black944 turbo

Very cool project and very nice work. Keep it updated.

Brian 944

Jan 21/06

"BODY WORK"

Started on the front clip today.

The plan was to remove the holes that the driving lights fit into. The Look is very clean. So as of now, the socket for the lights is gone and the fiberglass is hardening. I'll fire some bondo lite on the fiberglass once I'm happy with the 4 Layers and Resin.

P.S. This Shaved another 15 Lb off the car and I didn't have to spend $300.00 on the lights.

Here is Before


Here is After Light Delete..

Royalty

same pics darn. i'm anxious

Brian 944

Here is a Lame Video of the Mazda..
http://www.msprotege.com/members/Bri.../BrianMP5T.WMV

tifosiman

Why delete the foglight holes? With all of this performance enhancement, why not consider making some brake ducts for that area and rout them to the brakes?

Brian 944

I had thought about it but in reality, I really fell in love with the clean lines of it. The ducts will add DRAG. Remember, I'm going for Top Speed.

bsbiker

NIIIIIICE!!!! You wanna do mine?

Brian 944

Sure, Send me your Car..

Brian 944

Got tired of the lighting in the Speedo.

Replaced them with 9 Blue LED..

The picture catches harshness that is not apparent.

Looks great and I have more to iluminate the Autometer.

Brian 944

It's about time for an UPDATE I think...

Lots of little things have happened since my last post.

I have found out that I am moving to Ottawa this spring... 1200 Km to Ottawa.

The 944 has to be able to Run by July 06 so I have to put the Paint on hold.

The original idea was to have the engine compartment the same color as the car and that was going to be done the same time the car was painted. Now I am in a rush a bit and I have found a solution that works for me as well.

I bought 100 Sq, Feet of B-Quiet Aluminum coated engine bay noise killer. It's Sticky on one side and aluminum on the other. When heated it is easily applied to the firewall with a roller and looks stellar.

So the entire engine bay will get lined with this material. That gives me the freedom to paint the car without having to take out the motor again once we arrive in Ottawa.

Here are some pictures of the Deadliner.





I got the badly abused center panel of the stock Recaro seats recovered. The center panel used to be Super 1980 cool ORANGE, but I think that the Black Looks super.



So You all remember the headlight conversion...



I installed two Hyper White LED bulbs in each as my DRL..







This is also finished..

The Driving Light Holes were removed, backed by fiberglass and filled level with bondo..


BEFORE



AFTER

Brian 944

March 06 2006

First day of March Break.

I started with the engine bay.

The Rear part of the firewall is completely covered where the heater fans used to be. The Battery is installed again and once the firewall gasket is back, it will look great and be sealed. I have to return the wiper assembley later as it was removed to apply the Dynamat.

I will tackle the rest of the bay tomorow and post up pictures.

I picked up 4L of Contact cement to redo the headliner.

I need the Left kick panel with the Hood Pop lever.. Anyone got one for sale?

March 06 2006

First day of March Break.

I started with the engine bay.

The Rear part of the firewall is completely covered where the heater fans used to be. The Battery is installed again and once the firewall gasket is back, it will look great and be sealed. I have to return the wiper assembley later as it was removed to apply the Dynamat.

I will tackle the rest of the bay tomorow and post up pictures.

I picked up 4L of Contact cement to redo the headliner.

I need the Left kick panel with the Hood Pop lever.. Anyone got one for sale?

March 07 2006

This might make the entire Engine Bay Idea a bit clearer. It's far from finished, I am getting the first layer on and then I have a second roll to make it stronger in places and cover up some stuff to make it look nicer.





March 09 2006

Started major work on the interior. The Headliner is being replaced and starting from the front to the rear it got half done but then it started to be too cold to continue. Tomorow is supposed to suck so later for pictures..


Today I bid on an won a 944 S2 clutch as the original one that came off my 944 was down to the rivets. Out on a limb a bit, the S2 clutch is diferent looking but I think that it will be compatible with the stock Flywheel and pressure plate that I have. The deal was too good to pass up..



E-Bay Link

I think for $60.00 it's worth it..

March 10 2006

Here is a shot of the work.
You can get a feel for just how low and long this car really is.

The frame is sitting about 3" Higher than normal because the motor etc... is not installed.
SEX ON WHEELS

Can't wait till it's done. It's a bit cold today so not much going on in 944 Land.



March 12 2006

What great weather to work outside!

Today I finished the headliner. The old one simply sucked and was ripped to ****. I used the same material that was used to recover the seats. I think it looks great, All the edges are covered and the material is thight and not coming down any time soon.

Here are some Shots..





I got the last of the heavy cracked and useless "Factory Noise Killer" off the inside of the car and replaced it with the same light weight aluminium that I have been doing the engine bay with. The Old stuff was 20 Years old and had split all over so it was useless and heavy. Not a good combination.

I'll post up some pictures of the finished product as I get them..

Here is the bare metal.

Royalty

fantastic work.
putting that stuff inside the engine bay looks like a major PITA.

Brian 944

It really is just time consuming. It looks so much better with some "Second Layer" panels that went over the first.

The stuff sticks really well to bare metal and is very flexible if heated with a heat gun.

I think it will look less "Odd" once the engine is back in, it will just look normal.

black944 turbo

Again very nice looking car and very nice work.

9444Alexis

Quick question: how will that engine bay lining stand up to steam cleaning if you have to do that? I always figured the engine bay kinda had to be engine enamel.........