I noticed that the fuel gauge never moved past the empty mark so I decided to pull and clean the fuel level sender. It has been sitting in old gasoline for 20 years so I figured it was due for a cleaning. Here is what it looked like when I
It is time to install a new windshield. On these earlier 944s there is a metal decorative trim that goes around the windshield. The later 944s are flush mounted. These trim pieces are held in by these metal clips that are severely rusted on my car. Here is a picture
Today I took removed the fuel rail and the fuel injectors so they can be sent off to be cleaned. The fuel rail was pretty straight forward to remove. The most difficult part was removing the electrical clips. I ended up just removing the metal clip and then sliding the
Started the process of cleaning and restoring the vinyl interior. I did some research and landed on 303 Protectant. Here is a before and after image of the interior of the door panel.
Struts were replaced today. The hood struts popped out at the bottom and had a bolt and pin on the hood. For the hatch strut, I used struts from a 87-95 Jeep Wrangler as discussed in this thread here. The Jeep Wrangler strut has about 1/3 the stiffness which
My daughter and I spent the morning wiping the dust off the exterior of the car. We uncovered lots of rock chips and minor dents that will need attention, but the paint looks really good at 10 ft.
Today we brought the car home. It is a 1985.1 Porsche 944 that has been garaged for the last 20 years. We had it towed to our house and dropped off directly into our garage. The windshield is in poor condition, but the body appears to be in great
I'm searching for a Porsche 944 that I can restore.