Rob Edwards

Yeah, after the TV exposure I can see explaining to my chairman why my non-tenured butt was off playing 928 hooky on a Thursday. (not like I have 10+ weeks of vacation that I'm never gonna use....)

BC

Keep your head down and.....

perrys4

I was a bit bummed I couldn't stay for the firing but kids will throw wrenches in your plans sometimes. Just glad to see it all actually come together and happen so quickly. Amazed how my TB/WP job took 15 hours but the entire engine swap only took about 10 hours.

Mark Anderson

Just got back from the GP and put 50 miles on Leon. The biggest problem is the a/c is too cold

KLVA

Fantastic effort by Mark and all the SoCal crew. I am stunned by how great that car looks !! What a funky color !! I do not think I have ever even seen that paint, maybe on an old 911 somewhere, yeah ,that's where. Anyway , Mark I am in for one of those components..you choose $100-$150 ish. Is it a 5 speed ?? I was not playing along lately.. BigProps to the 928 Mantlers !!!

Mark Anderson

Here is a list of the parts I've used so far. If you would like to contribute something from the list below just let me know.
WR8DC Bosch Copper plug 78-84 / 7506 8.00 $ 2.5000 0 $ 20.00
7506 / 999 170 062 90
928 107 20 Oil Filter 78-95 1.00 $ 6.9500 0 $ 6.95
1 05
OC 46
928 106 01 Water Pump Rblt. 78-86 6336 1.00 $ 149.0000 0 $ 149.00
5 KX
928 105 15 Timing Belt 78-82 1.00 $ 29.0000 0 $ 29.00
7 00
928 102 11 Pilot Bearing +Fan Clutch 1.00 $ 15.0000 0 $ 15.00
1 02
U928 105 1 Used center belt cover 1.00 $ 40.0000 0 $ 40.00
47 03
U928 105 1 Used left belt cover 78-84 1.00 $ 20.0000 0 $ 20.00
45 04
U928 105 1 Used Right belt cover 78-84 1.00 $ 15.0000 0 $ 15.00
46 03
U928 105 1 Used center belt cover 78-84 1.00 $ 30.0000 0 $ 30.00
44 05
999 192 13 Alternator Belt 78-81 9.5x875 1.00 $ 12.0000 0 $ 12.00
5 50
999 192 12 Air Pump & Fan Belt 80-82 12.5 1.00 $ 12.0000 0 $ 12.00
0 50 x1025
999 192 12 Power Steering Belt 78-84 12.5 1.00 $ 12.0000 0 $ 12.00
8 50 x975
928 106 23 Lower Radiator Hose 78-85 1.00 $ 42.0000 0 $ 42.00
9 08
U928 375 0 Used Motor Mount 78-82 2.00 $ 60.0000 0 $ 120.00
43 02
U928 100 9 4.5 Engine 80-82 Used 1.00 $ 1750.0000 0 $ 1750.00
29 12
U928 375 1 Used Engine Shock 78-82 2.00 $ 60.0000 0 $ 120.00
79 02
U928 332 0 USED Axel 78-82 with 2 flanges 2.00 $ 150.0000 0 $ 300.00
33 17

Jadz928

This is a great story! What a nice car! Great people involved to make this happen.

docmirror

Well done.

Glad to hear, this is a good outcome. Might I suggest a close inspection of the fuel lines. BTW, I consider claybar as a last resort before a respray. It WILL take some of the paint off. Try wash, wax, light color buff first.

Mark Anderson

We did address all the fuel lines. I tried some clay bar on a small section and the results were amazing.

perrys4

Clay bar does not remove paint or clear coat, only contaminants attached to the paint including overspray! An easy google search will confirm this. Most good detailers start the detail process with a good clay bar.

docmirror

Folks, some of you have bought into the 'clay bar isn't an abrasive' marketing mantra. I have news for you, it's made of clay, which is a silicate, which is an abrasive any way you want to cut it(no pun intended). Some commercial or pro clay bars are pretty fine grade, but the consumer clay bar you would get at the Pep boys is pretty course grade. It's made that way because coarse grade clay bar cuts dirt and things under that dirt better than fine grade. It does this by 'abrading' the surface over which it is drawn.

Many pro clay bars are used with a surfactant, just like extra fine wet sand paper. Go ahead and keep believing that clay isn't abrasive. It's a free country, everyone gets to think whatever they like. For the rest of you, if you think that drawing a kneeded bar of silicate across your paint isn't abrasive, you're fooling yourself, cause it doesn't pass the smell test. In fact, one of the best uses for a clay bar is (wait for it) paint removal! Yes, it's common in body shops on newly painted cars to use clay bars to remove overspray where no paint was supposed to go. I don't rely on Google for answers, I actually test things before posting most of the time. I've tested clay bar, and it will remove paint and clear.

Gtaebr

Doc is correct....

Clay will easily remove overspray...Clear and base!
I found Yellow and Blue are less aggressive than the Red clay, the new Elastrofoam (new clay substitute) is very scratchy!

For a good lubricant I like woolite in distilled water in my spray bottle.

Joe

perrys4

Got news for you, polish contains abrasives also!! Clay bar is less abrasive than polish and SHOULD be used with a spray lubricant. I am sure there are different grades of clay bar, just like there are different grades of polish, it is up to the consumer to get the right one. If your car is perfect then there is no need for polish or clay bar, but most 25+ year old cars can benefit from both, especially a series of polish done by a professional. Overspray is an contaminant that sits on the surface where it isn't suppose to be, just like sap, bugs, ect, that is why it gets removed with a clay bar!

William A

I must have missed this post. Christos Anesti! (testing your greek)

Mark Anderson

Just got back from the smog test where it passed with flying colors