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thats awesome and a similar look.

was just browsing through the thread and found this quote in 2013 lol

''the main aim with this car is to check it over, service and re commision it! try not to get too carried away!''

that didnt go to plan!!

Blimey, this is still going on.. cool

slowly but surely lol!

very small update regarding weight of the car.

i had access to some digital scales today, so wanted to get a reference to see if im heading toward weight goal of under 1 ton.

the car currently weighs 700kg, but does not have the engine, gearbox or torque tube in place.

my research says that the engine gearbox and tt would be in the region of 260kg. which would bring the total weight up to 960kg.

there is more weight to loose if required, although not much. the main saving would be plastic rear hatch. which would prob save 25kg or so.

im at least happy that the car will be under 1000kg by a decent margin. and the car has extensive rollcage installed, which is all thick steel 2.6mm wall.

bearing in mind a std 944 turbo is approx 1360kg, im looking to be around 400kg lighter even with full weld in cage etc. all the suspension/running gear/hubs/brakes/engine etc is all 944 turbo, so a good reference. a std 250hp 951 is 185bhp per tonne, the aim with this car is to see a safe 400hp to begin with, so will be more than double the power to weight of a 250 944 turbo, at approx 420bhp per tonne (at 400hp and 950kg)

next step is to get the 944 turbo lump fitted with custom mounts onto the 924 steel subframe, once thats done, we can mount the intercooler and radiator on a custom tube frame front, finish a few small fab jobs to floorpan and cage, then the shell is ready for blasting and paint.

bodywork wise there are a few details to finish. mainly front bumper to wing canards, front splitter, and large rear wing/spoiler.

i have most of the components for the build now. main things left to source include, bucket seat, engine and gearbox semi solid mounts, fuel system pumps/hoses etc, brake pads, front brake discs, front anti rollbar (blade type), LSD, then its onto the engine stuff, which will be all the service items/belts/gaskets/seals etc, along with uprated turbocharger, standalone ECU, loom etc. custom exhaust fab, then fire it up!!

hopefully have some more updates in the near future along with some pictures.

Blimey, is this still going on?!?!?

And I thought my projects took forever!

Looking good though, keep it up!

lol yes its a slow burner for sure, im a one man band, very busy with customer work, and so the car only gets small bits of progress here and there! i have 3 other projects on the go too, and so they each get small chunks of attention as i go. the plan is to sell up a couple as they are nearing completion. then can concentrate more on this (and have the finances spare to throw at parts now required)

im hoping by end of year will have a lot of the car done and close to testing. but we will have to see as that will be dependant on a few things going to plan first.

i cant wait to finally see this move under its own power. it will be worth the wait!

Better late than never I say.

My own project has been going an age but I can see light at the end of the tunnel now. Lots of small fiddly jobs and then wiring/tuning to do.

I will post pics in the 924 turbo thread at some point.

Super read worthy tread! great work

Do you still have those gtr rear fenders laying around?

How's this going Nick, any further along?

the gtr fenders are long gone!

we had a workshop move, and to create space we put the shell up on a shelf with forklift. so currently the project is stalled apart from collecting more parts!

we have a shipping container coming in the next few weeks, which means we can sort the workshop out, get the car down off the rack, and start bolting bits back on again!

so hopefully start to see this move forward again soon

Good to hear you still have the car to go on with and look forward to seeing what you end up doing next with it

hoping to get the body down off the storage shelf and onto the 2 post ramp very soon!

also have some exciting news with regards engine etc. hopefully this should all start moving forwards again very soon! excited now to get back onto this

keep an eye out for updates!

What engine are you going for?

I ended up getting that audi conversion kit you originally had. My mate bought it off phil then I bought it off him.

Did it originally come out of the red/maroon one on the s2forum?

all will be revealed engine wise some point in the near future. first of all need to finish the chassis side of things over the next month or 2, and get the engine mounted in position!

some cool updates coming soon

yes the conversion stuff came from the red car i bought many years ago now! 20vt in a 924/944 will be awesome. i have an rs2 currently being restored with that engine and its great!