944 turbo restomod company.

[MoeMonney]

I was thinking about the resto-mod business like Singer vehicles and thought the 944 Turbo would be a great car to do it with since it was the basis for a Porsche factory race car and parts are not too expensive. Maybe a 944 turbo could become a less expensive alternative to a Singer.

Does anyone know of any resto-mod shops that have done 944 turbos?

What kind of mods would you like to see on a resto-mod 944 turbo?

I was thinking,

Rebuilt engine with larger turbo,
upgraded interior trim and upholstery.
upgraded suspension.
Rebuilt drivetrain.

[Tom]

There are some cool Singer-like restomod companies out there. It does seem like the 944 is itching to done!!
Maybe some of these can be used as inspiration...

[ROB III]

I'm not aware of any company doing Singer style resto mods for the transaxle cars, but there are some extremely talented individuals on this site that have done some amazing things with their 951's. Special seats and interiors, great 3 liter engines, some with 6 speeds, updated suspensions, they are out there. There was an article in a Porsche specialized publication about an owner that had 200K in his car and on another site there is an individual who states he has 300K tied up in his. Then there are others who spend an inordinate amount of time cleaning and polishing their cars to better than new condition. If you want some visuals, look up 9 TECHNIK.
The transaxle platform has a very intense following, but maybe not terribly wide spread interest although it is growing.
There are also vendors with updated electronics and control systems, suspension packages, updated turbos's, etc., so its possible to do your own if you have the time, funds, and talent, but no one stop shop to check boxes to formulate what you might seek.
I've found that when you mention Porsche to most people that enjoy cars, they think 911, but the transaxle cars are less well known, but I've also found most hardcore, longtime Porsche owners have had a 944/951/968 somewhere along the line and speak highly of their experiences.

[Thom]

I suppose it all boils down to what we call a "shop" and "restomod".

Most of these cars are owned by DIYers who often develop the skills to fix and almost always upgrade their car themselves as they were often bought for the excellent value they represent. I am not convinced they are enough of a rare and valuable breed already to make a possible "restomod" shop any profitable. There are so many expensive items that can and do go wrong from time to time that it is already not really easy to keep one car on top all the time, especially when we see things like water pump costing now around 1000€... Not even Ferrari water pumps are that expensive.

In fact the term "restomod" made me giggle the first I heard it as to me it has always sounded like a concept of "morally legalizing" the principle of modifying cars among so-called purists who almost always sneer at modifications as they do not understand that things can be upgraded on a car, regardless how good it may be as it came out of the factory and regardless of the manufacturer, especially on mass-produced cars where economies of scale have dictated profitable solutions rather than the best for outright vehicle performance. I do believe that the average DIY 944 owner in these days and age who is still very much into their car and into long term ownership will know about their car far more than any so-called "specialised" shop bar a very few which may already not be making that much profit by keeping the cars they service already somewhat original and in full working order.

Apologies if this is not the most optimistic outlook

[MoeMonney]

I think a restomod 951 would be amazing. Take a look at www.Edredas.com I think he has the capability of doing something like this with the right investment.

[Jotronic]

I bought my 88 951 with the sole purpose of a restomod. I intended to do the 07K swap but have since decided to stick with the M44 but with more displacement and upgraded turbo. My restomod will aesthetically be focused more on the interior with some exterior massaging as well. Suspension and brakes are already done and moving forward with more this month. Singer and their contemporaries have sparked a revolution as far as I'm concerned and its only a matter of time before someone takes on our transaxles as has just been started with the 928 by Nardone.

[Spencan]

Motor Werks Racing's cars are the closest restomod shop that I have seen so far: https://www.motorwerksracing.com/
Although I have heard that Kyza's rendering of the Porsche 944 Turbo RS is being created by a shop soemwhere...

[cp99]

What about this? I saw it in SoHo NYC and it looks like a mostly interior renovation, but it looks proper without being overdone.

https://www.aimeleondore.com/blogs/news ... -944-turbo

[Spencan]

I know a guy on this forum who has a pretty nice custom interior too. I wonder if he would share a picture or two of it…

[951N911]

My son (who has been doing engineering for a well known 993 reimagined co) and I have been talking about this for a while now. I told him to pitch it lol, but he thinks 944's cant fetch the seven figure+ that the Singers and others do.

As far as trans axle Porsche's though check out Nardone Automotive for 928's I think they look great.