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Re: The Porsche 944 Project: A worthy undertaking? by auhanson(m): 7:32pm On Jul 21, 2014 |
Just to add to this my Yungboss: Dude, dont change that engine from what it is to another brand, in order not to lose the porsche flavour, rather rebuild it with very close supervision to make sure that the techi get it right especially when it has to do with measurement of the diameter of the bores, slip rings , metals, crank shaft, tulips, valves, gasket, connector rods etc, and their material quality(this is where our techis usually goes wrong when not supervised with keen interest) . This will last you just like a new engine of that nature, if only you can supervise it to the letter. A 350 hp ride of the 80s is no "beans".. and dont be discouraged. Good luck CityNG: |
Re: The Porsche 944 Project: A worthy undertaking? by Nobody: 8:18pm On Jul 21, 2014 |
auhanson: Just to add to this my Yungboss: Dude, dont change that engine from what it is to another brand, in order not to lose the porsche flavour, rather rebuild it with very close supervision to make sure that the techi get it right especially when it has to do with measurement of the diameter of the bores, slip rings , metals, crank shaft, tulips, valves, gasket, connector rods etc, and their material quality(this is where our techis usually goes wrong when not supervised with keen interest) . This will last you just like a new engine of that nature, if only you can supervise it to the letter. A 350 hp ride of the 80s is no "beans".. and dont be discouraged. 350hp? In what? Not the 944. Very few mere mortal cars had 350hp in those days. Even the last of the 944s had only 250hp and the early ones had only 150hp. What they had was superior handling due to the 50/50 weight split. |
Re: The Porsche 944 Project: A worthy undertaking? by DECOtech(m): 10:29pm On Jul 21, 2014 |
smartchoice: I can only see empty space inbetween the lines...Guy! ...I won't let you kill me with laughter. 1 Like |
Re: The Porsche 944 Project: A worthy undertaking? by Nobody: 10:30pm On Jul 21, 2014 |
DECOtech: Guy! ...I won't let you kill me with laughter. Abi you no hear am? He wan kill person for chair 1 Like |
Re: The Porsche 944 Project: A worthy undertaking? by Nobody: 1:34pm On Jul 23, 2014 |
bringatrailer dot com/2014/07/22/28-years-owned-37k-mile-1984-porsche-944/ In case I go missing, send help cause spambot likes to ban me if I post a linky. |
Re: The Porsche 944 Project: A worthy undertaking? by yungboss(m): 4:13pm On Jul 23, 2014 |
CityNG: bringatrailer dot com/2014/07/22/28-years-owned-37k-mile-1984-porsche-944/lol, you will not go missing sir. 1 Like |
Re: The Porsche 944 Project: A worthy undertaking? by Nobody: 3:30am On Aug 24, 2014 |
I saw this today in my area and I thought of this project. This is the status of this car. A 1986 is still being asked almost $4.5k for.
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Re: The Porsche 944 Project: A worthy undertaking? by Nobody: 12:32pm On Aug 24, 2014 |
Looks good on the outside. |
Re: The Porsche 944 Project: A worthy undertaking? by yungboss(m): 4:40pm On Aug 24, 2014 |
Nice red, is it a 944S? after paying for d ride, those guys gave me a refund and attributed the situation to "certain things" at stake, according to them,I'll be informed once things are sorted...(who knows what the matter is). |
Re: The Porsche 944 Project: A worthy undertaking? by Nobody: 4:18pm On Aug 25, 2014 |
I didn't take note. I was put off by the price to even do further research. |
Re: The Porsche 944 Project: A worthy undertaking? by Fifa14Full: 4:49am On Aug 30, 2014 |
If You've played Need for Speed 5 Porsche Unleashed pc game then you'll have known much more about porshe. |
Re: The Porsche 944 Project: A worthy undertaking? by Nobody: 4:58am On Aug 30, 2014 |
Fifa14Full: If You've played Need for Speed 5 Porsche Unleashed pc game then you'll have known much more about porshe. Really? Oh jeez wheeze you don't say? I'll have to do just that I didn't know that studying a marque, buying 2 models of that marque. modifying one of them by replacing the engine with another marque will not actually teach me anything. I could have just bought $10 computer game and saved all sorts of money. Jeezuz, thanks mate, you're a freaking god sent. |
Re: The Porsche 944 Project: A worthy undertaking? by Nobody: 9:34am On Oct 26, 2014 |
This popped up on my radar today. It's a 1995, final year of the 928, so it's desirable, I'll take a looksee in the morning. Seller is asking $500 (N82,500). YungBoss, see what you've went and done? I was previously Porsche free
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Re: The Porsche 944 Project: A worthy undertaking? by yungboss(m): 11:41am On Oct 26, 2014 |
N82....? CityNG can we strike a deal? by the way what's wrong with the ride...? |
Re: The Porsche 944 Project: A worthy undertaking? by Nobody: 11:49am On Oct 26, 2014 |
yungboss: I don't know what is wrong with it yet (alert came in about 1AM here so seller is asleep) but at $500 I expect it to be a lot wrong with it. What I have been doing is getting a refresher on 928 to see what usually goes wrong and how much the parts are (I do most of all my own work). So on eBay they go for $14,900 to $56,500 asking price, for comparison. So when I buy cars like this sometimes parting them out brings better money. I mean where are you going to find an engine for a Porsche 928? It was only used in that car alone and Porsche only made that V8 back then. Don't even think of exporting this to Nigeria, how are you going to clear it? |
Re: The Porsche 944 Project: A worthy undertaking? by yungboss(m): 12:15pm On Oct 26, 2014 |
CityNG:hmmm, brick wall. the 944 guys changed their mind which was a blow to me, every now and then i surf eBay for good deals, but importation is a huge constraint... |
Re: The Porsche 944 Project: A worthy undertaking? by Nobody: 6:36pm On Oct 26, 2014 |
yungboss: Something similar is going on over here. So I called the seller this morning and she said her new price is $800 (N132,000) still anomy price but I do business based on principles and this is unacceptable. She tried to work me that she made a mistake on the price but the reality is that she probably got a lot of calls/interest and wants to maximize her gain. Nothing wrong with that but be upfront. These people over here no sabi say I be Ijebu Ode boy proper and we no dey carry last for business
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Re: The Porsche 944 Project: A worthy undertaking? by yungboss(m): 8:40pm On Oct 26, 2014 |
CityNG:lol, it isn't even bad for N132k... |
Re: The Porsche 944 Project: A worthy undertaking? by Nobody: 11:28pm On Oct 26, 2014 |
yungboss: Not bad at all [b]but [/b]when you deal with restoring European cars you just have to assume the worst case condition. So I already visualize replacing or rebuilding the drivetrain including the torque tube. Additional for us here the seller has no vehicle paperwork so that involves red tape and money which can be up to $2,000 plus if there are any back owed license/registration fees. So the $800 purchase price may quickly pale. PS: When you get a chance, browse around this site http://www.renegadehybrids.com |
Re: The Porsche 944 Project: A worthy undertaking? by Nobody: 3:52pm On Nov 07, 2014 |
1984 Porsche 944 - $650 (Oceanside) I'll go look at this one tomorrow for myself. I really need a winter project. Needs only the head gasket replaced, allegedly.
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Re: The Porsche 944 Project: A worthy undertaking? by dtneicna(m): 1:34am On Mar 08, 2016 |
Hello guys, I really love what you guys are doing here. CityNG, Siena, Youngboss... Pls I need you to explain what makes importing these cars to Nigeria difficult. Thank you |
Re: The Porsche 944 Project: A worthy undertaking? by Nobody: 1:58am On Mar 08, 2016 |
dtneicna: The ages of these cars are the stumbling block. The oldest mon-commercial vehicle that can be imported into Nigeria is 15-years-old, so we're talking 2001. These cars ended production way before 2001, so they are excluded from legit imports into Nigeria. They CAN be imported and cleared, but the costs will be prohibitive. |
Re: The Porsche 944 Project: A worthy undertaking? by Nobody: 4:26pm On Mar 08, 2016 |
Which Model is this please?
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Re: The Porsche 944 Project: A worthy undertaking? by Nobody: 4:49pm On Mar 08, 2016 |
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