The book - The Cars of Trans-Am Racing tells the story of the lengths Ford went to in trying to convince the SCCA that these were regular production items - they wanted to run them on the Boss 302 Mustangs. Scroll to page 24.
https://books.google.com/books?id=izsekDhTLxMC&pg=PA85&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=2#v=onepage&q&f=false
I use an old liquid cement jar and drop in scrap bits of styrene then poor in enough Plast-I-Weld to cover it. I apply the mixture with a tooth pick or and old paint brush. If it re-solidifies in the jar just add more Plast-I-Weld.
Thanks Ismael. I've read Brian that with the trans-axle at the back and only the engine in front (no transmission) the 924/944 have 50/50 weight distribution which contributes to their good handling.
More engine detail:
fuel injectors made from bits of hex rod
a simple fuel injector pump made from square rod and another pulley from the glue bomb donor
rear mounted 4-cylinder distributor from R&MCoMD
kit turbo placed in prep for new plumbing
A fellow forum member was kind enough to send me this glue bomb as a parts donor. Here is the stock kit engine.
I’ve started the race engine conversion by fabricating the inter-cooler plenum from sheet stock and the intake plenum from rod and tubing. I re-purposed some pulleys from the glue bomb to represent the timing belt.
Thanks Brian. David, if a kit gets the body lines right it’s a worthwhile kit in my humble opinion. From there it is just a matter of how far I want to go with the build. I’m fortunate to have sufficient skills to add some of the missing details.