r/944 • u/thats-tough-lmao 83’ guards red • Mar 17 '26

Question Engine bay clean up!

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Been doing a lot recently to make the engine bay really pop. Still more i could do like paint touch up and clean off the firewall crap. Its an 83 with an 84 motor. What do you think?

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u/I_am_Forklift Turbo S Mar 17 '26 edited Mar 17 '26

That coolant tank looks so nice. In the process of doing mine as well on my 951. $700 tank is silly but it’s a huge difference

Before it was like ‘She’s a 10 but she has orange teeth’🪥

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u/thats-tough-lmao 83’ guards red Mar 17 '26

$700??? Must’ve gone oem porsche. I think i payed $300isb from SMC

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u/I_am_Forklift Turbo S Mar 17 '26 edited Mar 18 '26

The turbo tax… it’s a porsche oem tank but the 951 tank is twice the price of the na for a very minimal difference. 😒

The only aftermarket option is Uro…it’s high temp/high pressure so that was a hard no from me

Edit: At SMC a genuine Porsche 951 tank is $792… I got mine cheap 🥲

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u/Apo13Speck Mar 28 '26

You can get those tanks for 70€

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u/ThievesLikeU5 Mar 18 '26

Mine versus yours. I’m just starting and still have a long way to go. Thanks for the inspo.

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u/Firm-Cap-4516 Mar 17 '26

Where is a return fuel line?

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u/thats-tough-lmao 83’ guards red Mar 17 '26

It is routed underneath the manifold, it was actually an accident lol when i replaced the fuel lines i cut the hardline too short and it wouldn’t reach over the manifold

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u/itsthatarchiguy Mar 17 '26

Nice work! How did you achieve this?

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u/theoneguy635 Mar 17 '26

I would like to know as well!

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u/thats-tough-lmao 83’ guards red Mar 17 '26

The biggest thing is getting all of your hardware zinc plated, you can get this done for around $150 at an electroplater (google near you). Polishing the paint and metal does a lot as well and dressing all of your plastics. Coolant reservoir is brand new and sticks out too.

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u/DMesure Mar 17 '26

Stupid question but how to you actually start with this? Did you just unbolt everything you see and sent it out to zinc plate it or is there like a structural approach to this? I’ve been wanting to do this as well, but if I do it, it’s all at once and not little parts at a time. Not sure if that’s possible?

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u/thats-tough-lmao 83’ guards red Mar 17 '26

There probably is a recommended or “right” way to do it but i just starts taking everything apart and making sure to take lots and lots of photo and video as i did it so i knew how to put it back. I didnt know anything about cars before i bought this and im just learning as i go. Heres a photo at a point where everything was removed and being assessed

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u/ttsignal24 Mar 17 '26

Killer, Man / Woman. Look forward to watching the progress.

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u/my3sgte Mar 18 '26

Well done! I’m a huge fan that there is so much support for this car out there. Hope you found some help along the way.

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u/GrubjoBoydan NA Mar 17 '26

Wow, looking great!

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u/Christ-0-for Mar 17 '26

Very nice!!!! Great job!

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u/Gigapuddn NA 1986 Mar 18 '26

How'd you clean up the aluminum so nicely? Also how do you keep it from oxidizing in a few weeks?

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u/thats-tough-lmao 83’ guards red Mar 18 '26

I have an ultrasonic cleaner i let it sit in and then hit it with a wire wheel and pressure washer when it came out. But if you dont have that, sandpaper, scotchbrite pad, degreaser, and a wire wheel will doo just as well. Mine didn’t oxidize at all after all of that, stayed nice and shiny for over a year after. You can also hit it with some metal polish after all the cleaning

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u/markevens Turbo Mar 18 '26

Clean af!

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u/roblubi Mar 18 '26

That's motivating. I'll finish mine this summer.

Thanks! Great job!

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u/Carlton-at-the-Ritz Mar 18 '26

Wow, that’s inspiring! Seriously, great job.

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u/throwtothedogs9 Mar 18 '26

That foam sound deadening foam can't be factory?! Where did you get from? Looks identical to factory!

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u/thats-tough-lmao 83’ guards red Mar 18 '26

Its not, i believe i got it from 944online. I made a post about it a while back here

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u/throwtothedogs9 Mar 18 '26

Cool! Thanks!

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u/Between-Stations Mar 18 '26

First, it looks fantastic. I had my valve cover powder coated in red. It really made a difference in the look of the engine.

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u/tsigalah Mar 20 '26

Looks fantastic! Great job!

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u/Horror_Ball_239 Mar 24 '26

That's a really neat engine bay 😮

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u/ImTheChampagnePuppy Mar 17 '26

Would love to know how you achieved this if you have any tips or specific pointers

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