My 944 restoration picture thread

[Hairyarse]

the detailing cost is OK ....It's the hermetically sealed, guarded truck to bring it home that costs

LMAO

[jmgarage]

This is looking like the Holy grail of 944 S2's

Very impressed!

[simkin911]

This is looking like the Holy grail of 944 S2's

Very impressed!

It's actually a slow turbo... Rather than an s2.

[Carrera RSR]

Only one thing better than a set of Fuchs wheels .............. a set of freshly refurbished Fuchs wheels. I do love some wheel porn

Satin Black powder coat centres and inner rims, diamond cut lips, all sealed with a satin lacquer coat. This is controversial as if this coating is stone chipped it can let moisture into the alloy, begin a corrosion process and go milky under the lacquer. Since my wheels will see low miles and be well coated in sealant and layers of wax I took the chance. Now for a few nights of wax on, wax off!

[DaveM]

Oooooooooooo loverly!

[jmgarage]

Porn, simply porn!

Pass the kleenex, I have arrived

[A9XXC]

You should be ashamed of yourself, Steve

[Carrera RSR]

You should be ashamed of yourself, Steve

I know, I know. Plan to put a set of these on them, Toyo R1 R, would be R888's but I can't get the size I need

Porn, simply porn!

Pass the kleenex, I have arrived

So Jon, I now need the engine built and tuned to make it go faster than it looks

[A9XXC]

Believe me, people here aren't going to see whatever tyres you put on them!

[Carrera RSR]

Believe me, people here aren't going to see whatever tyres you put on them!

Quite possibly Mike, but was waiting for a comment or two for or against.

And to add to that, stainless steel valves or rubber with stem supports?

[jmgarage]

Toyo are good tyres.

I used to always use them on my own cars. Soft compound compared to some, so they wear more quickly, but my reasoning is the average Porsche I own do not wear the tyres out, they get to 5 years old and "go off" and will start to perish, so instead I opt for a tyre which is soft and sticky which I will actually benefit from without them still wearing out before 5 years when I change them anyway.

Now I have moved onto a Continental BB2 for nearly all my cars, nice soft compound, amazing grip and less expensive than the Toyo's.

[Althejazzman]

I'm on Continental Sport Contacts. They seem well reviewed and I picked up a barely used complete set for silly money.

Do all tyres need to be replaced after 5 years then?

[Carrera RSR]

I'm on Continental Sport Contacts. They seem well reviewed and I picked up a barely used complete set for silly money.

Do all tyres need to be replaced after 5 years then?

My wife's Continentals had MOT advisories on them at 5 years for cracks and had to be replaced by 7 years MOT. My 924 had as new tyres on it but were 10 years old. May as well been solid nylon tyres they were so hard. They were changed as a priority.

[Althejazzman]

I'm on Continental Sport Contacts. They seem well reviewed and I picked up a barely used complete set for silly money.

Do all tyres need to be replaced after 5 years then?

My wife's Continentals had MOT advisories on them at 5 years for cracks and had to be replaced by 7 years MOT. My 924 had as new tyres on it but were 10 years old. May as well been solid nylon tyres they were so hard. They were changed as a priority.

Thanks. So just look for cracks and other visual defects? I changed all my tyres as a priority after buying the car. Having 3 completely different brands was a bad start at the very least.

[robmal]

Now I have moved onto a Continental BB2 for nearly all my cars, nice soft compound, amazing grip and less expensive than the Toyo's.

Jon I've looked on the web for Continental BB2's, can only find the various Contact range types.... do BB2's have a range name or other ID?

Cheers

Rob