heres the pics

[h4x0r7000]

well guys ive been restoring the 944 turbo for years and it was my birthday on the 15th. so i decided to get the porsche on the road for my birthday.

cost me £1370 in labour because i had all the parts ready.
insurance is costing me £1280
tax is £104.50

just for a little shocker, this is what it looked like when i first started:

if you want to see a project log, http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=99177

what you think?

 

[Peter Empson]

Wow, looks stunning! Great wheel colour, any interior pics?

[] Edited to add, just looked at the link and seen the pics of the interior

 

[h4x0r7000]

sorry didnt take any new pics because its still in working progress.

old interior:

new:

 

[DavidL]

Very nice and very useful as tomorrow I plan to swap my seats over! Nice to see it just looks like a few bolts and a big electrical plug.
Did you know someone pinched your sports seats - definitely sports out but not sports back in!

 

[h4x0r7000]

yeah i noticed that when i bought the new seats. so kept the old ones [] still planning on getting them completely retrimmed in new leather.

 

[ruane]

What a transformation, Like it a lot well done

 

[944 man]

I like the wheel colour. It is reminiscent of an early 944 Turbo Cup car.

 

[MarkK]

Lovely,i thought cup car too[]

 

[pauljmcnulty]

So good to see a car on teles, along with cookie cutters I think they suit the car far more than later wheels. You need to keep the car looking like every part was designed around the same decade IMO, which is why I also like the original lenses over the modern clear ones.

Try as you might it's a classic '70s design, sold through the '80s. To me, adding modern touches to it just looks like a 70-year-old thinking she'll look younger in a mini-skirt and Ugg boots. Bad analogy, but you get my point! [:'(]

Must work as hard on my analogies as you have on the car....[]

 

[Frenchy]

Great Stuff, also agree about te wheel colour it suits te car, insurance seems a bit steep can you not stick it on a classic both of mine are £186 FC agreed value with all mods declared (go faster bits).
Try AON for a quote.

 

[Frenchy]

Paul,
I have just put refurbed turbo teledials back on my early 220 turbo, it looks real retro, though i am half tempted to refit cups ?
If not there may well be a set of minty early offset 17" Cup !'s for sale peeps ?
Jim.

 

[pauljmcnulty]

insurance seems a bit steep

He may be a little younger than us.....[]

 

[Frenchy]

Just noticed i don't care much for the lights on the roof in the 8th picture down, it looks a bit off roadish...............[]

Your rear turbo bage requires moving to it's correct position, a tad lower and to the right......................trust me.

 

[h4x0r7000]

cheers all, yeah im 22 and couldnt get classic insurance. been in the family since new so im glad ive finally got it back on the road.

Frenchy, ive never touched the rear badge :S is it easy to adjust?

these are what the alloys looked like when i took them off:

alot of people on detailingworld hate the alloys in white. no matter what people say, im keeping them

 

[pauljmcnulty]

alot of people on detailingworld hate the alloys in white.

A lot of people think the people on detailingworld are a little bit. No, I'll not say it. []

Those tyres will be fine, just reinflate them to "round" psi! [8|]

 

[944 man]

ORIGINAL: pauljmcnulty

So good to see a car on teles, along with cookie cutters I think they suit the car far more than later wheels. You need to keep the car looking like every part was designed around the same decade IMO, which is why I also like the original lenses over the modern clear ones.

Try as you might it's a classic '70s design, sold through the '80s. To me, adding modern touches to it just looks like a 70-year-old thinking she'll look younger in a mini-skirt and Ugg boots. Bad analogy, but you get my point! [:'(]

Must work as hard on my analogies as you have on the car....[]

*nods*

Tell people trying with later excessively-sized wheels and steering wheels and they tend to spit their dummy, though.

 

[h4x0r7000]

na the car was standing on them for years. the rubber cracked. i tried to inflate them but all the air would just flow out just as fast LoL

 

[Frenchy]

Remove the badge with some strongish fishing line ALA cheescutter get some behind a section of the badge them work it along, best to do it the garage and apply a little heat from a hairdryer as they can be brittle as i managed to break mine into 3 bits [X(] though a new one is six quid odd from the main dealer/
Refix by applying some good quality double sided tape available from your local motor factors or even cheaper if you know someone who has a bodyshop.

Get some cavity wax in those sills and at the bottom of the front wings to combat rusty stuff.

 

[Ez_101]

Great job you have done there mate!! Another young 944 owner

 

[TheFiend]

Looking good h4x0r7000 []

ORIGINAL: Frenchy
Paul,
I have just put refurbed turbo teledials back on my early 220 turbo, it looks real retro, though i am half tempted to refit cups ?
If not there may well be a set of minty early offset 17" Cup !'s for sale peeps ?
Jim.

Early offset ....... Damn!!!!! . it's a shame mines a late offset car!

But what I really fancy is a set of Azev "A"s, if only I could get hold of some.... []