{"id":43556,"date":"2019-07-26T21:08:30","date_gmt":"2019-07-27T02:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=43556"},"modified":"2019-07-26T21:08:30","modified_gmt":"2019-07-27T02:08:30","slug":"building-a-porsche-944-with-a-vw-07k-inline-five","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=43556","title":{"rendered":"Building a Porsche 944 with a VW 07K Inline-Five"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Porsche-944-with-a-VW-07K-Inline-Five-01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"43558\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=43558\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Porsche-944-with-a-VW-07K-Inline-Five-01.jpg?fit=1440%2C1079&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1440,1079\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Porsche 944 with a VW 07K Inline-Five 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Porsche 944 with a VW 07K Inline-Five&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Porsche-944-with-a-VW-07K-Inline-Five-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C899&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Porsche-944-with-a-VW-07K-Inline-Five-01.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Porsche 944 with a VW 07K Inline-Five\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-43558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Porsche-944-with-a-VW-07K-Inline-Five-01.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Porsche-944-with-a-VW-07K-Inline-Five-01.jpg?resize=768%2C575&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Porsche-944-with-a-VW-07K-Inline-Five-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C899&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Porsche-944-with-a-VW-07K-Inline-Five-01.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/boostbrothersgarage\/\">Boost Brothers Garage<\/a> are swapping a Volkswagen 07K inline-five into a 1986 Porsche 944. The project is being documenting on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCV1tPo3OHwgZt5H5ekvU0kQ\">YouTube channel<\/a> using parts from their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ninexengineering.com\/07k-swap\">swap kit<\/a>. In the videos below, the team disassembles the engine and installs the oil block adapter, engine mounts, power steering pump, and valve cover before test fitting the engine. Then they make a custom 3-inch stainless steel exhaust and fuel\/oil lines.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/d1Ank5WHWWI\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/DlRNNGl-PwU\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/bhzAfTU3uk8\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/x_gM_uWBal0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCV1tPo3OHwgZt5H5ekvU0kQ\">Boost Brothers Garage<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boost Brothers Garage are swapping a Volkswagen 07K inline-five into a 1986 Porsche 944. The project is being documenting on their YouTube channel using parts from their swap kit. In the videos below, the team disassembles the engine and installs the oil block adapter, engine mounts, power steering pump, and valve cover before test fitting&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=43556\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Building a Porsche 944 with a VW 07K Inline-Five<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":43558,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[491],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-491"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Porsche-944-with-a-VW-07K-Inline-Five-01.jpg?fit=1440%2C1079&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":146083,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=146083","url_meta":{"origin":43556,"position":0},"title":"Tyler Davis&#8217; 1984 Porsche 944 with a Turbocharged 07K Inline-Five","author":"swaptastic","date":"March 23, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Tyler Davis had a simple plan for his 1984 Porsche 944; just drive and enjoy. 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