My Red 944 2.7 is nearly ready, and I can't wait !!!

Jessi · **Posted:** Tue May 09, 2017 7:01 am

My babies nearly done,
I made a big ( big for me ) decision in January to bite the bullet and get my cosmetically lovely looking 44 brought back to how it should be, for anyone who remembers I got it from Scotland in November 2016 and had a few issues, mainly the rust / corrosion on the sills as well as other areas underneath, it also had a gearbox issue which made it very hard work to engage 1st and 2nd gear....
I felt like taking the case to court but after many discussions with other people in similar situations to me, I decided to bite the bullet and get this guards red beauty back to how it deserved to be !
For the past 3 and a half / 4 months it's been in the trusted hands of Mr Nash Hunter at retro restorers, it's had over 90 hours of cutting, welding, rebuilding and painting done, a full gearbox service and this week it's having cam belts and a full engine service to complete its mini restoration, and I have to admit I'm more excited now then what I was before I originally picked it up from Scotland...
Once I get it back ( hopefully this weekend or early next week ) I'm going to share loads of before and after photos and then all I really want to do is drive it !!!
Once it's back there's a few other little things I'm considering to do.
One is a promax chip ( not essential ) but want to hear people's opinion on the 2.7 upgrade ?
Something else I'm considering ( not a modification ) is, winter storage ? Unfortunately I don't own a garage, and I'm looking for a secure garage for the 4 months, Nov, Dec, Jan, & Feb...
Anyway that's a long way off yet...
Thanks for reading, photos to follow soon. Ian

JasonGibson · **Posted:** Tue May 09, 2017 7:50 am

I know the feeling of waiting for a car for months, my first Porsche a 928 was a few months waiting for some work to be done.
Having seen how bad your car was underneath, you'll be glad to know it'll now be safe to drive

Look forward to seeing it and all in time for Beaulieu too :bounce:

JasonGibson · **Posted:** Tue May 09, 2017 8:05 am

This is the DAB unit i was talking about, it's a german made unit and i've seen it in a couple of 964s.
Looks perfect in an 80s/90s car. No bling, just a decent unit

https://www.amazon.de/AXION-Autoradio-C ... =axion+dab

Jessi · **Posted:** Tue May 09, 2017 8:23 am

JasonGibson wrote:

This is the DAB unit i was talking about, it's a german made unit and i've seen it in a couple of 964s.
Looks perfect in an 80s/90s car. No bling, just a decent unit

https://www.amazon.de/AXION-Autoradio-C ... =axion+dab

Hi Jason, that dab radio unit looks very neat and tidy, I will get the details of where to order it from when we meet up next, yes the wait has been hard especially when we had some nice weekends in March / April ! Nearly done though and like you said the main thing is that's it now safe... I will be training it back up to banbury once I get the nod

Jessi · **Posted:** Tue May 09, 2017 8:25 am

Just seen the link ! Cheers

action84 · **Posted:** Tue May 09, 2017 12:53 pm

Jessi wrote:

JasonGibson wrote:

This is the DAB unit i was talking about, it's a german made unit and i've seen it in a couple of 964s.
Looks perfect in an 80s/90s car. No bling, just a decent unit

https://www.amazon.de/AXION-Autoradio-C ... =axion+dab

Hi Jason, that dab radio unit looks very neat and tidy, I will get the details of where to order it from when we meet up next, yes the wait has been hard especially when we had some nice weekends in March / April ! Nearly done though and like you said the main thing is that's it now safe... I will be training it back up to banbury once I get the nod

Where you going from? I need to drop mine up there at some point . i have blistein b6's to go on all round

Jessi · **Posted:** Tue May 09, 2017 1:30 pm

^ ^
Hi mate, I'm traveling up from Epsom in Surrey. Possibly Friday possibly Saturday or maybe early next week... where do you live ?

action84 · **Posted:** Tue May 09, 2017 2:41 pm

Jessi wrote:

^ ^
Hi mate, I'm traveling up from Epsom in Surrey. Possibly Friday possibly Saturday or maybe early next week... where do you live ?

Im in haywards heath . Wont work this time but we could work a relay system for dropping our cars up in future . drop one off pick one up etc.

A.N. · **Posted:** Tue May 09, 2017 3:01 pm

i know exactly how you feel. i received my car back last tuesday after it being in the bodyshop for over 3 months having wing bottoms, sills, and a full respray. it went again to the trimmers on friday last week to get a new roof. hopefully get it back tomorrow :bounce:

good feeling innit?

Jessi · **Posted:** Tue May 09, 2017 4:36 pm

A.N. wrote:

i know exactly how you feel. i received my car back last tuesday after it being in the bodyshop for over 3 months having wing bottoms, sills, and a full respray. it went again to the trimmers on friday last week to get a new roof. hopefully get it back tomorrow :bounce:

good feeling innit?

Yes mate it's a great feeling, it's been a slow 14/15 weeks but now it's here it's gone quick if they makes sence ? I just hope it's looking as good as I remember

Jessi · **Posted:** Tue May 09, 2017 4:39 pm

action84 wrote:

Jessi wrote:

^ ^
Hi mate, I'm traveling up from Epsom in Surrey. Possibly Friday possibly Saturday or maybe early next week... where do you live ?

Im in haywards heath . Wont work this time but we could work a relay system for dropping our cars up in future . drop one off pick one up etc.

Ok mate, I've got a friend in balcombe, his still waiting to see the car so I might drop you a PM and let you know when I'm in the area, there's some lovely roads down there

action84 · **Posted:** Wed May 10, 2017 9:29 am

A.N. wrote:

i know exactly how you feel. i received my car back last tuesday after it being in the bodyshop for over 3 months having wing bottoms, sills, and a full respray. it went again to the trimmers on friday last week to get a new roof. hopefully get it back tomorrow :bounce:

good feeling innit?

Trimmers eh? How was your experience thus far ? My interior is pretty good apart from one piece of torn vinyl on the drivers seat . Its only 1 panel so shouldnt be crazy money to sort

action84 · **Posted:** Wed May 10, 2017 9:30 am

Jessi wrote:

action84 wrote:

Jessi wrote:

^ ^
Hi mate, I'm traveling up from Epsom in Surrey. Possibly Friday possibly Saturday or maybe early next week... where do you live ?

Im in haywards heath . Wont work this time but we could work a relay system for dropping our cars up in future . drop one off pick one up etc.

Ok mate, I've got a friend in balcombe, his still waiting to see the car so I might drop you a PM and let you know when I'm in the area, there's some lovely roads down there

Nice one with a bit of luck ill have the bilsteins on by then and we can do a direct comparison . Im assuming yours is standard?

Jessi · **Posted:** Wed May 10, 2017 7:03 pm

Yes mine is totally standard apart from a k&n air filter I believe, I assume yours is the 2.7 too ?
I'm considering trying a promax chip, but I'll see how it drives when I get it back

flt505 · **Posted:** Wed May 10, 2017 7:14 pm

Looking forward to the pics after all your hard work! You may want to put it on a dyno before treading into a chip upgrade...

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