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| Dion |
 Jun 2 2018, 08:19 PM
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RN  Group: Members Posts: 2,918 Joined: 16-September 04 From: Audubon,PA Member No.: 2,766 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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Hmmm.... could be bad parenting but...
Well I won an auction on BaT. My son had been wanting a 944 since he was about 13, when he saw one while visiting the Lime Rock Historic races with me. So here’ we are a couple years later. No drivers license yet. But soon to be. He’s 16 now and he will now really know what sports cars and car maintenance are all about. He’s not a die hard gear head but he enjoys the shows and the can-am cars and the Trans Am series race cars. Something about the 944 appeals to him. He leaves me alone in my misery of the 914-6 build. Heheheh. Just thought I’d share. Looking forward to an autocross in the future with him! Car needs some attention but it travelled without issue in the 90*F heat. Drove it some 60 miles. It’s a early 1983 model. Manual everything! Needs some cosmetic stuff on interior and possible rear trans mounts. Prolly replace timing belt soon. Less than 10,000 miles on belt but it’s over 5yrs now. Ok that’s all. Back to the 914 build! Attached thumbnail(s) 
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| theer |
Jun 3 2018, 10:51 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 692 Joined: 31-July 15 From: Dover, MA Member No.: 19,014 Region Association: North East States
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Lots of help out there. The 944 forum over at Pelican is very active and super supportive- Not as good as our little world here, but very good- way better than most other model specific car forums. Lots of parts sources, too.
Great little car- slightly under powered (a good thing for a 16 year old), but superb handling and brakes (also a good thing). Also the body is galvanized, so rust isn’t nearly as big a problem. Good luck with it. |
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| Dion |
Jun 3 2018, 11:26 AM
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RN Group: Members Posts: 2,918 Joined: 16-September 04 From: Audubon,PA Member No.: 2,766 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(theer @ Jun 3 2018, 08:51 AM)  Lots of help out there. The 944 forum over at Pelican is very active and super supportive- Not as good as our little world here, but very good- way better than most other model specific car forums. Lots of parts sources, too. Great little car- slightly under powered (a good thing for a 16 year old), but superb handling and brakes (also a good thing). Also the body is galvanized, so rust isn’t nearly as big a problem. Good luck with it. Never explored that forum before, but yes will do. Was reading old rennlist threads before I committed to this. Thanks for the tip Theer. |
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Dion OT: 944 Jun 2 2018, 08:19 PM
michael7810 That’s awesome. I love my 944. Have fun Jun 2 2018, 09:01 PM 914xr75 Sweet first car! You guys are going to have a... Jun 2 2018, 09:11 PM Mueller Cool Dad award goes to you!
Latest Panorama h... Jun 2 2018, 09:50 PM porschetub
Hmmm.... could be bad parenting but...
Well I won... Jun 2 2018, 11:49 PM ConeDodger Our youngest wanted and got the same. His is an 85... Jun 3 2018, 12:30 AM jmitro Cool! I had 3 of those fun cars. All black... Jun 3 2018, 05:32 AM mb911 Very nice.. Much nicer start then my son's 88.... Jun 3 2018, 05:36 AM theer Same here: son # 1’s first car was an ‘86, al... Jun 3 2018, 05:47 AM mb911 Between the 4 of us all our kids have 944s.. We sh... Jun 3 2018, 05:57 AM
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Between the 4 of us all our kids have 944s.. We s... Jun 3 2018, 06:15 AM Dion That’s awesome guys, thanks for the positive com... Jun 3 2018, 06:28 AM mb911
That’s awesome guys, thanks for the positive co... Jun 3 2018, 07:05 AM Dion Thanks Ben, appreciate that. Jun 3 2018, 07:17 AM carr914 I had an '84 (my first DE Car, when DE's w... Jun 3 2018, 07:24 AM jmitro in my experience rennlist has a much larger forum ... Jun 3 2018, 12:14 PM Unobtanium-inc We had one recently, it was a price I couldn't... Jun 3 2018, 05:56 PM Philip W. my nephew has an 85 or 86, and his has about 65k m... Jun 3 2018, 07:20 PM 914dave Glycol!!! We don’t need no stinking... Jun 4 2018, 09:08 AM |
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