michaelathome

WOW Ryan!!

I have been on the boards for more than 2 years now and I have seen some creative/ingenious ways of doing things. Of the above topics mentioned IIRC there are again quite a few ways to do things.

"spring rates for seats"
Well, I guess if you were taking your seats to be re-upolstered they could tell you that the springs were collapsed and that you need new springs? I wouldn't have a clue where to start to look, maybe the guy that told you that you needed new ones?? This is a porsche forum though. Maybe someone like Rob or Champaigne knew the answer?

"GT engine in 83"
Euro or stroker or boosted would make more sence, IMO.

"electric fans in 83"
Easy swap right?? Thermal switch and finding the right size fans?

"replacing battery tray"
Maybe he wants a smaller tray for a smaller battery? Deaper tray for a deaper battery? Rusted thru? Been done before.

replacing lug nuts with ones from ebay
Several vendors sell there? What's wrong w/asking?

who makes the best steering rack?
Poorly phrased question shoulda been more specific, vendor etc, I am sure that there are several shops that can do rebuilds and I am sure that some could be better than others.

"headroom hunt"
Several listers have welded up their sunroofs and or roof pannel to gain more headroom to fit w/helmets etc. I guess you could use no springs in your seat and that might give you an extra inch or two, goin' 914 style!

My favorite thread "making a back seat that someone could fit in"
I did read this one and IIRC it was pretty funny. The car was never made as a 4 seater. It was made as a 2+2. That would be a 2 seater w/2 emergency makeshift seats, nothing more. Only times I have had 3 in my 928 was my wife and I in the front w/the baby seat in the back. the other time was myself and 2 other adults. I was in the back seat sitting side to side. There was no way I was going to fit in there right and I am only 5'11"

In case it was missed it, the 928 is a 2+2, NOT a 3 or 4 seater.

In closing it cracks me up that people listing these cars as well as 944/51's for sale always take a pic of the back seat. "WOW, that looks like it's never been sat in before!!, Better get that in the add for sure, maybe a couple of close-ups!!"

Michael

Andre Hedrick

ZA-POW!! Right in the kisser!

Andre Hedrick

edit: John to Sterling ... oops.

Sterling,

Did you get the email last night about the possible G28/13 LSD ?

Mike is just asking questions, no worse than my 928 CAB issue.

Cheers,

michaelathome

HAHA

As to the original question, I am not even sure what a "G28" treansmission is?? Guessing an early (OB) tranny? IIRC there are mercedes/AMG parts that you can put in the early trannies. I do not know what, how, or how much but IIRC you can do it. Also IIRC it is for durability under higher HP applications and can get REALLY expensive.

Michael

RicerSchnitzzle

So what's more ignorant? Posting useless threads that waste bandwidth, or opening those threads to read, after noting the thread's author.

ie... If I read a book that sucks, I don't buy any more novels from that author.. Why did you open this thread to read it? You knew the butler did it ahead of time.

Personally, I get bit's of information from all his post. Some I close immediatly, some I read threw and learn from the forum's answers, thanking god he asked the stupid question before I did...
I'd hate to be sensored by the forum ****'s for not being a 928 expert after my 6 months of ownership.

I guess I have a little solidarity for DanglerB as we both rode the short bus to school. I was the kid in the helmet, licking the windows. Test your back button now. If it works, your Dangler issuers are solved!

Andre Hedrick

Michael,

G28 == Manual 5 speed. 03,05,07,08,09,10,11,12,13,55,57 are the versions of the part number.


G28/05 == 80-82 OB 2.75 gear
...
G28/13 == 87-88 S4 2.20 gear
...
G28/57 == 93-95 GTS 2.64 gear?

between 09 and 10 was the change to use Borg Warner Syncros, for those crazy Americans who drive their 928 like it has a Muncie/Hurst 4-speed.

Cheers,

Fabio421

I highly doubt that it's a Porsche olny bearing. Most bearings have multiple uses and can be found elsewhere. Check (or have your mechanic check) for any #'s on the race. It should be available from a bearing house. Good Luck!!!

RyanPerrella

Brendan,

I will ignore your post on the basis that you are trying to sell our man here a short block. Your just a bit biased. Not that i blame you. Let me know what you think in a couple months, then i will put some credence into your opinion of me.

heinrich

You cannot CHANGE a G28. A G28 must change itself .... it must WANT to change. Change comes from within. You can try to change a G28 and it may actually LOOK as if you've succeeded, but at the end of the day ... the G28 will revert to its old ... tried ... well-trodden paths. And dogleg shift pattern.

danglerb

Looking around so far I've found the bearing for as little as $377, but I'd rather have a faster shifting tranny anyway, so G28:10+ is what I plan to change to. You might notice that people don't openly discuss sources for lower cost parts in the forum, so each person has to search on their own. Lots of times aftermarket parts don't fit, or don't do exactly what the factory part does.

I found a battery tray on ebay, apparently for an earlier model, and the 83 MY battery box is longer than later years blocking the normal path of the passenger side exhaust.

Spring rate on seats, when you have ONE car how do you know when something is normal or not, seems to me the seat sinks down too much, so whats the normal amount, and is there some spring etc. that might be broken.

Sterling your wrong, I can't think of another car I like better. Maybe 15% of it I do find annoying and would like to fix, not because I don't like the car, but because I like it.

This isn't the only forum with a chunk of people who firmly believe everyone should think like they think and do like they do.

Such a confidence in what can't be done too.

heinrich

I don't know if Dangler is a troll, he definitely acts like one. However .... that is pretty well irrelevant. The point is, why the f___ would you Ryan, try so hard to dissuade someone from developing the 928? Huh? I mean, if this guy took his 928 and tossed all that money at it, and did all these things, and improved his seats and gearbox and whatever else tickles his fanny .... would that not benefit every other 928 owner out there?

RyanPerrella

it would be great if he brought some new developments to the 928 world heinrich

BUT THIS GUY IS FULL OF CRAP!

He needs a chatroom, Sorry but i dont consider rennlist a chatroom. I appreciate the valid points i find from other posters. But when rennlist is filled with this garbage, this source looses its luster. Its become diluted.

I know i dont stand completely alone in my views, but I do think i am in the minority here. But that wont keep me from stating my point, valid or not. As mr Glerb pointed out, you can always hit ignore.

heinrich

Oh I have no need to ignore you. I just don't see why you want so much to stop him.

RyanPerrella

if i dont speak up, and no one else does, he will continue to post this nonsense. Sure changine internals ina G28 isnt the most off the wall idea he's had. But he knows the answer to his question already. ITS COST PROHIBITIVE! He states it in the original post, so why ask? So what, you want to spend $10,000 on some new trans cause you dont want to pay $400 for a new bearing? Sorry thats just F-ing stupid!

The guy is as stubborn as anyone i can think of. Ive tried to be nice in previous posts. But he dosent listen. I asked him before if he even thinks about the crap that he posts. He said yes he does, but clearly he wasnt thinking here on this one.

Tone it down danglerb, again your throwing everything at walls here and not much of what your throwing is sticking, so conventional people start to throw less. Save your arm, and save bandwith while your at it.

Andre Hedrick

^^+10

To slow to give Heinrich the +10