I was just old enough when the 928 was released to see the pictures and dream about how I would get one if I (a) won the lottery (b) had a long lost rich uncle pass away or (c) found a suitcase of cash. I never figured then the real answer would be (d) wait until the car is cheap enough to just write a check.
I did always love the looks of the 928, but it was Chevys/GM's that I owned and modified and later raced and then started a shop that modified and raced.
Now I have one!! It's a 1986.5, auto, repainted Guards Red, 125k miles, decent overall shape, most everything works, but not everything.
History of the car, PO of the PO was restoring the car in 2005-2006 just had it painted, timing belt done, lots of little parts ordered, and he lost interest and sold it cheap to the PO my friend, a professional circle track racer. He owned the car over 5 years and didn't put 1000 miles on it. It just sat in his shop and he ordered little things for it to make the AC work or send the brakes out when he was sending his race brakes out for a full re-build, etc. I always told him he didn't want that car, I wanted it. About 3 months ago I found out his wife HATED the car, it was in the way at the shop and I pushed harder for him to sell it to me. :-)
I picked the car up mid December, and on the hour drive to my house the "Belt Tension" light came on. WTF? Got it home, then started looking at places like this forum. Ok, probably backwards but what the heck.
Bought the Porktensioner and the required goodies, thought it was a little crazy that 1000 miles and 5 years equaled bad timing belt, and then talked to a few mechanic friends who said "I wouldn't do that job, you need to find a Porsche mechanic" I own a shop, we work on cars, but we also know when to sub stuff out to an expert. I found Ray Munsch, we had some friends and customers in common and now he's my Porsche mechanic and I'll do the easy stuff and let Ray expertly handle the stuff that needs real Porsche experience. Like Clint Eastwood said "A man's got to know his limitations."
So, car on the road, running great, brakes are better than any car I've ever owned, it handles very well especially for a 25 year old car on 16x8 wheels it's pretty slow, but I've got a Vette that makes 800 horse to the tires, it's not going to feel super quick, that's not why I bought it. I did put in a CD player with MP3 and I've loaded it up with 80's tunes. :-) It's a fun throwback to the 80's but a car way ahead of it's time.
I've been reading up on a lot different things, I was scared into doing fuel lines, so that's done, and I'm not going to try and make this car fast, unless something expensive happens to the motor, then I'm dropping in an LS2 I've got a few in stock.
It's cool having a car that don't already know everything about! There's mystery and discovery, I've got to find solutions to the little issues, figure out how things work all that fun stuff. This car is a guilty pleasure and a throwback to another time, one that I've wanted since I was in grade school.
Ok, this was a huge post, sorry. I hope anyone still reading got a couple chuckles and thought, yep, sounds familiar. I'm looking forward to leaning on everyone's 928 knowledge, and maybe I'll have some stuff to contribute as well.
Good to meet everyone, here's a pic!
thanks,
-Jeff
