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The time has finally come for me to sell my 1986 Porsche 944 2.5L 8-valve. I am the second owner and have owned the car since July 2013. It’s been a fun car over the years, but it feels like it’s time to move on and let someone else take over.

The car was purchased in 1986 as a European delivery vehicle by my wife’s uncle. It came into my ownership with approximately 84k miles on the clock and now has a bit less than 122k miles. I have a spreadsheet that tracks everything that has been done to the car since the beginning of my ownership in 2013 and the total invested in the car over the years is a little over $20k at this point.

The car was optioned with the following when new:

• C02 - Equipped with catalytic converter
• Q99 - I think this is for the European delivery
• 158 - Cassette-radio Blaupunkt Monterey SQR 23
• 220 - Locking differential 40 %
• 404 - Anti-roll bars front and rear
• 418 - Side protection moldings
• 454 - Automatic speed control
• 498 - Without model designation on rear end

I have performed the bulk of the work myself over the years, and as such, do not have service receipts for maintenance performed. I do have a RennList thread (click the hyperlink) that I started in 2016 that details most of the work performed from 2016 through the present day.

The rubber-centered clutch was replaced in 2013 at 84,800 miles with a spring-centered clutch. A full engine rebuild was performed between 2016-2018 at 105,834 miles, and literally everything was either replaced or rebuilt (if possible). The engine rebuild started as an “I’ll just replace the leaking gaskets and seals” and it really snowballed from there. The RennList thread documents this in great detail with lots of photos and other information.

In the last 5+ years the following work has been performed:

• 05/04/2019 - 111,450 miles - Front control arm rebuild with Rennbay ball joints and PowerFlex bushings, sandblasting and repainting of factory Phone Dials with Wurth silver wheel paint (has since yellowed a bit for some reason), and Falken Ziex ZE-950 tires installed.
• 12/27/2019 - 112,799 miles - Koni yellow rear shocks installed (Koni yellow front strut inserts were installed in 2015 at 99,660 miles).
• 03/21/2020 - 112,819 miles - New NRF radiator, OEM expansion tank and coolant flush.
• 06/06/2020 - 113,218 miles - Battery replacement, Autocraft Gold, size T6; transaxle oil change with Redline MT90, and engine oil change with Mobil-1 15W40 full synthetic.
• 01/29/2021 - 113,830 miles - Rennbay Wilwood front calipers with Hawk HPS pads, Brembo rotors, ECS Tuning front and rear “Perfect Fit” stainless steel brake lines, new front wheel bearings/seals, new aluminum master cylinder, new brake fluid reservoir and brake booster check valve.
• 06/29/2021 - 114,166 miles - A/C compressor rebuild including new case seals, new mechanical seal and new nose bearing, new Griffiths A/C receiver/drier, pressure switch and recharged with PAG46 compressor oil and R12 refrigerant.
• 12/28/2021 - 114,915 miles - Manual steering conversion, all new components supplied by Martin Willis at The Machine Shop in Colorado Springs, CO.
• 03/19/2022 - 114,933 miles - Front strut bearings and new zinc-plated mounts/caps
• 04/07/2022 - 114,990 miles - Four-wheel alignment
• 04/29/2022 - 115,116 miles - Engine oil change with Mobil-1 15W40 full synthetic.
• 08/07/2022 - 116,225 miles - Rear brake service with Hawk HPS pads, Zimmerman rotors, new parking brake shoes and associated rear brake hardware.
• 12/31/2022 - 118,300 miles - Timing belt, balance shaft belt, rollers, water pump and thermostat, coolant flush.
• 01/08/2023 - 118,345 miles - Clutch hose replacement.
• 04/07/2023 - 119,139 miles - Engine oil change with Mobil-1 15W40 full synthetic.
• 09/06/2023 - 120,178 miles - Re-cover inner sunroof panel with new vinyl, replace sunroof receivers, hinges and panel rivets.
• 04/20/2024 - 121,359 miles - Engine oil change with Mobil-1 15W40 full synthetic.

There are a few things that aren’t “great” on the car, and they are as follows:

• Driver’s side mirror motor needs to be fixed or replaced. The plastic connectors are broken behind the mirror glass and as such, the motor no longer moves the mirror.
• The shifter linkage needs to be rebuilt. I rebuilt it in 2018 using spherical bearings but the plastic bushing back at the transmission linkage is just worn out at this point.
• There is a slight oil leak at the oil pan. It’s enough to drip a little oil onto the belly pan, but not enough to leave any drips on the garage floor.
• The dash has a few cracks, but nothing too serious considering it is 38 years old.
• The paint on the front end isn’t great. Back in the early 90s the hood had to be repainted due to it getting sandblasted by a gravel truck on the highway. This wasn’t a great repaint and it definitely shows at this point.
• The header panel has some dents in it from when a van backed into it in 2014. I’ve been meaning to fix it since 2014, and clearly have never gotten around to it.
• There is a dent on the driver’s side rear quarter just below the hatch frame. My father-in-law dropped a piece of wood on it while it was parked in his garage back in 2021. The paint isn’t damaged, so it might be a good candidate for some PDR.
• Driver’s side rear bumperette could stand to be replaced, as one of the bolts is rusted and starting to pull out of the rubber.

I removed the following items over the years, but still have them and they will be included with the sale:

• Charcoal canister, control valves, venturi and associated vacuum lines.
• Factory Blaupunkt radio, but if memory serves me only the AM band works. It was removed back in 2013 and replaced with the JVC that is in the car now. 
• Factory front brake calipers and pads.

The car also comes with two keys, valet key, factory wheel locks with key, factory air compressor, factory safety triangle, factory first aid kit (everything is super old, but it’s original and still there), factory tool kit, factory spare tire and jack, factory vinyl sunroof bag, and a fitted Porsche indoor car cover.

So that’s basically it. If you made it this far, thanks for reading. I really would like to see the car go to a good home and for someone to take care of it as I have attempted to. It’s not perfect, but it’s very solid for 38 years old and I’ve put a lot of time, energy and maintenance into it over the years. Asking price of $9,000 OBO.

Video links for exterior walk-around, engine running, exhaust and interior.

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