HiWind

Knowing what I know now ... I'd run some 20-30mm open cell foam over it
Then the app biz carpet set and you're fine ...

But if you have the dry ice blaster, will look neater

Ps - welcome back

RicardoD

Dry ice blaster? Links for one that would work at home? I've seen the videos but it seems like an expensive piece of equipment that a shop would use to offer as a service.

STUARTQ

Dry ice is the best way to go if you can find someone locally to do it. I would guess about $300 for the interior.
You can also do the whole underside of the car, engine, gearbox etc.

STUARTQ

Try these people.

http://www.dryicecleaningco.com/Oran...alifornia.html

RicardoD

Does dry ice blasting take the paint off as well?

STUARTQ

No, I think you can adjust the pressure, but from what I've seen and read, good pait is not effected.
There is a Porsche specialist in the states that offers this service under a different name.
I'll see if I can find them, they have videos etc on their website.

STUARTQ

Tune RS Motorsport is the company I was thinking of.
They operate under the Cryo Detail
http://cryodetail.tunersmall.com

Don Nguyen

That's some pretty cool equipment.

I am 50/50 about how clean I want the interior to be before I cover it up with carpet again. I think with all of the work that I am going to be doing to it, it'll satisfy my mind more knowing that I got it as clean as possible before putting new carpet on.

I'll check out the dry ice blasting stuff and see how practical it is to do.

STUARTQ

Dan, you can rent a machine to do it, but you also need a high volume, compressor.
You should be able to find a company that will come out to you.

ItzaMe

Any updates????

18T_BT

He's this project going?

Jazzer964

Did you finish the project? I am interested in how your 964 V8 turned out. I think it is a cool idea. I'm not a purist. I don't own any garage queens. I drive my 964 every day unless it snows or there is ice on the road.

Mike Murphy

Any update? I'm started to really get interested in these conversions. Particularly Renegade Hybrid, since I think they have a special and unique twist on GM-based Porsche's. They have a style that's really impressive.

Don Nguyen

Funny you posted in this thread, because I always thought about updating it, but I don't really take any worthy of posting pictures, so I always just let it go.

I think I started out wanting to overhaul too many various aspects of the car, which made progress very slow, since I was trying to learn/figure out so much information all at once. It came to a point where I didn't have the time to do all of the research anymore, so progress stopped completely. However, at the beginning of this year, I created a better plan of attack and simplified some aspects of the build in order to get the larger/main parts of the project done and then work on the extra little things afterwards over time.

I personally didn't like the way the RH kit was built up (nothing against the company itself, just personal preference), so I put everything together myself. I designed an engine mounting system that I think is a more lightweight package and spatially more ideal imo. I may make more of these in the future for other guys who want to do the swap, but at the moment, I am still in progress myself, so it's nothing that I'll have available until some time later.

Additionally, I didn't want to cut my spare fender wheel well to accommodate the radiator up front that RH uses.

-Don

Mike Murphy

Thanks for the update. As much as I love all-things Porsche, there is something interesting about a GM-powered Porsche. And it's not just the power, but also the sound. Granted, it's not as though a flat-6 from Zuffenhausen doesn't sound glorious. But an American V8 sounds great too.