Did we screw up a 944?

I think screwing up a 944 would involve either pimpin y0.. or running it into an immovable object at high speed.

I think you made a useable car. that anyone without a rolex would be happy to h00n.

We had to go back to the previous owner to get the title notarized so that we could get it titled and he couldn't believe how good the car looked! Every time I see a faded car, I can't believe that the owner wouldn't take the time to give it a little elbow grease. An afternoon with a buffer had to have doubled the value of this car! (That's not a sales pitch, just a guess.) But the car, while not perfect, is a head turner, where before it was a turd!

good job.

I was always under the impression that the emissions standards in California had to be for the NEWER of the parts. If the engine is newer, it needs the emissions equipment for the year it was built.. if the car is newer, than the older engine has to have the emissions equipment that the chassis is supposed to have

We would be OK under that criteria. We used just the '85 short block.

Emissions isn't going to be a problem here in Ohio, and I can't see this car making it all the way to CA. Not that it couldn't make the trip, just that it wouldn't be worth the trouble to ship it.

mad_machine wrote: I was always under the impression that the emissions standards in California had to be for the NEWER of the parts. If the engine is newer, it needs the emissions equipment for the year it was built.. if the car is newer, than the older engine has to have the emissions equipment that the chassis is supposed to have

It either the vehicle or the engine, whichever is newer. You can swap a newer engine in, if it is completely stock (or only modified with CARB legal parts), and its legal once you get it inspected. If the engine is older than the vehicle it will never be legal, because the engine wont meet the emissiones standards for the year of the vehicle (even if the only difference is the cast date code on the block). So for example, if you were to build a kit car that was a replica of a 1965 vehicle, if you put a 1980 chevy small block in it for it to be legal you would have to have all the 1980 emissions equipment on it for it to be legal.

AngryCorvair wrote:

admc58 wrote: If somone is interested I have an extra 87 16v motor that was running when pulled.

i'm interested. a friend has an '87 16v with zero oil pressure. "I am interested in the 87 16V.....where is it? "

The 87 16v is located in Huntsville AL. Anyone interested should PM me

admc58 wrote:

AngryCorvair wrote:

admc58 wrote: If somone is interested I have an extra 87 16v motor that was running when pulled.

i'm interested. a friend has an '87 16v with zero oil pressure. "I am interested in the 87 16V.....where is it? "

The 87 16v is located in Huntsville AL. Anyone interested should PM me

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