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Yesterday, my 1984 944 went off road and sustained damage to right front side of car. Unfortunately, it looks like the front strut tower is bent, door and hood doesn't line up with a-pillar and a few areas where roof is buckled. Im assuming the body is toast. If there unibody can be repaired, im assuming its thousands of $$. Let me know if Im wrong.
The drivetrain of the car is still in good shape. It was a daily driver and performed well on a couple ax and a track days. I had the engine really dialed in and was planning on driving it for years to come.
Any opinion on my options? I was going to call a few dismantlers and see what value it has. I could part it out, but frankly i don't have the time.
Really bummed about this. Fortunately driver walked away without a scratch.
We just sold our S with a bad motor for $400. It had Konis, S2 sways, steel brake lines, etc etc etc. If you were in Colo it would have been a good candidate for a motor swap. Body was straight, paint was shot.
Find a clean one with a broken timing belt, and swap the good parts. Or sell it for $400, and find a clean 944 or something else.
Porsche designed a superior unibody that had protected me in a crash years after it was manufactured. The car was totalled but the cab was uncrushed. One of the over-looked benefits of owning a Porsche.
Those cars are pretty tough ... i took a massive hit during a race when a car went off in front of me.
I have a feeling the shock tower brace saved my front end from more damage as well as the early steel front
arm on the driver’s side which was twisted like a pretzel .
Thanks for all the replies and encouragement. My big concern is the cost outlay in rebuilding. What can be bought as a replacement for the same money? I prided myself in saving this porsche from scrap, only to later seal its fate... im going to take three advice of not doing anything brash and seeing what best solution presents itself.
Call Tim Comeau down in El Cajon, he'll set you up with a fresh unibody, swap all your stuff into that one.
if you want a 944, this is your best option. Get one with decent paint, and you will be ahead in the end. part out the old one, sell the duplicate parts, etc.
It will keep you away from the internet, broads, and booze. Well maybe two out of three.
That doesn't look bad at all. I would think any competent body shop should be able to pull that straight. Before considering swapping to a new car, take it to a shop and see what they say and get an estimate of the cost to repair if possible.
Nothing looks crazy bent and folded. Just kinked a bit.
My 81 928 had similar damaged to the front end and it was partially corrected by the PO to get the car back on the road. It went unreported of course...
I had the final corrections done to the frame and that cost me ~$1000 here in California where labor is $$$.
Just find a competent frame shop and I'm sure they can easily straighten that out. Modern cars are even more difficult and most that go into those shops look worse than that.
09-04-2018, 11:14 AM
Wrecked my 944, few questions
