1986 Porsche 944 T.

Taking my car to awards night then?

Stick with it, as some of us have historically been less careful about choosing our women than cars, and believe me the money you've put into your 944 is nothing compared to what the female of the species has cost me over the years!

I had a similar relationship with a MK1 XR2 years ago and I made the mistake of cutting my losses (mainly due to the influence of a woman it has to be said!)and I've regretted it ever since.

I also regret spending so much time and effort making my perfect version of a Yamaha RD350LC only to decide that something newer and 'more reliable' was what I needed. I then found that it wasn't, and I missed the holed pistons and garden shed rebuilds, the smell of quality two stroke oil and the adrenaline hit when it came on the power. It wasn't the quickest or best handling thing on two wheels, but part of me went with it when it left.

Sometimes the journey is what ultimately makes the destination worthwhile and in the case of this car; would it be the same if you'd simply bought a standard 944 Turbo and altered it to your taste? Personally I doubt it and despondent as you seem to be at the moment; it seems to have become part of you and I have a suspicion that you'd regret it if you didn't make it work.........

Chris

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My problem has always been that whenever I find a good one I always end up neglecting and abusing them both cars and women that is lol! The good thing with cars is when they p1ss you off you can just walk away and leave them locked up in the garage, ive tried doing the same with my girlfriend and shes not my girlfriend anymore!!

Jeez, lock her in the garage ?, the girls i've known would have broke out the garage, burnt it to the ground and hunted me down

I have a mistress called 911 in the garage. I saw her 650 times last year and loved every mile. Every time I get inside her she drives me wild and then input her in the garage. I want to leave her but like your 944 to quote a song 'I might as well face it I'm addicted to love'

A mistress is an expensive indulgence but rewarding!

P. s I need a good 968 in my life, any ideas?

Winter is never good for enthusiasm!

There is a delay which is not winter.

I'm thinking it would be a waste to go through the pain of another build without upgrading - making it more worth it.

According to linsey racing, boost at 1.5 bar with the bits it had could be around 350hp at the crank.

I may as well go to the next stage to make the rebuild worth while. This is larger turbo, 3" exhaust, and lose the AFM.

Larger turbo - I will find something on Ebay I expect
Exhaust - I will fab my own,
Lose the AFM - I will fit a map sensor and convert the AFM signal and get it re-mapped.

Here is a nice picture of it when it was in a better mood.

As the good weather is on its way, it seemed a good idea to sort it out, it has stood since November when I bought the Z4 and to be honest I had had enough and didn't mind it sitting and rotting for 6 months.

Last week I got in the mood and removed the Engine with its cracked block. I stripped it down and proceeded to look for a decent block to start building up.



The move forward was sparked as I found a non leaking steering rack, lines and pump on a breaker at work.



I removed the RARST forged conrods from the old engine. Here you cen see the difference between these and the cast rods.
The difference isn't as clear in this picture as it could be.




I must say, gaskets, rings and bearings are getting not only expensive but difficult to get hold of, I waited 2 weeks for the piston rings from Germany.

Good work, engine looks great.