bergerac Posted 2May, 2022 Report Share Posted 2May, 2022 9 hours ago, OzJustin said: Did you just pick this up from VIC? Came from NSW in Feb OzJustin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian in buddina Posted 6May, 2022 Report Share Posted 6May, 2022 Getting crowded, going to need a bigger shed. Adam.B, P-Kay, tomo and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted 7May, 2022 Report Share Posted 7May, 2022 15 hours ago, brian in buddina said: Getting crowded, going to need a bigger shed. Hi Brian - I thought you would still be getting used to having a shed, rather than a carport. Need to lose that centre pillar and put a full-width door in. Makes a huge difference when you can centralise the car you're working on, for better access... tomo, sjm and 3legs 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzJustin Posted 8May, 2022 Report Share Posted 8May, 2022 On 07/05/2022 at 06:10, brian in buddina said: Getting crowded, going to need a bigger shed. You're welcome to store your 944 in my garage Brian..but only because it's guards red though. How long have you had the 914? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakroo Posted 9May, 2022 Report Share Posted 9May, 2022 On 07/05/2022 at 21:39, Rob said: Hi Brian - I thought you would still be getting used to having a shed, rather than a carport. Need to lose that centre pillar and put a full-width door in. Makes a huge difference when you can centralise the car you're working on, for better access... Even if the pillar is load bearing, you would be better off without it. The resulting collapse of the structure will only serve you in a positive manner - think of the insurance assistance in the rebuild. You're welcome. TwoHeadsTas and Dreamr 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian in buddina Posted 9May, 2022 Report Share Posted 9May, 2022 @Rob I thought you would still be getting used to having a shed, rather than a carport. Need to lose that centre pillar and put a full-width door in. Makes a huge difference when you can centralise the car you're working on, for better access... The 944 is off in a friends garage for the time being, and the space is being used to tear the 914’s motor apart. So far no need to rip into that centre pillar, yet. @OzJustin only a couple months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzJustin Posted 9May, 2022 Report Share Posted 9May, 2022 30 minutes ago, brian in buddina said: @Rob I thought you would still be getting used to having a shed, rather than a carport. Need to lose that centre pillar and put a full-width door in. Makes a huge difference when you can centralise the car you're working on, for better access... The 944 is off in a friends garage for the time being, and the space is being used to tear the 914’s motor apart. So far no need to rip into that centre pillar, yet. @OzJustin only a couple months Nice find! There's only a single one on Carsales at the moment. brian in buddina 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian in buddina Posted 10May, 2022 Report Share Posted 10May, 2022 Didn’t mean to muddy the waters on this thread, too much, and wander into a non front engine discussion. My current situation on the 914 is in this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Matkovcik Posted 20May, 2022 Report Share Posted 20May, 2022 I was always BMW / Mercedes guy , own a 1994 BMW 840Ci, a 1992 MB 500SL .pristine cars ..... just bought my first Porsche, a 1989 944S2 manual for $30k .Plus in proces of buying a 1993 Porsche 968 off Lloyds auction it is Tiptronic , paying next week 32,100 k not a bad price , what do you think of 968 tiptronc ? sjm, tomo, Carrot01 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port 911 Posted 20May, 2022 Report Share Posted 20May, 2022 9 hours ago, Mike Matkovcik said: I was always BMW / Mercedes guy , own a 1994 BMW 840Ci, a 1992 MB 500SL .pristine cars ..... just bought my first Porsche, a 1989 944S2 manual for $30k .Plus in proces of buying a 1993 Porsche 968 off Lloyds auction it is Tiptronic , paying next week 32,100 k not a bad price , what do you think of 968 tiptronc ? Great looking car, look after the Auto Trans, parts are hard to come by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakroo Posted 21May, 2022 Report Share Posted 21May, 2022 10 hours ago, Mike Matkovcik said: .....Plus in process of buying a 1993 Porsche 968 off Lloyds auction it is Tiptronic , paying next week 32,100 k not a bad price , what do you think of 968 tiptronic ? Unfortunately for you, you have bought the most unloved Porsche (save for maybe the 924 auto) money can buy. Water cooled, front engined and an auto transmission - the trifecta of dislike. Fortunately for you, they are an absolute cracker of a vehicle. The balance is awesome, the driving experience is top shelf and the gearbox is great. Auto mode for laziness (but learns stuff and if used properly will also pick the right gear when fanging it) and of course you also have the dial a gear yourself mode and it's a lot of fun. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan C Posted 21May, 2022 Report Share Posted 21May, 2022 A mate of mine owned that car for a number of years, sold it to somebody on the Sunny Coast. Ex Japan car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzJustin Posted 21May, 2022 Report Share Posted 21May, 2022 11 hours ago, Allan C said: A mate of mine owned that car for a number of years, sold it to somebody on the Sunny Coast. Ex Japan car. That would make sense given the overseas spec front and rear bumpers. Looks like a nice car though. The 968 also looks very promising in photos. How hard is a manual conversion on a 968... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan C Posted 21May, 2022 Report Share Posted 21May, 2022 The 968 is the Japan import. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrot01 Posted 22May, 2022 Report Share Posted 22May, 2022 yeah, I rekon that 968 was in Perth for years too about 10 years ago. Saw the S2 on carsales, guessed it was a USA import - good price you got it for too. Congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PomBstard Posted 22May, 2022 Report Share Posted 22May, 2022 I made enquiries on that S2, thought it was prob OK for the money, but bought something else instead. Would be good to find out how you get on with it. Re your 968 Tip, I asked this a few years ago when I was looking… TL;DR - if you want a manual, buy a manual! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XLR8 Posted 31May, 2022 Report Share Posted 31May, 2022 On 22/05/2022 at 21:10, PomBstard said: TL;DR - if you want a manual, buy a manual! In the US, where there's lots of choice in the market, this is certainly true. Why spend 20-30 hours on a conversion (where you likely had to buy a whole manual car to make it work anyway!)? Here, with such slim pickings available (and autos way cheaper once the seller realises it's not worth anywhere near what a manual is) I think it's a viable option - but only if you want to twist the spanners yourself. That said, finding a suitable 6 speed LSD 968 box, torque tube, clutch, flywheel, pedal box, etc will not be easy (and if anyone has one, he won't be selling them cheap). All of the above said, if you had to pick an auto front engined "transaxle" - then that 968 is the one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbosloth Posted 31May, 2022 Report Share Posted 31May, 2022 On 22/05/2022 at 00:11, OzJustin said: That would make sense given the overseas spec front and rear bumpers. Looks like a nice car though. The 968 also looks very promising in photos. How hard is a manual conversion on a 968... I sent parts to a guy up in Darwin converting his 968 tip to 6 spd right now. not sure if he is on these forums but i'll send him the link to this thread. He is definitely putting in the research. https://rennlist.com/forums/968-forum/1290556-picture-of-968-rear-g-box-crossmember.html https://rennlist.com/forums/968-forum/1295260-position-of-reverse-light-switch-on-tiptronic.html https://rennlist.com/forums/968-forum/1293804-tippy-flywheel-v-manual-flywheel.html https://rennlist.com/forums/968-forum/1294522-944-s2-harmonic-balancer.html https://rennlist.com/forums/968-forum/1294620-got-another-question-of-the-group.html His is a forever car though as it's a supercharged cab and he obviously intends to keep it and enjoy it. There are a few kiwis that have converted early and late 944 and 968 to manual also. I had an auto '78 924 for several years and I still enjoyed it and I've had manual 944's since because they are widely available. As above Australasia doesn't get the selection for 968 manuals so if you have the means, the money and the determination and you're not worried about originality I would go for it. OzJustin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian in buddina Posted 1June, 2022 Report Share Posted 1June, 2022 Not mentioned so far is the Audi A0e swap. Which is more readily available due to the higher volume of Audis’ produced. My understanding is the 968 6 speed transaxle is related to the A0e transaxle. This topic has be discussed on the Boost Brothers you tube channel in concert with there 5 cylinder turbo conversion of the 944. Also discussed on Rennlist: https://rennlist.com/forums/944-turbo-and-turbo-s-forum/1150972-944-01e-swap-details-and-pictures.html turbosloth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PomBstard Posted 2June, 2022 Report Share Posted 2June, 2022 On 01/06/2022 at 06:50, XLR8 said: All of the above said, if you had to pick an auto front engined "transaxle" - then that 968 is the one! I think I’d go for a 928 GTS if it had to be auto. Anyway, back on topic of pics… Stepo, Buchanan Automotive, tomo and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrot01 Posted 2June, 2022 Report Share Posted 2June, 2022 Adam.B, tomo, Crawf56 and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamr Posted 2June, 2022 Report Share Posted 2June, 2022 My 924 Turbo .. Carrot01, SteveF, Stepo and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam.B Posted 3September, 2022 Report Share Posted 3September, 2022 My 1982 944, a work in progress hahaha. getting a new paint job in 2 months, then look out Car’s & Coffee Dreamr, Carrot01 and Stepo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrot01 Posted 3September, 2022 Report Share Posted 3September, 2022 On 20/05/2022 at 22:09, Mike Matkovcik said: I was always BMW / Mercedes guy , own a 1994 BMW 840Ci, a 1992 MB 500SL .pristine cars ..... just bought my first Porsche, a 1989 944S2 manual for $30k I saw this one on Carsales again, I did chuckle at this "It is a standard car with no modifications " apart from the LH/RHD conversion 🙂 Adam.B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamr Posted 3September, 2022 Report Share Posted 3September, 2022 56 minutes ago, Adam.B said: My 1982 944, a work in progress hahaha. getting a new paint job in 2 months, then look out Car’s & Coffee Mine went through a new paint and interior. Just door cards to go .. I have a restoration thread on here if you wanted to have something to compare to ... Adam.B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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