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And that is certainly a possibility but......no noise, no smell nothing. I have seen clutches fail too many times to count but they usually have a different "feel" than this has. Will find out soon enough.
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Yes, there would usually be a nasty burnt odor. Perhaps the disc disintegrated. I have had cars come in (towed) where absolutely nothing is left of the disc except the center hub section...the car can be started in gear, and the shifter moved in and out of gears with the engine running...
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Clutch getting dropped off Tuesday at a local re-builder. While I don't have an exact price yet, they do a lot of work for me and my company and always beat an off the shelf price. I have a new slave in the basement for my other project, I figure I will do that as well to play it safe.
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$650 for a car of that class is a steal. I really don't understand why more people don't get these cars. Yeah they are complicated, but then so aren't all Germany cars. Oh, wait a minute, I forgot, it takes mechanical ability to own one :-D
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I agree 100%. My 81 taught me some valuable lessons over the past year. One lesson was that while these cars are complicated, they are entertaining to work on with a great owners support network out there. 928 owners are awesome! The second lesson is that while parts are not cheap, if you are patient, there are good deals out there to help. It took me a while to figure it out but it turns out my 81 was a former parts car from Mason (now defunct 928 Worldwide). It ended up with an employee who was owed wages and he then sold it to another, I bought it from that person. The problem is that while it now runs and drives well, it was and still is missing a boatload of "little" items which makes restoration challenging. That's why this 79 is so refreshing, no hack has gotten to it.
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Here's a pic of when I first bought it, for an original car sitting for 11 years, not too shabby, PORSCHE labels still on control arm and tie rod on driver side. Someone serviced the car well during its "previous" life.
Oh and yes.....that is a fork lift
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Clutch is back, reconditioned and rebuilt. Looks great. $400.00 all told.
Total spend in this 79 is 1190.00 (including price of car) with 9 hours of labor. Install this weekend
Total spend in this 79 is 1190.00 (including price of car) with 9 hours of labor. Install this weekend
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Guy,
If you ever want to sell it , let me know! I was at Ohio State around 1979 when I saw my first 928 turning onto High St. and was blown away by it! It sounded great and the phone dials were great looking for the
period!
Mark
If you ever want to sell it , let me know! I was at Ohio State around 1979 when I saw my first 928 turning onto High St. and was blown away by it! It sounded great and the phone dials were great looking for the
period!
Mark
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