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Old 06-21-2006, 04:08 AM
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WesM951
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I just finished my first T-Belt job

Btw, my first DIY thing period is a though one.. I've been taking stuff apart and fixing it as long as i can remember.
Old 06-21-2006, 12:21 PM
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S3 conversion. It was a hell of a project for a new 944 owner, but it was a great way to learn about the car.
Old 06-21-2006, 12:39 PM
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My first DIY project for my first 944 was to drop the old broken engine, replace a headgasket, slap on a new timing belt, install the new engine and call it a day (or a week, for that matter).

Then it was to learn to drive manual!
Old 06-21-2006, 09:47 PM
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my first DIY project started about 5 hours after buying my car. i blew both spyder gears and i wound up calling my friend and asking him where the tranny was in my car .. i was clueless.. but after some help from a friend at the dealership and 650 bucks later me and my dad dropped the trans and put in a new diff. thankfully she still runs to this day.
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Water Pump and Belt replacement.
Old 06-22-2006, 05:12 PM
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First DIY was power steering box in the Range Rover.. deal was if I got it to be driveable I could have it as my first car... That was my old 87 , not the one in my sig.
Old 06-23-2006, 03:03 AM
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On the 944, painting the wheel centr caps.
Old 06-23-2006, 03:14 AM
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Repainting my go-kart (bright red, who could've seen that? ) when I was about 13. Painted the wheels and engine silver. It was a pretty cool kart.

Then I restored my late grandfather's 40-year old Allis-Chalmers garden tractor, with input and help from my dad. Needs to be finished, touched up, and have a good carb adjustment, but it's priceless to me.

Then, as if I didn't want more punishment, I went metric and found the 944. I think job 1 on it was compounding the paint.
Old 06-24-2006, 01:04 PM
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First I put a new alternator in. Most recently, I put my driver's side window back on/in track. It fell off the lifters and down into the door.
Old 06-24-2006, 07:45 PM
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On the 944 my 1st DIY included: installing a new o2 sensor, engine temp sensor, K&N air filter, and oil/filter change.



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