944vaguy

I found this while searching Craig's list today and wanted to pass on the chance at buying a great classics.
I really liked this if you look at the last picture you will see how to relocate the Brake booster and master cylinder!!!!
https://tuscaloosa.craigslist.org/pt...211127670.html


Happy Fabricating and keeping our cars original

marc abrams

Now that's some back woods engineering going on there, I'll tell you what.

V2Rocket

i've seen worse...lol

i like that engine in the 944, actually LOL

re the brake booster...believe it or not that's the same concept BMW used in the 90's 5 series to cram a V8 in there.

marc abrams

Maybe he was going to do a Buick Grand National engine swap. He got sided tracked watching episodes of Hee Haw.

V2Rocket

i looked for a little while into swapping a 3800 L67 (supercharged 3.8) from 90s/00's buicks etc into 944...it's been done by a few folks already.

very solid, reliable engine, all iron but still pretty light weight, millions and millions of them out there...

Tiger03447

What a sad ending to a previously nice car..

Tiger03447

Is the red car in the picture your car, Spencer? The color looks about right..It kind looks like a 944 engine bay, but with a bunch of mods especially to the firewall...at least whoever engineered this, they fabricated /cast/forged a very nice bracket to hold it all together. Interesting set up...creative way to get ABS into a car. Hydroboost would have had a bit more plumbing, but no booster to relocate..but considering our power steering pumps....maybe not so much..

V2Rocket

Rich - no, that's just a file photo from the internet.
That is the STOCK brake booster arrangement on early 90s BMW cars, with the booster all the way forward on that bracket with the rod to the firewall.
They needed to jam a big engine in there and just didn't have the space..

mikehayes

Clearly he figured out the wheels were worth more than the car by a lot. Damn.

**Edit** Actually, upon closer inspection, they look too nice not to be replicas.

GPA951s

Thats Funny Right There I dont care who ya are...