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Hey Don! Had to do a head gasket job over the weekend (because I have an early LS1 and had the wrong gaskets🥸) which I was surprised to find I could do entirely with the engine in the car. Nevertheless that setback motivated me to want to actually drive the car. I put my nose to the grindstone to make it happen. Hopefully I can find more time in the near future to highlight some of my more “unique” solutions to getting it working…. I also have to fine tune the clutch bite point and brakes are a must! (Which I know you have experienced haha)

@@tedtakesitapart Wow, that's interesting. On my car I can probably get the passenger side head but no way on the drivers side.

@@stokerdon1020 yeah I was expecting the drivers side to be a huge PITA but with a bit of patience, and fine motor skills I was able to manipulate the rockers, pushrods, and head studs through very specific areas when it came to working near the master cylinder. I honestly have no idea where the room to do the work came from but I’ll take it haha

Bummer of a comment but if it helps this car was on the fast track to the scrapper, blown engine and all. I took it on as a passion project and a learning experience. I can honestly say, even though it’s very far from great, the experience has been better than anything a concours classic could hope to offer.

Awww want a tissue?

You've probably never built anything worth posting, I think theres some windows somewhere you could be licking.

It took long enough!! Haha thanks Don!

@@tedtakesitapart I'm with ya! It was June 15th 2020 when I took my first ride around the house, with NO BRAKES, LOL!

Hard to say exactly how much headroom was gained (mostly because I didn’t happen to measure). What I can say is that the stock seats and these Recaro ls are both mounted about as close to the floor as you can get. That being said I don’t think this model is intended for max headroom. I think if head clearance is a much for you, something more like a traditional bucket seat with mounting brackets on the sides of the seat may be the best route.

@@tedtakesitapart Appreciate you taking the time to respond and thanks for the suggestion 🤙

Good catch! Yes if you try to drill the heads out too quickly you can build up heat and risk melting the plastic. Good to know that those self threading inserts are an option! I would also be careful threading those in to make sure the plastic doesn’t crack from the added pressure but that also sounds like a really good solution. Thanks for sharing!

Hey Ammar! The Sierra Madre Collection sells the brackets for the lower seat belt mounts. They are intended for 1965-1973 911s and 1965-1969 912s. I believe Recaro supplied the base and sliders.

I guess that's why the channel isn't called "Ted Puts It Together".

Hey there, I do offer international shipping if you would like a kit. The inserts themselves are M4 x 0.7. There are numerous different types of inserts so I can’t guarantee whatever you may find will fit. The nature of this project is very DIY so it’s likely the same amount of effort will be needed. Hope this was helpful, please let me know if you have any other questions, I am more than happy to help!

Thanks! Unfortunately my 944 only has electric seats. If your manual seat are stuck there is a chance that the seat rails aren’t aligned side to side causing it to bind. You might be able to work it free by removing the seat bolts, front or back (whichever are most accessible) then lifting the adjuster lever and using your body to try and get the rails to line up again.

@@tedtakesitapart the thing is the seat is stuck in position that cannot see those nuts

I mean bolts

@@juansantos1614 is the adjustment lever itself stuck?

@@tedtakesitapart yes that handle is not working too

Yes, that is a great option too!

I ended up using M4x0.7 stainless screws. I have a kit liked in the description if you are interested!

@@tedtakesitapart That's awesome...thanks so much! Ill check out the kit, I only needed one, but the video was super helpful , had exactly the same issue

The WRX handled pretty well, an STI with its trans and diff would be better. As far as hanging on it came down to other drivers experience. I passed some less experienced drivers in a C8 and GT3 but those cars would have smoked me in any other circumstance

Thank you, I truly appreciate the compliment. I bought my S2 knowing it didn’t run. I am not a mechanic by trade but I am immensely passionate for Porsches, more specifically the 944. This car certainly is my passion project and I hope to have it on the road again soon but being able to learn from it every step of the way and share that with others is what makes it even more fun for me. Thanks again!