ltoolio

Chris - Welcome to the tank! As mentioned by many before me, there are a ton of useful info & (especially ) people here on RL.

Joe's suggestion of pouring through the New Visitor thread is spot on. I collected a bunch of helpful links, which other's augmented, here. It has a ton of resources & how-tos.

Make sure you mention your car year when you post or better yet - sign up for a RL membership and put it in your sig. Pictures make everything better & easier to consume, so the more, the better.

I'm about ~18 months ahead of you in ownership, and I came into this with zero experience working on a 928. I'm far, far, far from an expert, but everyone & everything on here has gotten me confident to the point that I feel like I can fix almost (stressing almost...) anything now with patience, good documentation, asking the right questions, good pictures and a willingness to listen to what is suggested.

***EDIT***
Since you were mentioning Blower Motor, here's a good write-up:

http://members.rennlist.com/pirtle/svc_blo.html

The Deputy

Welcome to Rennlist.

Links aren't opening for me, though it may be on my end...internet issues here. Anyway, good luck with your new ride.

Brian.

chorlick

@deputy try checking again. I think they should be working, might be your internet connection.

marine928

Hi Chris. Welcome aboard. Looks like you decided to jump in with both feet. How much do you know about the previous ownership and what was done to your 928 before you took possession? as said earlier, ALL FLUID LINES will need to be changed, the vacuum lines and system will need to be addressed as well. Also the electrical system, grounds and connections should be gone through.
My 87 sat for over a year while I addressed all these areas, and my car was in excellent condition with a long service history. Patience will be rewarded and remember that theses are high performance, German engineered wundercars at their finest.
Little things can cause and lead to bigger problems so its best to go ahead and refresh one section at a time.
There is not one area that should be overlooked and the guys ( and gals) in this forum have come across just about every conceivable situation.
Looking forward to following your progress. Take lots of pics while you are working and repairing. It will help us to help you.

Good luck and congrats on joining the exclusive 928 fraternity.

Lon

worf928

It looks like they quoted every part of the timing belt system regardless of whether it's a big hunk of metal or a part that wears out. And for a couple of the parts that wear out they indicated "May not be needed." They clearly don't really know what they are doing.

Stick around here for a short time and you will learn that the biggest problem with a 928 is usually the non-928-savvy technicians that have touched it.

The 928 was so low volume that even factory-trained technicians rarely did the same job twice.

Wisconsin Joe

The bowing is almost always from upward pressure at the hinges. I'm unaware of any "frame alignment" issues that would create that, yet still allow it to latch/open anything close to normal.

worf928

This-^

A misaligned hood can result in eccentric pressure on the hinges which then exacerbates the effect of crufty hinges.

If the hood is square in the fenders or can be adjusted to be square, then it is unlikely that there is a gross "frame" issue.