[The Glademister]

Originally Posted by OK-944

Then again...then again....jeeesh!

I could, I suppose...just start pulling stuff off - as in everything down to the chassis. Then it would be possible to build things back up again. I really cannot not see any other way with this car.

I could also pull stuff off and go at everything with my angle grinder and an assortment of wire cups and wheels and Roloc discs - then refinish and re-coat everything.

But wiring? Even though I'm very diligent about cleaning and, if necessary, replacing existing wiring, cannot read a wiring diagram to save my life! I'd need to leave the wiring in place and work around it - then replace what I'd need to, wire by wire...at the last minute.

Funny thing how at the end of a given day with this car I'm just ready to throw in the towel...but then...with a bit of bourbon/beer/G+T/Negroni/or what have you, a bit of reflection and philosophizing, and hopefully a bit of sleep...I get up the next morning and take another look, and
think..."I won't call Justin - just yet!"

(ps...yeah, the interior isn't too bad - but the seats? They're each rusted solid to the floor!)

(later edit) - Then again, I could simply wait for one of those “great car, just needs an engine” deals - fix up and drop in my “spare” engine and call it a day. Hmmm…this deserves a bit of thought, aided by this evening's libations. Let's see...its just a tad cool for a G+T, but maybe not cool enough for a neat bourbon. I think a Negroni would be about perfect!

At the beginning of Covid I was given a free '83 944 from a garage shop owner. It was a real horror show with head lights gutted (some janky aftermarket bulbs and lenses) seat rails rusted to the floor (I had to sawzaw to seat frames apart) horribly cracked dash, moldy interior (OE brown but painted over black) exterior was completely covered with plasti-dip black (OE guards red), etc. etc.

I worked hard at getting the engine running with new injector harness, ignition parts, crank sensors, oil change, fuel filter, etc. I also doctored up the interior with parts from a 924S. I replaced the complete head light system and almost had that working.

However...

The front wiring harness began to leak water which informed me that car had probably been flooded. Couple that with the rings failing while cranking and seizing the engine... that was the death nail. That '83 has been a real good source for parts on two subsequent 944 projects. All the new ignition parts, the wind shield and sun roof have been moved to a '87 951 saving quite a bit of cash. I'm still pulling parts for some exterior issues on a '87 944 base.

It some way that car lives on in those other Porsches so it's much like an organ donor.