I miss her

I remember being warned that you don't step out of these cars. You either fall out ungraciously, or barrel roll out like James Bond.

YOU CAN DO IT GOOD WORK FROM BOND HELICOPTERS NORWICH

Absolute dream car for me, just found this channel as I've been actively searching for quality 944 contact for a long time now (think I've just found it👍)as there very little on the 944 on KZbin IMO, you can keep your 911s the 944 is where it's at for me, when you hear stories of Porsche supposedly deliberately turning the wick down on it's performance as to not over shadow the 911 at the time says a lot, I'll definitely be watching with interest, keep up the good work.

Interesting to hear your perspective, I drove my '86 944 as a gas car for a few months before converting it to electric, absolutely everything gets better if you keep the weight distribution in the ballpark but shift slightly rear. Mine roughly swapped from 53.5% front as a gas car to 54% rear as an EV and the traction was unbelievable and necessary with all the extra power. Excited to watch this conversion over time. Most interested in what you do to update the car, mirrors cosmetics etc.

as the proud owner of a 944 NA and 944 turbo, i cant wait to see your take on the 944 EV

What tesla motor are you using? Did you get it form a model 3 or model s? Do you have a website with more details?

Love the project! I converted an '86 944 in 2010, loved it, broke it, fixed it in 2012, drove it as my daily driver for years. Currently working on updating it with a Tesla LDU in the rear and SDU in the front if I can actually make an AWD system work in a 944. Your production quality is awesome for a new channel, keep up the great work! Can't wait to see what you do with appearance updates inside and out!

Incredibly tense video as I watched with bated breath to see if the iPhone would fall out of his pocket at 5:02 and then it does at 5:50 and he catches it!!!

Amazing grit to sandblast the car with a small spray gun pressure. Well done indeed mate.

Cool project! And just as I-am about to start fabricating on my SC100. I'll definitely follow this. Ever since I started posting content, KZbin suggests me other "beginning" channels.

Love the desperate look for Martin's validation at 10:17 😆

Can't wait to see the journey

Do not open the mirrors, the mechanism tends to break.

I have one, give me the back seats, I need them.

I love the video, and your approach to the project, and I just subscribed! I’m currently in the midst of a 944 EV swap too and your content is super helpful! Here’s a link to my channel if you want to check out my build so far: Porsche 944 Tesla-Swap: Part 1 kzbin.info/www/bejne/npezlmZ9Z56pnLs

Not much of an update...

In the UK you cannot modify the monocoque chassis and retain your V5. Anything welded to the car cannot be modified from original only restored to original condition. Have you sorted where you getting your motor + controller from? Who is doing the scanning of your car for you, I would be interested in having a play with the data.

Clearly this dummy knows nothing about Porsche 😎

i'd urge caution about putting batteries in the boot/spare wheel area. that area basically becomes a crumple zone so if a battery box is in there a minor prang could lead to lead to a lot of damage. If you can keep the batteries in a single box it'll make life a lot easier for you when it comes to wiring and BMS etc, for 150ish miles a 50kwh pack should be more than enough i'd have though. i've said it previously but defo but some effort into making that steering wheel adjustable! otherwise you could find the driving position horrendous.

Hey. You are already talking about changing the look of the headlights and bumper. Have you thought about getting rid of the door handles/installing button press door poppers? Or handles from Tesla3? Something that would be sleek and low profile. It would go well with pop down headlights.

That foley of Josh's knees as he stood up at 1:19 had me cackling 😂

I’ve got a 944 just sitting in my garden for ages now how much are they going for I’m looking to move it on

looking good. I had a 924 many moons ago. Go faster mod's I did, cylinder head rebuilt with Piper fast road cam with adjustable piper cam pulley and powerflow full exhaust. didn't have EV tech 24 year ago. good luck with the 944 S2 (go with an 968 boot spoiler) 😊

the body of the 944 is galvanized steel so it wont rust

Why put your face talking the whole video. We want to see only the vehicle

Are you making a fully electric 944?

I'm relieved the entire car didn't vanish as you started sandblasting like something out of Avengers Endgame. 😅

I would do the car in jet black😎

Colour wise a gold bronze metallic. Modern spin on an original colour

please use other much better quality mask. your lungs will be grateful in the future. after blasting you need some of the rust inhibitors, and after that paint.

I gave a thumbs up just for the fly editing

What’s the other guy’s name? I didn’t catch it… I think you should spray the car matt rust brown.

progress!

There was significantly less baby poo in this video than I expected.

It shouldn't be legal to have that much fun with bathroom scales.

Excellent! This video had 3 of my all-time favourite things: Michael Scott, pressure washers, and RP accents.

Great project! He looks like Ben Affleck in the aging Batman kind of way.

Hi Josh, I just subscribed to your channel. I have a small channel myself as well, where I’m focusing more and more on EVs. I also happen to have an old 944S2 Cab, and I’ve been toying with the idea of converting it to an EV. I’m super interested in seeing how you do with your project! Looking forward to many more videos from you.

I have a wild dream to do a conversion on a mid 1980s Isuzu Impulse. I'm watching your progress with great interest.

Just found your channel, great project giving me more motivation to do my own ev conversion. I had a 944 back when they were cheap. One thing I hated about it was steering wheel position, it doesn’t adjust and was always too far away. If you’re changing interior and adding electric steering anyway try and add that adjustment!

Im interested in how you’re doing the redesigns, im actually trying to update and facelift mine as if porsche decided to make a 2024 production based off the GT3

Great project. The 944 S2 was one of my favourite cars we’ve converted to electric. Feel free to call me if you want to have a chat how we did ours.😎👍 kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYO4ZJ2jeNJ6qNUsi=yk5F7EyO45cylhx1

800 kg

Champagne is a classic you should keep it😊

Why do I recognise you and think Hitfilm 👀

I'm excited to follow this project. I had an 86 944 I bought right after high school, and it was stolen 3 years later. Life finally getting to a point where I can get one again. One of the most beautifully driving cars that've been built. Excited for you!

Wow. That’s awesome. I love 944’s. And love my EV. I’m really looking forward to see what you can do. Do you really not have experience working on the cars? You mentioned not having tools etc…

IF you put a crowbar through the front "tow ring". It might be easier to push/pull in/out

i've been trying to figure out how to go about getting as-sat weight for my (currently)drivetrain-less ev conversion and I think I'm going to steal this idea! I'm starting with something that was 1 ton to begin with so it shouldn't need quite so many. thanks for posting!