Hey man ! I‘m a 21-year old guy from Germany and got a ‘83 924 and currently restoring a ‘83 944 that sat on a junkyard for 22 years. It‘s a pleasure to watch this kind of videos. It‘s incredible how people who got one of these cars always own more of them. I just love the Porsche Transaxle Community ! Greetings from Europe . And much fun yet with what you doing. Keep going!
Happy new year Timo!!! Check out the video of our "NEW " car 😂😂😂 !!! This will inspire you to get your project done!! Cheers from Pennsylvania😀😀😀😀🍺🍺🍺🍺 ruclips.net/video/hCHTXCKGf7U/видео.html
Cool man. I manage a large private collection of 951s and 968s . From rubystone red to pearl white to summer yellow. Ive grown to love and hate these cars, but mostly love!
Loved all the content from the beginning to the end. These restoration videos are exactly what I love watching, merely for entertainment purposes. Keep up the great work. I look forward to watching your next restoration.
Hey Owl! Are you going with OEM or aftermarket glass on the windshield replacement? Let me know how it goes for you… I need to have mine done as well. 😂
@@NC944er Well, I didn't get to choose. But by some amazing stroke of luck I got a brand new sekurit windshield which is the original. I'm all about getting OE parts, and I'm really happy about it. It looks excellent and I hope it seals well, cuz I don't wanna have to buy another DME and KLR lol. I went to safelite to get it replaced by the way
@@Owl-ge9jl Nice! I was quoted $350 for aftermarket glass and $1200 for OEM by Safelite. Mine has the radio antenna built into the glass is the issue. 😬
I've been looking for places but the market is hot right now so everything is being snatched up and even rundown shops that barely suit my needs are asking $7k a month to rent. At this point I'd rather hold out and try to build something I can own that would be much larger and a lot cheaper, but its probably going to be a while.
Ed - really enjoy your videos. Really helpful. I’ll be painting my 924s in spring, and watching you prep was great. What color was it painted? I think mine is Grand Prix, but doesn’t pop like your example. Thanks. D
Thanks! Paint color is a convoluted subject when it comes to the 924 and 944. Only the 911 and 928 came in Grand Prix white which was built in Stuttgart. While all Porsches came in Alpine white, the 924 and 944 didn’t get the same alpine white as the 911 and 928. It even had a different paint code, being that they were built at the Audi Neckarsulm plant. So it was alpine white in name only. Meaning it was actually a VW color and a VW paint code given another name. This goes for all 944 paint codes. So if you are looking for the exact match to your original color you would just look it up under the VW paint code. Anything they mix for the Porsche color will be brighter like on this car. To me the VW color is a little too dingy looking. However to use the actual Porsche color is still correct in my eyes. On the other hand the VW red they used on the 924/944 looks better than the Porsche color. Anyway I hope that I didn’t bore you with this convoluted explanation and it was helpful. Thanks!
To my eye the wheels on this car look a little "off" but perhaps it's just an illusion. It just looks like there's a little extra space in the wheel well like the car is riding high or like the tires are a hair smaller than the stock size. Perhaps there is just a suggestion of more space because the inside of the well is so clean and freshly painted white. I noticed the kyb rear shocks and was wondering if you used kyb in the front too. Why didn't you elect to use koni for this build?
It was higher once the new shocks were on, but settled down once we got it out on the road. We used KYB all around to give it that stock feel. No need to go overboard since this was going to be his daily driver. Typically, most guys just want Koni installed on cars that originally came with them. I have adjustable Konis on one of my cars and KYB on the others. To me there just isn't enough difference on daily driven cars to justify the added cost so I don't push them on customers unless they really want them as an upgrade. However, we always replace old Koni's with new ones since we never try to downgrade.
Hey Brent I KNOW you know EVERY inch of these cars, Have you ever come across the FACTORY rear seat delete option??? I believe it IS quite rare, Also do you KNOW if the 968 Rear seat delete option will fit a 1987 944??? I think the interiors were very similar if not identical... Any information you can give me would be GREATLY appreciated.....👍👍👍
The rear seat delete, as far as I know was only on the 968 Club Sport. That said, the 968 interior is pretty much the same as the late 944 interior so it should fit. Trying to find a factory delete might be rather difficult given how rare they are but I'm sure someone makes some aftermarket ones. I hope that helps!
Thanks! Something like this would be around $40k. Considering a low mileage 944 would be even more and still need most of the seals and belts changed. This is not a bad option since you can drive the heck out of it and not worry about destroying the value! The owner of this car drives it every day!
My eyes may be playing tricks on me, but the front bumper looks to be extended slightly further than other Euro examples. Did y’all swap the bumper mounts to US Spec shocks or something? Either way, I love the look of the Euro bumpers. A lot of work sitting there and it looks amazing! Well done! 👍🏼
Nope your eyes aren’t deceiving you! The bumper does stick out as far as the US bumper and it was that way from the factory. Since there were no laws in Europe that required bumpers, what most people see on those cars are the flimsy fiberglass caps used as place holders for a bumper that offers no protection. While here in the states our cars came standard with bumpers. Over in Europe they had to tick option M58 to get them. So these are all aluminum and identical to the US bumpers other than the lights in the front bumper. They even use the same impact absorbing shocks. So while it is strange to see a euro model with a rear US bumper and long front one since so many have those fiberglass plugs/caps. This is what the actual euro bumpers looked like! I hope that helps and thank you!
Hey Brent!!! On my 83 944 it seems I have a bad contact for the DME relay on the fuse panel , is that panel easy to remove?? I was going to see if there was a wire contact problem?? HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!😁😁😁😁😁🚘🚘🚘🚘🍺🍺
@@edredas thanks man!!! Got looking at it yesterday and saw what was up . Got the panel pulled out and 1 wire was not in its plug very well!! Pushed the relay in and she fired right up !!! 😂😀😀😀😀🍺🍺🍺 Brent, this is our "new" car !!😂😂 ruclips.net/video/hCHTXCKGf7U/видео.html
It’s the Porsche Classic Navigation System. So it’s not only a touch screen radio it also has built in GPS. www.pelicanparts.com/More_Info/91164559100.htm?pn=911-645-591-00-OEM&gclid=Cj0KCQiA_JWOBhDRARIsANymNOZZBIpA6yLBNbVjsIyMBsMbOPuOOIpLX7oUPTBYpEs1MsCHT4EkIh8aAr59EALw_wcB
Watch all the other episodes on this car using these links! Part 1: ruclips.net/video/x7mSepvbUe4/видео.html&t Part 2: ruclips.net/video/O4QS-ai5mso/видео.html&t Part 3: ruclips.net/video/XnqVcdijODE/видео.html&t
Hey man !
I‘m a 21-year old guy from Germany and got a ‘83 924 and currently restoring a ‘83 944 that sat on a junkyard for 22 years. It‘s a pleasure to watch this kind of videos. It‘s incredible how people who got one of these cars always own more of them. I just love the Porsche Transaxle Community !
Greetings from Europe .
And much fun yet with what you doing. Keep going!
Happy new year Timo!!! Check out the video of our "NEW " car 😂😂😂 !!! This will inspire you to get your project done!! Cheers from Pennsylvania😀😀😀😀🍺🍺🍺🍺 ruclips.net/video/hCHTXCKGf7U/видео.html
Cool man. I manage a large private collection of 951s and 968s . From rubystone red to pearl white to summer yellow. Ive grown to love and hate these cars, but mostly love!
Loved all the content from the beginning to the end. These restoration videos are exactly what I love watching, merely for entertainment purposes. Keep up the great work. I look forward to watching your next restoration.
Thanks! So glad you enjoyed it!
Merry Christmas !
Man, like it just rolled off the showroom floor. And good timing, I just got my turbo out after being registered to get a new windshield today.
Hey Owl! Are you going with OEM or aftermarket glass on the windshield replacement? Let me know how it goes for you… I need to have mine done as well. 😂
@@NC944er Well, I didn't get to choose. But by some amazing stroke of luck I got a brand new sekurit windshield which is the original. I'm all about getting OE parts, and I'm really happy about it. It looks excellent and I hope it seals well, cuz I don't wanna have to buy another DME and KLR lol. I went to safelite to get it replaced by the way
@@Owl-ge9jl Nice! I was quoted $350 for aftermarket glass and $1200 for OEM by Safelite. Mine has the radio antenna built into the glass is the issue. 😬
@@NC944er Man, my turbo has the same antenna in the windshield and I was only charged $530. I wonder what the big difference is about
Rolling them out fresh, like an assembly line... Happy days
Beautiful! Just like new! Merry Christmas
Nice Car greetings from Austria
Thanks! 👍
Turned out sweet Brent! 😃 I purchased 2 of your 2022 Calenders Thanks Again Mark Smithson owner & Founder of Alltimeproductions
Great video & nice work
Great video mate!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
Love your channel I have an 87 924s and I can't get it to start I would love to talk to you about it sometime
87 924s eh !!! You may enjoy my wife's 87 !!! Enjoy and MERRY CHRISTMAS!! 😁😁😁🚘🚘🍺🍺🍺 ruclips.net/video/QUfjyPfNAss/видео.html
Beautiful! Time to restore my 944
Another job well done Brent!!! Merry Christmas from Florida!!!
Looking great! You guys are cream of the crop. Also, Merry Christmas!
Nice work! looks great. Merry Christmas Brent and god bless.
Hey happy holidays ! I have one of my own, trying to fix it. Let me know how I could get a reach of you!
Looks great ! I own a 924 and I’m going to get it fixed up, seeing this I’m reconsidering mechanic ! Where are you located !??!
Wow...well done Brent. Hey when are you getting that hydraulic lift? I'm cringing watching your guys crawl around on the grass.
I've been looking for places but the market is hot right now so everything is being snatched up and even rundown shops that barely suit my needs are asking $7k a month to rent. At this point I'd rather hold out and try to build something I can own that would be much larger and a lot cheaper, but its probably going to be a while.
Ed - really enjoy your videos. Really helpful. I’ll be painting my 924s in spring, and watching you prep was great. What color was it painted? I think mine is Grand Prix, but doesn’t pop like your example. Thanks. D
Thanks! Paint color is a convoluted subject when it comes to the 924 and 944. Only the 911 and 928 came in Grand Prix white which was built in Stuttgart. While all Porsches came in Alpine white, the 924 and 944 didn’t get the same alpine white as the 911 and 928. It even had a different paint code, being that they were built at the Audi Neckarsulm plant. So it was alpine white in name only. Meaning it was actually a VW color and a VW paint code given another name. This goes for all 944 paint codes. So if you are looking for the exact match to your original color you would just look it up under the VW paint code. Anything they mix for the Porsche color will be brighter like on this car. To me the VW color is a little too dingy looking. However to use the actual Porsche color is still correct in my eyes. On the other hand the VW red they used on the 924/944 looks better than the Porsche color. Anyway I hope that I didn’t bore you with this convoluted explanation and it was helpful. Thanks!
Fine work Brent. Merry Christmas to you and the team. Catch you in the New Year.
Thanks! I hope you had a merry Christmas as well!
To my eye the wheels on this car look a little "off" but perhaps it's just an illusion. It just looks like there's a little extra space in the wheel well like the car is riding high or like the tires are a hair smaller than the stock size. Perhaps there is just a suggestion of more space because the inside of the well is so clean and freshly painted white. I noticed the kyb rear shocks and was wondering if you used kyb in the front too. Why didn't you elect to use koni for this build?
It was higher once the new shocks were on, but settled down once we got it out on the road. We used KYB all around to give it that stock feel. No need to go overboard since this was going to be his daily driver. Typically, most guys just want Koni installed on cars that originally came with them. I have adjustable Konis on one of my cars and KYB on the others. To me there just isn't enough difference on daily driven cars to justify the added cost so I don't push them on customers unless they really want them as an upgrade. However, we always replace old Koni's with new ones since we never try to downgrade.
Hey Brent I KNOW you know EVERY inch of these cars, Have you ever come across the FACTORY rear seat delete option??? I believe it IS quite rare, Also do you KNOW if the 968 Rear seat delete option will fit a 1987 944??? I think the interiors were very similar if not identical... Any information you can give me would be GREATLY appreciated.....👍👍👍
The rear seat delete, as far as I know was only on the 968 Club Sport. That said, the 968 interior is pretty much the same as the late 944 interior so it should fit. Trying to find a factory delete might be rather difficult given how rare they are but I'm sure someone makes some aftermarket ones. I hope that helps!
My goodness wow! Can you tell me what all that cost? It's like a brand new 944 in 1984.
Thanks! Something like this would be around $40k. Considering a low mileage 944 would be even more and still need most of the seals and belts changed. This is not a bad option since you can drive the heck out of it and not worry about destroying the value! The owner of this car drives it every day!
My eyes may be playing tricks on me, but the front bumper looks to be extended slightly further than other Euro examples. Did y’all swap the bumper mounts to US Spec shocks or something?
Either way, I love the look of the Euro bumpers. A lot of work sitting there and it looks amazing! Well done! 👍🏼
Nope your eyes aren’t deceiving you! The bumper does stick out as far as the US bumper and it was that way from the factory. Since there were no laws in Europe that required bumpers, what most people see on those cars are the flimsy fiberglass caps used as place holders for a bumper that offers no protection. While here in the states our cars came standard with bumpers. Over in Europe they had to tick option M58 to get them. So these are all aluminum and identical to the US bumpers other than the lights in the front bumper. They even use the same impact absorbing shocks. So while it is strange to see a euro model with a rear US bumper and long front one since so many have those fiberglass plugs/caps. This is what the actual euro bumpers looked like! I hope that helps and thank you!
Thx Ed for responding. Where are you based out of? Have a shop or work on cars from home. Ger.
I live in Charlotte but my shop is in a nearby town. Hopefully that will change soon though 👍
Hello Ed, again. I did watch the video that you recommended. Where exactly is the screw, screws located to remove upper fuse section? Thx. Ger.
Hey Brent!!! On my 83 944 it seems I have a bad contact for the DME relay on the fuse panel , is that panel easy to remove?? I was going to see if there was a wire contact problem?? HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!😁😁😁😁😁🚘🚘🚘🚘🍺🍺
You should be able to get it out without too much trouble. Its very common for some of the wires to back out over time. Good luck!
@@edredas thanks man!!! Got looking at it yesterday and saw what was up . Got the panel pulled out and 1 wire was not in its plug very well!! Pushed the relay in and she fired right up !!! 😂😀😀😀😀🍺🍺🍺 Brent, this is our "new" car !!😂😂 ruclips.net/video/hCHTXCKGf7U/видео.html
Where did you get a new dash? They seem to be notorious for cracking-I had mine done at an auto upholsterer for $300.
The owner ordered it from werk924 in Germany.
@@edredas 👍
Hello Ed, I have a 1988 Porsche 924s. I need to replace fuel relay. How to I remove fuse panel to get to it?
Check out my ‘No Start’ video. I go over pulling and replacing the fuel pump/DME relay. Good luck! 👍
Hey Ed. Please let me know where exactly those screws are located. Thx. Ger.
They are located on the upper fuse panel itself. You have to stick your head under the dash to see them
Hello. Cool video. Which model radio is that @ 3:05 mark? Thanks
Would also like to know
It’s the Porsche Classic Navigation System. So it’s not only a touch screen radio it also has built in GPS.
www.pelicanparts.com/More_Info/91164559100.htm?pn=911-645-591-00-OEM&gclid=Cj0KCQiA_JWOBhDRARIsANymNOZZBIpA6yLBNbVjsIyMBsMbOPuOOIpLX7oUPTBYpEs1MsCHT4EkIh8aAr59EALw_wcB
@@edredas awesome thank you
Can you please make a video about this?
Watch all the other episodes on this car using these links!
Part 1: ruclips.net/video/x7mSepvbUe4/видео.html&t
Part 2: ruclips.net/video/O4QS-ai5mso/видео.html&t
Part 3: ruclips.net/video/XnqVcdijODE/видео.html&t