catamount

Safe to say, when we own cars that are in excess of 20 years old, we best like having projects big and small. It's always so very satisfying when that project list gets very short or complete. I was there, a short mostly cosmetic list. Then Murphy's Law strikes.

Project list (until very recently)

1) Recover the steering wheel
2) Install LED light kit in the instrument cluster
3) Replace the odometer gear
4) Replace the cargo area carpet - DONE along with new Lloyds floormats
5) Replace seat pads and recover the driver's seat
6) Adjust the hatch pins - Attempted but still not right, maybe some day I'll get them adjusted right. Grr...
7) Replace timing belt etc. (It's that time again.)

Project list (as of this morning)

1) Replace passenger door handle
2) Replace passenger door lock rod - DONE
3) Replace passenger door card - Hmm, maybe replace both with 968 cards
4) Replace driver's door lock rod - DONE
5) Investigate driver's window support issue and repair - ARGH, can't get all three rollers back in their tracks!
6) Investigate and repair stereo no power issue
7) Investigate low voltage issue (hope I just need a new battery)
8) Investigate weird sunroof closing issue - DONE, appears to be an issue with the new seals
Plus all the things above!

Darn car needs to be nice to me, she just got a great new paint job.

So, how did your project list change today?

86 951 Driver

My project list is:

1. Fix the vinyl in my car
2. Refresh the front suspension(new bushings and struts, possibly new ball joints)
3. Reseal my rear hatch
4. Fix the exhaust leak by the wastegate
5. Throw the new chip along with MBC in

Cosmetic stuff:
1. 968 Rear Spoilier
2. Fix the rocker panels(possibly get some aftermarket ones)
3. Smooth rear bumper.

Curious George

Drivetrain/Suspension:
Fix power steering (leaks)
Recharge/Replace A/C Compressor
Rebuild ball joints.
Have Exhaust re-welded (Cat is rattling)
Timing Belt/Chain/Front Seal job

Interior:
A/C and Recirculate buttons fell off
LCD Clock
Greenwater Shifter kit.
Passenger side sun visor is drooping.
Replace all 4 speakers and head unit.

Exterior:
Driver's Side fog light needs to be replaced
Headlights do not match
New tires
New Wheels - All 4 are curb rashed by PO

jeffrsmith

Engine is currently out of the car - leaky RMS.

1. Reseal front of engine
2. Reseal balance shaft housings
3. Reseal Cam Housing Replace RMS
4. Rod bearings/Oil Pan Gasket
5. Rear Front Control Arm Bushings
6. Replace Sway Bar Bushings
7. Replace Neg Battery Cable - insulation cracked and falling off
8. New Radiator
9. Replace rubber Damper Plate
10. Send injectors to Witchhunter for cleaning/flow testing.

I just love spending money

Shouldn't have bought a cheap Porsche.

CyCloNe!

Project List:
1) Rebuild Control Arms
2) New Sway Bar Bushings
3) Silicone Hoses
4) Re-Upholster Seats
5) Fiberglass Rear Bumper
6) Fiberglass Nose Panel
7) Driver Rear Wheel Bearing
8) Finish 3" exhaust
9) Fix Passenger Door handle...again...and again
10) Fix Headliner
11) Hatch Glass Top Trim Seperated
12) Need Windshield
13) Paint Eventually
14) Install New Rims
15) Get New Wastegate
16) Get New Turbo
17) Buy VW Axles
18) Fix Broken Trim Pieces/Replace Door Cards
19) Carpet
20) Dash
21) Light on Fire and just buy one already done

That's all I can think of at the moment Hopefully in 2yrs I'll be done with this list.

car_slave

There is so much work involved in getting your car up to scratch. Here’s a list of stuff I’ve done to my 968 since I bought it last year:

Front wheel bearings and seal
Timing chain and tensioner pads- replace as preventive maintenance - new rails, chain and cogs 10 days April 26 Rebuilt camshafts - broken cogs
Replaced clutch disc and bearings
Replace clutch slave. New pedal bushings an linkage
Replace CV boots
Rear A-arm mounts
Brake rotors
Replaced timing belt and balance shaft belt
Reseal lower BS rear housing - was leaking
Repacked belt rollers
Changed spark plugs - old ones were worn out
Replaced oil line seals at filter housing
Replace front shifter linkage and lube rear linkage
Adjust sunroof - is a little high - new plastic mounts on sunroof receiver - adjustment on levers
Door handle trim - worn out
Rear bumper trim replaced
Water hoses -main from pump, and heater control valve and the two valve hoses, radiator to tank
New water pump
Repaired exhaust
Low temp fan switch
Door handle R&R - left and right - new seals and coil work on threads
Replaced shifter lever with stock - used new shifter cap and boot
Replaced interior dome light
Trunk lid - secured spoiler which had a nut missing on right side, left side was loose also.
cleaned interior - very dirty
Power steering hose leak - replaced return hose which had a friction cut at the top
Re-sealed PS pump
Clean engine - super dirty from oil pan gasket missing bolts
Secured oil pan - about 10 bolts were missing
Window switch swap
Mirror switch swap
Clock swap
Fixed front valence -
Removed window tint
Attach rear wiper - painted wiper arm
Replaced gear oil with GL4 synthetic lube - running GL5 this year
Fix rattle in passenger door

2012 stuff
New shocks - Koni
Fixed leak in heater core
Fixed AC bolts
Uprated torsion bars
Torsion bushings
Uprated springs
Rebuild alternator
Replaced rod bearings
Oil pan seal
All front seals
PS rack bushings
New shifter linkage
M030 front brakes
Ride height and alignment set

In progress
Track safety equipment
I track this a lot, so I tend to replace things early to avoid future problems.

V2Rocket

in order of importance:

buy new rear tires
buy intercooler
finish fabricating supercharger parts and install everything
break something else.

F18Rep

I have a list like that but I haven't even looked at it in a while, because its behind 2 other lists; or is it three? I was supposed to get caught up on all this stuff when I retired but its just not been working out that way.
I have a two year old grandson that is fascinated by my riding mower. He drags me out to the shop three times a day to sit on it and look under the hood. We're learning mower parts now ..."battariii" Fun stuff....Bruce

And what is up with this heat wave, geeez - my truck said 107 today.

941MXVET

Replace brake pads with Hawk blue pads
Re flush brake system
Get new Hankook Ventus track tire after next race
Reduce lap times by 3 seconds
Replace tranny fluid probably with Red line shock proof

froby944

I am currently knee deep IN the project...

Done so far:
LED dash light upgrade
Sway bar upgrades
koni struts/shocks
200 lb. lowering springs
dropped rear with eccentrics
new control arms
bushings
ball joints
front brake lines
front engine seals
oil cooler seals
tires
throttle cam
scraped about 20 lbs of oily grime caked to the bottom of the engine and body that had accumulated over the last decade.

To do:
water pump
thermostat
timing belts
coolant flush
oil change
non operative window

DRIVE IT!!!

Chunkerz

What I've done:

Replaced sunroof gears (twice )
Removed the grotesque front bra
Removed the ugly seat covers
Clened out all the leaves/dead animals between the radiator and the bumper
Replaced the wind deflector/hinges
Fixed a few rust spots in the battery box
Changed the orings/red cap on the injectors
Replaced the intake manifold gaskets
Vacuumed out all the change, dead animals, and other goodies the previous owners left me
Replaced the drivers side window switch holder
Replaced the sound absorbing foam under the shifter
Replaced the rubber boot under the shift boot
Replaced the vacuum lines
Cleaned the AFM/bent the wiper arm so it's not in those grooves anymore
Cleaned out the intake manifold/throttle body
Replaced the air filter
Replaced the battery
Replaced the spark plugs, cap, rotor, and wires
Fixed the headlights (in the closed position they weren't flush with the nose panel)
Cleaned up the engine bay a bit
Installed Russell Berry's MaxHpKit "R" chip
Installed a throttle cam

What's left:
Replace the fuel lines
Replace the clutch
Replace the transmission
Replace the torque tube bearings
replace the fuel filter/in tank screen
Change the timing belt/water pump/rollers
Replace the brake fluid
Replace the power steering fluid (any recommendations?)
Change the oil/filter
Recharge the A/C
Fix the cruise control (I might just remove it)
Replace the plastic clips that make my car blow hot air
Replace the plastic piece between the windshield and engine bay
Replace my left tail light lens
Replace the coolant (any recommendations?)
Find and fix a mystery leak
Freshen up the entire suspension
Change the tires
Replace the o2 sensor
Change the brake pads/rotors/parking brake shoes
Replace or remove the catalitic converter
Remove and replace the huge ricey muffler one of the PO's put on
Get the radio working so I can Install a new head unit and 10 speaker sound system
Glue down the carpet in the drivers side foot well just before the door
Install the Turbo front end
Install the Euro rear bumper
And last, but not least, paint it!

I'm sure there's more, but I can't remember it

Edit I forgot to add that I want to find a decent dash cap that's plastic or leather (those carpet ones are UGLY!), fix a tear in the drivers seat, and get some sexy floor mats. Does anyone have any dash cap recommendations?

Fara

Rebuild engine.
Replace front swaybar bushes.
Re-pack..... everything with grease.

That's really it.
Unfortunately, that first task is a killer.

Ky944TurboNewbie

2007 Projects:
1. Fuel Line
2. Fuel Pump
3. Alternator
4. Body Work

2008 Projects:
1. DME Computer
2. Vacuum Lines
3. AC Master Control Unit
4. Cycling Valve
5. Hood Struts

2009-2010 Car mostly sat at airports while I was traveling for work.

2011 Projects
1. Timing / Balance Belts
2. Rollers
3. Water Pump
4. FOES
5. Fuel Pressure Regulator
6. Rebuild Power Steering Pump
7. Rebuilt Power Steering Rack
8. DME Temp Sensor

2012 Projects
1. AFM
2. TPS
3. Coil
4. J Boot
5. Thermofan Switch
6. Rebuild Throttle Body
7. Distributor Cap / Rotor / Plug Wires
8. Hatch Struts
9. Odometer gear / Gauge Lights

Next on the Project List
1. Body Work for little ding on drivers rear quarter panel.
2. Reseal hatch.
3. Install Rear Speakers
4. Replace faulty passenger hatch pin receiver
5. Rear Cam Tower Gasket
6. Replace cargo area carpet
7. Fix drivers seat bolster tear
8. Recover dash
9. Glove Box supports

It is nice to finally have the engine sorted and working correctly and be able to devote some time to making some cosmetic enhancements.

Seems like these cars like being worked on. Once you start, more and more seems to be needed. The other thing is when they aren't driven very much, things start to break and need replacing also.

catamount

I am at my wits end on getting my driver's side window fixed. I have spent hours trying to get the darn rollers back into their tracks. For whatever reason, I will get two in their tracks but can't get the third. Anyone have a good trick to get all three in their tracks?

J Berk

Mine is relatively short:

Check torque tube bearings
replace gasket rubber on sunroof
replace gasket rubber on door windows
either remove or fix rear wiper
Mount the 968 mirrors & door handles I just got (thx charlie !)
paint the car (long term goal)
Sort out the power locks