Legoland951

I still say you are doing the best conversion job I have ever seen.

However, if anyone still reading this still thinks the conversion is easier or cheaper than buying a late 944, I am speechless.

Po924S

+1 He's doing an amazing job.

But I have to say. Considering it cost me $100 dollars (which selling parts off the car I've made much more), it wasn't at all expensive. Idk if it ever got to the hard part. Because it was more of just fun.

RolexNJ

Damn dude, it's been since 2008 for an interior swap, are you nuts?


Now that's funny...

944J

what kind of cars are those in your avatar?

RolexNJ

It was a Ferrari F40 festival.

whalebird

WOW. Did all six guys show up?LOL.

RolexNJ

Ah more than 6, look at the cars lined up. And not to go OT, but, I like your avatar. I used to race with those guys. See my signature...

odurandina

one summer day in 1988, i get into my car at the "Lil Peach" convenient store in Millis Massachusetts, and this girl pulls into the little parking lot right next to me in this red "thing..." in shock, i blurt out, "that's an F-40 !" to which my grinning companion sitting in the cockpit of the bright red F-40 kindly responded, "yes, it is."


i had just recently learned about the car... that the first few examples (i believe the number was 12) had reached the united states... this was obviously one of the "Rosenfeld" daughters. the Rosenfelds would become one of the largest cement suppliers of the Big Dig. they had half a dozen or so Ferrari's back in 1988. at that time, you had to be selected or have a previous relationship with Ferrari to qualify to purchase one of the F-40s, with the promise that only a few examples would be made.


of course, that number eventually ballooned to like 1,200 cars.

thelorn

does anyone no what he did with the gauges.....i'm currently doing a conversion and i'm stuck at the gauges...since they dont fit the newer style bezel

Po924S

In my conversion I ended up just using my two original gauges. It's possible to wire up the late gauges with the early ones, it's just very, very time consuming.

Marcquito

Thanks guys again for all of the positive feedback. The car is still a work in progress... currently I'm doing the necesssry maintenance work. Once thatbis finished, the interior will go in to stay. As far as the gauges go, I found a company that makes beautiful custom gauges that matches the Porsche stylen I would post the link, but I am typing this from my nexus one ane on foot in NYC. I will post a better update when I'm not moving around so much.

Cheers, you guys.

whalebird

I did too. Kinda. I did some time in IMSA under Tom Milner. My primary dutys were a 91 930(John Wood owned) we built for the Bridgeston Supercar series of which Brumos had 2 similar cars. We were the only 3 Porsches in the series and politely shared "advantages" that secured Porsche in the manufacturers race. We had support from the factory and Andial that made all of us quite competitive. Hurley drove our car at some practices as well as Jeff Purner(our full time driver), Hans Stuck Jr. and a few others. Many a late night paddock(and bar) session was spent with Hurley, Jim Baily, Massimo Sigalla, Oscar Laurarri, Derek bell, (and MANY others)and a friendly exchange was struck between us and Mark Martin(Nascar) as we shared Paddock space. A wonderful time for a young Porsche tech(me). I reflect back with a great fondness although it was hard work and our team had many challenges.
I snapped the avatar pic as the brumos crew warmed the 917 at a test/tune at Roebling. Hurly had the track to himself and drove the 917 in anger.
Where were you racing in the early 90s?

Nicole

Don't know, if you are aware of this... The factory made a few 924S models with the late 944 dash and interior, but decided not to put it in production. The prototypes were then used as lease cars for employees for a while, before they were scrapped.

I have no detailed information on how many there were, what colors, or such things. I just have a pretty solid source who told me they existed.

No more.

catamax944

This is all true but at least two of them made it out alive....

catamax944

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