Bought this one from bringatrailer.com

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...-944-turbo-89/

I definitely feel like I won the lottery buying this car. The 300 mile drive home from Sacramento, California to Arcata, California went flawlessly and was an absolute blast. There are zero oil leaks, zero coolant leaks, holds boost (set to 14psi) , and a built in air:fuel meter reads dead center the entire time. Never rich or lean. Comes with a service binder dating back to 1987 and original purchase date from 1986! I was able to enjoy the California I-5 freeway with little traffic and then cut across to the windy mountainous road of highway 299 to experience how she would handle... the ride was wonderful. Great handling, no unusual noises and the tires have lots of thread left too. She’s got a few dents here and there, a dirty interior and some minor things to take care of but I’m looking forward to repairing them.
To sum it up, this 944 has been mechanically loved. I’m looking forward to the many miles of smiles ahead.

yewww!!! So happy with the purchase. Great to own a 944turbo again.

 

Nice find for a nice price! I take it you had the car shipped to Sacramento?

Enjoy.

 

Very cool! I watched the end of this auction on BaT and I think you got a good solid deal. I have an 87 951 as well, but since I’m in the middle of a slow motion engine out reseal, I’m missing driving it terribly. My 97 Boxster is truly a great sports car, but there’s something about a 944, and then a boosted 944, that I find addictive. Enjoy, and keep posting updates!

 

Thanks! Yes I had the car shipped to Sacramento.


Thanks! These cars are so amazing. Worlds greatest toy. Makes every trip out so fun. I don’t know how people drive ordinary cars lol.

Wish you the best with your engine reseal. Hopefully you’ll be done soon.

 

DATE: 9/24/2019

Going to go ahead and call phase 1 of my build project complete. I spent the summer combing over the entire car making sure everything was squared away and figuring out what needs to be done. Below is a list of fixes, improvements/upgrades and routine maintenance. Big thanks to this community, 944 vendors, and all the 944 enthusiasts around the globe. More fun times ahead.

Biggest wins were:

#1 - passing smog
#2 - building a daily driver worthy car
#3 - learning a lot about this cars
#4 - realizing I scored a great ride

Interior
-lower dashboard and center console sprayed with SEM brand Sandstone spray paint
-2x USB ports installed in center console (not wired up)
-CS center tray installed
-instrument cluster needles painted red
-heating control trim replaced (old one cracked)
-red hazard switch installed
-harness bar installed (thank previous owner)
-2x kill switches installed (not wired up)

Exterior:
-Replaced torn drivers side door seal
-fog lights restored (thanks ChrixFix)
-Aftermarket universal front rubber splitter installed
-All seals cleaned and inspected
-like new rear hatch seal installed (thanks previous owner)
-new wiper blades installed
-wiper arms spray painted black and clear coated

Engine Performance/management
-New manual boost controller installed
-Vitesse DME chip installed. Stock DME chip installed (Autothority DME + KLR chip removed )
-boost gauge installed (thanks previous owner)
-AEM wideband o2 sensor installed
-Vitesse V-Knock sensor installed

suspension/brakes/wheels
-brakes inspected and plenty of pad left
-all suspension components cleaned
-wheel alignment performed
-KLA upper strut mounts installed (OEM mounts worn out. Passengers side was making a banging sound)
-Weltmeister front and rear sway bars installed (thanks previous owner)
-Weltmeister 250# front lowering springs installed (thanks previous owner)
-Stainless steel brake lines installed (thanks preious owner)
-front struts are Sach Super
-rear shocks unknown
-greased CV boots and inspected for tears (non found)
-16'' phone dials installed (thanks previous owner)
-like new Continental tires installed (thanks previous owner)
-Lindsey Racing lower chassis strut brace installed
-Racing Dynamic strut bar installed (thanks previous owner)

turbo related
- turbo inspected for shaft play and propeller damage. Looks great and spools properly
-exterior turbo cleaned
-all vacuum lines replaced
-cycling valve and venturi deleted
-Lindsey Racing venturi delete hose kit installed
-Lindsey Racing AOS early model hose installed
-Laust 5 port vacuum manifold installed (bypass valve brake booster valve, FPR, dampener, EVAP line connected to it)
-new bypass valve installed
-Lindsey Racing inter cooler hoses installed (just 2 out of the 4)
-new waste gate vacuum line installed

cooling system related
-Heater control valve relocated
-coolant system topped off and bubbles removed
-coolant system has no impurities/stuff floating around
-Replaced both: Gasket - Water Hose Flange on Cylinder head (front)
(944-104-311-06-OEM) and (951-104-311-03-M17)
-Replaced: Waster Hose - Elbow pipe to Engine (951-106-239-01-M260)

fuel system related
-new fuel filter installed
-Lindsey Racing Fuel dampener line installed
-Lart Fuel lines installed
-Fuel lines relocated away from headers
-fuel pressure gauge installed
-low mileage fuel injectors installed
-Bosch 3bar FPR installed
-low mileage fuel dampener installed (fuel found in KLR line) (69,000 miles)

Weight reduction
-installed manual pop-up lights
-deleted all cruise control items
-deleted headlight washer tank (different one in the future)
-deleted rear hatch motor
-portions of interior sound deadening removed
-upper portion of rear seat deleted

tune-up + maintenance
-New Bosch oxygen sensor
-new distributor cap and rotor (rotor I used thread locker)
-new spark plugs
-oil changed
-new DME water temp gauge installed
-new intake manifold gaskets installed

other/misc
-removed aftermarket stereo wires found running throughout the car
-removed old narrow band O2 sensor
-reconnected water drainage line on drivers side tail light
-unclogged water drainage line on drivers side tail light
-ran weed wacker line through sun roof drain ports.
-hosed/cleaned and used degreaser on the undercarriage, suspension, engine, interior
-installed correct dipstick
-installed missing cowl tray
-repaired 2 stripped fuel rail threads (helicoil)
-new catalytic converter installed
-new battery cover installed
-new distributor gasket


Fresh and clean. Racing Dynamic Upper strut bar sanded and clear coated. Cruise Delete.

PORSCHE script looking nice. Lart Fuel lines installed.

Heater control valve relocated (by the "P") Lart Fuel Lines, KLA upper strut mounts, 3bar FPR installed, Laust 5 port manifold, LR dampener line, cowl tray installed, battery cover installed, detailed, low mileage dampener (68k miles) installed.

CV delete, Venturi Delete. Lindsey Racing Venturi Delete kit installed, Laust 5 port vacuum manifold.

Manual pop-up headlights installed (weight reduction)

Lindsey Racing Venturi Delete kit. Brake Boost component relocated to the Laust vacuum manifold.

Clean :-)

Lindsey Racing Fuel Pressure Regulator

Fog light lenses restored and clear coated. Generic Rubber Front lip installed (looks great)



California Street Legal 1987 Porsche 944 turbo :-)







Boost Gauge, AEM wideband installed, 2x toggles, red hazard button, Sandstone color lower dashboard and center console. CS center console

Harness bar installed and wireless JBL speaker mounted onto the harness bar (just zip ties and slides right out)



Digging the CS center console


Steering Wheel cover installed by previous owner removed. Sandstone, black, red theme developing (some silver next)

 

Congratulation's and welcome aboard! A couple of questions are those manual seats not power seats?? I have not seen those in a 944/951 before?? And what does manual pop up lights mean??

 

Thanks for the welcome.

The drivers is power and the passengers is manual.

These are the manual pop-ups I have installed; and purchased from here:
https://www.boostbrothersgarage.com/...light-brackets

 

Nice work and updates since purchase, looking good.
You might consider, i would recommend removing the fuel pressure gauge once you have the pressure dialed in.
It's easy enough to re-install once in a while to verify pressure and high risk running with it IMO. Sure fire if it were to leak.
Those headlight brackets are the making of a fellow Rennlister (vt951). They help clean up the engine bay along with removing the washer tank.

 

Thanks :-)
- Great suggestion about removing the pressure gauge. I will do that after running the car a bit more. My idle is a bit wonky at the moment and not sure if it’s fuel related or not.
- big shout out to vt951 for making these. They are fantastic.
-my washer tank is out but I will reinstall a universal one when feeling inspired to work on the car again.

time to get out and drive :-)

 

Get a Saratoga top to finish it off.

 

For a summer fun car, washer tank is unnecessary.
Idle issue could be Idle Control Valve.

Another great resource for us if you're not familiar is http://www.clarks-garage.com/
Check out the Garage Shop Manual

Be sure and re-use the stainless steel ball in addition to the threaded cap at the end of the fuel rail when you remove the pressure gauge.

 

I adjusted the idle adjustment screw on the throttle body and problem resolved :-).

Thanks for the link!

 

FYI, made a last minute edit / sentence in my post above regarding fuel rail.

 

Cool I see it. I saved the little green ball.

 

Good, that's what creates the seal, will leak without it.
Happy reading on Clark's Garage, it's our 944/951 bible.