SAVING AN ABANDONED Porsche 944 from the SCRAPYARD (Ep1) 

Well then you need to watch more of these videos, you won't be disappointed by this limited edition 'German' spec RX-7 :)

Awesome, thank you!

Seems like you can predict my future pretty accurately :-)

Thanks - I hope so!

Thanks very much David :)

At the very least this is a more or less complete and fairly ok-condition car despite it's lack of some tender love for a few years - so it's got value even if not a mint example.

I have enough track cars already. This one's just for a Sunday drive with the family.

Fun for me, or for you? :-P

Give me another 12mths i may grow tired of it :P

The previous version of the 924 engine was actually a Mercedes design, its a long story. In general a very sturdy design, especially in the Porsche version with forged crank etc. The std M44 has a more smooth modern feel, and more power of course than the na, though the oiling system is worse for track use, kinda heavy and its weak for boost. But it shouldnt be to hard to work on, and still reasonable costs to sort out( in Australia i dont know though, everything seems expensive there)

@@garagecedric I agree with all, but one. The high compression industrial Mercedes engine was only used in the C1 Audi 100, between 1968 and 1975. This was inherited, because, before VW bought DKW, the latter was owned by Mercedes. After the acquisition DKW became Audi, but the engine stayed. The engine used in the 924, the Audi 100 C2 and the VW LT was a new WA-code lump. That 2.0 4-cylinder was the engine that was the basis for the famous Audi 5-pot and the obscure 6-cylinder, which both came as both petrol en (turbo)diesel. The 5-cylinder version was only used in the VAG-group passenger cars, and the 6-cylinder versions were only used in the rwd LT and the Volvo 240 D6, due to their length. The new 4-cylinder was used as the basis for the 924 engine, while Audi dropped it as their budget 4-potter in favor for the EA827 in 1978. The 944 never had that "van engine", since the production of the now VW-only EA831 named big 4-cylinder engines stopped in 1982, forcing Porsche to engineer a new engine for its upcoming 944. Enter the M44 , the engine used in the later 924 and the only engine ever used in the 944.

Thank you for sharing this detail Paul - I wasn't privvy to the full story but knew there was some history there and the joke around a "van engine".

Wow, that's really a hefty price.

There was one here for $12k (AUD) that was 50% rust - i turned that down :-)

At the very least there seems to be a reasonable following/community and plenty of resources/info online so fixing issues isn't completely blind.

Definitely agree, not 'too' complex - at least for me I think I can manage...

Thank you :-)

Do people make v8 944's? Seems like a good idea right?

Or is it pronounced "porker"?

Its part of the agreement you have to sign when you buy it - it's the law.

Congrats