I have been lurking and occasionally dropping pics and comments in other's threads.
so thought I should just start my own thread.
first up, the boring background story.
I have had the 85 911 Targa for almost 25 yrs. morphed into a DE/street, and kept sliding down that slope towards what could become a non-streetable track car. not really what I wanted.
so two years ago, after coming to rest after a 720 spin in turn 1 of MidOhio slightly against a tire wall, decided to retire it and build another track car. the 911 is just in too good a cosmetic and mechanical condition to stuff, or blow up, or continue past the point of no return on track upgrades. they say you should not take a car to the track you cannot afford to leave there.
got a 928 to become the semi-DD once the 911 became too harsh for frequent street driving. when I decided to retire the 911 and get something else, started pondering my options.
that is when I found a non-running 87 944S for my Bro-in-law. once I got it running and drove some, got me thinking about a 944 turbo.
found this project car with a rebuilt long block/turbo in the engine bay, and every thing else in boxes. father/son both had 944 street turbos, picked up this project with a blown engine. got a rebuilt motor, got it, the clutch, and exhaust/turbo in the engine bay, and lost enthusiasm.
at first a little intimidated as I had never torn down or worked on a 951.
so finally started sorting out all the parts, reading WSM and PET and PP threads.
little by little got it together, turned the key and it fired on the second try.
after some more work, finally took for it's first short drive. puttered around town 20-30 mph getting the license plate. but on the way back to the shop, gave some gas and it DIED.
at first thought something must have pulled loose, or broke. but had put a LOT of new parts in there. initial check showed no spark.
over the next two weeks, learned more about DME/KLR wiring harness, replace/test speed/reference sensors (even using O scope), etc. than I had intended.
finally found my test light, and determined the NEW COIL had failed. threw in the old one and voila.
at that point, started driving to put on some break-in miles before my first track event. the PO told me they had the clutch 'rebuilt'. not sure what that meant, but after about 400 mi, started hearing noise when pushing in the clutch and some shudder.
so, resigned myself it would not make it to the track in 2014, ordered a SPEC III hybrid clutch and alum pressure plate. and decided to step back and focus on some house projects in the fall and 'get ready for winter' stuff.
since this is a belated start to this tread, will try to summarize what I have done.
after sorting the old parts, decided anything questionable along with hoses, vacc ,etc would get replaced.
ordered a lot of stuff from Lindsey Racing. they have provided great support.
all new silicone vac lines, venturi delete, cycle valve delete, new blow off valve, new turbo elec water pump and LR turbo oil filter, coolant lines, fuel lines (sent injectors out for clean/test), pump/filter, 3bar FPR, MAXHPKIT chips, plugs/wires/ dist, rotor, new O2 and also a wideband O2/AFR guage, new dual port waste gate and manual boost controller, full 3" exhaust, rebuilt brakes and HAWK Blue pads, new MC, adjustable rear brake bias valve, new clutch master, AO catch tank, billet radiator, 3X LR front oil cooler.
and along the way, clean, paint, polish, etc etc.
now waiting for my stage I inter-cooler to arrive to install during the clutch job.
here are some pics from along the way.
what I got
current state, but with air filter box top on.
LR 3X oil cooler
dual port WG and two piece exhaust crossover pipe.
rebuild/repainted calipers
LR 3" exhaust and WG
painted cam cover in place.
LR high capacity billet radiator
better pic of engine bay.
