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Jackass Projects: Porsche 944 S2, Part Two

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

When I said “then the real fun began” at the end of part one, what I really meant was “then began the year of letting the Porsche sit in my driveway.” Other projects took precedence, and the 944 sat sadly neglected. Eventually I got off my ass and kicked the project into gear, though, mainly because Sean came over one night with a six pack and the suggestion of “actually working on the Porsche.” But before we could break out the tools, we needed to know what the hell we were doing. And to accomplish that we needed a manual.

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Jackass Projects: Porsche 944 S2, Part One

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Longtime Toolmongers will remember me mentioning my Porsche project a couple of times on the blog, mostly surrounded by four-letter words and complaints about German engineers’ total disrespect of the auto mechanic and outrageously insane parts prices. But I have some good news to report: it’s running, and I’ve been daily driving it for about six months. Here’s part one of the whole (jackass) story.

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