Rocinante

Hello All,

Some of you may remember my recent purchase of a car that Roger from 928sRUS had listed on behalf of a local 928 owner in Texas: https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...-dfw-area.html

Well, I'm back in Georgia after being in Northern California for the last three weeks, so I finally got to take a look at the car after it was shipped from Irving TX a few weeks ago.

It was great to see an "unmolested" example of an early 928. It even has the original Blaupunkt radio (with functional power antenna), along with a working clock! Everything seems operational, except for the passenger side mirror and power door locks.

Another plus - little to no parasitic drain on the battery, as it cranked strong and started right away. However, it does seem to have a major oil leak for which I will start a separate thread.

One thing that I planned on doing was to replace the "bumper shocks" when the weather starts to cool here, but now it seems that instead of loosening the rear bumper, it looks like I might have to completely remove it to determine the extend of the rear end damage. Please take a look at the pics below and let me know, as the muffler looks like it was bent from the impact.

In the coming days, I'll go through the service history and post the details on the box of "goodies" that the previous owner included with the sale.

Stay tuned!



original unused spare tire




Just one or tow tools missing. Sunroof crank included, but thankfully not needed at this time




interior pic after a light vacuum and a wipedown of very diluted LOC (Liquid Organic Cleaner)




Found while cleaning out the car - when was the last time you saw a gas receipt like this one?




Muffler bent as a result of rear impact?




Hopefully all I need is the bumper shocks and she's back normal




orginal Blaupunkt Bamberg radio with working analog clock




needs a good leather clean and condition. Seat padding has seen better days




What can brown do for you???

Daniel5691

bureau13

You'll have to get some pics from underneath to know for sure, but I wouldn't assumed that exhaust is cockeyed due to an impact. It looks like a Borla...I have one too, and it also side slightly askew. It bugs me, but the damn thing sounds fantastic.

GT6ixer

Nice looking find. I just did the rear bumper shocks on my '84. You have to remove the bumper cover and structural member but it was a piece of cake. Nothing complicated.

Guy

Agree 100 percent. I had a Borla on my 79 and it sat the same way. Had to get rid of it cause the look drove me nuts. Looks like you just need some bumper absorbers

Red Flash

Nice stereo! Love that button with the ". m .." on it. All those early Blaupunkts up until the mid-90s had such similar UI makrings.

Reminds me a little of Mac OS. If you used OS X in 2001 and buy a computer with OS X now, you will be amazed how similar the UI is and how you just can recognize everything.

Rocinante

Thanks all,

Yes, it does have a Borla exhaust. I think the exhaust and K&N filter are the only modified items on the car. It may be "normal" for the muffler on a Borla exhaust to be installed like this, but it's already driving me crazy! I will need to get under it to take a picture, but I really hope all I need is the bumper shocks. I might take off the whole bumper just to confirm that there is no further damage.

Red Flash, even my Mac 512K (which I still have) used the Finder, so safe to say Macs are true to their DNA!

Rocinante

Spent all day yesterday attacking the interior with leather cleaner and conditioner. For today, I'm going to clean the carpets - pics to follow when the sun comes back out.

The Deputy

My Borla hung pretty straight. Does the 82 have a hanger in front of the muffler? Someone had added an extra hanger support to mine, so it lined up with the original front muffler hanger...but mines a 78...so not sure if yours will be similar.



Removed my Borla for a stock muffler, truth be told...I think the original sounds better...but I'm over fifty...lol.

Like Nate said...rear bumper shocks are a piece of cake. Might want to start soaking down the little nuts that hold rubber cover on though. I took a small wire brush on the end of a drill and cleaned off the crud too...which seemed to help some.

Brian.

Mark R.

Congratulations on your new shark Ronn.
Always enjoy hearing about new ones in our area.
Looking forward to checking it out sometime soon.
Seeya round the hood...

Rocinante

Thanks Mark! Don't forget about last year's thread by another RL member (Fall Fun Run) that I shamelessly resurrected. You up for it?

Otherwise, see you at Rich's 928 Garage opening on August 20th?

Mark R.

As of right now, I am planning to attend the August 20th gathering.

And I'm ALWAYS game for a fun run through beautiful north Georgia.

Let's discuss with everyone on the 20th, and see if we can lock in a date.

Rocinante

I managed to find about an hour or two today to work on the car. I had thought of buying the Leatherique products, but didn't bother. My leather seemed to be in reasonably good condition already, and I already had the Griot's equivalent product. I spent the last 24 hours reapplying the leather conditioner, as the seats would "drink it all up" as fast as I could apply it. After 8-10 applications, I need to move on. I'll redo this in the coming weeks.

I did manage to steam clean the carpet trim after removing all the mats. This brought out a lot of dirt that the two vacuuming sessions didn't. Both the leather and carpet trim look more "chocolately".

For now, I've got the front underpads soaking in the tub, as they really smell (kinda like walking into Harbor Freight, but different. After a day of soaking with LOC and laundry soap, no change in the smell. Might just have to live with it!

If I can find the time tomorrow, I steam clean the rest of the mats (car came with two sets). Trying to get this done so I can quickly move on to the rear body repair and oily bits!



Front underpadding getting a good soak




The products I used so far. Got the green microfibre towel from Griot's and used it to wipe down the interior after the leather conditioner did its' job.




Some dried grass stuck at along the base of the windshield. I'm using a windshield blade scraper (without the blade) to push down on the dash as I vacuum it out

jheis

I spent ~$90 on Leatherique products (plus many hours of my time) trying to rejuvenate the seats in my '82 (same colors as yours).

Absolute waste of time and money - seats are still hard and dry.

By the way, the little white thing in your fourth photo is a shifter bushing.

Rocinante

Wow, I had heard Leatherique's leather restoring products were very good. Did you try anything else?

The level on the Griots bottle has gone down an inch since I started on the 928's interior, so I'm confident that it is being absorbed into the leather. Seats look and feel better, definitely worth the effort. I even use it on vinyl surfaces, such as the seatbacks, and it takes years off their appearance.