Buchanan Automotive

Buchanan Automotive We specialise in the maintenance, repair, restoration and modification of Porsche motor cars.

Here we have a 1989 944 Turbo. Essentially all 1989 Australian delivered turbos were of “S” spec but not called an S. Th...
28/11/2025

Here we have a 1989 944 Turbo. Essentially all 1989 Australian delivered turbos were of “S” spec but not called an S. They nearly all came delivered with M030 suspension and brakes, L*D, the forged anodised club sport wheels and sunroof. All were the larger turbocharger 250hp models. Now in this case the owner wants a bit more then what they came with new so we put in what we call our performance stage 1, boost controller, dual port wastegate, turbosmart recirculation valve and Vitesse chip. Bumps these up to around 350hp. The old M030 suspension was a bit tired and we have our go-to coil over kit. It’s the best bang for buck kit on the market where we can then run up rated springs and shocks. Lastly and not part of our kit is the S2 crown wheel and pinion upgrade. This girl is going to be just perfect when it leaves the shop

To install a new crown wheel and pinion you need to set up the pinion bearing preload and then the pinion depth. The pin...
26/11/2025

To install a new crown wheel and pinion you need to set up the pinion bearing preload and then the pinion depth. The pinion depth for all 944 S2 crown wheels and pinions is 59.65. Now on all new crown wheels is the silent running for that specific C&P. This is added into the equation and the pinion setting tool is set with the new number. In this case it would have been 59.65 + 47. We then adjust/add/minus the shims until we get it perfect. Next we set differential preload and finally backlash in a similar procedure with shims. You can see my work sheet as we progress through

By far one of the best modifications you can perform to your 944 turbo is the S2 crown wheel and pinion. The original 3...
24/11/2025

By far one of the best modifications you can perform to your 944 turbo is the S2 crown wheel and pinion. The original 3.2 final drive is just too tall unless you actually have an autobahn. The S2 final drive of 3.8 is a sweet spot. It livens up the whole driving experience. While still retaining a top speed of approximately 276km/h as tested by my rev limit down Sydney Motorsport Park straight in our own 3.0ltr 16v 944 turbo

Performing some final touches to this 944 turbo in the shop. Finishing up with a wheel alignment as its last setup was n...
04/11/2025

Performing some final touches to this 944 turbo in the shop. Finishing up with a wheel alignment as its last setup was not street friendly

Had this ST in today for some front ball joints, wheel alignment and a little bit of work on the engine
19/09/2025

Had this ST in today for some front ball joints, wheel alignment and a little bit of work on the engine

The daily waiting patiently for a fang home on a Friday afternoon
12/09/2025

The daily waiting patiently for a fang home on a Friday afternoon

This power unit is complete and ready for reinstallation. While we did have the inlet manifold and cam covers repainted ...
12/09/2025

This power unit is complete and ready for reinstallation. While we did have the inlet manifold and cam covers repainted we decided against getting the hardware replated as the original 4x,###kms engine plating was in fantastic condition. Handy hint, the original yellow chromate is much more durable then the yellow zinc we can only get done these days

This week at Buchanan Automotive. Some servicing, lots of 911s, some open diff to L*D conversion, a very low km 928 S4 e...
05/09/2025

This week at Buchanan Automotive. Some servicing, lots of 911s, some open diff to L*D conversion, a very low km 928 S4 engine in for a re seal and head gaskets and finally our donor 928 S4 finally went to the 928 car yard in the sky

1981 928 manual LHD imported from Germany just a few years ago. Colour combo is spot on, metallic brown with tan leather...
28/07/2025

1981 928 manual LHD imported from Germany just a few years ago. Colour combo is spot on, metallic brown with tan leather and wool Berber

Midnight martini’s, this girl in from the trimmers to fix a few items. More pics when we finish
25/07/2025

Midnight martini’s, this girl in from the trimmers to fix a few items. More pics when we finish

Just a little something we have been working on the last few weeks.before this Carrera GT heads out for paint we did a t...
23/07/2025

Just a little something we have been working on the last few weeks.before this Carrera GT heads out for paint we did a top end freshen up. Nuts bolts and brackets all got plated and the aluminium parts v***r blasted. Quite a bit of the tinware was corroded so they also got a blast and fresh paint. Will post up some more when we get the intercooler and some new reservoirs on

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Unit 31, 176 South Creek Road Cromer
Sydney, NSW
2099

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 1pm

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+61299482651

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