Project 944 - Introducing my 80's Porsche restoration project - Ep.1

Welcome to Project 944, a series focused on restoring my 1983 Porsche 944 and saving it from the scrap yard.
In this episode, let me introduce the Porsche 944, run through some history, and take you for a walk around to find all the issues and problems that need to be addressed to bring this 80's icon back to life.
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[@glennmccormack2979]

Very good clip and looking forward to following

[@fundamentallybroken4194]

Cool alarm system... I've never seen that, but I'm in Canada.

[@RESET1776]

Nice choice! I’ve had a couple 944’s over the years & they are SO much fun on the curvy roads. One of the other things I found shocking was the support & parts available at the local dealership. Heck, even ended up with real Porsche rocker graphics. They offered some really cool reverse cut graphic packages back then.

[@lukemontgomery9683]

I was just at a Porsche event and saw a 944 for the first time, after mentioning it to my friends your videos have popped up on my recommended

[@courtneyricks500]

Thank you for this series. I want to restore one myself.

[@wackaircaftmechanic2312]

Sad this channel has so little views. It's very nice. Love the 944! They'll always have some kind of problems you can't fight but they're worth it personally.

[@frax77]

Haha well thanks...it would help if I posted a bit more. But there is a bunch of stuff coming up, including a new addition to the garage and 944 updates. Thanks for your support 🙏

[@kazsiddique1]

Awesome!!! Can't wait for more!!!

[@Porschee944]

Cool series

[@lizfriedrich9990]

This is very exciting indeed and good to see a Porsche 944 being restored. Can't wait to see how it turns out.

[@Maody66TV]

Very cool project, mate! 😎👌 Love it...

[@MrUglyDinosaur]

I believe that may be a dash cover overlay on your vehicle, not entirely sure but mines had that same cut off midway through the dash and they should flow seamlessly

[@tomford8970]

I didn't hear any mention of the timing belt. It's an interference engine, so be sure that was done recently, or else get it done and replace the water pump while you're in there. Subbed and looking forward to the rest of this build! Cheers.

[@frax77]

Thanks Tom, will definately put that on the list when we get to the mechanicals. 👍

[@ricoxxx1849]

#PorscheNoSubstitute944

[@davegilmore8281]

The steering wheel in my 83 944 NA is different. Yours looks like the 85 and up version. I wonder if it was replaced or did the AU/EU cars comes with a different steering wheel.

[@frax77]

Oh, that's curious. Will do some extra digging to see if I can find out. It looks fairly original to me.