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Over the weekend I refreshed all the front bushings, ball joints and caster blocks on my 944. Wasn't as much of a pain as I thought it was going to be. Went with Powerflex bushings and 9 Products caster blocks.
If all goes well, I will get the engine back in this weekend and hopefully be back on the road by the end of the month.
Drove my 931 a bit in the weekend. Every time I drive this car it makes me love it more. All the details the roughness and how its just different from the normal 924s and 944s make it so much more loveable.
It makes the right noises, turbo spooling up, wastegate fluttering and exhaust crackling at deceleration.
To me its so special its almost like an early 911.
Slo-Mo..is this carpet install a kit or scratch built? Lookin' good there, guy. Keep up the good work.
It's a scratch build, I just bought a couple rolls of unbacked felt carpet and went at it. I'm in the middle of buying a new house so my 944 budget is currently a bit too tight for a kit, plus none of the factory replacement-style kits offer a seat delete section.
It's easier to work with than you'd expect, it has a good bit of stretch to it. I'm glueing it down with 3M spray adhesive and if you stick it in one spot and stretch it as you lay the rest down, you can get to to conform to some decent curves. The only thing it doesn't like to do is compound curves, hence the multiple pieces used to cover the rear seat area.
Today I'll be putting my car together and dropping it off for an alignment after installing:
Adjustable koni's, 200 lb. weltmeister springs, and 27mm torsion bars
26.8mm front sway bar and braces
18mm rear sway bar
Rebuilt torque tube
New clutch master and slave cylinder and lines
New rear wheel bearings
New hatch and sunroof rubber seals
Resealed rear window
Window-urethane filled transmission mounts
New sunroof relays and switch
Aluminum sunroof lifter arm covers I made
New hood release parts (doesn't hang down into the footwell anymore)
New battery
New center console carpets (sides and top) I made from color matched (fake) quilted leather
New driver footwell left side wall carpet (surrounds hood and hatch release) I made from same material
New Loyd floormats
Added sound-deadening material all around the car
Brake fluid flush
Oil change
Second set of nice looking cookie cutters (got 'em from a junkyard for 35 a piece!)
Brand new Dunlop Direzza ZII Star Specs (for track and autocross days only)
It's all been tested (except the trans mounts, those go back in today) but I am (needless to say) very excited to have it aligned and ready to drive. I've done all this since almost exactly a month ago in preparation for the summer and autocross season.
Recharged the A/C! I was very happy to find that the previous owner had already converted the A/C to modern R134. The valves had gotten loose and lost pressure, so I just tightened them and used a common A/C recharge kit from the local auto parts store. It works again!
New Lindsey Raceing Ultra engine mounts that are height adjustable.
I'll also be using the LR Ultra transmission mount.
New Motion Control Systems double adjustable remote reservoir struts and shocks. Soft helper springs at the bottom of the front springs keep the front springs seated even at full droop.
Jon 951 : That TT tunnel looks great! What kind of product did you use for the shielding? I need to do mine..did you go with the replacement part from Pelican that extends up into the engine bay or is this different? Thanks in advance...
The tunnel insulation is a "zero clearance formable" heat shield. It will stand alone in the shape of the tunnel. I'll get you the name and vendor next week. On the firewall I used a film.
I really hate roasting my feet in an August enduro...
04-04-2017, 06:09 PM
