Well the project is continuing

[shikzachaser]

I should have the Fiberwerks stuff in tomorrow. Sure hope it fits as I have now taken the old car apart again. After bodywork is completed the last of the SC parts should be in and I can really start to have fun.

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Steve

[CJFusco]

NICE BADGE! I always like subtle custom touches like that!

[PhillysMostWntd]

what kind of suspension do you have there? i like the looks, please post pics when you get this put on/fitted.

i like the 944SC badge, its a nice little detail

[shikzachaser]

Suspension is:

951 sway bars, weltmeister bushings everywhere, ground control adjustable front springs, rear dropped w/concentric bolt adjustment, new ball joints, Koni Yellows, Brembo cross drilled rotors front, rear stock rotors, front Wilwoods painted red, 17" Mille Miglia C2 knock offs that have the really deep offset to avoid using spacers on the old cars, 225X45X17 Kumhos front, 255X40X17 Kumhos rear, sachs clutch, short shift.

Go fast so far:
3.0 crank, widefire 951 head gasket, new valves, high pressure fuel pump, new intake manifold, new injectors, K&N, MSDS headers, free flow cat, stock muffler, throttle cam, new wires, dist, rotor, etc. All new belts, seals, etc.

Coming soon to a 944 near you (me):
Supercharger, 2 extra injectors, MSD ignition, whatever else I can think of that will not make it explode.

Thanks for the badge reply. It will be the only exterior marking. I made it out of 944 and a 911SC badges I had laying around.

The car should be a lot of fun when it;s done, hopefully mid-June.

Steve

84 944
98 M3
91 C4
00 Durango
06 Aprilia

[Eldorado]

where are you located steve?

excited to see the fiberwerks stuff...

[shikzachaser]

St Louis, MO. The area of the US with the proud distinction of having the highest per capita of smokers and obese people. Makes you want to pack up and move. Fortunately my wife and I are neither.

Life is full of choices:





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[shikzachaser]

I have spoken at length to Karl @ Fiberwerks and am very comfortable with the purchase. I should have it in my greedy little paws tomorrow afternoon. Hopefully it is better than the GT racing stuff I wasted $470 on. BTW anybody that wants a free headlight conversion kit from GT let me know. The only things missing are the plexi. covers, I broke them trying to make these POS pieces work. Pay postage and the kit is yours.
I'm serious, it just p...ss me off seeing the box in the garage.

Steve

[ae1969]

LOVE the badge idea.

I like seeing so many custom projects on this board. Very nice.

I was getting tired of just replying to No-start issues...... hehehe

[Razorback1980]

Well....did the get there? Have them on yet? Are you putting anything behind the openings in the front...like honeycomb?

[shikzachaser]

I just opened the box and the glass quality is quite good. Looks like minimal fabrication to get a really nice fit. Should also shed substantial weight. The only thing that disappointed me was the lack of the mesh for the front, I could have sworn I ordered it. I'll just call Karl tomorrow.

Unfortunately w/ Mother's Day and both our kids coming into town along with a daughter in law, grandbaby, and my daughter's significant dude, it looks like progress will be put off until next week. Our family is a lot like like locusts, except that I don't think locusts raid your wine cellar.

I have to plant a 12' Magnolia tree that my wife requested in lieu of flowers. $700 for a f---ing tree. I could have bought something cool for a car. Oh well, the things one does out of love (or fear).



Happy Mother's Day to any of them out there, and guys remember yours, it's one day to let our dorkinson syndrom stay dormant.

Steve

84 boring red 944
98 M3
91 C4
00 Durango
06 Aprilia
No 951

[Eldorado]

let us know exactly what needs to be 'fabricated'! I'll be looking for something like this at some point...

[shikzachaser]

Tell you what, from a first look-see very little. A few bolts that you have to get to add additional structural support. Kind of cheezy, should have been in there, but they are cheap. Glass quality is quite good. It does kind of freak me out to know that when somebody backs into the nose it's gonna hurt. It is way better than the GT Racing stuff as far as fit and finish, way way better.

Steve

[yellowline]

That's inspirational. I thought about getting a Carrera badge and applying it in place of the 944 badge. Thought I'd get flamed off the board, but I might reconsider it now.

[shikzachaser]

If you worry about getting "flamed" by others you're life is already over. The purpose of this stuff is to have fun with it. Go on, be individualistic. There's no other placxe in the world where stuff like this even exists.

Steve

[Eldorado]

only thing is yellow, his car actually will be Super Charged

[shikzachaser]

Well I got the stuff together and started to trial fit. There are some fitment issues, especially with the right rear and the left front. Seems the front bumper is almost 1/2" wider than my car. I can get a bit of flex in both fenders so that it should be OK. The rear is another story, I have not decided yet on how I am going to approach that. I have already glassed in the area where the stock marker lights are normally located and am going to use European M3 side markers in a different location. I really did not like the look of the way the lights are set up.




This is the feft front looking down with the right front flush. This is gonna take a bit of work to be acceptable. I am reinforcing the areas where the side lights were and then bolting the bumpers up to the original 3 holes in the fenders.



I have glassed in the area and reinforced it w/ steel to allow a flush fit to the fenders. M3 lights are still to be installed. That weird looking rectangle on the fender is a reflection.

Steve

Sad looking for now 84 944
98 M3
91 C4
06 Aprilia
00 Durango

[shikzachaser]

The rear is not so good on the passenger side. I am probably going to have to glass onto it so that it fits.

BTW, the car has never been in an accident, I know I have had it for 22 years so that is not the problem.

[CJFusco]

i like the look of the fiberworks front; it actually looks quite a bit better in person than in photos (some of the race cars at Limerock had them last time i was there)

[shikzachaser]

I should not be so anal. I just like stuff to be perfect, it's my personality. It will drive me crazy until it is.

Steve

[Eldorado]

see.. that's my only beef..
when I'm paying that kind of coin for something, I dont expect it to just be bolt on and go.. but I also dont expect to have a 1/2" extra material that needs to be "flexed" into place either....