Introducing myself and my 928!
05-08-2014, 11:16 PM
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Introducing myself and my 928!
Greetings all!
I just joined up a day or so ago but I bought my 928 back in November. We have been slowly getting to know each other, I've only managed to put a couple hundred miles on it so far!
Its an 83 S 5 speed with LSD. It has 62,000 mostly documented miles. The gentleman I purchased it from had owned it since 1985 making me the 3rd owner!
She could use a suspension refresh, the shocks are tired, and a new set of tires. I'll be tackling that this winter.
I've given it a complete tune up and I had to replace the rear brake calipers, one was hanging up a bit. It got new rear pads and rotors, and a brake fluid flush as well.
I also added 928 Motorsport Protection Plates, CO roads can be BRUTAL!
Next month the family and I are packing up and leaving Denver for West Chester, PA.
Looking forward to reading a learning. If any of you are in PA I would love to get in touch with other owners. I was a VW Technician for about 10 years, I was with Mercedes for 3. I grew up with VWs, Audis, and Porsches, my dad was a Master tech for over 30 years!
I still have all my tools so I'm always in for helping out, hanging out, you name it!
Ok, enough with the chit chat, here are some pics of the car!
I just joined up a day or so ago but I bought my 928 back in November. We have been slowly getting to know each other, I've only managed to put a couple hundred miles on it so far!
Its an 83 S 5 speed with LSD. It has 62,000 mostly documented miles. The gentleman I purchased it from had owned it since 1985 making me the 3rd owner!
She could use a suspension refresh, the shocks are tired, and a new set of tires. I'll be tackling that this winter.
I've given it a complete tune up and I had to replace the rear brake calipers, one was hanging up a bit. It got new rear pads and rotors, and a brake fluid flush as well.
I also added 928 Motorsport Protection Plates, CO roads can be BRUTAL!
Next month the family and I are packing up and leaving Denver for West Chester, PA.
Looking forward to reading a learning. If any of you are in PA I would love to get in touch with other owners. I was a VW Technician for about 10 years, I was with Mercedes for 3. I grew up with VWs, Audis, and Porsches, my dad was a Master tech for over 30 years!
I still have all my tools so I'm always in for helping out, hanging out, you name it!
Ok, enough with the chit chat, here are some pics of the car!
05-08-2014, 11:56 PM
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Nice. Welcome and here's to many more years and miles of enjoyment. 
05-08-2014, 11:59 PM
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Welcome! Nice looking car. I especially like the White/Black interior. I also have an '83 and '84 auto's both in Ruby Red Metallic. I think the S2's are a great value but somewhat less desired compared to the OB's, S3's and up. I live in the Philadelphia area. I'm pretty sure there will be some get together's this summer. I'll be glad to meet up with you once you get settled in. There are others who currently live in or near West Chester, who I am sure will welcome you as well. Hope you have a safe and stress free move.
Best regards,
Joel
Best regards,
Joel
05-09-2014, 12:31 AM
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welcome, good luck with your car and your move to PA
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05-09-2014, 11:57 AM
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That looks like a radar detector under the steering wheel. Probably not much use in the megopolis you are moving to; you will be moving to and from one traffic jam to the next or one perimeter security radar to the next. 
But welcome to the tank.
But welcome to the tank.
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05-09-2014, 12:50 PM
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Thanks for the welcome!
Timing belt was done at around 40k miles, but is due simply by age. I removed the covers and it appears to be in good shape. I will probably tackle changing it while the car is at my father in laws shop as we go through the suspension.
I plan on doing most of the front end parts so it will get new lower ball joints, I'll get the upper arm rebuild kit from 928 Motorsport, new wheel bearings, tie rod ends, pads wear sensors, rotors, no point in messing around in my opinion.
That's no radar detector! Thats part of the 80s awesomeness stereo system the PO had installed sometime around 1985 I imagine! I'm torn on removing it all, for now I am leaving it.
Price, well I paid $5500 for it. As for what I have in to so far that's a long story......
I bought the car in Utah and had it shipped here to Denver. Long story short the inept morons that loaded the car burned the clutch out of it and broke the front spoiler. To shorten it even further my insurance company paid the repairs to the tune of nearly $5000. So it has a new clutch kit and spoiler on the insurance companies dime. I paid to have the slave cylinder, shift fork bushing, and a few other things while they had it like a new O2 sensor.
Tune up parts were around $200 IIRC and I did it myself.
I changed the trans/diff oil with Mobil 1 75-90LS
I can do all the work on this car myself, I don't need to lean on a shop. As complicated as people say these things are its childs play compared to the modern cars. I've figured the suspension refresh will run $1500 or so in parts. I haven't priced out the timing belt, but it will get done. Then $400 or so for a set of tires.
The AC is weak, but I have 5 cans of R-12 in the garage so again, a days work to get the AC system checked out and working.
The cruise isn't working but this really doesn't bother me.
Everything else on the car is in excellent working order. It still amazes me how quickly and easily the engine grumbles to life. It runs smoothly and passed IM240 emission testing easy, in fact it "Fast Passed" on the dyno.
The car has 62,000 miles and the vast majority of those were put on it in the first 15 years or so. As the gentleman I bought it from got older he drove it less and less. Just as an example, the tires on it currently were purchased in 1996 and still have like new tread. His heart was always in the right spot, he did keep up on what he could but being in his mid 70s he realized it was time to let the car go. I keep him up to date on what I have been doing with it and hes been pleased that its been being kept so well.
With the car I got a fitted Porsche car cover, the 7 volume repair manuals in the original box they came in, the original owners and warranty manuals in the original folder/binder, fuel filters, oil filters, copies of the older titles, this car was always garaged and covered and I think it shows.
I am committed to this car, its been so well preserved and cared for not continuing that care just doesn't seen right. I know there is a lot of speculation on where the value of these cars will go in the future but to me that's missing the point to a certain extent!
OK enough with the rambling, who wants to see a cracked clutch disc?
Timing belt was done at around 40k miles, but is due simply by age. I removed the covers and it appears to be in good shape. I will probably tackle changing it while the car is at my father in laws shop as we go through the suspension.
I plan on doing most of the front end parts so it will get new lower ball joints, I'll get the upper arm rebuild kit from 928 Motorsport, new wheel bearings, tie rod ends, pads wear sensors, rotors, no point in messing around in my opinion.
That's no radar detector! Thats part of the 80s awesomeness stereo system the PO had installed sometime around 1985 I imagine! I'm torn on removing it all, for now I am leaving it.
Price, well I paid $5500 for it. As for what I have in to so far that's a long story......
I bought the car in Utah and had it shipped here to Denver. Long story short the inept morons that loaded the car burned the clutch out of it and broke the front spoiler. To shorten it even further my insurance company paid the repairs to the tune of nearly $5000. So it has a new clutch kit and spoiler on the insurance companies dime. I paid to have the slave cylinder, shift fork bushing, and a few other things while they had it like a new O2 sensor.
Tune up parts were around $200 IIRC and I did it myself.
I changed the trans/diff oil with Mobil 1 75-90LS
I can do all the work on this car myself, I don't need to lean on a shop. As complicated as people say these things are its childs play compared to the modern cars. I've figured the suspension refresh will run $1500 or so in parts. I haven't priced out the timing belt, but it will get done. Then $400 or so for a set of tires.
The AC is weak, but I have 5 cans of R-12 in the garage so again, a days work to get the AC system checked out and working.
The cruise isn't working but this really doesn't bother me.
Everything else on the car is in excellent working order. It still amazes me how quickly and easily the engine grumbles to life. It runs smoothly and passed IM240 emission testing easy, in fact it "Fast Passed" on the dyno.
The car has 62,000 miles and the vast majority of those were put on it in the first 15 years or so. As the gentleman I bought it from got older he drove it less and less. Just as an example, the tires on it currently were purchased in 1996 and still have like new tread. His heart was always in the right spot, he did keep up on what he could but being in his mid 70s he realized it was time to let the car go. I keep him up to date on what I have been doing with it and hes been pleased that its been being kept so well.
With the car I got a fitted Porsche car cover, the 7 volume repair manuals in the original box they came in, the original owners and warranty manuals in the original folder/binder, fuel filters, oil filters, copies of the older titles, this car was always garaged and covered and I think it shows.
I am committed to this car, its been so well preserved and cared for not continuing that care just doesn't seen right. I know there is a lot of speculation on where the value of these cars will go in the future but to me that's missing the point to a certain extent!
OK enough with the rambling, who wants to see a cracked clutch disc?