Porsche 944 Turbo // 20 Year Restoration Part 1

[@Kevin.OBrien44]

If anyone has any ideas for colors to paint or wrap the car comment below! Right now Im thinking a light blue, factory color, black, or dark purple.

[@slowwrx1049]

I may be biased but definitely blue… 3m gloss blue fire.

[@slowwrx1049]

I may be biased but definitely blue… 3m gloss blue fire.

[@Kevin.OBrien44]

@@slowwrx1049 sound like could be sick

[@gabehammond9119]

Black paint it gloss, don’t do a wrap

[@Kevin.OBrien44]

black would be cool

[@gabehammond9119]

Eating pizza on the floor of the car in the winter was a vibe

[@Kevin.OBrien44]

lol yeah good times

[@Maxsmack]

how much can i have in common with some random stranger on the internet. i found your channel through the electric go kart and now you're restoring a car i've been contemplating doing the same with. the world is a strange place

[@Kevin.OBrien44]

yeah it is weird. i’ve meet some people with lots of common interests. even more than just those couple you said

[@jvaubry]

Restoring this car will try your patience, determination, and the depths of your bank account! Those of us who choose this challenge are at various stages of restoration, as a lot of these cars have been abused by previous owners through lack of proper maintenance , incompetence, and proper care. Given the initial state of this car, perhaps you should consider focusing on arresting any further deterioration of the body and mechanicals. Unfortunately, due to the age of the vehicle, most of the rubber components will be shot, from hoses, fuel lines, engine mounts, suspension bushings, body seals. The engine lower end could be in good condition, and may only need replacing seals and gaskets. You should replace the timing belts before attempting to start the engine, as this is an interference engine. Good luck on your new project!

[@Kevin.OBrien44]

Thanks for the advise. I already did the timing belts before I tried to start it!

[@JRGarage]

Sweet 951! Hope it can be saved!

[@Kevin.OBrien44]

woah i didn’t even realize y’all commented. I love ur content and ur old 944 that u got!

[@dderuy]

Amazing! Thank you for sharing this... Keep it up!

[@FrankGraffagnino]

We're looking forward to following your progress on this 944!

[@perry36]

This thing gonna be so clean 🔥

[@Kevin.OBrien44]

Yessir dude!

[@cbjork29]

Part 2?

[@ekuryluk]

You should really paint the car whatever color will make you happiest. However, here are some things to ponder when you consider changing the color. That car looks like it is Zermatt Silver. If so, this is a highly desirable color amongst 944 owners. If it's not Zermatt, than it is one of the rarer Silver colors, which by itself is a good thing. Is there any way to rescue the paint as the car sits today? Hard to really tell by the video, it doesn't look bad. Porsche metallic paints are durable. If you detail the car yourself, spend an evening searching the web for the best methods to rescue Porsche paint. You'll find that methods that work well on other vehicles don't apply to P-cars. Original paint, even with a few flaws, adds to the value of your car. That said, should you decide to respray the car, a fresh well-done coat of Zermatt looks awesome on that car. If you can, find a car in Zermatt Silver to see in person, pictures don't do it justice. Something else, you're young, there is a chance you will want to sell this car someday for as much as you can. Changing the color will knock down the value of this car. Which would be a shame, because 944 Turbos are increasing in value, and likely won't come down. Whatever you do, good luck and welcome to the family of 944 owners!

[@kevinobrienvlogs1898]

Thanks for the info! Its actually stone gray matalic, and i think if i do respray it ill do that color, but ill look into trying to restore it. the only issuse is theres a lot of clearcoat missing so is it possible to only respray clear or at that point should i just repaint the whole thing?

[@michaellevett9317]

Too tufffff 🐐

[@Kevin.OBrien44]

Broooooo. I’m playing Blackbears this year

[@michaellevett9317]

@@Kevin.OBrien44 big dubbbb see you in December

[@jachouse1]

Great work. Who did the center cover and shift boot?

[@Kevin.OBrien44]

I did! I'll go over both of those things in the next video.

[@928pcar]

Imma need an update dawg

[@howtoknight]

Car was such a health hazard my man died in the process of cleaning it 💀 Jokes aside, you good bro? Its been over a year now...

[@Kevin.OBrien44]

Trying to make a video about my gokart in the next few days

[@tiwaaaz]

@@Kevin.OBrien44 That would be sick !

[@Porschee944]

Hello,I'm wait for a long video journey😍 6:56 I can't explain why, but my 944 from the US had tiny coins and airflow control shifter in the exact same spot

[@Kevin.OBrien44]

Hahaha must be a common issue

[@larryhobgoblin6172]

this project still happening? been checking back for the past 7 months :/

[@Kevin.OBrien44]

sorry i’m just really bad at uploading consistently basically because i just upload when i feel like it because it’s fun and not because it’s my job. hopefully soon!

[@JeffCrowell11]

Great find. What did you pay for it and what is your restoration budget?

[@Kevin.OBrien44]

i payed about 5k but all in now i’m at 14k. but it’s basically done now i just have to make an update video

[@sunnyd1722]

Any updates on the project?

[@Chiefkeef-h3k]

Hi my dad owns 3 porche 944 one of them we decided to restore

[@Kevin.OBrien44]

sick

[@VFYofficial]

Any updates?

[@Kevin.OBrien44]

soon hopefully ill post a new video

[@Bazze03]

How much did the 944 cost?

[@Kevin.OBrien44]

it was about 5k but all in i’m almost at 14k and just about finished it

[@Bazze03]

@@Kevin.OBrien44 Nice😊, can u make an update video on how the car is looking?

[@Kevin.OBrien44]

@@Bazze03 yeah hopefully i can soon!

[@Kevin.OBrien44]

it was 5000, Ive put about 10k into it now though

[@trbossdoggy]

I guess part 2 never happened

[@Sam.powers787]

I guess this car isn’t getting restored😭

[@Kevin.OBrien44]

haha its a long process i guess

[@RedRoofGarage]

Make it Electric!

[@Kevin.OBrien44]

haha maybe a different car down the line!

[@AllThingsElectric_]

Sick man. We’re literally the same person bro 😂. Shoot me an email, we can exchange contact info, got some good connections with Porsche.

[@Kevin.OBrien44]

ok!

[@kookiecrumble7970]

Any updates?