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Daily driven 88' 944 restomod
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Author:  Edd944 [ Thu Dec 29, 2016 12:25 am ]
Post subject:  Daily driven 88' 944 restomod
Here's a quick run down of my 944 project/daily driver which I have now owned for just over a year now. Which hasn't let me down once even after a 3,000 mile road trip to Austria and Italy last year. Quite a lot has been changed on the car over the past year a good write up can be found here on my recent feature http://www.flussigmagazine.com/11/post/ ... plate.html

But I'll throw in a quick summary here with just pictures to get up to speed

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Day I picked it up, needed the typical sill repairs

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When I got it on the road after the sill repair

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Getting some interior ideas with my buckets from my previous car

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New 17" Otto Fuchs arrived

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Wheels fitted with car at standard height

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Gaz coilovers arrived

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Coilovers fitted and lowered rear eccentrics all the way down

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Had rust bubble on the edge of the rear lamp so tried out a new look until I could get it painted and tinted rear lights

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Rear valence fitted and manifold back john Ashley exhaust built to the car

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Repaired the LCD clock

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Started re trimming the interior and fitted a momo wheel

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The condition of my car 2 weeks before my road trip to worthersee lake Austria and Italy

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1 week before I'm due to leave

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Paint finished and full car mop

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Going for a singer style interior using Porsche houndstooth centres with black leather sides

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Trip to Austria and Italy

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Dropped tyre size on the front and lowered the front some more

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Reindexed rear torsion bars and 25mm front wheel spacers added

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Got some more things coming in the next few months. Have a complete s2 front end conversion ready to go on and some more custom touches.
Author:  Carrera RSR [ Thu Dec 29, 2016 6:21 pm ]
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Love it 8)
Author:  Rhett [ Thu Dec 29, 2016 7:31 pm ]
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Lovely looking motor..that houndstooth interior is a bit special! It really screams '80's German sports car'! Love the new Fuch style wheels too..all-in-all a classy-looking car to be proud of 8).
Author:  AlpineTurbo [ Thu Dec 29, 2016 10:45 pm ]
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There's a little too much form there for me but I love the package! It certainly looks stunning! Fair play on the interior retrim! That actually works very well!

No doubt you are proud of the car :).
Author:  944-Scott [ Fri Dec 30, 2016 12:39 am ]
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I love the wheels and interior, so what's next?
Author:  Roo [ Fri Dec 30, 2016 10:25 pm ]
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Wow, love that interior 8)
Author:  944-Scott [ Sun Jan 01, 2017 3:58 pm ]
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A glass sunroof would look a treat 8)
Author:  shep73 [ Mon Jan 02, 2017 10:32 am ]
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That is really nice! great work. Love the stance from the back with the rear diffuser, ride height and new wheels - looks amazing and brand new! Interior looks really good too, love the material :thumbleft:

Brian
Author:  petesparks20 [ Mon Jan 02, 2017 9:01 pm ]
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That does look pretty special and good pics as well. Love the wheels!
Author:  Edd944 [ Tue Jan 03, 2017 1:23 pm ]
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Thanks for the kind comments guys! And what's next is a s2 front end conversion and possibly a front lip to put on it and more paintwork and repairs. While I was off for chrismas managed to get some time in on it to finally sort the sunroof out while I was doing the headlining. The front pressure switch was bypassed because the previous owner in guessibg had no clue to how it worked so I now have roof that works as it should and a fresh headlining
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And glass sunroof isn't a bad idea but I'd imagine it would be hard to make it look original
Author:  trackm3 [ Wed Jan 04, 2017 10:51 am ]
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Edd944 wrote:
Thanks for the kind comments guys! And what's next is a s2 front end conversion and possibly a front lip to put on it and more paintwork and repairs. While I was off for chrismas managed to get some time in on it to finally sort the sunroof out while I was doing the headlining. The front pressure switch was bypassed because the previous owner in guessibg had no clue to how it worked so I now have roof that works as it should and a fresh headlining
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And glass sunroof isn't a bad idea but I'd imagine it would be hard to make it look original


Was the roof lining a pain to fit ? and where did you get it from ?

PS car is lovely.

M
Author:  Edd944 [ Wed Jan 04, 2017 1:17 pm ]
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trackm3 wrote:
Edd944 wrote:

Was the roof lining a pain to fit ? and where did you get it from ?

PS car is lovely.

M


It wasn't a kit it's just 2M of Mercedes grain vinyl, very close to the original. And to fit wise a pain in the ass to make it fit nicely and will take awhile to do
Author:  944-Scott [ Wed Jan 04, 2017 7:07 pm ]
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With the stance of your car I prefer your current front end, I think removing the orange indicators and side repeaters would suit it though.
Author:  Dannyslade15 [ Tue Jan 10, 2017 1:21 pm ]
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I've been following this on Instagram dude and as I've said before it's beautiful hopefully I'll get mine done soon and get it at the same shows as you
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