[normcoreashore]

At the beginning of quarantine I bought a clapped out 944. Sold it and found a 944 in better condition. After working on that and driving it for the last 8 months I started getting paranoid about the lack of ABS and airbags

 

Sold the second 944 and drove down to Burbank to pick up a forest green 1994 968! I took a lovely drive to Oakland up HWY 1. Now it's time to tear into this car and fix all the issues...

 

They are as follows:

 

- Timing / Balance Belts replace (as is tradition)

- Replace Alternator and power steering belts

- Replace broken power steering tensioner stud

- Brake job (resurface all discs, replace pads, add steel brake line)

- Repair cruise control system

- Diagnose and repair oil leak (passenger side)

- Replace power steering rack boot which is totally disintegrated on passenger side. Probably related to the oil leak.

- Inspect Vario-Cam system for wear (and replace valve cover gasket and hardware)

- Switch installed racing seats for set of originals (much more comfortable!)

 

 

If anyone's up around the Bay Area, let's chat!

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[94SilverCab]

Welcome,

 

The "Oil Leak" on the passenger side is much more likely to be power steering fluid dripping from the hose beneath the reservoir right above that bushing. The other repairs sound right on track.

 

Enjoy the site,

 

Jay 

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[Ryan]

Great color. Sounds like this should give you plenty to do during Covid. Welcome....

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[Roboman]

Welcome aboard Norm, enjoy your new ride, you'll get plenty of help/advice on this forum.

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[Waylander]

Welcome

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[wswenton]

Looks like I’m not the only one that will be doing some fun projects this spring!

Congrats on the purchase!

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[Kaj Hallstrom]

Welcome Norm, you have a close neighbor in Marin County. I can give you advise on brake replacement for sure.

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[Rap]

Welcome. Enjoy your ride.

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[Jared_Anderson]

Hey Norm! I'm in the bay area and just joined this forum. Don't have a 968 yet, just starting my search.


That forest green is a great color on the 968.


How different is the driving experience going from a 944 to 968?

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[ds968]

How different is the driving experience going from a 944 to 968?

 

I’ve had both for decades .   I felt the 944 had a bit better handling when managing hard/sharp turns, but with that sole exception, the 968 driving difference is a “night and day” one.  It’s much more solid,  more comfortable , a lot faster (  that torque makes it pull like crazy , so it’s not just a lot more powerful “on paper“  but you feel it ..and how ! )   

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[normcoreashore]

Yeah, the 944 seemed a little more sporty and handled corners better. Less body roll perhaps? I assume this can be rectified on the 968 with some suspension upgrades.. Maybe a future project to make the suspension a little more sporty...

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[ds968]

Well, it’s lighter so that always helps.   But yes, if you can install some M030 bars ( and if not available, the aftermarket equivalent of those ),  better struts and shocks, some H&R or other decent coil springs, and you’ll have a phenomenal car .  IMO . 

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[Rap]

Lots of after market add ons that will make your suspension much different.

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[Chris Vais]

I owned  and drove a 1983 944 with the sport suspension option for 10 years before I bought the 968 that I currently own. The early 944s were underpowered given what the chassis was capable of. That said, the car handled very well. I found my 968 to be somewhat less nimble with more body roll and a tendency for the front end to wash out on curves. The solution was to install Koni Adjustable shocks all around, M030 anti roll bars front and rear, Design 1 Racing upper and lower front suspension braces and a slightly more aggressive front alignment. So now the car goes precisely where I point it, the front. end does not wash out, even when I carry a boatload of speed into a curve. It is a lot of fun to drive aggressively, with one exception. I run extreme performance summer tires and I discovered this winter on a cold dry day, that they will break traction with potentially serious consequences. In my case it was a 360 degree loop down the center of a country road.

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[Waylander]

Bet that got the ole heart beating a bit faster

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[Rap]

Chris that is why here in the NE we have summer and winter tires. Probably not so much a need for you overall though. I swap out summer for winter tires in early November. It’s always a bit of a crap shoot in the timing. Taking multiple cars in to get this done is a PIA but then so is spinning your car. 

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[S3-FTW]

Hi Norm, I’m not too far away across the Richmond bridge! I had the same ps leak when I got my car, it happened to be a leaking high pressure line from the ps unit, some genius didn’t use the correct crush washer on the banjo bolt. Replacing the line was pretty straight forward, don’t forget to use a new fluid reservoir as the old one had a non replaceable filter. Hopefully see you around!

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[94SilverCab]

They ALL have that PS fluid leak 

Hi Norm, I’m not too far away across the Richmond bridge! I had the same ps leak when I got my car, it happened to be a leaking high pressure line from the ps unit, some genius didn’t use the correct crush washer on the banjo bolt. Replacing the line was pretty straight forward, don’t forget to use a new fluid reservoir as the old one had a non replaceable filter. Hopefully see you around!

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[ds968]

Yup, same P.S. fluid leak on my car as well.. and I had the line and the reservoir replaced..it only took about five years ( IIRC ) to start leaking again.   It’s a very small leak so I left it alone , I can easily live with a quarter size spot on my dirty garage floor and just wipe it off once in a while .. 

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