Well its official....the socal 928 group has a new member in Steve Porter who is the new "caretaker" of sharky...my beloved 1988 S4..... I am confident Steve will provide a proper home for sharky and care for her in the way she is accustomed...

We did stop by Bills on the way back to my house...& did a compression check....as expected every cylinder was over 190psi...with some going really high...above 210+psi after 7-8 cranks..one was nearly 220psi....I guess that explains the high dyno #'s of 286whp.....

Heres some pics from today as Steve left for the drive home.

 

Yeah, if Steve blows some of the carbon out on the way home (Italian tune-up), he may be able to use regular gas.

 

Hopefully his drive home wont be in too much afternoon traffic.

 

Beautiful car!

Steve, I'd avoid I-5 going over the Grapevine. Seems to be a bad strech of road for 928s. I got a ticket there for speeding while bringing my car to Doc Brown's and then Rob's engine fatality. Seems those cars purchased up North would rather not migrate to warmer climes I suppose (mine was from Seattle, Robs from Portland).

 

Congrats Steve! Enjoy it....

 

Brian: Dude that's got to sting.

 

For those following along at home, this has been perhaps one of the most thought-through 928 purchase decisions I've seen. Contrast with my own check in the mail sight unseen purchase. No gamble on Steve's part on this one. Exceptional car going to a new caring owner. We'll have to see if Steve still uses his 924S as a DD after the ride down in the 928.

Brian's car has had my eye since Devek Day events. Always exceptionally clean and nice. Steve will continue that tradition I'm very sure. We will have it here for inspections just to make sure.

I forgot to PM Bill to have the bearing tool in Steve's car for the free ride down. Hope Steve remembered better than I didn't...

 

I was there to see the comp. test at Bills, beautiful car, nice people whom like nice cars.

Happy Motoring Steve!

 

All he'll have to do is put gas in it.

No cussing

No parts hunting

No bloody knuckles

No skull scratching

No regrets

No cussing....

 

Congrats, Steve - I've always liked "Sharky" but never got a chance to see in person. Brian's posted some great pics (and videos) and it is a beauty indeed! ENJOY!!

Brian, Thanks for the pics - Glad you found a good home for Sharky!! I'm sure Sharky will be missed!

 

I have ridden in Sharky and have seen it several times and Steve has gotten a FANTASTIC car Along W/ a few of the up grades Brian has done this will be a troublefree/ fun car for many years to come. Enjoy!!!

 

I miss sharky already... Since I spent the last 5 years getting her where she is today.....but its time for a new caretaker.....I've been bitten with "track crack" pretty serious and I needed to trim the "toys" a little bit....so sharky is gone...but I did get Helga to play with as a lemons project on top of the widow, which still doesn't run....so I have plenty of 928 wrenching time ahead of me...

Hmm...so I sold a rock solid reliable, top performing 928 to keep 2 928s that DON'T RUN....

Yes I am insane

 

How 'bout some more pics of the M3?

I love those almost as much as my 928.

 

Hi guys,

Thanks for all the good wishes! Sharky and I are currently in S.F. Bay Area visiting friends who are all very impressed, to put it mildly. Most just cannot believe that this a 21-year old car.

Brian: Thanks for getting and keeping Sharky in such fantastic condition and for being so helpful througout the (long) sales process.

(Note: Brian also called ME the next morning to make sure everything was going OK and to answer any questions I had about getting familiar with Sharky. That's the kind of community spirit that makes the 928 fraternity way cool!)

Bill: Haven't found the opportunity to do the Itallian tune up yet. Maybe in the dead of night on the way back to L.A.---my own private open road race down Hwy 5??? Naw, I can't really risk having Sharky become property of the great state of California...! And thanks again for doing the compression check at your place.

Dr. Bob: Thanks for all the counsel on how to approach the search for and evaluation of my first 928! I think that Sharky is about about as close to a no-brainer as you can get! RE the bearing tool, I "mis-remembered" while we were doing the compression check, but since I was driving back to the Bay Area anyway, I just stopped back at Bill's on the way, so it's on its way back to LA. I'm looking forward to getting Sharky over to Dr. Bob's World Headquarters soon and battle-planning the future of Sharky.

Dwayne: I'm pretty new to the 928 community but I've really enjoyed reading about your projects and procedure writeups. If you are around, and I can fit it into my return trip, I'd certainly enjoy bringing Sharky so you can get a closer look. I'd love to see your "collection" of Sharks. PM or email me.

Thanks again to all. You'll all be seeing a lot more of Sharky and me down the line.

New plates on order:

GR8REDD

 

I got a short, but quick, ride around in the M3....what an automobile! It felt like the whole car was milled out of billet. Just stunning performance and a cabin like a starship scout craft.