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ideola
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| Khal wrote: | | Yep, looks just a 944... except I guess it doesn't have the nice interior. |
944s don't have vented nose panels, vented hoods, shorty rear spoilers, or those nice dished rockers  So when you see it side by side, it most definitely looks different than a 944.
And watch what you say about the interior...you haven't seen it yet. As I said, full reveal to follow shortly 
The bumper came that way with the car. It doesn't bother me enough to warrant the effort and expense to change over a Euro bumper.
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JayZzzz4
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| Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 11:24 am Post subject: |
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Looks very nice, you did a great job on it
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Khal
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| Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 2:30 pm Post subject: |
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| ideola wrote: | ...when you see it side by side, it most definitely looks different than a 944.
And watch what you say about the interior... |
I was only kiddin' around, of course. Hopefully you got the humour.
It looks pretty snazzy.
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ideola
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| Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Khal wrote: | | I was only kiddin' around, of course. Hopefully you got the humour. |
Yep, no worries...
...but wait til you see the interior...replaced the dash with a newly recovered one, replaced the door cards, the rear quarter liners, installed power 944 sport seats, and of course, the dual gauge pod in the center speaker location. You really gotta see the interior 
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morghen
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| Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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| ideola wrote: | | You really gotta see the interior |
well....wanna do something about that?  take some pics of it and show us.
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ideola
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| Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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Patience, young grasshopper, patience!
This week I should be able to wrap things up. Need to install the wiring for the new oil temp gauge and re-route the oil pressure wiring for the center dual gauge pod. Also need to pull the door cards so I can install the freshly painted 968 door handles and mirrors. Those are the last major things left to complete. As soon as their done, I'll post up all the pix.
I still need to finish the power steering install, have made some progress on that, but it's perfectly drivable in manual mode, and I fully intend to drive this car a LOT this warm season so the power steering completion may get pushed back to winter, we'll see. Also still planning to install an in-cabin boost controller
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ideola
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| Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 10:53 am Post subject: |
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I encountered an unexpected delay attempting to install the 968 door handles. This is the only thing holding up the completion of the exterior restoration. So in the meantime, thought I'd share some quick snaps of the interior restoration. Man, what a difference!
BEFORE
 
 
AFTER...
NEW DASH
 
 
COCKPIT CONTROLS
 
  
 
CREATURE COMFORTS
Late 944 inner door levers, Porsche crest glove box latch
 
4-way power 944 script sport seats, center armrest/iPod stowage
 
Late 944 sun visors with vanity mirrors, Porsche script floor mats
 
SOUND SYSTEM
Pioneer DEM-P4100UB head unit, Kicker 1" tweeters with passive crossovers
 
Pioneer 4x6 speakers (set of 4, two in the doors, two in the rear; forgive the Blaupunkt speaker covers, they'll have to do for now)
  
Bazooka Active Bass Tube mounted to rear fold-down
 
Fully integrated iPod support with armrest stowage, amplified antenna
 
More shots of Classic 9 Leathershop's expert work prior to installation:
 
 
 
 
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JayZzzz4
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| Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 11:41 am Post subject: |
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OOOoooOooOooooooooo Soo Nice and New looking
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thirdgenbird
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| Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 1:08 pm Post subject: |
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i got my shift boot from classic 9 and would LOVE to get my dash done...
are the late interior handles a direct swap?
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emoore924
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Wow, that's very sparkly  |
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Joes924Racer
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| Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 2:43 pm Post subject: |
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Show quality, the wheels i could do without.
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| Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 3:44 pm Post subject: |
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excellent !
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Cedric
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| Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 4:09 pm Post subject: |
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Reaaally nice dash!! But FFS, a red steering wheel?
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9xx
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| Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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Looks great Dan! But how about changing that rubber gear lever boot into leather one?
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ideola
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| Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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| 9xx wrote: | | Looks great Dan! But how about changing that rubber gear lever boot into leather one? |
I have a custom short shifter, the leather boots won't work as there's nothing to secure it to top side, and they're all too long.
| thirdgenbird wrote: | | are the late interior handles a direct swap? |
For the most part, yes, although your early door cards may require a very slight bit of trimming...when you pull the door handle open, the round circular part of it goes into the door card cavity, and will interfere with the door card a little unless you trim it. No big deal...otherwise, pretty much direct bolt-on.
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