oazix

i have a 85.5na with an auto its fun to drive but needs an upgrade. not enough speed and its an auto, but the body and interior are in perfect condition. i recently picked up a 968 with 135k that has rear end damage, not sure the extent of it yet. but am looking into swapping the engine and trans, if possible suspension and brakes. I'm hoping its a pretty straight forward job since i will have both cars side by side. any advice or incite would be appreciated.

thanks
jon

V2Rocket

is the 968 auto or manual?

this has been done before.

oazix

its a 6spd
i was asking because most of the threads i find are putting just the engine into a s2 not much on swapping the hole car to a 944 frame

V2Rocket

youll have to arrange for a clutch pedal to be installed along with the slave and master cylinders and lines and stuff, however you might be able to steal that from the 968.

if you swap the engine you should swap the 6spd tranny or find a 944 turbo or S2 5spd because the 944 automatic will disintegrate with the torque output of the 968 motor.

oazix

i plan on using the 6spd, does it mount right up?

theykallmekem

ive got an automatic as well, and its alot of fun too. the trans will prob give you the most trouble, it will prob be straight forward, since you have the cars side by side. the 968 ---> S2 motor i much more common.

GOBOGIE

If I lived closer I'd come over and have time to drink lots of beer while I watched you do this ;-)

oazix

ah i was hoping for an afternoon project, nuts

oazix

i plan on stripping it down all the way repainting it making it like new

Jay W

Cool sell me a headlight. I need one. Really you can recoup some money by selling the 968 parts you dont use.

oazix

def. it should arrive next week some time

JimV8

It should swap pretty well. You'll need to swap the axles and shift lever as those are unique to the six speed. The 968 torque tube too. The speedometer wont work though. The 968 speedo gets the signal from the abs and not the tranny.

V2Rocket

http://www.lindseyracing.com/LR/Pors...68-SPEEDO.html

Van

Oazix, if you don't have a copy of PET yet, get one. It's usually free. Spend a few hours - maybe a weekend - cross referencing parts between the two cars, and you'll get a very good idea about what's interchangeable.

As far as I know, the suspension pickup point are all the same. But you'll probably need the later offset (968 suspension) to work with the axles, brakes, etc.

I'd say the biggest headache might be plumbing the radiator (I think the 968 one is mounted a little differently) and/or getting the ECU integrated.

Good luck!

Van

p.s. does the 968 have an external oil cooler?