My Porsche 944 S2 – Project Log
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About a month ago I purchased a 944 S2 mainly as a weekend toy to use alongside my GT6 but also as a car that I could use everyday when I wanted a change from my Abarth. It took months of searching (4 to be exact) to find this car. I wasn't set on an S2 when I started my search as I was open to any of the models. I “test drove” a '86 turbo for 500m and then the gearbox gave up and saw some others but they were all in quite bad condition despite the pictures looking good on the adverts (there is a lot of rubbish out there). After travelling over most of the south of England most weekends over 4 months this one came up for sale 5 miles down the road from where I live (bloody typical). I snapped it up straight away as one this good, for the price I paid for it, doesn't stay around long.
The car is a standard 944 S2 with a couple of options (Extended cloth seats, upgraded stereo which has been taken out I think) and 127k on the clock. It also still has its original tool kit, tyre compressor and spare wheel which are quite hard to come by.
It is even has a tape deck
Needless to say as with most 23 year old cars there are a couple of things that need sorting on it but it is a very, very good base from which to start from. The car is solid with no rust on the sills and all of the paint looks original (apart from the sunroof which has been repainted). There are 23 years worth of chips on it but it cleans up well.
The car does seem to have a hot start issue. I'll drive the car for 30 mins and stop off somewhere, come back to it 2 hours later and it wont start first time. I have changed the DME relay but this had no effect so I suspect it may be some sort of thermostat issue as it was running a little hot today (first nice day of the year). So this is something I'll have to look into. I have also purchased a box of goodies which includes:
I'll try and keep this thread up to date with the latest work on the car and hopefully it will make an appearance at the Sunday Service at Silverstone next weekend
The car is a standard 944 S2 with a couple of options (Extended cloth seats, upgraded stereo which has been taken out I think) and 127k on the clock. It also still has its original tool kit, tyre compressor and spare wheel which are quite hard to come by.
It is even has a tape deck
Needless to say as with most 23 year old cars there are a couple of things that need sorting on it but it is a very, very good base from which to start from. The car is solid with no rust on the sills and all of the paint looks original (apart from the sunroof which has been repainted). There are 23 years worth of chips on it but it cleans up well.
The car does seem to have a hot start issue. I'll drive the car for 30 mins and stop off somewhere, come back to it 2 hours later and it wont start first time. I have changed the DME relay but this had no effect so I suspect it may be some sort of thermostat issue as it was running a little hot today (first nice day of the year). So this is something I'll have to look into. I have also purchased a box of goodies which includes:
- A new accelerator cable clip
- Rear boot hatch seal
- Rear lock seal
- A book of specs (threads and tourques of certain bolts nuts etc...)
- Touch up paint
- Some new front bulbs
I'll try and keep this thread up to date with the latest work on the car and hopefully it will make an appearance at the Sunday Service at Silverstone next weekend
CoolHands said:
love the front-on shot. Is the boot seal oem or something generic off ebay? Asking cos I might need some door ones for an old car and am wondering about where to buy.
Its not oem as the Porsche one was about £85. I got this one from a site that specialises in Porsche parts.
Quite costly too, if you include the door cards as well. My Turbo has extended cloth and full elctrics (maybe not quite full as theyre up & down and back & forth) and the cost would've paid for sports seats, which Id have been far happier with.
Its rare to see a compressor, in fact, it was quite rare to see one twenty years ago as people kept them as souvenirs. The spare wheel will be knackered unfortunately. They look alright and they blow up, but after a few hours the cracks start to appear. Id suggest partially inflating it, until the sidewalls are straight with as little pressure in as possible, and then liberally applying a rubber softener to the folded areas. If Id done this to my own, as Id intended, then it may still be crack free.
Its rare to see a compressor, in fact, it was quite rare to see one twenty years ago as people kept them as souvenirs. The spare wheel will be knackered unfortunately. They look alright and they blow up, but after a few hours the cracks start to appear. Id suggest partially inflating it, until the sidewalls are straight with as little pressure in as possible, and then liberally applying a rubber softener to the folded areas. If Id done this to my own, as Id intended, then it may still be crack free.
they really are very lovely cars and I don't know why I've not bought one sooner.
I'm still on the hunt! What a lovely S2 sounds like the same story as my search. They take some finding good 944's these days. I was dead set on a turbo but found my S2 which is just comeing upto 69,000 miles from new.Its totaly standard apart from decat pipe and dansk back box. Its also got the orginal compressor tool kit and space saver wheel. My car was featured in 911 & porsche world magazine in January 2013, I bought it a month later.Its a toy and only goes out the garage in the best conditions, just replacing sensors and seals etc 
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