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Old 03-01-2018, 08:57 AM   #451
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Re: Porsche 944: Actually there is a substitute

I keep think of the Johnny cash song as I watch your build...One piece at a time, Instead of just the years of caddys rolling out in the song, you can run thru manufactures parts included in the build! Nice work as always. Keep on trudgin'.
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Old 03-27-2018, 03:54 PM   #452
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Hi everyone. I haven't kept the thread current so here's a quick catchup:

The general trend was to try and get any/all fab work around the engine bay complete so that I could pull the motor and then prep/paint the engine bay. Toward that end I give you all the brackets and doodads I made.

I'm now ready to pull the motor and shift over to some non-fab tasks for a few weeks. The things in the picture are all going to get cleaned, sand blasted, painted and seam-sealed.
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Old 03-27-2018, 06:52 PM   #453
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that's a lot of fabbing sparky.....will look good with some paint on it....
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Old 04-10-2018, 01:00 PM   #454
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Primer, sealer and top coats.
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Old 04-10-2018, 01:02 PM   #455
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The motor is back out of the 944. I have a few final fabs things inside the engine bay - then the motor goes in for attempting 1st fire around July.
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Old 04-10-2018, 01:04 PM   #456
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And a couple of fiberglass things...
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Old 04-11-2018, 07:39 AM   #457
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Wooo Hooo! Getting closer!
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Old 06-21-2018, 05:07 PM   #458
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The engine bay is ready for the engine.
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Paint!!! Love it, nice work
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Old 06-21-2018, 07:34 PM   #460
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Whooo Hooo!!!!!
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Old 06-25-2018, 10:12 AM   #461
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The motor and trans going back in.


Now there's a new list of a few dozen things to do on the run-up to making noises from the motor.
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Old 06-25-2018, 01:57 PM   #462
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Good to see it in. Hopefully it will stay there. So what, 2 weeks and she races?
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Old 10-22-2018, 11:08 AM   #463
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Here is a link to a very poor quality video w/sound. Sorry for the low resolution – it is only my 2nd ever YouTube upload.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q59xACBmF2c

No muffler yet and probably a couple of exhaust leaks. However progress is progress!
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Hot Rod Porsche!!!!!

Congrats, it sounds good!
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Wow!...that things gonna be a mean one....
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Any updates sparky?
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Thanks guys!
After getting it to run I of course decided to change some things. I'll skip over the details - but I tore out a big chunk of Mustang stuff that I had already welded in.
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This was all part of me deciding to go 3-link & panhard bar instead of the factory Mustang 4-link. So I discovered that there are factory Ford 3-link 8.8 axles with posi-trac under certain Ford Aerostars.

And I eventually found one with the gear ratio I wanted.

So now I am about 75% of the way on converting the 944 over to 3-link + panhard bar.
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Once I get the 3rd link fabbed and assembled, I will have to redo the battery mount, the fuse block, put a floor back in that big cutout area...

Then I can resume the parts about making it run, move and more importantly stop.
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