Ben006

Okay I'm 1/2 year late ^^

Cage is taking shape







Cage is done and I drove it. Found some problems, like have no power steering...








It does shoot flames

Ben006

Then I broke my pinky...
OOps




Received the foot rest !


And wrapped the exhaust (one handed ^^)


Then received some more stuff !





Can't wait !


My finger kinda healed... crooked, and 1/4 inch shorter...


Door card are installed




Mounted the PS line solidly

The pump I chose is kinda old... I have to bleed it first.

Exhaust wrap is done, no more cooking my butt !


Taking shape !

Ben006

I decided to switch to a PDM, the same brand as my ecu !



Keypad goes there


Took the old harness out


An new one in


both ecu will be placed here


I also removed the engine harness to simplify it a bit.

Then I tackled the roof mould.

Ben006

Electronics are working well !


Gotta clean up now


Idid my first hillclimb !
What better way to do your first race alongside Raymond Boutinaud ?





Despite being in the middle of July it was awesome !















The car is a bit big and heavy for this kind of exercise,

Result ? 8th in production and 1st in class !
Ok, if you include single seaters I'm 24th ^^ But they're cheating !



I did buy that

Ben006

Got a FIA seat
A FIA solid state circuit breaker
And an automatic fire extinguisher

Forming the extinguisher lines


new seat


Circuit Breaker


Roof being vacuumed


I thought my cam tower were leaking so I replaced the gaskets AGAIN...


And some stuck lifters


I did a photoshop of what the car will look like when done

Ben006

It's got a roof !


Need to trim it.

I found the leak... it was the camshafts seals...




Trimmed the roof panel.






Installed the outside buttons for the fire extinguisher and circuit breaker.


I started the plug for the headlights covers.

Ben006

Pour la 928 :



I glued them


new harness


Then I machined a part for the hatch. A 680gr of aluminum


machined





Final weight 31gr !

Ben006

I molded the headlights



Polyester resin released a LOT of heat ^^
Mais bon, le moule à quand même fonctionné même si les gaz dégagés par le polystyrène ont créé des bulles...


Butg I fixed it


First try:


Il y avait pas assez de mou sur le film à vide, et j'avais des fuites... en plus de ça la résine a mis plus de 4H a polymériser... donc le rendu est moyen...
Il faut que j'améliore mes techniques de bagging !



Out of the mold:


The gel coat I used is crap...

So I didn't use any on the second try !

J'ai eu des petits problèmes d'adhérence sur les flancs verticaux, mais c'est surtout que j'ai pas encore une assez bonne technique !


Well better !
Though I want to redo the whole process to make a better mold, and better parts, less tall.


I put the plexi windows in



I wanted to keep the aluminium window trims to keep a stock look.

Ben006

So... I was visiting my old job... and they asked me to come back, gave me a raise, and flexible hours... So guess what ? I'm a Porsche Tech again ^^


And the 928's got eyes again !




I received the prototype for the roll center and geometry correction for the front of the 928 !





Door locks bits !


And stalks ! All black anodized cnc aluminum !



Love them !

Carbon roof is at the body shop for it's last clear coat ! Can't wait to have it back and glue it on ! It looks so great !


I took some time to clean the windshield... I never did it, it had a ton of overspray !



I go back to the shop tomorrow, if it doesn't rain I'll drive and tune the car a bit.

December 2nd I gotta have my trailer done so I can bring the 928 to the track !
Not to race, but to show it off and tune in on an empty road.

grepin

All I can say is incredible. Very motivating.
The rear hatch latch is intriguing. I will have a look back through the thread to see how it works. Mine is a constant battle since its all falling apart. I often thought if I could just add a push button type variant then I would be happy. Might be a small market there.

Ben006

Thanks

For the latch, it's a "quick latch", so there is no locking, in latches and unlatches when you press on it. It's fairly secure, but not really for street parking :/

Today I worked at the shop. We cleaned my friend's engine, and I took the opportunity to drive the 928... eheheh I already love it !

I do need to move the pedals back by a good 3 inches though !
The power steerings works perfectly... works way better when you actually fill it up the proper amount of fluid ^^

The engine still needs some tuning but it works already eheh. It drifts well, very easy to throw around !

Quite pleased with the sound !





We did work !

Ben006

OK so a LOOOT happened in the last months...
In October I got asked to work back at the Porsche Center, for three months, I agreed.
At the end of the contract they asked me to come back full time.
In the same time I got offered a job in mechanical design at another company, got to the end of most of my projects, and found a new shop !

So, I accepted the job at Porsche, the other job was super nice, but it would have been hard to continue both BAD and a new job.
I got the new shop, a lot bigger, more expensive but still fair.
I had a week to move my stuff ( I still have the old shop for another month), I did, and I love it ! There is so much room !



I'll get some go jacks to move it easier.


The old shop had 4 lights. This one has 22. No dust, better insulation, easier to go in and out... perfect !






To be able to work from anywhere I got a laptop instead of my worstation. Then immediately upgraded it with 32Gb of RAM and 2Tb of memory. Should be plenty, enough for a few years !


Monday I start back at Porsche, I hope they had time to install my lift

NvsCardealer

For most people and EFI conversion is a can of worms that never gets finished. A huge percentage of such projects that are documented here start out bravely and then stall. So keep the CIS as fall back.

Darklands

Much success in your new shop!

Graham Bates

I converted my '82 928s a couple of years ago to full EFI using a Microsquirt. Cheap and easy and way better than mechanical injection. I sold my CIS on and it paid for about 50% of the conversion. The 928 with a modern EFI is a lovely car!