Porsche 944 N/A

[MrGL2]

Nice car ! i would love to see a vid of this running

[rice4life]

One of the most underrated Porsches is one of the most beautiful.

Nice work.

[Marsss]

top notch, looking great man

[P78]

good build man

nice 944

[sumpcracker]

This month, I put in a gearbox that doesnt chatter on idle,
I bought a 924 turbo bonnet recently and today I collected it fron being painted...

[sumpcracker]

I'm on the tidy up now.
It has a few dings and dongs, worst being the door I damaged in Germany when the door blew into a petrol pump.



Porsche Dave supplied a good matching door-



It was this stage when the sun went in and it rained!
(I **** how this rear wheels sits, will be sorted soon)



I never seem to leave Dave with only the item I went to get, so you will see in the pics a new fuel flap as mine went floppy and a pair of turbo rear discs as ive been running the wrong ones.

Yes yes.. RUF didnt do a 944.... but they should have, and I was wanting to build what Ruf should have for years, this was all I could think of when I saw the shell...and when I noticed it had a BTR no plate it was all clear what must be done.

[sumpcracker]

and all done. (white dots are rubber shine)





Setting up

[sumpcracker]

Doing a bit of this, as you can see no 2 has done the usual...



And no 2 rod..

hence bit of a rebuild..












and a re worked K26/8

[sumpcracker]

Couple of shots with a Carerra GT.












All was well, did approx 4-5ooo miles in ths car since build, i use it daily for work did, some 1/4 miles...







Went so some shows..








Then on friday the 13th, spun no2 rod bearing, then when i was removing the bonnet i cracked the screen!

[sally pu]

.........wow.....this is amazing, you sir have patience and its good to see how you never gave up on the car. Don't let it go when you complete it hopefully the power will change your mind..


This thread is the true meaning of built not bought!

[sumpcracker]

Boost gauge fitted, it took a while to decide where to put it..




With the new (026) air/flow/mtr it runs nice, it was a bit smokey before but it turns out that was fuel lol, was as soon as the 026 was fitted it was clean.
I have changed the FPR to a 3.0 bar from a BMW.
I have put in the LR Max chips, they work.
The only other thing was the factory blow off valve, I got an aftermarket one, its a non re circulating.


I think I have done as much as can be done now on a K26/6 so may fit the 26/8 if its ok.
I will then get it on the rollers. They usualy do 280-290 hp in this spec, so i hope for about that.

[sumpcracker]

Removed the oil pick up and its a real sht job. I need to re assemble it all now, great...
And most of all there was nothing wrong with the old one! but I had to check it.
I was reluctant to start work again today as its such a nasty long job, but then I saw it from my window..




The n/a bumper with air flow for cooler -

[sumpcracker]

Thinkin of changing the rims for image BBM with gold baskets..mmmm

[AustJ]

wow great build! I was wondering what a nice lowered 944 would look like and this makes me want to get one now! Thanks for sharing!

[PedroM]

Oh... how I miss my old 944...

Good work!!
Is nice to see that there still are people saving these cars...