What did you do to your car today?

[sushiman007]

Today, I replaced some of the 30-year-old, cracked, stock vacuum hoses w/ones from Lindsey Racing, and reinstalled the reconditioned air flow meter and my '84 N/A fired right up for the first time in 3 months after it stalled in a July flood!

Not only did she rev strongly and accelerate smoothly (just like a 944 w/a rebuilt engine should); the high-pitched noise associated w switching on the A/C, which I originally thought was a belt, or a roller issue, also disappeared.

I want to thank you all for giving me many great advice and encouragement to keep me from giving up. Now, I can get back to driving and enjoying this wonderful creation from the Big 80's!

[EliteThink]

coolant system emptied after the plug broke. 7 days out at the dealer, I called all the Porsche shops and Redmond European pulled one out of their inventory. Refilled, spent the next 2 days making sure it was bled. Running okay for now.

[PetrosS2]

https://plus.google.com/116615986427952997378/posts/H3bgHsSbWiB?pid=6067138412863478482&oid=116615986427952997378

[argiopeweb]

Put the finishing touches on what started as a tie rod job (and ended up as 1.5 months of the car not running) and got an alignment done. I now have a front-right tire hum (I probably overtightened the wheel bearings), a sticky starter that will need to be rebuilt before I start the car again, and the assertion from the alignment shock that they can't get my front left camber/caster in spec because I need a new front left "shock" (I assume insert. This comes as no surprise; I've been thinking the front left shock looked a bit lower than the right for awhile.)

The fun never ends...

[dlearl]

Dropped it off to have the front of the motor redone. Belts, pulleys, pump. The whole she-bang.

Have the brake fluid and coolant flushed while its in.

Good for anther 30K, WooHoo!

[pfarah]

Raised the front up and measured clutch wear: 24.6mm. Looks like I'm good for a while still. Since she was up in the air, I installed a recently purchased aluminum belly pan with the TSB modification already performed (one inverted vent).

[argiopeweb]

Pulled starter with the intention of cleaning the solenoid and lubricating the bendix. Solenoid screws are all sorts of stuck, so it's getting the PB blaster & hammer treatment. I'm guessing it's the original starter/solenoid.

[jwmc1]

New Blaupunkt Speakers

[PorscheNut924]

I installed my IMI starter. I like it.

[CHICKS]

Last few days: Only944's inner/on body sunroof seal, and did what the TSB said for the airbox/belt cover vent. Parts were $12 from the dealer.

[PetrosS2]

[Dean924s]

Not today but last week I finally got the cracked windshield replaced.

[Racerbvd]

PPI came out clean.

[Chunkerz]

Today I unboxed my Power Flex front/rear swaybar and torsion bar housing bushings.


Then I reassembled most of the rear torsion bar housing.


Last thing I did was install the two big bushings on my new 26.8mm front swaybar.


I put on tons of the included copper grease, so hopefully they won't squeak like people say they do.

[curtisr]

Found some time today to replace the driver's side window regulator. Sadly, when I opened the box containing what was described as a 'very good' condition used-part, I discovered that the point of contact between the motor and the regulator was broken and, in fact, missing chunks of metal. Luckily the motor worked so it was a quick substitution and all was well. And while the ultimate cost to me was not all that much I must say it was a clear case of caveat emptor.

[PorscheNut924]

Originally Posted by curtisr

Found some time today to replace the driver's side window regulator. Sadly, when I opened the box containing what was described as a 'very good' condition used-part, I discovered that the point of contact between the motor and the regulator was broken and, in fact, missing chunks of metal. Luckily the motor worked so it was a quick substitution and all was well. And while the ultimate cost to me was not all that much I must say it was a clear case of caveat emptor.

I checked my selling history on eBay because I sold a very nice one recently, and whew, mine went to Australia.

[nynor]

i re-tensioned the timing belt. the balance shaft belt was spot on. i'll revisit both in about six months.

[Chunkerz]

Today I touched up some of the undercoating, fixed my unmovable spring plates, installed the torsion bar housing, and bolted up my control arms. I can finally see light at the end of the tunnel....

[PetrosS2]

https://plus.google.com/u/0/+PetrosPeter/posts/Cqnm5sfJ3qC?pid=6072257617699979938&oid=116615986427952997378

[p-talk]

@Chunkerz: You appear to have your rear coilovers on upside down. Not sure how much difference it actually makes, but thought you should know.

Originally Posted by Chunkerz

Today I touched up some of the undercoating, fixed my unmovable spring plates, installed the torsion bar housing, and bolted up my control arms. I can finally see light at the end of the tunnel....