rage2

Someone PM'd me and mentioned that only paid Rennlist members could see my thread in the classified section, so I'm reposting it here.

So it's time for me to sell the beast. I've had this car since I was 17, and have put an absurd amount of time and money into it. With work taking over my life, I have no time to hunt for parts to fix and enjoy the car. I haven't even hit the track in 2 years .

So, I'll start off with the bad. Rod bearing seized which punched a hole through the block. This ruined the block, the crank, the rods, everything but 2 or 3 pistons, which may or may not be salvagable. Let's just say the whole block is gone.

The good. Well, it's one of the more extensively modified 951's out there. I think a lot of Rennlisters can vouch for how fun this car is and how much work I've put into the car. If you search for my old posts, the entire 2 buildups from 2001 and 2003 is very well documented here on Rennlist. See here for my mods and pics.

http://forums.beyond.ca/showthread.php?s=&threadid=8970

The pics in the above thread is a bit old. The car looks exactly like it does in my avatar on the left here. The car basically needs a new block. That's it. 2.5L, 2.8L, 3.0L, it doesn't matter, full standalone makes it a breeze to tune. About 2 years ago I swapped the entire drivetrain out and only got about 10,000 miles on it before the engine failure. Never even got to track the car with the new drivetrain. When I swapped the drivetrain, I left behind a lot of spare parts too. So, here's a detailed list of everything.

The Basics
1987 944 Turbo w/186,000 miles on chassis
US Spec car. Sold originally in Arizona, imported into Canada in 1990 (approx).
1991 purchased by 2nd owner.
I purchased the car in 1993 when the 2nd owner was transferred overseas. 3rd Owner.
Dual Air Bags
No ABS
A/C converted to R154a
Cruise control

Engine
2.8L 951 block (Broken)
JE 106mm forged pistons (Broken)
Total Seal rings (Broken)
944 N/A Lightweight crossdrilled crankshaft (Broken)
O-ring'd block (Broken)
Extrudehoned intake manifold
Hybrid metal head gasket
3 bar Fuel Pressure Regulator
1000cc injectors
Test pipe
Legendboy charge piping
Greddy Air/Oil Separator

Turbo
Garrett T04E 60trim 0.70A/R compressor housing/KKK #8 hothousing Stage 3 turbine wheel (resealed and rebalanced 500miles ago)
Tial 40mm wastegate
BMS Blow off Valve

Electronics
SDS EM-3F Spark and Fuel Management
Apex-i AVC-R Boost Controller
Blitz Power Meter
FJO Wideband O2 Datalogger

Drivetrain
Porsche 951 Rothmans Cup Racing Tranny w/Oil Cooler
Kennedy Engineering 3800lb Pressure Plate
911 Turbo clutch disc
GKN Axels

Suspension
Ground Control Coilovers w/450lb springs
28mm rear torsion bar
Koni "Yellow" rebound adjustable shocks
968 M030 swaybar

Brakes/Body/Wheels
Porsche 924 GT-R Headlight Conversion
Custom front intercooler vents (it's not fiberglass, it's the original panel modified with the vents)
18x8.5 OZ Montecarlo's Front (235/35-18)
18x10 OZ Montecarlo's Rear (265/30-18)
13.1" 993 Twin Turbo Cross Drilled rotors
4 Piston 993 Twin Turbo calipers

Audio System and Security
Pioneer OEL MP3/WMA CD deck (DEH-P940MP)
Custom sub box mounted in trunk secured even for track events.
Rockford Fosgate Amp (subs)
Precision Gold Subs
Sony 4 channel Amp (for speakers)
Compustar Alarm (wired so it's silent, just pages you)

Spare Parts
Bare 2.5L Block bored to 101mm for use with factory 101mm pistons.
951 Transmission w/LSD (no oil cooler)
17" Wheels w/winter tires.

Other misc problems with the car that I remember
One of the fog light lenses is cracked from rock chip.
Windshield is cracked from rock chip.
Rock chips on the front of the car.
Sunroof gears are shot.
Wing has a small tear on it.
Rear windshield wiper motor works, gears shot.

Asking $6,000USD. OBO I'd like the car to go to a good home where the project will continue. I'd hate to see the car get parted .

I've probably left out a lot of minor details as well, but I will try my best to update them when I go home tonight and look at the car.

Here are the pics. I took them this weekend.

theedge

Dude, no!

rage2

bump, have to make room for a new car, don't wanna rent storage for a few years before I have time to work on it again. Price changed to $6000obo.

lart951

One more last try, rage do you think it is possible to find some one to bring the car to me all the way to Los Angeles or maybe we can meet half way in San Francisco I will pay for the shipping and I can pay pal you the money that's not a problem.

rage2

I'll ask my friend who does a lot of shipping. I'm not sure if they're willing to ship a car that doesn't run though.

lart951

Let me know.

TIA

Lart

smac951

Lart's the 944 Reaper!!

George D

This car only needs an engine folks. There are some on Ebay for 2K with low miles. Someone could have this car running fast for 10K, now that's a steal.

I would do it, but my 89 is running great, my LS430 gets me to work, and I have two LX470's. The 2002 is setup for offroading and the 99 is for sale here in Tucson, AZ for 22K OBO.

I'll send pics to anyone interested.

ian

Two questions:

1) Can the car be registered back in the US? Anyone have experience with this?

2) What is the aprox shipping cost all the way to Charlotte NC?

rage2

The car can be registered in the US, as it was originally an Arizona car, which was imported to Calgary around 1994. Everything's in miles .

I'm pretty sure you at the border you just cross and that's it. I would double check first, maybe some paperwork at the US customs office.

kasturbo

I have a complete motor out of a '87 turbo with 50k on the clock that would work great in this car. Asking $2500.

lart951

Rage, I will give you a call about 11:45 am , my time I might be taking the trip to Canada after all.

billthe3

Crap, I wish I saw this a month ago before I bought mine.

Well, sort of - I wouldn't have the fun of doing all the mods.

333pg333

Can I ask if you have identified exactly why the engine blew and what oil and fuel you have been using?
Thanks

rage2

Rod Bearing Failure. Mobil 1 Synthetic. 94 Octane.