After 2 years, almost, and about $5K, I'm almost there!

Have new fuel lines,
intake refresh,
new mm's,
porken chips,
new timing belt,
water pump
and all sensors under the hood, plus x pipe.

Take a breath

Replaced ball joints
R & r brakes, flushed
Cleaned evaporator
Upgraded from sealed beams to H4's
Got used,17 inch staggered wheels, (need bout $1,400.00 worth of tires)
changed out all fuses,
cleaned every ground I could find,
Got dash lights, interior lights and horn to work
Drivers side window now on track!
Porken clamp on TT,
Have contantine bearing for TT on order.

Of course I took my time, and had some help, but I am beginning to see why people love this car! I really wish I could had driven a bone stock brand new one to compare to mine now?

I remember really stretching in 1985 to buy a brand new Mazda 626LX
For $13K! Wasn't quite able to swing another 30K.....lol

 

Thanks for posting this I get some comments from people from time to time about putting down the 928 because of repair costs. I prefer to think it is more like an honest realistic statement of FACT.
I think managing expectations is an important part of life and any prospective new 928 owner will have a far, far better ownership experience if they expect, plan for, and have the funds available to cover the typical expenses.
But yes great car way under priced but that makes it affordable to more people just does not make it an inexpensive car.

 

Exactly. Probably more like 7k so far, but to just bring it back, from a car I was told needed nothing, to stock would would be an easy 5k. I'm guessing I will be be putting 2k in maintenance a year into it... Still worth it!

Sun's out, finally! Gotta go...

 

Do you have two cars?

 

he got used tires on top of it? Did he mean rims + tires?

 

I'm old enough to remember $2,000 356's. Hell I one didn't buy a running, pretty damn nice, 4 cam car for $5,000 (during the gas "shortage".) I remember people blowing up their 356 engine and putting in a VW, because the cars were not worth enough to justify spending the money to fix the 356 engine....

Now find a "sub" $75,000 356 that you can get home without a trailer....or get into without falling through the floor.

John Willhoit starts his 356 restorations at $250,000. And a 356 doesn't have many more moving parts than a riding lawnmower.

Keep in mind that the very first of the 928 models were only 12 years older than a 356.....and the 928 is pretty much acknowledged to be the "finest GT" car ever made.....and they made a hell of a lot more 356's than 928's.

Patience. Probably turn out to the best investment you ever make.

 

sounds like your right on track

 

I think it is the first time I read something positive about the future value of the 928.
I agree with you Greg.
Those cars can't stay at lower price like that for long...

 

Keep chanting the mantra....higher prices, higher prices, higher prices....and someday it might just happen !

 

Not enough rust, too many beat, but not totally dead 928's.

 

Wait 10 more years....

 

Best GT.. no doubt, but more 356's than 928's? -now that is something I did not know or expect!

Maybe we are "on a winner" after all!

Have there been any US Presidents called "Brown" before? Perhaps there ought to be!- I remember a song about someone called John Brown- maybe he was a president?

Regards

Fred

 

When they start to show up on Jeff & Megs show we know we're on to something.

 

The Porschephiles at wikipedia say 76313 356's vs 61056 928's.

 

This is the number I was looking for, thanks, Rob. There are a lot of angles to cut those numbers on: were the 356's thrown out in bigger numbers than 928s so as to make it rarer? Was it considered an expensive toy in the 60s (read flagship? - I guess being the only one, sort of makes it take all the prizes at the time.) Greg's prediction does make me wish I had a barn and room to store 3 or 4, but if it takes 25 years (roughly 1975 to 2000, when did the 356 show investment potential?) for the value to skyrocket, we're looking at 2038. As it is, I think I'll just buy a few parts here and there as a hedge against "part inflation".