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 shape.
Very excited for the restoration to begin.
I inspected the CV axles and noticed the grease was very sparse and almost hard to the touch. I decided to regrease them using a CV axle boot kit. The kit includes a boot, grease, and a snap ring. The axles were very dirty, so the first step was to
It took me a while, but I finally disassembled the engine. I plan on sending the block, head, and crankshaft to a machine shop. Hopefully it won't need any major repair. Bores honed, crankshaft polished, and cylinder head rebuilt. Parts Removed * Cam Tower * Head * Belts and Rollers * Oil
I pulled the transaxle with plans to reseal it. There is quite a bit of oil and sludge all around it. The mounts didn't look bad, but the rubber is about 40 years old at this point. I read on Rennlist a few posts where folks are adding
Now that the engine is out, it was time to do some cleaning. I enlisted the help of my daughter and together, along the help of a degreaser, a toothbrush, and a pressure washer, we got to work. Below are some before and after photos. Before After