, restored and resprayed riviera blue. 944 turbo/ 968 parts. 944S 16v engine new sills, jacking points,nearly 2 square m. of zintec …
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Top job it looks great I am half way through a 1980 924 turbo carrera GT
replica restoration so I can sympathise !!!
lot of work for a car not worth a lot
Where did she live to have so much rust??? It’s incredible.
Congratulation for the work and thank you for her. So many would have put
her in parts to make more money. You made a new Porsche!
What did you do to the dashboard?
apparently my account passola man was closed down after i failed to get in
for 6 months after forgetting my password, so any replys I give are from
passolaman2
VERY RARE TO SEE SO MUCH RUST ON 944 SOME TIME IS BEST TO LOOK FOR A BETTER
CAR THEY ARE SOOOO CHEEP
wow!!
thanks for the comment. i cant get into my old account so have had to make
another. i dont know about the enjoyment doing it- more like problems and
expense. ive now taken it off the road for winter , replacing it with a 3
cylinder 900cc vauxhall agila .
thanks i didnt have to use any dollys apart from shaping the rear lower
parts of the rear wings (fenders) – that was just folding the edge over to
get aproper finish. im no sheet metal worker!!! but i mainly used hammers.
i had to buy the sheet metal, 1,2mm thick zintec steel at about £34 a
square metre. and i cut the other sheet metal from old scrap cars (used for
fire service rtc drills)
What the hell does bespoke mean?
its beautiful what would had made it better would be a 2jz or 1jz engine
swap
well ive found in the uk, there are a load of cheap 944 second hand spares
and i used mostly secondhand bits but better condition(such as newer S2 and
turbo bits) but like mine ,before i started, ididnt expect it to take 15
months and i got to the position that i had to carry on because i put so
much cash into it. but- i sold a lot of parts on ebay that came off and got
a third of the cost back and im still selling!!!! good luck with the
restoration and post the progress.
thanks,no i dont unfortunately. prepped the car myself – stripped , bare
metal in most places, and all filler etc, then trailered to a local paint
shop where it was resprayed by an old bloke”fred”.
Great video. I had a 85′ Porsche in better shape. But right after I got it.
Some person crash into.it. I might make a video fixing if I could.
Hi mate. I’m working on a project 944 myself. Underside is pretty bad, but
luckily my dad and his friend are both very good welders! I’ll be learning
myself. I can’t wait to get it done.
Hellooo
I’m Impressed with the sheet metal work. How much dolly work went into it?
Where did you find the spare scrap anyway?
Fantastic………… im in awe of anyone that takes on such a project and
see’s it through to the end!
Thanks: after thinking about what you said regarding the suction effect
coming from the back hatch, I rechecked the cap covering the gas tank
access port and noticed that it was not sealing well, so I took care of
that in the hopes that it was the main source. One last question: Where
does the air return from the hatch area terminate? I am referring to the
circulation path that pulls air from the back hatch (just under the glass)
through the doors to the foot-well to God knows where.
could be sucked in via any number of areas through front dash bulkhead ie
heating fan seal, engine loom sealing rubber etc. are your footwells damp
at all, plus if its when your windows are down, its usually sucking in air
from rear hatch( if the seal is not quite perfect, it creates a venturi
effect, drawing in air from rear area)- ive had this problem before ,but
usually accomponied with exhaust fumes.
After watching your extensive rebuild (excellent work, BTW), I figured you
are now an expert on 944 body issues. I have an 87 ‘S of which I cannot
track down a breach from the mechanicals to the interior. When cruising
down the road with both windows down, I get a musty, enginebay odor that
gets worse as the engine gets hotter; worse on hot days vs. cooler days. I
have checked everywhere and cannot find a breach, but the smell is coming
in primarily from the passenger foot-well. Any ideas?
Outstanding job done and it looked great when finished. Also liked the
colour combo although i would have never though tI would. The shot of the
wiring in the cab made my eyes water! Haha Congrats, great looking car and
for saving a Porsche from the scrap heap.
im restoreing a old 944 just sanded it down and going to paint it what did
u pay for the paint and is it baby blue or what is it thanks get back to me
post on my youtube wall im very impressed in ur porsche!!!!!!
Do you have any advice for restoring a porsche 944 besides having good
funding? I plan on starting my 944 restoration project soon.
fantastic amount of work, you’ve done a great job. I hope you have many
hours of enjoyment out of it. they are a great car and good fun to drive.
best of luck.
good luck with the project, its worth it in the end. although it can be a
bit of a money pit lot of 944’s out there are rotten. the underseal on the
production line holding in all moisture and rusting from inside is it going
to be a total respray?
Nice!! Do you have a paint shop?
Yum piza
Lollllllllllllllll 🙂