Hornung's 1987 Porsche 944 Turbo

[Hornung418]

Seems like a cool little tool. Double nut method could be a cheaper alternative but I don't know the condition of the studs etc.
The studs are in good shape, so I want to see if I can preserve them otherwise I will go with Raceware studs.

[Hornung418]

Parts car update. Pulled the intake manifold and all associated vac lines the other day. Today I drained the coolant, pulled nose panel, the cooling fans and the radiator. Also I removed the engine harness and the starter. Removed the 6 of 8 header bolts...couldn't get two off because the studs are coming out with them. Nothing a little PB Blaster can't solve.

So the engine will hopefully be pulled this week and disassembly will begin next week. Gotta get my organization plan in line before I pull any more bolts off the block. Ziplock bags and a sharpie should do the trick. No pics tonight. Was bustin it out and my hands were filthy.

[Johnmadd]

:thumbsup

[Hornung418]

Decided that today was the day.

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Header bolts off.

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She's out and ready to party. Teardown begins on Friday.

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[ryankokesh]

:jawdrop


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[Hornung418]

:jawdrop


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Thanks, bud! Can't wait to get it on the stand and see what the head looks like. Interesting note, the engine was timed correctly. So it may have some salvageable internals.

[Sockethead]

Man that thing is crusty lol

[Hornung418]

Man that thing is crusty lol
Porsche.
Where the oil on the outside of your pan.

[Sockethead]

Do Mercedes leak too? Seems the Germans have a hard time keeping the oil inside the engine...

[Hornung418]

Not sure...but Porsche is notorious for oil leaks from the factory.

[TheFinanceGuy]

Awesome progress Justin!

[johnrando]

+1 GL!

[Hornung418]

Ordered the engine management system today...$1,400 and a 2-3 week back order :( The guy who was making them transferred the sales ownership of his product to Lindsey Racing and they can't keep them on the shelf. The tune has been silent for over 6 months and in March they just announced them for sale again.

So my car won't start, I'm working overnights and to top it all off, I have to probably wait a month for the management to get here...Looking into a junk daily driver for the time being...

[ELCID86]

Hope you find something cheap and reliable. Keep us posted.

[Hornung418]

Hope you find something cheap and reliable. Keep us posted.
Going to tear into the front end tomorrow and verify the timing is still with in spec. Have a feeling compression might be out of tolerance...

[Hornung418]

Car went to my speed shop this morning. Slept the day away. Going to class then work. Hoping for a call tomorrow.

[Hornung418]

UPDATE: Lost compression. Cylinder 2 is 0 psi and cylinder 4 is at 40 or so.

Planning my rebuild options as we speak. Guess this is happening a little quicker than I anticipated. Oh well, it had to be done.

[fredo]

Sorry to hear, man. Any news about a junk DD ?

[Hornung418]

Sorry to hear, man. Any news about a junk DD ?
Nothing short of "needs engine" in all the cheap options out there on CL.

[Sockethead]

I'll ask Kristen to keep an eye out at her dealership.... sometimes they get decent beaters in there.

[Hornung418]

I'll ask Kristen to keep an eye out at her dealership.... sometimes they get decent beaters in there.
Thanks dude. I am really interested in the 2015 Golf TDI. Something that is from this fucking decade and is offered with a manual transmission. My mother doesn't mind that. And my payment would only go up $300/Month more to own both cars. She would drive it when the Porsche is back on the road and then possibly get rid of the Odyssey next year.

Till then getting a rental car and waiting for some good news. Maybe pulling the pan and dropping the pistons to re-ring them just to get it to turn over for the remaining months I have the engine. Gonna take at least 6-8 weeks for the custom pistons to be made.

[ELCID86]

Nolan loves his '12 Golf TDI. It was tuff to find one with MT and without 200k+ miles on it. Go used if you can find one and let someone else take the hit on depreciation.


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[Hornung418]

Just found this guy on CarMax...best part is that its local!!

http://m.carmax.com/vehicle/11734878

[BMWCurves]

Looks good to me! I have a soft spot for Golfs, especially the new MkVII. Would be a great commuter car in the long run.

[Hornung418]

Looks good to me! I have a soft spot for Golfs, especially the new MkVII. Would be a great commuter car in the long run.
Yeah my mother said she likes it! So there's win number one. Now I just need to figure out how to best get the 944 engine to fire up. Think that dropping the pan and undoing the conrods and just re-ring the pistons or replace with used pistons the the shop may have on hand. Hoping and praying.

[Hermes]

Did you see the patent application that Porsche just put in for adjustable length rods? Variable compression ratio

[Hornung418]

So an enlightenment has arisen. It is not the pistons or rings...but instead this.

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A hole has been burned in the exhaust valve on cylinder two.

[Johnmadd]

That's crazy.

[brettbimmer]

That's crazy.

+1! How does that happen?

[Johnmadd]

Bosch platinum 4 spark plugs?

[Hornung418]

NGK Copper core plugs. One heat range colder than stock.

[Sockethead]

That sucks. Didn't you just have that head redone.
Bad valve seat?

[Hornung418]

That sucks. Didn't you just have that head redone?
Yes...

[Hornung418]

Custom Oil catch can and Rogue Tuning MAF conversion + tune are shipped and on their way. The oil catch can was commissioned way back in January. Glad it will be here soon :-)

[Hornung418]

OCC is in!

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It's a thing of beauty. To drain it you spin the petcock to start the flow of collected oil. Just run some hose to it and drain into a water bottle and dispose correctly.

[Johnmadd]

OCC is in!

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It's a thing of beauty. To drain it you spin the petcock to start the flow of collected oil. Just run some hose to it and drain into a water bottle and dispose correctly.

Nice!

[Hornung418]

Head is done. Mechanic is picking up today. Should be running by week's end.

[Sockethead]

Any indication of why that valve burned?

[TheFinanceGuy]

Typically valves are burnt as a function of too much heat and or burning carbon/oil.

Might want to check the turbo to make sure the piece of the valve 'melted' away and didn't break off.

[Hornung418]

It was burned through. Not broken off.

That cylinder was running lean and burned it's way through. I was also burning coolant for whatever reason. The pitting in the head was welded up and decked flat.

[TheFinanceGuy]

Burnt through is better than broken off IMO :)

Sorry to hear though.

[Hornung418]

Burnt through is better than broken off IMO :)

Sorry to hear though.
Yeah, we'll make it through this, my wallet and I.

[Hornung418]

Never mentioned it, but my engine management and MAF conversion have arrived. All $1400 worth of it. As soon as the car is running I will then take a weekend to install. It will run at any boost setting and has 16 different maps to choose from!! That's a lot. And upgrading to 3.0L is as simple as changing the chip. Only complaint is that it uses a K&N oiled filter...but it gets sucked right into the turbo, so...

[Whitexi]

Awesome! I cant wait to check it out at the meet.

[Hornung418]

Awesome! I cant wait to check it out at the meet.
Ehhh...don't get your hopes up. I'm very tentative right now. Haven't even requested off of work.

[Hornung418]

Car is done!! Picking up tomorrow morning and driving it to work for the first time in over a month. Lots of little things got done while she was down. Will have a full report Sunday while I'm doing the MAF conversion.

[fredo]

Yes ! Glad to hear the update ! :applause2

[ELCID86]

Awesome.


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[Hornung418]

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[ELCID86]

How's she run?


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[Hornung418]

How's she run?


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Like a top. Idle is high. But that will be changed tomorrow. Also putting on my summer wheels.

[TheFinanceGuy]

I never get tired of looking at a 944


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[Hornung418]

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Put in some work tonight. Engine stand fasteners should be here before the weekend.

[Hornung418]

Just got an estimate to have the NA block bored to 100,5 mm and plated with NSC (Nickel-Silicon Carbide). Torque honed and got a sweet deal on Wössner Pistons. $1,540.90 for everything.

Should have the block prepared and ready for shipping before the first of July. I'll have it back three weeks later. Gentlemen, things are finally happening. :)

[Johnmadd]

Awesome.

[BRGcoopahS]

944's are awesome little cars. I had an 89 NA. great condition too and hardly gave me ANY problems. Solid car those things are. I think I follow you on instagram?

[Hornung418]

Yup! @therealcanada

[BRGcoopahS]

Haha, so that was your comment earlier today. lmao

[Hornung418]

So this Sunday i had planned on heading to the garage and putting the engine on the stand...go to car and attempt to start, click nothing. So I panic and think it could be the ignition, so i dive into the dashboard.

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It's hot as shit that afternoon and I'm in a small car, not having a fun time. I get a call from a friend and we walk through what it could be. I mention the jumble of aftermarket alarm wires that popped out from under the dash and he tells me to look in there.

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This shit is the bane of my existence. Find out that there's a spade terminal that had become unplugged. Plug it in and the car starts right up...such bullshit. So removing the dash and instrument cluster, I found two broken body clips that that hold the dash bezel. And lost an instrument cluster bolt. There are four total...so its not flopping about in there.

In my haste to put the car together for my 6am shift, I put the wheel on one spline to the right. So it was crooked as I drove straight down the road. I also triggered the airbag light...so that was fun finding the correct plug standing on my head in the passenger foot well.

Last nights progress in the thunderstorm/flash flooding we had:

Drove to shop in the dry. The storm passed right over top of me. The garage was nice and dry though. Part of the reason I went lol.

Planned on fixing my steering wheel alignment and finally getting the engine on the stand.

Both were a success.

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Going to bag, tag, and store all of my nuts and bolts as well as all the ancillaries. Gonna be a fun afternoon.

[Sockethead]

Good to see you making progress. We really missed you at the meet this year

[Hornung418]

Bought the factory repair books from a local Porschephile. $50 for six binders of technical literature.

[Sockethead]

Awesome... you got them for a good price too. Nothing beats the factory manuals. Kristen had piles of them for Hondas.

[Hornung418]

They are all available online for free and in PDF format, but nothing beats that feeling when you rifle through the pages and find exactly what you need.

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[Sockethead]

I agree, I'm old.... school :)

[Hornung418]

Rogue M-Tune installed today. Running the stock injectors for now. Will upgrade to the supplied 80#/hour when I install the new engine.

I'll have pics and videos tomorrow, it was quite an ordeal adding wiring to the existing harness. Never soldered before...but I watched 62 hours of film this morning I think I did okay.

The car started on the first go, so I don't think I fucked anything up. Only issue I'm getting is the engine stutters at 6k rpm, which is 680 rpm short of the new red line. Anyway, sorry for no pictures. But you'll have them tomorrow. :cool

[Newjack]

Rogue M-Tune installed today. Running the stock injectors for now. Will upgrade to the supplied 80#/hour when I install the new engine.

I'll have pics and videos tomorrow, it was quite an ordeal adding wiring to the existing harness. Never soldered before...but I watched 62 hours of film this morning I think I did okay.

The car started on the first go, so I don't think I fucked anything up. Only issue I'm getting is the engine stutters at 6k rpm, which is 680 rpm short of the new red line. Anyway, sorry for no pictures. But you'll have them tomorrow. :cool
New tune --> injectors can't keep up at high rpms?

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[Hornung418]

New tune --> injectors can't keep up at high rpms?

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Turned the boost down and it hits the 6680 rpm redline now...think I have a vac leak somewhere.

[Hornung418]

Here's the new engine bay!

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I have to install the injectors...it's come to that. The stock injectors are old and definitely don't flow like new. So the 80#/hr will be installed this Sunday. Have to keep my foot out of it, WOT just results in backfires and it bucks like I was just entered into a bull riding competition...

Now for the spare engine build!

This is the fabled balance shaft. It's sole purpose is to counter rotate with the upper balance shaft to cancel the secondary vibrations found in all inline four cylinders.

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Then I took the oil pan off to find a pretty clean crank shaft!

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Everything is tidy so far! Should be torn down by next Sunday, save the studs which need a stud extractor.

[Johnmadd]

Great progress Justin.

[TheFinanceGuy]

Looks good!

[Hornung418]

Thanks, Gents! I can't wait for Sunday for some hungover maintenance.

Shooting for more engine tear down on the spare. Fuel pressure confirmation/possible adjustment to 43psi or 3.0bar. And then replacing the fuel filter.

If it still runs like ass at WOT I'm going to try and clean the TPS.
Possible bad seals on the throttle body (which I have a rebuild kit for) allow oil to fill the TPS on boost. But it didn't do this with the old tuning, so I'm not sure why it does it now. Following the possible seal rebuild, I'll plumb the OCC into the system to delete the existing hard pipes and rubber hose ends. This should eliminate any oil being burned in the A/F mixture which lowers the octane, which can cause pre-ignition and detonation.

Lots of simple things to trouble shoot before I swap the injectors. That's my last resort. However when I do, I have a feeling this car will be a land rocket.

Here's a friend's new track toy!!

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Happy Independence Day, family!

[cakM3]

So how did you hit the dog with your Porsche Justin?



Sorry to see...

[Hornung418]

So how did you hit the dog with your Porsche Justin?



Sorry to see...
Driving home the same way I always do, looking out for deer as they've been spotted a few times crossing the road. Didn't expect to hit and kit a dog who who was crossing the road in a rural area. Eighties sealed beam tech sucks massive cock. She came running out of the treeline behind her partner in crime, who ran off when the accident happened. I struck her square on my front end and she rolled up on to the hood and windshield and was launched forward and bounced and rolled about 50 yards. The saddest part was me looking out my open window as I'm stopping and seeing it happen. It just twists your stomach up in knots.

She was a German Shorthaired Pointer, no collar or tags. Called 911 and let them know what happened and they called Animal Control to clean up the mess. Hopefully she was chipped, I'm actively looking for the owner via FB local lost and found pets page.

I'm okay physically but emotionally shaken obviously...I've accidentally ended a life.

Pics from the scene. I'll spare you the deceased.

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You can see the dog's outline on the bumper :(

Going to be sourcing the parts I need to rebuild her...parts car doesn't have the right front end pieces...but we will see what I can get done.

[cakM3]

Sucks when things like this happen Justin. Plain and simple...it always suck when a life is lost like this. Worse could have happened and luckily it disn't and you're okay :thumbsup

I'm sure you will get your car put back together....


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[Hornung418]

Pulled the header panel and the damaged lights to inspect for more. Everything looks okay. Nothing a hammer and channel locks can't bend back into place

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For now, I banged the dents out and am in search of a new header panel. This one is toast, bit it will do the job for now. I also cleaned the front end, I used purple power to strip the wax and clean the gunk. Then I used Mcguire's quick detail on the hood and fenders. The rest will stay dirty till I have time to care about my dead ass paint.

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[TheFinanceGuy]

You have the worst luck. Just putting that out there.

[Hornung418]

You have the worst luck. Just putting that out there.
Yeah...it's dawned upon me that I should start taking the bus to work...

[TheFinanceGuy]

Don't subject the people of the bus to your luck. They are already taking the bus.





:shifty

J/K

[Hornung418]

Lolol

[az3579]

Don't subject the people of the bus to your luck. They are already taking the bus.


:shifty

J/K

:rofl

[Oli77]

Man, just read about the dog story. What a bummer.

I throw some of my luck toward you...

[Hornung418]

Found a hook up for new fog lights. With the broken housings I can make them into euro spec. So that's cool.

Also found a great condition turbo bumper cover in primer all tabs intact. Going to work on finding a header panel for a good price and then hack it up to allow more airflow into the intercooler. Last step is the spare hood. Going to shoot for something like this:

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[Hornung418]

This evening while it is currently flash flooding, I was at the garage tearing down the engine. Tonight's achievements were the removal of the crank bolt and the associated pulleys. Then I took off the friction driven oil pump (which looks like a dong, BTW). And before it got hairy with the weather, my buddy Spencer helped me with pulling the rod and pistons for cyl2 and cyl3. Had to close up shop when the rain went from a slight drizzle to a full on deluge.

Tomorrow I am going out to pick up the fog lights, $275 used and one has a crack on the glass...but that's better than the ones that were on the car when I bought it last August. I will be converting them to Euro spec and wire in 100w DRLs and 55w fogs. Hella H4s are being sourced by a coworker who is also a motorcycle mechanic and gets deep discounts. And to round it all out, I'm possibly buying a bumper cover tomorrow too.

Like I said earlier, the last thing to source is the header panel. Cheers!

[az3579]

Then I took off the friction driven oil pump (which looks like a dong, BTW). And before it got hairy with the weather...

LMAO

[cakM3]

Nice to see you rebounding from a slight setback Justin! :thumbsup

[Hornung418]

LMAO
Haha I didn't even intend for the hairy comment to coincide with the oil pump joke LOL!

Nice to see you rebounding from a slight setback Justin! :thumbsup
Thanks, Chuck.

Just got off the phone with the parts yard, we're going to hopefully grab all kinds of stuff to make the front end pretty again.

Even a special surprise that I didn't know I would be buying ;-)

[TheFinanceGuy]

suspense.....

[Hornung418]

suspense.....
Is it killing you?

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[Hornung418]

Is it killing you?

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[TheFinanceGuy]

Is it killing you?


Lets not be drastic here. More like piquing my interest. :biggrin

[Hornung418]

Lets not be drastic here. More like piquing my interest. :biggrin
Sorry, my phone died earlier today on my trip back from Hagerstown.

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The bumper is basically brand new, needs a final sand and a primer coating then paint. $200. Thinking about spraying it orange RS orange and respraying the rear bumper and diffuser the same color...and print some Turbo S script decals for the sides.

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Moving on to fog lights, $275 for the pair...basically new except for a hairline crack on the inside of the glass. Just in need of a good polish and laminex application. Euro conversion inbound next month.

And finally the find of the fucking year!

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This is an 015 manual steering rack. 015 indicates 'sport ratio.' Paid $250. Talked him down from $300 as a bundle deal with the bumper. Will refresh the steering rack and delete Leaky McLeakerson (ZF pump reservoir) when I pull the engine.

[Hornung418]

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Oil pump for BP.

[Hornung418]

Lots of work done to the spare engine today.

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Last thing I need to do is pull the studs and a pesky, stripped hex key bolt that just doesn't want to break free. Even with copious amounts of PB Blaster and vice grips, she won't budge. Going to spring for some grabbit sockets to remove the bolt. We used them with success on Newjack's Tensioner pulley bolt when he stripped out the torx key with a hex key.

Shipping the block out in two weeks!

[Hornung418]

An hour of fussing with vice grips in the high heat and humidity with no air movement, I finally got that bastard of a bolt broken free and extracted. I have a three day weekend ahead of me starting Sunday, so I'm going to take advantage of that and torch and extract the studs. Hopefully the block will be shipped out on Tuesday, then the waiting game begins.

[Hornung418]

Bought the final piece to the puzzle today.

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$175 now we wait for vacation to come so I can have it all painted!

[Hornung418]

Oops...

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[spatchel]

Extra ventilation, right?

[Hornung418]

Extra ventilation, right?
That's the plan!

[BCS_ZHP]

Great build up, I'm searching for BP's favorite "hairy" oil pump as the culprit in the pic, lol

[Sockethead]

I'm an idiot LOL, it took me a while to see that was a hole...

[Hornung418]

Great build up, I'm searching for BP's favorite "hairy" oil pump as the culprit in the pic, lol
Lol! Should have some finished pics next week.

I'm an idiot LOL, it took me a while to see that was a hole...
Haha need those spectacles on old timer! [emoji6]

[az3579]

Great build up, I'm searching for BP's favorite "hairy" oil pump as the culprit in the pic, lol


I may be too exhausted to know what you're talking about, but... what? lol

[Hornung418]

I may be too exhausted to know what you're talking about, but... what? lol
The oil pump is shaped like a dong...which would often be hairy. If the dong fails then a bearing would likely be spun resulting in the need for complete tear down.

[az3579]

Great build up, I'm searching for BP's favorite "hairy" oil pump as the culprit in the pic, lol


The oil pump is shaped like a dong...which would often be hairy. If the dong fails then a bearing would likely be spun resulting in the need for complete tear down.

Oh yeah, I even commented on the dong comment. :facepalm
It's still funny to me... lol

[Hornung418]

Oh yeah, I even commented on the dong comment. :facepalm
It's still funny to me... lol
But, lucky for me, everything is clean and tidy on this engine. Never been opened before and in great shape!

[BRGcoopahS]

saw yer posts on IG. Sucks but luckily it was only a dog and not a deer. OK well that sucks you hit a poor dog but the damage isnt bad.

That pic of the 964 made me fall in love agaain. I almost ended up with one but ended up with a clean 944. I wonder how easy it is to convert the front end to a 964.

[Hornung418]

saw yer posts on IG. Sucks but luckily it was only a dog and not a deer. OK well that sucks you hit a poor dog but the damage isnt bad.

That pic of the 964 made me fall in love agaain. I almost ended up with one but ended up with a clean 944. I wonder how easy it is to convert the front end to a 964.
Thanks, John. The conversion is not easy at all, the whole front clip needs to be changed over new fenders and a whole bunch of fabrication. I like the 968, but I wouldn't go through the trouble to convert a 944 into one.

I've seen two threads of the process and it looks like a nightmare. Better off just trying to find one in good condition. The engines are a bit more complicated too, so that's an extra learning curve.

[BRGcoopahS]

Wow, had no idea. I sort of assumed it would be an easy conversion considering its part VW and VW heads to front end conversions left and right.

[Hornung418]

Wow, had no idea. I sort of assumed it would be an easy conversion considering its part VW and VW heads to front end conversions left and right.
I think you're confused. At this point, Porsche was the commanding force in the partnership. The 924 was developed jointly with VW, but with the introduction of the 944 in 1982, it was all Porsche. And nothing about the 968 was Volkswagen related.

[BRGcoopahS]

Not true, there were a few parts still found in VW's on the 944. door handles, interior components, im sure theres more. But yea I know the 924 was basically a VW and the 944 was more of a true porsche.

[Hornung418]

Not true, there were a few parts still found in VW's on the 944. door handles, interior components, im sure theres more. But yea I know the 924 was basically a VW and the 944 was more of a true porsche.
924 engine was from an Audi van lol. Door handles and other knick knacks on the interior are one thing but the majority of them are Porsche through and through.

[Hornung418]

Bought a euro Turbo rear bumper today...opportunity came up and I couldn't say no.

Looks like this.

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07/25/d799d17b94957a836a18284f4af59121.jpg

By comparison, the US bumper has shocks and stupid rubber bumperettes. I've never liked the look of the US bumpers.

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07/25/375cf49c487ed26923db852deed4ea76.jpg

[TheFinanceGuy]

Nice Justin! I hate the US bumpers.

[danewilson77]

New bumper is teets

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[Hornung418]

Well one day back home and I'm already back in the shop. Today was tough. Hot and humid and no airflow in my corner of the shop.

Sprayed PB BLASTER on the studs a week before I left for Erie, PA last Wednesday. So today's task was to try and remove them. I used the Double Nut Technique it proved very useful on 7, possibly 8, of them. The two on the left will definitely need to be heated to get freed from the factory loctited. Haven't tried the right most one. Mom called me to come home for dinner.

7/10 studs out of the block.

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07/27/ccb16d98159f8e399e57d9ca59aa56a5.jpg

The remaining studs.

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07/27/0f38a1d4262f5b496854839b01391da2.jpg

It took me three hours to get this far. Very hard and laborious w/o the right tool. But I don't need to spend $100 for a stud removal tool, maybe later in life.

Cheers!

[Hornung418]

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/02/51b0d01d4b399556715bd66b898adc5d.jpg

Done.

[ELCID86]

Nice verk.


Thumbs, iPhone, TaT.

[Hornung418]

Well I got a package in the post from the guy that makes the Rogue MTune. With a new chip and a nice little note. All of this was provided free of charge.

I was in the Turbo FB group and commenting on a post with the update information and Josh posted to tell me to put in the 80# injectors and swap the chip and I should be able to enjoy the car as it was meant to be driven.

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/08/728bd4349c71d44e4d362a24691c1e97.jpg

[Oli77]

^ that's a win!

[az3579]

Oh the simple days when all that was needed was literally a chip.

sent from my Droid Turbo

[Hornung418]

Oh the simple days when all that was needed was literally a chip.

sent from my Droid Turbo
Just seeing this. Yeah that's what it had and what was very popular. When you switch from AFM to MAF the computer needs to have extra calculations and be recoded to suit the needs of the injectors. So the kit while expensive, will allow the engine to function better at all points of the rev range.

A modern tune in a BMW is still cheaper than the Rogue M-tune ($1400).

[Hornung418]

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/16/f74171a8d792fb6fea21ea8f60c9e032.jpg

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/16/2825b6fff8b84871d2ff1ca01636f56c.jpg

Just bought these door cards for a little project I have concocted in my head. Should turn out very cool if I can nail the execution. Need to source some 911 parts. [emoji12]

[BMWCurves]

Dem fuzzy bins.

[Hornung418]

They don't come with the purchase...just the door cards.

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/16/ec702f56ba428fe68d841064fe93211f.jpg

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/16/fb08bc0522cff35ce64251c6b41760c0.jpg

These are what I'm working with currently (except in black) and am looking to sell for $300.

[Hornung418]

Okay so the deposit has been placed and now I need to source some 911 RS America door pulls and an handle. Shooting for something like below.

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/17/de75fef353ac1520702a5afd7ac8a870.jpg

[Pip]

Love the look of door pulls in a Porsche.

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[BMWCurves]

Love the look of door pulls in a Porsche.

+1 that'll look awesome

[Hornung418]

Thanks guys! Can't wait to experiment with them. Hopefully I can get a nice sale on the interior. I want do the same with the rear seat 'cards.' The rear seat is going bye bye and then I can mount a half cage for harness points.

[Johnmadd]

Nice stuff, I'm lurking /stalking :biggrin

[Sockethead]

I always look here to see what crazy/cool thing you are doing next... you never disappoint my friend...
You gotta stop by in that car and see us and the boys before it gets cold again!

[NoVAphotog]

I always look here to see what crazy/cool thing you are doing next... you never disappoint my friend...
You gotta stop by in that car and see us and the boys before it gets cold again!

Wish ya'll could come by on Saturday!

[Newjack]

Just wanted to note, Justin let me drive his Porsche this past weekend. Hands down the scariest car I have ever driven.

In the ZHP, I have torque and power sub 2k rpms. In the Porsche you don't have any power, until a few revs later and all of a sudden your bouncing off the limiter and your head is against the seat. It didn't help driving at night through the dark windy roads, but I still had a blast. Thanks Justin.

[Hornung418]

Glad you enjoyed it, Rob! Next time you're in the area and we have a weekend, we can hit the back roads in the day light. Hopefully the engine and new wheels will be finished by then!

As for me, my door cards arrived.

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/25/9006f7a3d34d59547349b516718a25d3.jpg

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/25/8f0837f375fde5214351eba718f341d2.jpg

And I have a guy interested in my spare cylinder head and cam tower. So hopefully my pockets will be $250 heavier.

[Johnmadd]

Just wanted to note, Justin let me drive his Porsche this past weekend. Hands down the scariest car I have ever driven.

In the ZHP, I have torque and power sub 2k rpms. In the Porsche you don't have any power, until a few revs later and all of a sudden your bouncing off the limiter and your head is against the seat. It didn't help driving at night through the dark windy roads, but I still had a blast. Thanks Justin.

My turn.

[330i Lover]

And come get me in Nashville, I'm ready for a joy ride!

[NorCal-Dimitri]

Next time I'm on the East coast I'll expect a ride. It looks like we're going to have to start a list, haha.

[Hornung418]

Hoping to make it out for the reunion next year, so rides will be given :)

Today's project is to strip the doors of the current leather and padding and figure out how I want to mount my handles and door pulls. Should be buying the covering material on Sunday. Still undecided if I want to do vinyl or suede...

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/26/143f3f061e843aa6444c5c0299535ffc.jpg

[Whitexi]

I vote suede!

Car sounds like she's moving along. I'm excited to see it too!


Sent from my

[Hornung418]

Got a quote for my door handles and pulls...$205 dollars. So recovering and mounting the supplies should probably run me around $250 all together. Enough suede material for the rear cards and probably the whole car.

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/27/d2ae094bf086c71a8d65ddc21973e8ed.jpg

I have special plans to find a non-airbag dash and add all the switches to the dash from the center console and do a center console delete. I will have a radio bracket relocation or *gasp* a radio delete. Not sure yet. I have a nice system, but its not stock and looks too modern for the car.

[Hornung418]

And I just got the tracking number for my new rear bumper! Should see it on Monday!

[TheFinanceGuy]

:fistpump

[Hornung418]

Big bucks coming my way! Selling the head and cam tower for $250 plus shipping. And I put the car on the yesterday and first thing to do was put it in gear and spin the wheels. Boy what a discovery I made when both wheels turned the same direction!!! lSD transaxle worth about $800-1000 depending on the condition. Super pumped!

[Hornung418]

A present came from the UK!!

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/31/1c23887d0dbb4ea7a2d5c17ccdb9f4d3.jpg

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/31/e7edb7c0f392141be0d149ae22653a6c.jpg

Can't wait to put this on. There is only one flaw; a dime sized paint chip. Looks like it was touched up at some point. Super stoked!

[Johnmadd]

Awesome.

[TheFinanceGuy]

I can not look past that stairway carpeting...




ok- worked through it.

That fascia looks ama

[Hornung418]

I can not look past that stairway carpeting...




ok- worked through it.

That fascia looks ama
Lol. I don't even notice it anymore. I wanted hardwood steps with a runner, but that got pretty pricy real quick. That's the only carpeting on the first floor beside my mother's room.

Mounted pics in five hours! Sold my head and cam tower locally.

Hope to have the transaxle laying on my belly by 9 pm.

[Hornung418]

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/01/0c3917ce6569747ec74dea1da531ba72.jpg

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/01/132cc22bc7bc3da6a24e885c1e512a67.jpg

This was a lot tougher to install than I anticipated. The hardest part was removing the stupid USA metal bumper. The fiberglass bumper is two bolts for the each of the brackets and two bolts for the bumper. Quite a bit lighter than the metal US bumper too!! Needs a good wash and a polish on the muffler now.

Next step: Get the stickers I need for the sides. Looks like I can get orange for $55 shipped from Suncoast Porsche.

[ryankokesh]

Hot damn, lookin good!

[BMWCurves]

Reminds me of the words by one of the great poets living today:

"I was like, good gracious ass is bodacious" - Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. aka Nelly

[Johnmadd]

Reminds me of the words by one of the great poets living today:

"I was like, good gracious ass is bodacious" - Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. aka Nelly

:rofl

[Hornung418]

Thanks, guys. Still have a bit of adjustment to take care of but that will be corrected after vacation. Going to pull the diffuser and get it painted orange soon. Can't friggin wait!!!

[TheFinanceGuy]

Looks good Justin!

[cakM3]

Justin, I like the euro rear bumper on the Porsche much better! :thumbsup

[Hornung418]

Thanks, Gents. Hoping to offload some parts and pocket a couple hundred this weekend. That will fund the next interior project. Found several leads for a crack free airbag delete dashboard. Someone local to me is asking $300, but the bottom is unfinished as it was a different color. Planning on deleting the lower console and turning it into an outlaw style Porsche.

Unfortunately for resale value, I will be saving all of these parts. 951 values are on the rise! And in order to retain the value the interior needs to be complete. But I'm excited to get cracking on the removal process of the rear seats, those are being sold for $300 to a friend with a 944S. I wont worry about those as the seat is useless anyway.

[danewilson77]

Relevant?

https://youtu.be/FcFP5T-qCM4

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[Hornung418]

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthread.php?t=885562

Got these on my radar... 8x18 & 11x18

Hollow spoke wheels for weight reduction. The offset on these is perfect for the late offset 944/951/968 models.

[BMWCurves]

11 inches?! That's huge.

Also, I had no idea Pelican Parts had forums.

[Hornung418]

11 inches?! That's huge.

Also, I had no idea Pelican Parts had forums.
Yeah I really just browse the classifieds. And yeah, that much wheel will allow me to run 295s...the rear wheels only weigh 11.9kg!

[az3579]

11 inches?! That's huge.



I'm going to refrain. :rofl

[BMWCurves]

What? I'm more used to 8 or 8.5 inches...

[Hornung418]

Botond always wants to make a penis joke.

🍆

[az3579]

Botond always wants to make a penis joke.




Hey, I resisted! You've got to give me some credit...

[ryankokesh]

:facepalm

[az3579]

I really like those wheels BTW. What happened to the twists? I thought you were looking at getting those at some point...
Just to be sure I compared these with twists, just to make sure they're not the same thing.

[Hornung418]

I really like those wheels BTW. What happened to the twists? I thought you were looking at getting those at some point...
Just to be sure I compared these with twists, just to make sure they're not the same thing.
Well...all the Turbo Twists I keep finding are the cool hollow spoke wheels but the offsets are et45 for the wide body cars which is 15mm too low and will rub on the rear coil overs.

The Sport Techno 1s have the right dimensions, and the right offsets. 295 RE-11As, here I come!!

[Hornung418]

I really like those wheels BTW. What happened to the twists? I thought you were looking at getting those at some point...
Just to be sure I compared these with twists, just to make sure they're not the same thing.
http://rennlist.com/forums/924-931-944-951-968-forum/584628-the-official-924-44-68-wheel-thread.html#post7808544

Check that post out for a visualization...Dat booty shot :drool

[Hornung418]

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/11/2d420ab9bd1e56e1d9e76c59cd8919bd.jpg

Saw this on my way back from Deep Creek with the family. Nice looking car. Older woman driving it (never saw a turn signal...lol).

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/11/370dead5fc255820ac9abb2ab1d23a2a.jpg

All tucked in for hurricane Joaquin before headed out to Deep Creek. Dirty and covered with leaves and pine sap. She needs a bath.

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/11/3240a9767699e42b4b5a5b2e6c8f9817.jpg

Currently dealing with this trying to remove some bushings from an e28 RTA...Two pound plastic sledge did the damage. Nothing broken, but it sure hurts like a SOB!

Hopefully buying a truck/SUV before next month...just waiting on sellers to get back to me :-)

Cheers!

[Oli77]

Ouchi mama!

[Sockethead]

I'm sure he wasn't screaming "Mama!" When that happened...
Probably more like @&#%^! :)

[Hornung418]

I'm sure he wasn't screaming "Mama!" When that happened...
Probably more like @&#%^! :)
Instant sobriety. I had a couple glasses of wine through out the process.

[Hornung418]

Finally put in my 80# injectors! This was super easy, I don't know why I waited.

These are the stock ones. 24#

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/24/5b6a18aeed5bac0012dddba56e3b490b.jpg

80# units Installed.

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/24/2b9aa866793d975174ad0ecb6dfa370e.jpg

Nothing good comes easy though...there is a massive coolant leak from the back of the block. Probably heater hose related. Of all times to shit the bed. No pics. Too frustrated to document.

We drove the car anyway...and this thing fuckin rips. Easily over 320 whp with conservative boost levels.

No progress on spare engine. Using an inductor tomorrow to heat the studs on the bottom of the block. That should brake them free. Then it gets sent off to finally be cleaned and over-bored.

[TheFinanceGuy]

Excellent progress Justin! What happened with the truck purchase? Will that be a winter beater?

[Hornung418]

Excellent progress Justin! What happened with the truck purchase? Will that be a winter beater?
Yeah it's a bummer. I haven't received any return contact with the potential sellers. It was never listed, but she mentioned that she had an FJ80 and it might be for sale. So wishful thinking on my part I guess. I am still looking for an economical commuter for the mileage accumulation. I'm still around 116k. But I want to keep the chassis in the best shape that I can.

[Hornung418]

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/26/320d84862f99713757775e0f491f5e48.jpg

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/26/a15c719b228ea7ed15a5756fbe949baa.jpg

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/26/bf1b1b5b911d81dae8a601bf2d1748d8.jpg

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/26/8baea77acd866824e102ce5105ccc246.jpg

Dug deep into the engine bay to find my leak. That piece of plastic coats $128 and the hoses cost a total of $100+ !! What the fuck, Porsche?!

Bought the parts I need on Pelican Parts, both FCP and ECS didn't have all the products I needed in stock and they wanted only slightly less than the dealer.

Soon I will have coolant and heat! Just in time for winter :)

[slater]

good job, justin. those bits look a lot like audi parts i've encountered on the old C4-chassis audis. granted, it's an evolution of an audi engine so that makes sense - and these parts always get brittle and fail on the audis, too.

can you buy a length of coolant-safe silicone hose to replace that rubber stuff? that would certainly be cheaper than the OE stuff.

peter

[Hornung418]

good job, justin. those bits look a lot like audi parts i've encountered on the old C4-chassis audis. granted, it's an evolution of an audi engine so that makes sense - and these parts always get brittle and fail on the audis, too.

can you buy a length of coolant-safe silicone hose to replace that rubber stuff? that would certainly be cheaper than the OE stuff.

peter

Thanks, Peter!

I opted to go with aftermarket rubber replacements and a Meanco Bundy heater control valve. Spent $85 for all the parts I need.

I think I'm going to reseal my throttle body while its off the car. The process seems in-depth and should provide a nice challenge while I have the parts to do it. The kit is from Arnnworks and can be found at this link provided.

http://www.arnnworx.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=66&products_id=181

[Sockethead]

You need to find a beater soon so you don't have to drive that fine piece of machinery during the winter.... Too bad the Toyota didn't pan out, that would of been sweet.
if you find an old Honda, I'm sure Kristen would help you out with parts and knowledge since she's like the original Honda girl, hahah

[Hornung418]

I would love an early Accord!

Today's delivery contained something easy to install and no headaches to deal with!

Manual sunroof latches!!

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/29/1ec78a777d610623e973482035bfaac2.jpg

Paid $100...ugh that's expensive for some old parts, but what the hell. Shit ain't getting any easier to find. With these installed, I will remove the sunroof motor and gear sets, saving about 10lbs. But most importantly, no annoying 30 year old electronics to deal with.

Next up is my airbag delete :)

Have a friend with a contact in Japan. Getting a MOMO MOD.07 comp wheel and a Italovolanti three spoke wheel in an undisclosed color to provide an awesome look to my interior when I'm not driving hard. (On track) the Yen to USD exchange rate is in our favor so wheels are cheap and easy to import.

I am working up a deal for a crack-free, non-airbag dashboard for my Transmission and cash on top from a local seller. I already bought a non airbag switch assembly from a guy in GA for $35. Should be here tomorrow. Momonhub arrives next week. Super pumped to be making progress on this thing!

[Hornung418]

Got to drive my car yesterday. It was a great success! The battery was dead so there was a good time trying to get that to start. Luckily it's been working well for the two days I've driven it. She is in desperate need of a bath and a good wax application. I'm afraid that the hood and fenders might need to be wet sanded to get some sap off of it.

More packages should be arriving soon!! Things are looking up!

[Johnmadd]

Awesome Justin.

Have you ever wet sanded a car before, I never have. I'm too scared.

[Hornung418]

Awesome Justin.

Have you ever wet sanded a car before, I never have. I'm too scared.
Never. But at this point, 30 year old paint is 30 year old paint...

I've got a few liveries in mind so at this point if it's got a be painted, whatever.

[Johnmadd]

Great time and platform to learn and see if you can do it well then., can't wait for the before and after shots.

[Hornung418]

Great time and platform to learn and see if you can do it well then., can't wait for the before and after shots.
You'll be waiting for a little bit. Probably won't happen until Jan/Feb.

[BMWCurves]

I've got the paint job for you, a la Top Gear:

http://images.amcnetworks.com/bbcamerica.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/52/files/2015/02/TGS22_Ep3_9-1024x576.jpg

[Hornung418]

I've got the paint job for you, a la Top Gear:

http://images.amcnetworks.com/bbcamerica.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/52/files/2015/02/TGS22_Ep3_9-1024x576.jpg
Yeah that's close in the running.

[Hornung418]

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11/04/f85dd26a69240e51504856901b8f99be.jpg

Fabbed and fitted. My new header panel is in and looks great! Just needs paint matched. Not sure when I'm gonna do that...

[Hornung418]

New tie rods for the Manual steering rack are on their way!!

Less than $200 shipped to my door. Hopefully installing next week and finally getting an alignment. First time that will have been done in my ownership and it needs one bad.

My steering wheel and hub should arrive sometime before Wednesday. Coming all the way from Japan. Spent $232 for a secondhand Italvolanti wheel and a brand new MOMO 7004 hub shipped from Japan. Can't wait to get rid of my airbag wheel!!

[NorCal-Dimitri]

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11/04/f85dd26a69240e51504856901b8f99be.jpg

Fabbed and fitted. My new header panel is in and looks great! Just needs paint matched. Not sure when I'm gonna do that...

Cute photo bro :rofl

[Hornung418]

Cute photo bro :rofl
When she givin you dem bedroom eyes.

[Hermes]

I've got the paint job for you, a la Top Gear:

http://images.amcnetworks.com/bbcamerica.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/52/files/2015/02/TGS22_Ep3_9-1024x576.jpg

No.

This:

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[Hornung418]

No.

This:

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That car is amazing. Have you seen the video of that thing running at full clap?

[az3579]

You should do a projector retrofit into the popups! Get some good lighting up in that joint. Reminds me of resto-mods.

sent from my Droid Turbo

[Hornung418]

You should do a projector retrofit into the popups! Get some good lighting up in that joint. Reminds me of resto-mods.

sent from my Droid Turbo
Already in the works. Fiberglass buckets and lenses for my car are around $200. I will settle for what I have now. Just dropped some cash on a smaller steering wheel and the new tie rods so I can delete my power steering.

[Hornung418]

Well...clutch pedal goes to the floor. Dry rot in the soft hydraulic line has drained my fluid and added air in the line. Bought the parts I need to replace the lines and both cylinders from my speed shop. $430...my dollars for the engine build are slipping through my fingers like water.

So I need to find time to get that replaced. Guess I'm car pooling with momma for a few days...

[TheFinanceGuy]

Well...clutch pedal goes to the floor. Dry rot in the soft hydraulic line has drained my fluid and added air in the line. Bought the parts I need to replace the lines and both cylinders from my speed shop. $430...my dollars for the engine build are slipping through my fingers like water.

So I need to find time to get that replaced. Guess I'm car pooling with momma for a few days...

Is that like admitting defeat, carpooling with mom.... :-/

[Hornung418]

Is that like admitting defeat, carpooling with mom.... :-/
Not really, because we work pretty close to each other, but it is definitely less enjoyable.

So I got as far as pulling the clutch slave and soft line out. The Master is unclipped from the pivot arm and both bolts holding it to the firewall removed. Need to pull the hard line tonight and hopefully it's an easy reinstall. Gotta bench bleed the lines because the slave cylinder doesn't like to return to full.

When I was under the dash I could visually see the master cylinder and the dust boot just leaking fluid all over the arm and down the front of the carpet area. When I pulled the slave out, the soft line had a pin hold leak and had a stripe of fluid baked onto it from the exhaust heat. The slave pushrod was visibly deformed from 30 years of abuse.

So all in all, money well spent, just a very annoying process.

Some pics

New parts

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11/10/dca91c54a40d2951c9c7e8790df55435.jpg

Slave pushrod

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11/10/c2e9ecb09d15bec46533a3f57d5dfdf5.jpg

Second hand steering wheel and hub from Japan waiting for my friend to bring it by the shop.

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11/10/82d5454407e70bfb40d3e16dde0bef94.jpg

Last shot of the night.

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11/10/4605dc3df79a71075f4988a01d5fd390.jpg

[Hornung418]

Four day clutch bleeding nightmare...I'm wrecked and still smell like brake fluid.

Clutch is finally firm again, but the slave had to be reused because I damaged the new one when the piston pin jumped out of the cup and turbo-fucked the piston. Was not a good time.

In other news, picked up my new wheel!! Hopefully installing this afternoon before my 3-11 shift :/

Have a great weekend all!

[Hornung418]

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[BMWCurves]

Mmmmm. I am seriously impressed by the work you're doing on your Porsche. Really good stuff. What's next (my memory is fuzzy and I'm too lazy to look back)?

[HiFiGuy]

Cool thread. My dad had a 1984 Porsche 944 in Guards Red with dark brown leather. That car introduced me to what brakes and handling could be like when they are truly great. IIRC, back at that time, the 944 won a shootout for best handling car in the world, circa mid-80's.

[Hornung418]

Cool thread. My dad had a 1984 Porsche 944 in Guards Red with dark brown leather. That car introduced me to what brakes and handling could be like when they are truly great. IIRC, back at that time, the 944 won a shootout for best handling car in the world, circa mid-80's.
That was my first car. An 84 Guards Red. Cloth interior. Was something I knew I needed to drive again after I sold it. They are getting very cheap to buy. But maintenance is still a pain, but the NA is a lot more accessible. Highly recommend hunting one down in good shape if you want one! Spend the money to avoid the heartbreak.

Mmmmm. I am seriously impressed by the work you're doing on your Porsche. Really good stuff. What's next (my memory is fuzzy and I'm too lazy to look back)?
Thanks! Next up is the 015 manual sport steering rack. 3.5 turns lock to lock.

I need to pull the wheel again and add a female terminal for the horn. Thank god that's not awful to get to. Following this, I am working on the door cards. RS door pulls and handles. Deleting half the stereo and pulling the center console for added leg room.

[Hornung418]

Well...bad news for me and my friends. We've been evicted from our garage space, by our landlady. She's been fined and will face court hearings for infractions with Zoning and Permitting in Harford County, MD. This puts us out of our space where we keep 9 cars currently and three of them are able to drive.

The allegations that three friends and three more acquaintances are running a business out of the shop, and that someone is living upstairs, are the zoning boards reason for kicking us out. Idk about you guys, but we are the most unsuccessful business that never existed.

This whole space was shady as fuck from the get go, but we never felt what we were doing was illegal. However, her reputation in the neighborhood has given them an opportunity to royally fuck her, and in turn us, over.

Looking for a place to put a lift and space for parking inside. This is gonna be a shit show. Everything has to be gone by Thursday. Zoning is coming to inspect the place that day.

Just needed to vent...

[Oli77]

Oh man, that's shitty. Sending good vibes your way. That was not a business but may have looked like one to the neighbors.

[BMWCurves]

Damn, that's crazy. Good luck.

[Sockethead]

That sucks Justin... not much time to do anything...

[Hornung418]

Thanks, dudes. We are all scrambling right now.

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I have my engine and stand, two sets of wheels, two bumper covers, miscellaneous stuff, my 951 and the parts car to get off the property.

The graciousness of a family friend, if I clean half of their garage, I can put the 951 in there until I can get it to my own space. As for the parts car, I'm going to pull anything and everything of value off of it, cut the chassis in quarters and take it for scrap metal. That will be the end of that story.

Stay tuned for updates.

[Hornung418]

All of my stuff, that is not one of my two vehicles or the stuff inside them, is out of the shop. Now residing in a 10'x10' storage unit.

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Going to build shelves for the totes to sit on the length of the left and back walls. Stack my wheels on the top shelf. Put the bumper in the upstock. Sell the fenders hood and front bumper cover from my first BMW and get rid of the dorm room stuff.

Then everything will be cataloged and listed for sale. That is not a necessity for my car.

Long process just got somewhat organized, but now I will be spending 5 hours every weekend here until it gets reduced to necessity.

[Johnmadd]

Is that E.T. on a pallet? :facepalm

[Hornung418]

Is that E.T. on a pallet? :facepalm
That's my 944 block.

[Johnmadd]

Suck man, sorry.

[Hornung418]

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So I woke up to these messages from a guy who has had negative experiences with my garage landlady. Needless to say, we're all glad to be moving on.

I'm looking for real estate with a garage now...might finally be flying the coupe 😖

[BMWCurves]

Yeesh, that's crazy. Renting can lead to some shady stuff.

[TheFinanceGuy]

That took a turn that I wasn't expecting.

[Hornung418]

Yeah...we did a lot of case searching we have a lot of dirt on the owner and her son. Her daughter is in okay shape, but her son has made some very poor decisions; drinking and driving leading to an accident where the victim was left paralyzed. And he's done some jail time. Her husband divorced her and then died from a heart attack (which we knew about). But yeah...glad to be moving out even if the location and rent was prime for automobile fuckery.

I'm looking for real estate property in the southern PA region and potentially in southern MD with garage space. I want to buy a lift of my own and create a retreat where I can do my own maintenance as if nothing has changed.

And as a heads up, I've applied for a position with Priority 1 Automotive (BMW, Porsche, Mini, and Maserati) in their parts dept.

[Johnmadd]

Good luck on the job buddy.

[Sockethead]

Sounds like a good plan. There comes a time in every man's life when he knows it's time to leave the nest... South Eastern PA is beautiful. I grew up in Chester county

[BCS_ZHP]

Justin,
Sux about the eviction. If you find a space, my buddy has a 2-post side lift for sale, freshly rebuilt motor, think he wants about $1200. He's probably negotiable, he replaced it a year ago. Bruce

[Hornung418]

Thanks, for the heads up, Bruce!

We've moved out all but three cars. I've got some wheels and the hatch to grab.

This is what I leave behind:

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A massive "Fuck you!" to the landlord and Zoning and Permitting. It's on the rotors and loaded with junk. There is nothing to attach me paper or otherwise, to the shell. I'm all out of fucks to give friends. If you have any in surplus, send 'em my way!

[Sockethead]

Haha! Good job Justin... poetic justice :guns2

[Hornung418]

So I picked these up on Tuesday. For the low low price of $700. In dire need or refinishing when all is said and done I will have maybe $2000 into these wheels and they will be worth much more than that when finished.

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Test fitted them today. My clearance on the front brake calipers was a major concern when I bought these because I'd read that 17s are the smallest diameter that will fit.

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Well the barrel clears the caliper and no interference on rotation. However, the mounting surface isn't deep enough to clear the faces, so spacers are necessary up front.

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The fronts are 16x8 with a zero inch lip. Super funky looking but it will work.

Rears are 16x9 and there is no clearance issues with the rear calipers as the rotor hat extends beyond the caliper.

Lips are being sent to Spintech, LLC in Florida for bend and curbage removal. Then polished. Should be the most difficult part of the process.

Stay tuned for updates.

[ryankokesh]

Dang. That's quiet the endeavor. Can't wait to see them finished.


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[Sockethead]

Good to see the white car getting some attention again :)

[Hornung418]

Dang. That's quiet the endeavor. Can't wait to see them finished.


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Good to see the white car getting some attention again :)
Thanks, guys. I am ready to send the engine off to be bored over and honed. I'm going to have the machine shop pull the bottom studs and then order the necessary parts for a quick assembly. Hopefully, the block hasn't warped while it was on the stand. (A thing these engines apparently do...)

A bump in compression and displacement should put me in the 300hp range. A conservative bump over the standard 250 HP from the Turbo S vehicles.

[cakM3]

Any new updates to your project thread Justin?

[Hornung418]

Any new updates to your project thread Justin?
I bought a car cover...

Lol she hasn't moved in four months. I have a lot of parts in my storage unit. Need the space to get it back together. Hopefully buying a house with a big garage in the coming months.

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[Johnmadd]

I bought a car cover...

Lol she hasn't moved in four months. I have a lot of parts in my storage unit. Need the space to get it back together. Hopefully buying a house with a big garage in the coming months.

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Nice!

[Hornung418]

UPDATE!

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Welcome to your new home. Let's get you cleaned up tomorrow...

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[Sockethead]

Finally! You're going to enjoy having your own space, eh?

A few florescent lights and you'll be good to go for nighttime beers and wrenching. ;)

[Hornung418]

Finally! You're going to enjoy having your own space, eh?

A few florescent lights and you'll be good to go for nighttime beers and wrenching. ;)
There are more lights. I just thought the lighting from the opener was perfect for this shot 😉

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[Sockethead]

Oh the shot is definitely cool !

[Hornung418]

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[san]

Nice! Lots of space


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[TheFinanceGuy]

Welcome home 951.

[slater]

A few florescent lights and you'll be good to go for nighttime beers and wrenching. ;)


There are more lights. I just thought the lighting from the opener was perfect for this shot ��

nice! after i saw the first pic i thought the same thing as rob. :) but then i saw your post. i would also suggest painting the walls white - the florescent light will bounce off the white and will actually make it brighter - 'free' light. :) a bright place to work is always better.

[Hornung418]

Gonna put up boards so I can paint wood instead of have the blocks soak up endless amounts of paint.

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[Hornung418]

All clean...kinda. she's gonna need a paint job. Clear on hood is peeling off in sheets.

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[az3579]

nice! after i saw the first pic i thought the same thing as rob. :) but then i saw your post. i would also suggest painting the walls white - the florescent light will bounce off the white and will actually make it brighter - 'free' light. :) a bright place to work is always better.


My eyes hurt just thinking about it - lol

But then again, I've always liked darkness :shifty

[slater]

My eyes hurt just thinking about it - lol

But then again, I've always liked darkness :shifty

LOL. my eyes are very light-sensitive, but in the garage - bright is good. the more light, the better!

[Sockethead]

LOL. my eyes are very light-sensitive, but in the garage - bright is good. the more light, the better!
Yep I had 8 florescent lights in my tiny 1 car garage in Jersey

[slater]

Yep I had 8 florescent lights in my tiny 1 car garage in Jersey

sweet! i've got 5 sets of twin florescents in my 1.5 car garage. :)

[Hornung418]

As soon as I get the coin for the electrical work, I'll be hard wiring four 8' fixtures into the garage and one 4' over my bench.

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[330i ZHP]

Nice space. Looking forward to hearing about the project getting back underway

[330i ZHP]

Ultra white and high gloss when you paint

[Hornung418]

Ultra white and high gloss when you paint
Definitely!

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[Sockethead]

As soon as I get the coin for the electrical work, I'll be hard wiring four 8' fixtures into the garage and one 4' over my bench.


Damn, I've done a lot of electrical wiring over the years.... If I was still up there in Jersey, I'd be stopping by to help you do that...

[danewilson77]

Loving it Justin. Keep it up.

S7 Edge, out

[Hornung418]

Damn, I've done a lot of electrical wiring over the years.... If I was still up there in Jersey, I'd be stopping by to help you do that...
I have to upgrade the service from 100amps to 200amps. Then all the loose wiring needs to be cleaned up and then all the outlets will be brought up to code. It's something I could do, but would rather pay the professional to do it. Estimate is $2400 for full service.

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[Sockethead]

Yea, that's a lot of work... I thought you were just rewiring the garage...

[Hornung418]

Started removing the interior last week. Struggling with the passenger seat. All the bolts are different so I'm just drilling them out. Hoping I can work this weekend through hurricane Matthew.


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[Sockethead]

It's looking like the hurricane won't go up the coast that far...