Dan Shea

Since I've been posting on here for more and more frequently, I figured I would let everyone know a little about me. Well Porsche has been a part of my life since I was a little kid and my dad got his first 911. When I turned 16, a close family friend, Chris White, convinced my parents that I should get a 944. We found a mint condition 86 944 with 80k miles in desprite need of a new clutch. It was soon on the road and became my summer daily driver. The following year I attended my first Drivers Ed event with trakquest (aka crashquest) at the glen. I've done numerous events at the glen and have traveled to Mosport in Canada. Two years ago I managed to seize the #2 rod going up the esses at the glen, thus ending the 2.5l. Last september I finally sourced a 89 S2 motor and I am currently approaching completion on the engine swap. I figured I would throw in a few pictures for ya'll.

mosport

good sized hole in the block

car on lift in our garage


New Motor in the car

some more cars in the garage

Mighty Shilling

Nice! welcome!

sucks about that block hole though. it's an S2? TURBO IT!

MPD47

If you're Dick's son (which I assume you are considering the car and the garage ). We met a year or two back at NAPA when I was dropping my car off. Hopefully I'll catch you at a DE this summer.

Whitt944

Howdy,
Welcome to Rennlist. Great story. Nice garage.

Chwatson

oh come on, just throw some aluminum foil over the hole and duct tape the rod back in place.

looks great with those wheels on it.

Whitt944

I can't believe you are telling this guy to Turbo an NA.

Mighty Shilling

it's an S2! it's got all the turbo goodies except the turbo! it's ripe for it, and it'd be bad ***!

Dan Shea

MPD47: Yeah I remember you and I deffinately remember your car, I've seen alot it and deffinately hoping to get back to some de's


As for the turbo... with chris being around so much it was deffinatly an option, but I have no where near enough cash to do it. Also my dad wouldn't go for it cause he wouldn't like my car to be faster than his 8v 951.

Dan Shea

Yeah the wheels were a hand-me-down 9in all around because they wouldn't fit my dads late offset turboS

ibkevin

turbo goodies...

ceramic liners?

Mighty Shilling

I was thinking suspension, brakes, and aero, but yeah, if the S2 has ceramic liners...

FRporscheman

I have a ceramic bathroom.... can I turbocharge it?!

I'd call it the "wastegate".

Whitt944

Now that's good humor Arash!

333pg333

Not bad!

Keithr726

Welcome!

There is a lot to learn here and of course the humor helps. It looks as if you already know a bit about your car anyway.