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Old Dec 20, 2018 | 03:31 PM
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a car that I got a few months ago and am working on

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they didn't fit the way I would like them

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I had a Porsche 944 when I was 16 and have always wanted a LS swapped one since. This is on my near future projects list. There is a 951 for sale locally to me right now with coilovers, bigger brakes, and a LS2 swap for like $13k...very tempting.
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Next car will be a road course/SCCA car. Trying to decide if I want to do the 944/951 LS swap route or go the fast route and snag a C5Z
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I had a Porsche 944 when I was 16 and have always wanted a LS swapped one since. This is on my near future projects list. There is a 951 for sale locally to me right now with coilovers, bigger brakes, and a LS2 swap for like $13k...very tempting.
Maybe I saw an Ad for that one. That is a good price depending on condition.
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Bought my kid that shirt when they were on sale. We have been working on his stock 944 to get ready as his 1st car. I bought a parts car to help with that rebuild and that car has become a project car now. Doing an LS like you did...

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Looking great TC! I love the gold wheels with the red paint.

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Do you have a page/writeup on the how/what you did for your conversion? Renegade, Texas performance, DIY?
Heres the build thread for mine, Can serve as a pretty good guide.

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Bought my kid that shirt when they were on sale. We have been working on his stock 944 to get ready as his 1st car. I bought a parts car to help with that rebuild and that car has become a project car now. Doing an LS like you did...

Do you have a page/writeup on the how/what you did for your conversion? Renegade, Texas performance, DIY?
I bought my car with the Conversion already done. Not undoing anything the Previous Owner did, just improving things at this point!
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Gold wheels really do pair well with the red. Interesting that they are powder coated, in the pic the almost look anodized. Looking good!
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Wow looks really good. Best of both worlds!
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when I got the car, the Rear Diffuser had a bunch of paint flaking off (possible bad repaint) so I took it to my Painter. I pick it up a couple of weeks later and there are Runs all over, WTF! So he repaints them and then a woman comes into his office, moves them and scratches the hell out of them, WTF! So another repaint and they are back on the car! But they are a pain in the A$$ to get back on the car - cut my wrist pretty good on the Muffler Heat Shield!

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Do you recall what model seats those are? Not to get to personal, but are you a big/tall guy? I like the stock seats but the bases on them are to narrow for me, looking for ideas on a different seat and those Corbeau look nice.
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Do you recall what model seats those are? Not to get to personal, but are you a big/tall guy? I like the stock seats but the bases on them are to narrow for me, looking for ideas on a different seat and those Corbeau look nice.
I'm not sure what Model they are. I'm tall, but not big, that is why I need to modify the Planted Seat Brackets to move the seat back farther
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I'm not sure what Model they are. I'm tall, but not big, that is why I need to modify the Planted Seat Brackets to move the seat back farther
Thanks. I am 6'4" 225#. Always nice to get idea on seat options!
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the Starter - two bolts, it's easy they say! Lol

the 1st bolt came out in a minute, the 2nd one came a few hours later. I had to take the exhaust down and still had to contort my hand/arm/wrist.

it was a lot easier when I replaced the A-Arm Bushings with mono-*****, new Ball Joints & Brake Lines a couple of weeks ago
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