I love how the assembly line worker was just standing on top of the intake manifold when they were dropping the body onto the drivetrain. Could you imagine them doing that today? Robots join the chassis and drivetrain together these days.
Thank all of you line workers for putting your skills into manufacturing some of the most fun cars of all time ! I own 2 944s. They are my pecious babies. SALUTE !
So cool. My buddy and I were replacing his clutch on his 928. He had other engine components to repair as well. We got fed up and just removed the motor, torque tube and transaxle. It was a lot to remove it but felt worth it to just see what the hell we were working on. We were able to replace everything with out a fight. Probably the wrong way to go about it; but made sense for us.
That plant was much more laid back than I'd ever imagined it would be. With all the hazards around them, and the importance of cleanliness when working on engines in a production environment I would really expect everyone to be wearing a common uniform, with hair nets, hard hats and safety glasses for everyone on the line.
Yeah but this was the eighties, I worked in a automotive carpet factory starting in eighty three and up until the early nineties everybody smoked in the plant...with carpet fuss floating around, miracle the place didn't burn to the ground, lol. Hard hats? safety glasses? Nah, we don't need no stinking hard hats!! It was a different time, lol.
What a great video for 928 fans! Funny to see all these 86.5 32v versions for the USA. I wonder if it was possible to order a 5.0 instead of 4.7 for EU by then. Anyone knows?
Yes, it was possible to order the 5.0 US spec engine for Europe. It was offered as a lower emission, catted option instead of the 4.7 but not taken up by many due to being around 20hp down.
Now you know why it's so hard to change the clutch on a 928. The engine, transaxle and torque tube were assembled together first as a single unit, and only then fitted 😭😭
928 is second easiest car ever to change clutch after old Saab 99. There is cover which comes of under the clutch. Once its removed clutch job is very easy.
I love how the assembly line worker was just standing on top of the intake manifold when they were dropping the body onto the drivetrain. Could you imagine them doing that today? Robots join the chassis and drivetrain together these days.
Thank all of you line workers for putting your skills into manufacturing some of the most fun cars of all time ! I own 2 944s. They are my pecious babies. SALUTE !
yup same here have one 87 944s and 928s4 love these. what a history and art
I lost my 944 (86 base kalihari beige with 15in Fuchs. Sold on the day Chernobyl happened 😂) to a stupid zoomer in an outback that rear ended me.
4:39 that guy is literally standing on the engine
So cool. My buddy and I were replacing his clutch on his 928. He had other engine components to repair as well. We got fed up and just removed the motor, torque tube and transaxle. It was a lot to remove it but felt worth it to just see what the hell we were working on. We were able to replace everything with out a fight. Probably the wrong way to go about it; but made sense for us.
944 a nice car
That plant was much more laid back than I'd ever imagined it would be. With all the hazards around them, and the importance of cleanliness when working on engines in a production environment I would really expect everyone to be wearing a common uniform, with hair nets, hard hats and safety glasses for everyone on the line.
Yeah but this was the eighties, I worked in a automotive carpet factory starting in eighty three and up until the early nineties everybody smoked in the plant...with carpet fuss floating around, miracle the place didn't burn to the ground, lol. Hard hats? safety glasses? Nah, we don't need no stinking hard hats!! It was a different time, lol.
Men were men back then.
I have a 1986. I wonder if one of those is mine?...lol
same here hahaha
WISH SOMEONE HAD A FILM OF THE 924/944 ASSEMBLY AT THE NECKERSULM FACTORY FROM THE 80S !!! ??? ANYONE??
Thomas Humber My 944 turns 34 tomorrow (norm) assembled on February 26 1986
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I love my 83 944…not fast and power NOTHING…but a blast on curves and corners. Great well balanced car.
What a great video for 928 fans! Funny to see all these 86.5 32v versions for the USA. I wonder if it was possible to order a 5.0 instead of 4.7 for EU by then. Anyone knows?
Yes, it was possible to order the 5.0 US spec engine for Europe. It was offered as a lower emission, catted option instead of the 4.7 but not taken up by many due to being around 20hp down.
I saw a UK 4.7 optioned instead of 5.0! Pearlescent paint, sports seats & mountain gearing. An interesting time.
Thank You !
1987 944S Price motor in transmission Reboot call new one
Interesting to see. somewhat scattered video work though.
This is amazing.
Now you know why it's so hard to change the clutch on a 928. The engine, transaxle and torque tube were assembled together first as a single unit, and only then fitted 😭😭
928 is second easiest car ever to change clutch after old Saab 99. There is cover which comes of under the clutch. Once its removed clutch job is very easy.
I wonder if one of these guys put my 86's engine in, neat
Awesome video, thanks for sharing!
Ahhhh the good ole days!!
Do you know what month in 86? My gray 86 928 was built in July and could have been one of the gray ones in the video.
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Great to see a few people enjoying this video ... the trip took place April 10-11th 1986, so sorry it just missed your 928. Close tho!
Da konnte man noch Porsche sagen, heute ist es mehr ein VW
Sweet
Imagine how effort did the workers on that factory put on every single 928 for them to be sold in about 5000£ today 😢
Looks pretty casual around that factory there’s no hustle. One guy is standing on the engine
Great video, thanks for sharing!
I fantasize about lifting the body off my 928 like that. Maybe some day when I have a lift and a few weeks or months to kill.
It might be more efficient if you tore the whole f*cking car apart; XD.