Gian Salerno's '92 944

[DoubleV]

Seeing that my car has come along way, and that there is much more to come, I figured I would be the first to get this "Projects and Restorations" sub-forum going.

GS9: 1992 944Ti

Modification List:

Engine:
Turbo set @ 10 psi
iPd Turbo Cam
Adjustable Cam Gear

Intake and Exhaust:
K&N Drop-in Filter
iPd/TME 2.5" Cat Back

Suspension:
Koni Yellow Adjustable Struts
Koni Yellow Adjustable Shocks
iPd/TME Springs
iPd 25/25 Sways
iPd Lower Chassis Brace
TSW 18x8 Zandvoort Wheels
Pirelli P-Zero M&S Tires

Brakes:
Front Drilled Rotors
Stainless-Steel Brake Lines
PBR Ceramic Ultimate Ceramic Pads
ATE Super Blue Racing Brake Fluid

Audio:
Alpine HU
Pioneers 3"s the dash
Infinity 5.25"s in the front door
Pioneer 5.25" in the rear doors
Polk/Momo 10" 1000 Watt Sub
Rockford Fosgate Amp
Auxilary Audio Input

Interior:
Momo Steering Wheel (taken out of a Ferrari)
Wood Dash
Suede Door Inserts
Pristene Condition

Exterior:
E-Codes
S90 Tails
Custom Egg-Crate Grille
Tint -- 50% up front, 5% in the back
Flawless Paint (Literally)

Misc
Optima Red Top Battery


Here it is stock, this was taken about a year ago.
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My first 'modification,' if you want to call it that, was upgrading the stock stereo. All of this was done soon after getting the car, with the exception of the auxilary jack which was put in a couple monthes ago.
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Soon after the stereo upgrade, I got the windows tinted. 5% in the back, 50% up front.
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After the Stereo, I got S90 tails.
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Shortly after the tails, I lucked out and scored a set of E-codes
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In the same week I got the E-codes, I also got some TME lowering springs.
This:
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To this:
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I next upgraded to a wood dash.
Before:
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After:
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Here are the latest toys my car has received, Koni Yellow adjustable struts and iPd stainless steel brake lines.
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This is the car as of early August 2006:
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4/19/07 -- RIP

[acbarnett]

Damn you, I was going to whore up my 940...

[@5sn6s]

Lookin good Gian!!!

How big a PIA was your 940 to do the stereo on??

My 740 was a night mare - needed to pull the whole dash appart and just a prick of a job!!

[Zeeall]

in sweden its damn easy, just pull the old stereo, get a "volvo 740 to iso standard"-adapter and you are done

[@5sn6s]

in sweden its damn easy, just pull the old stereo, get a "volvo 740 to iso standard"-adapter and you are done



bastard!! :-P

blonde hotties turbo vovlo's as far as teh eye can see AND easy to do the stereo!!!

[DoubleV]

:oops: I actually didn't do the installation on the stereo... but I did get a great deal on it :-D . In fact, a key point I forgot to mention is that I have yet to pay full price on anything for my car as far as modifications are concerned. Back to the stereo though, once it was installed, I did do a few things myself later on. I replaced the dash speakers, hid all the sub wiring in the trunk and hooked up the iPod/headphone jack. There is more to come aswell ;-) .

[240T man]

bastard!! :-P

blonde hotties turbo vovlo's as far as teh eye can see AND easy to do the stereo!!!

who says you can't easily do the stereo

I did mine in under an hour

wire cutters, extra speaker wire and a wiring diagram is all ya need

[the poi]

who says you can't easily do the stereo

I did mine in under an hour

wire cutters, extra speaker wire and a wiring diagram is all ya need
i wired a stereo and installed jet boosters with only a potato and a bucket of glass. in 15 minutes.


Gian- as you are aware, that thing looks great :-P , now make it super fast, yo.

[n xntrx volvo]

looks good gian, you should give chris and kane some credit where you put "i installed".

[Zeeall]

bastard!! :-P

blonde hotties turbo vovlo's as far as teh eye can see AND easy to do the stereo!!!

its even easier now when all cars come with ISO connectors from factory :)

[Cornercase]

Lookin good Gian!!!

How big a PIA was your 940 to do the stereo on??

My 740 was a night mare - needed to pull the whole dash appart and just a prick of a job!!
After you have done it once you are out of the woods. I have wired and rewired my Volvo stereo so many times I can do it in about 30 minutes without a wiring harness adapter.

And you don't know nightmare until you have wired a Kia Sorento without and integration harness or wiring diagrams (just a mutimeter and cutters...I'm a freaking wire pimp! )

Eamon

[DoubleV]

looks good gian, you should give chris and kane some credit where you put "i installed".

Thanks. You're right too, Chris, Kane, Mark, Mike and all the rest of the SoCal guys deserve alot of credit for helping me out with the car this year. The only reason it's like it is today is because of the great group of guys in and arround LA. I made sure however not to say "I installed" b/c there is nothing on this car that wasn't done without some sort of teamwork.

//Edit: I just added a list of modifications at the top of the first post, this list will (hopefully) be updated as time goes on.

[CountOfNowhere]

Your car looks amazing... I wish my 9 was that perfect. The previous owners didn't love it as much *sob* :(

But yeah, yours looks damn damn goodl.

[Chigga 744SE]

how's the tint when reversing at night??

I had like limo tint on the GTI before, and it was so bloody dark I can't see sh1t at night, my dad wants to tint his car and I want to tint mine.

perhaps like 35% front, 5% rear sides and 10% rear window?

[DoubleV]

Your car looks amazing... I wish my 9 was that perfect. The previous owners didn't love it as much *sob* :(

But yeah, yours looks damn damn goodl.
Thanks alot! I want you to know that I always eye your signature w/ envy b/c I know you have a moonroof... while I do not :-( .

how's the tint when reversing at night??

I had like limo tint on the GTI before, and it was so bloody dark I can't see sh1t at night, my dad wants to tint his car and I want to tint mine.

perhaps like 35% front, 5% rear sides and 10% rear window?

Tint is all gravy. I personally love the 5% all arround in the back, and if laws allowed I would do 5% on every window. I just don't like people seeing inside my car (unless I'm flaunting with the windows down :-P ).

Anyways, realistically (and legally) 35% up front in hindsight would have been the way to go. Any front tint is illegal in CA... and since the 50% is already noticable, I wish I would have gone slightly more.

As far as reversing at night, I have a set of those high wattage reverse bulbs from iPd... I've had them since I had my gray 940 (which had a lighter tint)... but since I'm so used to them I can't honestly tell you how much they help.

Also, I'm sure you're probably planning on doing this, but take both cars in at the same time and negotiate a discount. That's what I did with mine :-D .

[Roguls]

Do you know the name of that steering wheel? I want one that has the four spokes like that, and the new momos are all 3 (I like to hold it w/ the right hand in the 6 o'clock position when cruising sometimes).

Beautiful car.

[ND4SPDR]

Gian, here's hoe this is gonna work: I'll drive up to Davis. You take my 855. I take your 944. Deal? :lol:

[DoubleV]

Do you know the name of that steering wheel? I want one that has the four spokes like that, and the new momos are all 3 (I like to hold it w/ the right hand in the 6 o'clock position when cruising sometimes).

Beautiful car.

Thanks. The steering wheel originally came out of a brand new Ferarri about 10 (maybe even 15) years ago. My uncle owns a shop that works entirely on European exotics, and his client didn't want the wheel :???: . I don't know the name off hand, but about a year or two ago I ran accross the same model on-line... So it was still being made fairly recently.

As far as Momo the brand goes in general, it is simply the best of the best. The steering wheel is made with the highest quality imaginable and has lasted over a decade inlcuding a few hundred thousand miles along the way (on varrious cars). It still shows no sign of wear and could easily pass for being brand new. I also have a Momo subwoofer, which seriously throws out more thunder than two 10"s of a different brand. I would have paid full price for the wheel without batting an eye if it came down to it, it is definitly one of the best modifications that my car has.

Gian, here's hoe this is gonna work: I'll drive up to Davis. You take my 855. I take your 944. Deal? :lol:
Tempting deal... a wagon can be much more practical, however I think I'll have to pass. Come on up to Davis still though, there is no traffic and miles of backroads, we can flog both cars and we can get some more modding done.

[BDKR]

Well, coming to the party late here, I just wanted to say that I think that's a great looking car. I'm normally not a fan of 944's or 964's but that thing is sweet!

[DoubleV]

Well, coming to the party late here, I just wanted to say that I think that's a great looking car. I'm normally not a fan of 944's or 964's but that thing is sweet!

Thanks alot! Everyone is welcome to this party whenever they wish ;-) .

I agree with you though, 9's can look very bland in their stock form. When my dad owned this car, I really didn't like its looks very much, but that all changed after it got detailed and a few things got thrown on it. They do have alot of potential, it just has to be found :) .

[DoubleV]

Here are the new ingredients to my recipe for fun:

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SS Brake Lines:
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Turbo Cam:
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And, Konis:
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All this just arrived from iPd today and the rear Konis are on their way. Hopefully they will be on the car tomorrow.

[Sir Psycho]

Do you have any working pics of this?

[DNAsEqUeNcE]

4 year old thread bump batman!

[Sir Psycho]

Yeah, found it in the list of all project threads and looks like it has some good modifications. I'm not sure what I want to do with my 940 next..

[manbeard]

Do you have any working pics of this?

he left them IN A DITCH

[gsellstr]

The GS9 is resting in peace (pieces). It was a sad day.