Mrmerlin

sure Greg,
a nice stem to stern refurbish is a great idea plus with pictures it will give others an idea of your quality craftsmanship

GregBBRD

Or how big my axe is.

There is a problem with this idea...I'm not likely to leave in a starter with 70,000 miles and 27 years on it that has a completely rusty case, which was "frozen" into it's mount and required a dead blow hammer to remove...no matter how good it works. Most everyone else would throw a coat of paint on it and put it back in. Not my style.

James Bailey

Pulling the motor sure makes it easier to get to things, as you mentioned to me perhaps too easy....

GregBBRD

After you left the shop, we pulled the exhaust, the clutch, all the front end accessories, the water hoses, etc.

There really weren't very many pieces of hardware left to pull it out of the car. Thinking of leaning on the fenders for 3-4 hours to get the hardware out of the cam carriers....and then spending 3-4 hours to replace the head studs...only to be rewarded by spending another 3-4 hours installing the cam carriers...then 5-6 hours replacing the oil pan gasket made removing the engine a quick decision.

Rob Edwards

You take the pics and I'll host 'em.

GregBBRD

Crap, I was planning on you to do the work....now that both your GT and GTS are working so well.

Rob Edwards

The cognitive dissonance of me working on your car is a little too much to bear. Can you imagine how much you'd have to fix after I was done?

S4ordie

Now here's a thought. Howsabout you and Greg do a job share program? You get to spend a few hours a week in his shop spinning wrenches on Kyle's car and he spends a few hours in your Path lab overseeing the med student's work? Nothing quite like OJT.

pcar928fan

^^^^^
LOL! I somehow think that is a HUGE FAIL! LOL!!!

BC

People that don't want to have a problem at midnight somewhere they don't recognize do the same things if they are smart.

Mike LaBranche

I'm with you Greg... just got an 80 5spd for my 16 year old to learn a stick. It has all the same issues... PO gaffs, neglect, disuse, etc. I'm looking forward to getting it squared away so it will be as reliable as possible. Yanking the go-fast parts first, though. She can't have the headers. lol

pcar928fan

I don't think there would be any cooler car to have as a first car (after you already have several thousand miles under your belt as a student driver on a permit) than a 928. They are safe, the early cars are not all that quick so racing is pointless, unless you are going up against a smart car or something like that. They look SUPER COOL, and they are pretty damn safe. Teach a kid to drive a 5spd 928 and to wrench on ANY 928 and that kid will FEAR NO OTHER CAR!!! They are vault like and safe. And did I mention I think they are very safe?! Talk about setting them up on a great automotive trajectory from the get go! WOW! If they don't want to lean the 5spd and/or you are STILL afraid of the speed get a 3spd auto for them!

GregBBRD

I saw your post...very cool car to get!

She should have tons of fun in that...and be really safe. ABS and airbags would be nice...but the early cars seem pretty safe, anyway.

Tom in Austin

Hey Brian, here's one for you ... http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac...832811303.html

EspritS4s

Here's a black '85 manual transmission in New York for $7000. It looks like it's worth checking out.

http://newyork.craigslist.org/lgi/cto/1838431463.html

-Gary