edh
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I've been meaning to start this for a couple of weeks - dropping the car off at the bodyshop this morning has prompted me to get started...
I've had a fair few track cars, including a very nice 944 turbo
which was replaced by something completely different
Which is now going to be replaced by this:
Some of you will remember this car. It belonged to Jon Lavis who used to post on here. It has now done over 230k, but came with some interesting bits & pieces including KWv3 suspension, recently replaced cams, H&S exhaust, split rims, cup mirrors & 968 door handles, linen leather sports seats and a c/f rear wing (not fitted). It drives pretty well but us a bit tatty inside, and has a few minor glitches to work through.. I know it's a slow 944, but at least it's a fast colour..
Actually I might keep the Honda for a while - it's a lot of fun to drive, a bit different, and surprisingly quick.
My plan is to build the S2 into a "clubsport" track car, making it lighter, but still usable on the road. So, in order
1. Bodywork
The car is off to the bodyshop to get the o/s sill replaced, n/s/f wing and the o/s suspension mount repaired. You can see from the pics there is a fair bit of rust inside
The rest of the body is pretty good. While it's there the mirrors & door handles will be coming off (not long now Scott []), with standard 944 handles & lightweight manual mirrors fitted. I think I will leave off the black sill trims. I'm also going to get holes cut for the torsion bars - just in case...
2. Maintenance & brakes
When the bodywork is done, the car is going next door to ph sportscars for belts, waterpump and brakes. I have sourced some very nice refurbed calipers & will fit with Mintex 1155 pads. I've also got some 9products brake ducts to fit to the hubs. I plan to remove the front fogs and fit brake duct intakes in there. PH will also change the brake fluid and coolant, and replace the brake servo, which is very rusty. There is quite a bit of corrosion under the bonnet, I need to give it a good clean.
3. Seats / strip out
When the car gets home i'll do the oil, filters, plugs... I'm going to try Mobil 1 10w60 & see how that goes. Then I'll start on the interior. I plan to keep the carpets but remove the sound deadening. I hope to get a fair bit of electrics out of there as well - there's at least two alarms that need to come out. The sunroof isn't working properly, so for now i think i will remove the inner parts and just bond it in. I have some black sparco evo seats to go in - I hope the will fit on side mounts bolted to the seat runners - anyone got any comments on this? I'm not going to fit a cage, and will keep the three point belts. I want to move the side lights into the clear indicators - anyone got any tips there?
4. Wheels
The split rims look good, but aren't very practical to keep clean for a track car. I weighed them with tyres, and was surprised that F&R both weigh around 21kg, which I thought was quite light. I have some 16" cup 1's to go on, 7"F, 8"R, with continentals fitted. That will do for now, but I have a cunning plan.... I noticed that Neil had said all the racers run 19mm spacers on their 944's. So if I could find some wheels with ET around 40, that might be a good idea... the Cayman / Boxster 2 17" rears are 8J ET40 - I found 2 on ebay for £100, so just need 2 more for the set.
5. Suspension
I know that the torsion bars weren't re-indexed when the KW's were fitted, and the geometry is road biased. I plan to take the car to Promax to get it set up properly. Re-indexing should be simpler with the holes for t/b removal, and I can get a bit more camber & caster added. I was wondering whether it's possible to cut a hole in the rear arch to get access to the top adjuster? I've also got some stiffer springs on the way from bigdave. I think a promax chip is in order while it's there...
6. If there's any more money
Which there isn't for now, then I think 968 030 ARB's, lighter battery, GTS lights, fibreglass panels are all on the menu. anything to make it lighter will be good.
Then I'll be out chasing turbos [] (and supercharged lux'ish types)
It will be a couple of weeks before I get the car back, so there won't be many updates, but I hope to track the progress over the next few months
I've had a fair few track cars, including a very nice 944 turbo
which was replaced by something completely different
Which is now going to be replaced by this:
Some of you will remember this car. It belonged to Jon Lavis who used to post on here. It has now done over 230k, but came with some interesting bits & pieces including KWv3 suspension, recently replaced cams, H&S exhaust, split rims, cup mirrors & 968 door handles, linen leather sports seats and a c/f rear wing (not fitted). It drives pretty well but us a bit tatty inside, and has a few minor glitches to work through.. I know it's a slow 944, but at least it's a fast colour..
Actually I might keep the Honda for a while - it's a lot of fun to drive, a bit different, and surprisingly quick.
My plan is to build the S2 into a "clubsport" track car, making it lighter, but still usable on the road. So, in order
1. Bodywork
The car is off to the bodyshop to get the o/s sill replaced, n/s/f wing and the o/s suspension mount repaired. You can see from the pics there is a fair bit of rust inside
The rest of the body is pretty good. While it's there the mirrors & door handles will be coming off (not long now Scott []), with standard 944 handles & lightweight manual mirrors fitted. I think I will leave off the black sill trims. I'm also going to get holes cut for the torsion bars - just in case...
2. Maintenance & brakes
When the bodywork is done, the car is going next door to ph sportscars for belts, waterpump and brakes. I have sourced some very nice refurbed calipers & will fit with Mintex 1155 pads. I've also got some 9products brake ducts to fit to the hubs. I plan to remove the front fogs and fit brake duct intakes in there. PH will also change the brake fluid and coolant, and replace the brake servo, which is very rusty. There is quite a bit of corrosion under the bonnet, I need to give it a good clean.
3. Seats / strip out
When the car gets home i'll do the oil, filters, plugs... I'm going to try Mobil 1 10w60 & see how that goes. Then I'll start on the interior. I plan to keep the carpets but remove the sound deadening. I hope to get a fair bit of electrics out of there as well - there's at least two alarms that need to come out. The sunroof isn't working properly, so for now i think i will remove the inner parts and just bond it in. I have some black sparco evo seats to go in - I hope the will fit on side mounts bolted to the seat runners - anyone got any comments on this? I'm not going to fit a cage, and will keep the three point belts. I want to move the side lights into the clear indicators - anyone got any tips there?
4. Wheels
The split rims look good, but aren't very practical to keep clean for a track car. I weighed them with tyres, and was surprised that F&R both weigh around 21kg, which I thought was quite light. I have some 16" cup 1's to go on, 7"F, 8"R, with continentals fitted. That will do for now, but I have a cunning plan.... I noticed that Neil had said all the racers run 19mm spacers on their 944's. So if I could find some wheels with ET around 40, that might be a good idea... the Cayman / Boxster 2 17" rears are 8J ET40 - I found 2 on ebay for £100, so just need 2 more for the set.
5. Suspension
I know that the torsion bars weren't re-indexed when the KW's were fitted, and the geometry is road biased. I plan to take the car to Promax to get it set up properly. Re-indexing should be simpler with the holes for t/b removal, and I can get a bit more camber & caster added. I was wondering whether it's possible to cut a hole in the rear arch to get access to the top adjuster? I've also got some stiffer springs on the way from bigdave. I think a promax chip is in order while it's there...
6. If there's any more money
Which there isn't for now, then I think 968 030 ARB's, lighter battery, GTS lights, fibreglass panels are all on the menu. anything to make it lighter will be good.
Then I'll be out chasing turbos [] (and supercharged lux'ish types)
It will be a couple of weeks before I get the car back, so there won't be many updates, but I hope to track the progress over the next few months