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The dash on the Porsche 944 was in truly frightening condition. It had numerous cracks in all the usual places and then some. At some point, someone had obviously attempted to cover the damage with an overlay, as there many remnant areas of double sided tape. So something had to be done. Apparently reproduction dashes … Continue reading
Based on a recent thread on Rennlist, I was prompted to check the camber values for a Porsche 944 rear suspension. In effect, I was looking at how the camber changes as the suspension goes through compression and droop. I previously did an article along the same lines for the front suspension here. The rear … Continue reading
Upon removal of the dash and interior carpeting, a veritable rats nest of wiring is exposed. Before moving any further, I felt obligated to clean up the mess and ensure that everything was operational. To perform any electrical work on a Porsche, you really must have a copy of the factory wiring diagrams. I find … Continue reading
I had done quite a bit of work getting the mechanical systems on the Porsche 944 up to snuff. As the cosmetics on this car were pretty atrocious, I decided to tackle that side of things next. It is a testament to Porsche that after 30 years the body was in pretty good shape. That … Continue reading
Now that I had my 1984 Porsche 944 street/track car brought up to snuff mechanically, I began to seriously appraise its aesthetics. Its appearance was not confidence inspiring. Yes, I know, a ratty looking car can still go quite well but the car was just not something I wanted to show up in and … Continue reading
On the weekend of July 30th, 2016 I had the wonderful pleasure to attend the Silverstone Classic. This visit was made as part of a longer trip for my wife and I to the UK during that timeframe. Attending the Silverstone Classic was my “go to” item for the trip. Before attending this event, I … Continue reading
Porsche 917 Owners Workshop Manual Haynes Publishing 2015 151 pages Hardback The venerable Haynes Publishing Company, which has produced literally thousands of workshop manuals over the years for every car imaginable, has come up with a clever offshoot. They are generating Owners Workshop Manuals for very exotic, basically unobtainable cars. In this case, the Porsche … Continue reading
As previously chronicled, I have a 1984 Porsche 944 that I purchased with the intention of making into a backup track car that is also street legal. I had gone through the car mechanically as discussed in previous articles. The car was now mechanically sound but in order to safely head for track events, I … Continue reading
In my article here, I discuss the recent track event that I attended at the North Carolina Center for Automotive Research. NCCAR is just what it sounds like. It is a purpose built facility for automotive testing. Here is the track map: As you can see, there are a lot of long, constant radius turns. … Continue reading
I took the Porsche 944 track car out for its 3rd event of the year at the North Carolina Center for Automotive Research a.k.a NCCAR. The event was organized by Apex Track Events and the MBCA Virginia Section. The weekend started out very cold and windy but ended up with great weather. First, a little … Continue reading
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