DanR

Thought I should finally post some pictures up of what will be my G class 944 turbo cup replica when complete. I currently run G class as a prepared car and run bigger brakes etc but the lure of 230 lbs is very appealing. so the journey begins.

My plan is to respray the interion and exterior and then install a
new cage
fiberglass hood and bumpers
new halo seat,
delete the sunroof
manual steering
new splitter
return to S4 brakes pads and rotors
a full mechanical maintenance inc
wheel bearings
repack axles
LSD repack
rebuild turbo
injector balance
spark plugs and wires
vacume lines

replace with a light battery
968 mirrors
new set of wheels
3 piece cross member



not much really.................... so here are some pictues of the journey so far

Van

Spraying looks good, Dan. How did it go?

aben8057

Hey Dan....looks good. I am curious why you just didnt have it pulled straight insteas of going the re-tub route? It doesnt look to bad

carlege

Ever try to fold a piece of paper then straighten it out? Was the crease ever completely gone? Nope

DanR

I was amazed at how it went. I used an epoxy 2 part primer and it went on so fast and so PERFECT I was amazed. Covered the metal very fast and was so smooth. so much easier than using cans!!!!!

DanR

it may not look that bad but the transmission tunel was VERY bent as was th3e floor as was the roof. They could have pulled it but it would have been as expensive as a reshell (if not more0 and I would still have a bent repaired shell. Better just to get a good one and start again

shiners780

Looks real good. Nice and clean.

Oddjob

Dan,

Good choice if you want to run the car in G. A progressed Turbo S will not (or should not) be able to keep up with a Cup/Escort car, even if the TS is running an S2 r/p. The weight is a big difference and the Escort chips make some extra power that a regular Turbo S shouldnt have.

You and Van working on doing this together? If not, may want to take a look at this - some notes from when I did the conversion:

https://rennlist.com/forums/showthre...ferrerid=15894

MM951

Looks good! What color is the new car?

Chris White

I looked at his car at the Glen right after the 'biff'...the chassis was toast. Good choice to start over – nice looking work!

DanR

Hi CHris, I did not know you were at the Glen. Next time please come across and say hi!

DanR

thanks Jim, I actually have this printed on my wall as my guiding bible for this conversion Thanks Dan

Chris White

I need to make a 'cheat sheet' for cars and their owners and their rennlist names sometime! I see a lot of familar cars at the club races and completely forget who goes with what car!

Oddjob

Dan,

I have probably posted most of these somewhere before, but in case you have not seen them (sorry if its repetitive).

I started with an 87T, so needed to add the M030 brakes, AOR transmission, ABS, K26/8, and the front frame rail gussets. Also scraped the undercoating off the bottom of the car by hand. My interior is really ugly under the carpet. I scraped and ground all the coatings off, but didnt clean or paint. So if PCA allows the interior to be removed, I have quite a bit of cleaning and painting to do.

I went a little further than the approved minimum PCA requirements for the converion. I used the Cup manual door mirrors, added the Cup type strut tower bar, had a replica of the factory Matter cage made, non-AC heater/vent control unit, non airbag dash, recessed hood latches, and a few other details that will go unnoticed by nearly all scrutineers.

Van

Car looks great, Jim - right down to the intake, wheels and hood!