interesting, but can be painful, topic.
sometimes we really don't want to know......
my bro-in-law wanted a toy car, but could not afford to buy my 928.
found a very nice 87 944S for $2K. not running, but cosmetics were good and did not see anything that scared me. PO story was plausible. near perfect interior. original paint that has buffed up very nice.
ended up putting about $3K into it. after diagnosing the failed fuel pump, new fuel pump, hoses, and filter. sent injectors out to clean, car had been sitting for about 3 yrs.
she fired up.
then added new tires, shocks, rebuilt brakes and rebuilt AC.
total expense $5K. that was just cost, put a little sweat equity into her.
he has been driving it most of the time weather permits for about 1 1/2 yrs. just serviced it, and still running great.
but next in the agenda is repl engine bay fuel lines and TB/WP.
pics are from PO.
just got my 951 project car fired up this past weekend. still some work to do before it hits the road.
paid $3500 for it as a project car. not sure but probably >$5K in parts now. I just keep stuffing the receipts in a folder.
PO and Son both had running street 951s.
PO got as project with bad motor. got a 'good' used long block installed. when I was installing the intake, looked down and the intake valves look new. almost no wear mark on the valve stem. but scoped the spark plug hole and see very moderate carbon on the pistons. so the head/valves may have been redone.
After the PO got the long block, he did a new/rebuilt clutch/PP, new timing / balance belts and WP installed, got it in the car, then ran out of enthusiasm. not a rebuild motor, but allegedly a good motor, and they had the turbo rebuilt and mod'ed. and has factory LSD.
as I have just fired it up, did not even rev it up beyond 3k. ran and sounded great.
will be my new DE/track car. lots of Lindsey racing stuff added. dual port WG, 3" full exhaust, manual boost controller, chips, all new coolant/VAC hoses and belts, 3X oil cooler and billet high capacity radiator.
what I got - plus boxes of parts and the big stuff filled the back of my truck.
most current pic as I was completing the assembly.
