The odds of modern online purchases...

Today I received some parts which I ordered 2 weeks ago - from Germany! I ordered parts in the US later which took only 10 days including customs - this is a new record for the longest shipment time within Germany I have heard of - except the world war 2 postcards which show up some +70 years later from time to time... Infact the parts had only 150 km to travel!
But finally, here they are:

The clips for the sun visors - maybe they appear not so important, but during the first tour, on the way home the sun visor fell down several times on the Autobahn - which left me blind folded again and again. So, it is really important to exchange the old clips for the new! This will be one of many easy (and some not so easy) fixes as soon as I start working on the car!

More parts arriving!

After I bought the car, on the way home it became very obvious that the shock absorbers were done, so I ordered the non-arguable best choice for any Porsche, Bilstein B6. Also the struts for the rear hatch, as they are too weak to push the hatch up. And some parts to restore the brake calipers:

So, busy days to come!

Sloppy shifter...

After more than 250.000 km you cannot expect a perfect gear change anymore. The 944 uses a poly bushing for the shifter which bottoms out and gives a real sloppy shifter feeling, because at the same time the shifter shaft wears out, too..
Luckily, the American company only944.com comes to the rescue. They redesigned the shifter linkage and support the poly bushing and shaft with axial bearings. A lot of customers are really satisfied with this set up and for 60 USD I gave it a shot:

The quality of this laser cut part is really nice and it even comes with some loctite threadlocker!
You can learn more about this kit on their website - on the bottom of the page is a nice illustration how it works :
http://only944.com/partscatalog/only/shifter/

In fact, they also offer high quality seals for the Targa roof  and lots more...

The Porsche is currently stored in a garage, but I will start working on it as soon as the other projects are finished!

A few pictures...

This is the state I bought it in...

The interior is still in overall good condition:

The drivers seat is cracked - which is a usual problem on all Porsches...

The outside is also o.k. - the paint is really matt, it needs a good rub with the polisher and some cutting compound - another issue is the 16V style antenna...

 The dash has some cracks, but that's o.k.

The rear bumper is an aftermarket Strossek part, which is unfortunately bonded onto the body. I have original bumpers as well, maybe I will change back to OEM look later...

Ordering parts...

As always, before the new purchase can be used, a lot of repairs, some small, some bigger need to be tackled. Surprisingly, the spares for the transaxle Porsche's are not that crazy expensive - from what I've seen so far - but there is a lot of things to do. After browsing a few forums I found some good sources for parts, original and performance level. On the right side are some links.

Another car - another blog!

After I started my first Blog in August 2010  and the next one in February 2013, it is almost a tradition to start another blog, now I have yet another car, my first Porsche - even though it was built by Audi for Porsche...