Porsche 944 Turbo Restoration - Picture Heavy

[MartinRS2K]

I hope you have insulated the floor as well, it made all the difference when I did mine.

As others have said double cavity with insulation also makes a massive difference and insulate the roof.

You can't have enough insulation or heaters in a garage []

 

[Eldavo]

Or cars ey Martin?

 

[MartinRS2K]

Or cars ey Martin?

I've run out of space and got one sat outside!

The Boxster doesn't look happy sat outside []

 

[Dannyslade15]

Just read this from start to finish and I've got to say it's beautiful mate and is the main reason I decided to replace all nuts and bolts in mine

 

[Kongsodoken]

Hi I’m back it’s been a few years -

Lost all the pictures in this tread unfortunately but I’ll try and get them back I guess if I pay photo-bucket they will be restored.

so I’ve finished the garage and I’m now bored driving EVs so I’m going to

strip the shell

full bare metal respray

new sills if needed

replace all the exterior parts - tailgate hockey sticks, sill covers etc

and then drive it[]

so there is going to be loads of questions so please help if you can, drove it today for the first time in ages and I have first 2 questions

car drives fantastically but I have vibration through the steering between 67 and 71 mph

cornering at this speed the vibration disappears- any ideas?

if turn on full beam left side lower light is dull the right side is bright

thanks in advance and I’ll be posting pictures as soon as I lean how to do it again

 

[Diver944]

car drives fantastically but I have vibration through the steering between 67 and 71 mph

cornering at this speed the vibration disappears- any ideas?

if turn on full beam left side lower light is dull the right side is bright

Welcome back, sounds like you are starting all over again

I would check you haven't lost any weights on the front wheels, get them rebalanced or try with a spare set if you have any.

For the headlights I am going to guess you have a short in the wires at the back of the headlight, they flex every time the lights go up and down. Try putting them on full beam and move the wires by hand (while wearing rubber gloves and watchout the motor doesn't try to retract the lights too [] )

 

[Kongsodoken]

Welcome back, sounds like you are starting all over again

I would check you haven't lost any weights on the front wheels, get them rebalanced or try with a spare set if you have any.

For the headlights I am going to guess you have a short in the wires at the back of the headlight, they flex every time the lights go up and down. Try putting them on full beam and move the wires by hand (while wearing rubber gloves and watchout the motor doesn't try to retract the lights too [] )

Thanks Paul

to confirm it’s the lights in the bumper that are the issue these come on with high beam is that correct? But the one is dull

 

[scam75]

Hi Ken

Nice to have you back!

As Paul says, you have an earth issue with your bumper light. I had a similar issue before, albeit it was the OS pop-up light. There is a bit of loom behind there, that moves when the lights move, and there is an earth there. That was where my wiring issue was, caused by years of the loom moving up and down.

The 67-71mph wobble is a front wheel balance. Most likely a wheel has lost a weight or has a slight buckle. I was plagued by this for years and it turned out I had a slight dink in the rim. I got a "road force" balance done and it 99% cured it. Fortunately I secured a nice straight replacement CS front rim from Germany (hens teeth) and I plan to refurb it soon to match the others. However the "road force" balance made a big difference. They do all 4 wheels at same time, and I paid about £60 IIRC.

It could also be a wheel bearing or an out of shape tyre causing the issue (possible as your car has been laid up for a while). But my money would be on a wheel imbalance. These cars are very sensitive to this. Incorrectly torqued wheel nuts can also be a cause. They should be 130NM.

Cheers

Stuart

 

[Waylander]

Nice to see you back Ken,

its been parked up for a while, i would think the tyres have a bit of a flat spot in them, get them nice and warm it should correct, mine does that everytime i leave it for about a month or so, then they sort themselves out once warmed up, can take 10-20 miles sometimes

 

[Kongsodoken]

Thanks guys

makes absolute sense -job for the weekend then along with taking out the rear hatch glass so I can reseal it

sounds like fun

 

[Diver944]

Ah, I understand now, one of the 'driving lights' or fog lights in the bumper.

Is it also dim when you switch it on using the illuminated switch by the right hand air vent on the dashboard, or is it only dim when you activate it when pulling the 'full beam' stalk?

 

[944 man]

Hi I’m back it’s been a few years -

Lost all the pictures in this tread unfortunately but I’ll try and get them back I guess if I pay photo-bucket they will be restored.

so I’ve finished the garage and I’m now bored driving EVs so I’m going to

strip the shell

full bare metal respray

new sills if needed

replace all the exterior parts - tailgate hockey sticks, sill covers etc

and then drive it[]

so there is going to be loads of questions so please help if you can, drove it today for the first time in ages and I have first 2 questions

car drives fantastically but I have vibration through the steering between 67 and 71 mph

cornering at this speed the vibration disappears- any ideas?

if turn on full beam left side lower light is dull the right side is bright

thanks in advance and I’ll be posting pictures as soon as I lean how to do it again

Hold on Ken: you are going to re-restore your restored car?

When I pointed out that Ruddy made you look like you were slacking, I was only kidding.

 

[Kongsodoken]

Ah, I understand now, one of the 'driving lights' or fog lights in the bumper.

Is it also dim when you switch it on using the illuminated switch by the right hand air vent on the dashboard, or is it only dim when you activate it when pulling the 'full beam' stalk?

Just been up the garage to try it

it’s Dim on the high beam and on the fog light switch

 

[Kongsodoken]

Hold on Ken: you are going to re-restore your restored car?

When I pointed out that Ruddy made you look like you were slacking, I was only kidding.

Ha Ha I’m going to complete the restoration I started 5 years ago - got to do something in my old age and I can’t afford a mistress []

 

[graham.webb]

A dodgy earth, then?

 

[944 man]

Hold on Ken: you are going to re-restore your restored car?

When I pointed out that Ruddy made you look like you were slacking, I was only kidding.

Ha Ha I’m going to complete the restoration I started 5 years ago - got to do something in my old age and I can’t afford a mistress []

Wimmins are cheaper than 951s now Son.

 

[Waylander]

Hold on Ken: you are going to re-restore your restored car?

When I pointed out that Ruddy made you look like you were slacking, I was only kidding.

Ha Ha I’m going to complete the restoration I started 5 years ago - got to do something in my old age and I can’t afford a mistress []

Wimmins are cheaper than 951s now Son.

Ha ha how true

 

[dlknight]

Great thread - I was looking at your gearbox oil cooler repair and have a similar problem with mine. I managed to remove the end piece by cutting the glue with a stanley knife and then heating the end up with a blow torch before twisting it off.

Are you able to get copies made of the end piece your friend made up for you? I'm hoping my local engineering shop can do it but not sure if they are able to make something like that.

 

[scam75]

Great thread - I was looking at your gearbox oil cooler repair and have a similar problem with mine. I managed to remove the end piece by cutting the glue with a stanley knife and then heating the end up with a blow torch before twisting it off.

Are you able to get copies made of the end piece your friend made up for you? I'm hoping my local engineering shop can do it but not sure if they are able to make something like that.

9 products do the end pieces but for a conversion which I would highly recommend.

[link=https://www.9products.com/product/1444/951-transmission-cooler-adapter]951 Transmission Cooler Adapter | 9products[/link]

This allows you to use rubber hoses and a little cooler radiator such as a mocal 12 row. I went down this road after a 3rd broken cooler pipe emptied my gearbox at speed and did a lot of damage. The boxes are strong and it survived the first 2 broken pipes. The 3rd time, was not a charm! I should not need to worry about a repeat now with my freshly rebuilt gearbox!

Also I think the weight and movement of the original finned cooler pipe causes the ends to wear and it is very common for them to leak even with new o-rings, especially the lower down one. This will not occur with a rubber pipe/cooler set-up and indeed mine is still leak free a couple of years down the road.

Also has the added benefit of allowing you to remove and refit the OS driveshaft without the f'king cooler loop doing your head in!!

Stuart

 

[blade7]

9 products do the end pieces but for a conversion which I would highly recommend.

Also has the added benefit of allowing you to remove and refit the OS driveshaft without the f'king cooler loop doing your head in!!

Stuart

Replaced a split gater on my OS driveshaft, thought it would take 15 minutes, I was wrong.[]