Just picked up my new car, an '87 Porsche 928
Drives nice and the engine pulls sweet.
There are a few niggles that need sorting but hope to get on top of them soon.
Can't believe I finally gotten myself a V8 and a Porsche feel 10 years old again. :P 320bhp and 1590Kg
I'll try to post some pictures but my PC is still playing up. ???
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8) 928's are awesome. Good buy mate..
I've done a fair bit of work for a customer of mine who has a 928.
Poor guy had a fuel hose go and the engine bay got a little warm :o
He's not long had it rebuilt.
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did you do the paint work on the engine or the wheels?
For this chap just his engine parts. Not seen his wheels yet. I do have a photo showing his car. Its ORANGE!! Nice tho.
I have done 959 wheels 8)
That looks really tidy Steve. :)
I will look forward to see the pictures bluehornetrider. :)
Look forward to the pics of the new car.
That fire was a real mess, looked like a write off. Nice work on the engine Steve.
Got me treble checking the fuel lines on the Midget before her first start now :o ;)
Had a really nice run out with the wife to Wells then up through Cheddar gorge and home, great weather for October and not too much traffic the Porsche just munches miles, loved it! 8)
I bet its just ticking over when rolling along at 60mph 8)
Sounds like you both like the Porsche.. What colour is it?
Gun metal grey with cup alloys, I'm still trying to post pictures but having issues.
it purrs along quite nicely until I slam the noise pedal and then it kicks you back into the seat and howls :P
;D Cant wait to hear it.. Love V8's..
Cup alloys 8)
Feel free to email a photo or two and I will pop it on this post if you want.
Got the car sideways taking my lad into Castle coombe for his Go karting. Wet leaves and a heavy right foot, great fun! :P
:D :D :D :D :D Hope you told him 'Do as I say not as I do' ;D ;D
Quote from: bluehornetrider on 05, November, 2013, 04:28:18 PM
Got the car sideways; great fun! :P
:D :D Love it!
Look forward to seeing some photos of the car.
I have managed to post a picture on my first feed.
I have tried to replace the headlight bulbs but I can't get one side off due to a rusted in screw any ideas how I can get the screw out? I have wd40 sprayed it and have an impact driver but its on a glass light so am not too keen to try it :-\
try tightening as well as undoing - - if you can get it to move either way you should be on a winner
Cool motor - impressed :P
Rusty Screw - if you can get to it, try wire brushing and then rust removal solution rather than WD40. Better still, try a decent hardware shop and look for Spirit of Salts (hydrochloric acid) - don't breath the fumes and wear gloves and eyeshields. That will eat the rust pronto and will likely loosen the thread. Neutralise with water afterwards. As a matter of habit I now tend to use Copper Slip (Grease) on just about every steel to steel thread and the Copper plates the steel to prevent rust seizing. At under a pound per tube it is a cheap trick.
Good luck - Ian
thanks for the advice, I'll try again but there isn't a lot of screw to get on and the head is starting to chew up. I took the other side off and it looks like the other light screws were snapped off so the light is held in by half the screws as normal. Changed the interior lights for LED's today and they look much better, including the glove box, after driving the car this evening found the speedo lights are either really dim or don't work, so that's something else to sort out.
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Quote from: bluehornetrider on 29, October, 2013, 04:28:01 PM
Just picked up my new car, an '87 Porsche 928
Drives nice and the engine pulls sweet.
There are a few niggles that need sorting but hope to get on top of them soon.
Can't believe I finally gotten myself a V8 and a Porsche feel 10 years old again. :P 320bhp and 1590Kg
I'll try to post some pictures but my PC is still playing up. ???
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Loving the colour. Looks awesome mate..
I have ordered a few bits for the Porsche, unfortunately it's all from the states so I have to wait ages.
I have changed all the interior lamps and they now work and are brighter with less draw. I also sorted out the dash lights, there is a dash light dimmer rheostat that gets a bit electricaly unreliable. So after a spray with contact cleaner and a bit of playing with it now works. I'm waiting on a blue light upgrade set to arrive so that I can brighten it all up some.
The wipers didn't work very well, very slow and stopped or didn't move on slow settings, this was down to the same problem as on the dash lights. I tried to clean the rheostat but with less effect. So I replaced the relay for a VW item that bypasses the speed control and operates wiper speed control itself, problem solved.
I now need to sort the screen wash bottle as it leaks out more water than I can put in it, but I can't get to it!
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I have finally received the cowl cover and spare wheel cover from America. Had to pay £30 import duty which stung a bit! :o
Had another import letter from the bits I've ordered from Canada had to pay over £32 this time. :o It all looked are great price when I bought the stuff. ???
Sorry to hear that mate. At least it made it to you ok. :)
All looking great. Yep always bargain in duty and VAT :(
I've given up buying from the states, as this is always such a stinger when the bit arrives, :o but Europe or the far east no prob's ;)
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Got the porsche dash, clock and heater control out of the car today and changed the bulbs for LEDs, might take a few more days to put it all back together again though.
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Have you changed the colour of the bulbs?
Nice bit of tinkering :)
Gone for blue led's in the clock and heater controls white leds for the main gauges, all fitted, just need some more daylight to fit it all back together again ;D
Need to look for another central warning panel as when I removed it the circuit board on the back snapped and the clock although it works has LCD bleed which spoils the look. But I can't justify paying $500 for a new one, I'll just have to trawl through the breakers till I find a good one.
No way you can repair it? $500 sounds like a lot of dosh :o
Your right 500 dollars is outrageous but there doesn't seem to be much available, I can pick up a used one for around 100.
I have glued the circuit board back together but don't know if it works or not, just trying to find parts in this country is a real pain!
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Hope the fix works.
Put all the gubbins back in the car and plugged it all together, looked at the speedo and noticed a little bit of paper covering the odo >:(
Took it all apart again in the process pulled some wires out of the newly installed led, managed to solder it back together and get it back into the car.
Plugged it all back together screwed everything up tight all back straight, looked at the dials and noticed the speedo was sat at 30mph, looking at it closer it looks to be bent and stuck there. ???
I'll have to take it all apart again! I did power it all up and it all lit up, but need to see it in the dark to check it properly.
When I started the car to check the lights the revs were up by around 500rpm but not sure why, it was cold but it's not done it before. Don't know if the A/C panel works or not, it did light up.
The alarm went off once I'd reconnected the battery so I hope to not have any more issues with that.
Have you joined the 928 forum? I could ask one of my customer if he can help in any?
I have joined the 928 forum rennlist but it's a bit US based. I can get all the bits I need but they have to be shipped over ??? Does anyone know if you have to pay customs duty on used parts?
Generally, you have to pay customs on anything from the States. >:( Go to Ebay first
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Took all the dash out again bent the speedo straight, checked all the bulbs worked the put it all back together. Reconnected the battery and everything seems to work, even the panel I snapped. I do only seem to have 1 of the 3 dash lights working but I'm not pulling it all out again!
Lots of sympathy - these production cars are not designed for modification or repair. I recently tried to change a Headlight bulb on a Japmobile and had to dislocate the bones in my hand to do it. And this week it blew again Oh Joy! :o
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I have joined the 928 forum rennlist but it's a bit US based. I can get all the bits I need but they have to be shipped over ??? Does anyone know if you have to pay customs duty on used parts?
When we had wheels coming in for repair from the USA we would ask the customer to put on the invoice; NCV, no commercial value, used parts. Or if the value of the parts is say $400 ask them to do a shipping/custom invoice for say $100 then you pay less import duty..
Had the screen wash fixed today, all good. I then decided to replace my driving lamps as I had the replacements and tools with me. I removed one side all good then when I removed the drivers side I had to use my screw extractor as it was solid, one sheared off the screw head and the other sheared the plastic retaining bracket, so I ended up with a front glass headlight and fog light that had no fixing to the car. I now need to find a new light cluster retaining piece. Bugger! I managed to bodge a fix with self tapping screws but will need to replace at some point.
The joys of having a classic car mate... Stick with it pal ;)
Got a replacement through for the central warning light and whilst fitting it managed to snap the circuit board in the exact same place as the other one! After a few expletives I brought both into the house and soldered both broken boards and made a the best from the two units, once fitted and tested all working and I now have a spare, happy days. Tick one more jobs off the to do list. :D
I'm looking to replace my strut brace on the 928 as the one I have looks tatty and has a slight bow in it, this is a common fault so getting a second hand item doesn't gain me anything. All the aftermarket items I've seen either look aftermarket or are really expensive and have to be shipped from USA with those costs as well. Speaking with Pete it seems cheaper to make one up from thicker ally tube with brackets welded on. Something ally wizard would be able to do, should look more stock but better. Just need to get the bits together.
After not running the car for a few weeks, mostly down to wet weather, I decided that I'd go for a drive on New Years day. The alarm had gone off very early in the morning for the first time, I think it was trying to tell me the battery was run down. I tried starting the car but no go. After trying the jump leads from the van the beast started and I went for a run out with the kids in tow.
I seem to have a leak somewhere as I need wipers inside, so I need to change a few rubber seals. I give the car a good blest to charge the battery and after stopping checked the car started up again, which it did, all well with the world.
I tried the car again this week but the battery was flat again, I think I might have a short that's running the battery down as it was fine until I started messing with the electrics. I have now bought a battery charger/conditioner to at least check the condition of the battery. Then I need to hunt out the short. Dag nabbit thought I had a reliable runner. ???
Could be that the battery has just failed, same thing happened to my van battery. Charged overnight - started next morning. Drove all day - did not start next morning. Took battery for testing (Fancy electronic thing) said battery ok, even my own conditioner said battery strong. In the end I just replaced battery and it has started every day for the last week, even when very cold.
I think the really cold weather is a battery killer.
Changed the rear boot seal today hopefully it'll slow the ingress of water and save me from having to buy door seals as they cost £100 each. Also had to take one of the rear mats out as it couldn't take any more water. When I picked it up water ran out of it for 5 min's solid, it's now on the radiator drying out. ::)
Visited Paul Anderson at Porsche 928 spares in Stroud to have a look over my car. He was quite happy with it and had done quite a bit of work to it over the years with the previous owner. I got a few little bit fixed whilst I was there and booked the car in for a suspension and bush upgrade in March.
I've never seen so many Porsche's all in 1 place in various states of repair, from a rebuild that will finish a long refurb to create an almost 0 miles 928GTS with a 5.6 overbore engine. to an early '78 racecar. Very helpful place to go :P
Sounds like somewhere I'd like to have a quick nose around. :)
Just thinking I could make some useful contributions.
You could check for current leakage from the battery by disconnecting the battery lead and putting an ammeter in series with it. I had a previous car that I could not park at an airport for two weeks due to the current the alarm used to draw. In the end I had to pull the alarm fuse if I wanted to leave it for two weeks. Corrosion in fuse boxes can also be a pathway - look for blue-green crusty verdigris around the terminals. It takes time but leaks can be found simply. An old battery is also a possibility - the Lead falls off the plates and shorts them together - dischargingg soon after charging-up. In the days before sealed cells you could empty them and refill with clean acid - no more sadly.
Take all of the wet stuff out and use a dehumidifier in the car over a couple of days to keep it really dry and keep it out of the rain. Look for obvious seal damage and tired or lazy door seals that have lost their resilience. If you suspect boot water entry then put dry paper in the boot floor and hose the closed boot-lid. Do similar experiments with the doors. If this does not work, strip the interior - seats and carpets out. Look at the felt back of the carpet to see where water puddles. Trace back on the vertical bodywork where there might be signs of water-trails and under the dash where it may drip invisibly from the windscreen. Do the same with the rear window. Bonded windows can loose their seals after high mileage and can be difficult to see. When the carpet is out look foor missing floor-pan and bulkhead grommets. Use lots of light outsde of the car with a dark interior to look for any body perforations. Swing you doors and listen fro slopping water. The exit drains can block and the bottom of the door become a reservoir that will male you car humid and of course rot the doors over time.
Finally I had Previa once and it had an inherent weakness. Often filled with soggy kids, the moisture level was always high but with no actual leak. Parked outside, the moisture condensed on the rear window and dripped onto the floor and then into the spare wheel well. I found a small lake in there and resolved by simply leaving the drain stopper out of the well and de-humidifiying - it worked. You can also slit a grommet so that water will drip out but none comes in. Hope that helps in your quest.
Regards
Ian
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Sounds like somewhere I'd like to have a quick nose around. :)
Sounds like it's the place to go when the '7,s' want feeding! :D :D :D :D :D
After speaking with Paul at 928 spares, the only seals worth getting are the genuine Porsche items at only £100 each and I need at least 3 plus the window scapers.
Changed the front and side repeaters for clear items, look much nicer, also changed the lamps for LEDs and Cree items just need to change the relay to a higher resistance.
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Managed to replace my front wheel for a new Pirelli p6000 and jammed the spacesaver back in its hole, replaced the rear indicators for LEDs which sorted the overspeed flashing, happy days, just hope the weather is on its way to more sunny days!
Took the car out for a run today and the coolant light came on and steam was coming out of the bonnet, after opening the bonnet it seems to be coming from the rear of the engine. The car is booked into the garage in Stroud on weds but I was planning to drive it up. I don't think it will make it now so need a trailer or low loader to get it there any ideas?
Sorry mate I have a trailer but your car is too heavy for it. :(
Thanks anyway, the car only weighs 1500kg but it's more than the tow car. Sorted transport company but it'll be a day late.
Mine is only for kits mate. 750kg is the max. :(
Car got taken to 928 specialist today for adjustable suspension, bit of welding on chassis, figment of door seal, coolant leak, service, mot and sort a few other little bits and pieces. Hope to get the car back in a few weeks but will be a few pounds lighter.
Spoke to my mechanic today I found I'll have to have a lot more doing than I hoped for. Apparently the knock sensors are faulty and losing 30bhp, should be fun when I get the car back even more power!
Finally got the car back after 6 weeks, 2 pages of work and a lot of money but it now has a years mot and good to go for the summer. It now has new bushes, front suspension, front exhaust, flex brake pipes, door seal and oil leaks are sorted.
Will be good to see it out on the road. ;D
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That's good to hear mate. 8)
Tok the car out for a blast into Bristol on quiet Sunday roads in the sun, loved it, just me and my dog.
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What a load of gagging about to get he picture to load up correctly!
Wow so quick it drives on the ceiling. :P :P :P
You kept that quite. What fuel is it running on? Aircraft or jet? :P
Saw three kit car yesterday, lotus 7 type near castle Coombe, a yellow jester and one of our members acid green cobra in Chippenham, looked really good!
Hope next Sundays weathers as good!
Just wanted to say that it is great to see someone taking care of one of these cars, I've never driven a 928 but always admired the engineering. It was the first 'real' Porsche - i.e. the first car designed from the ground up to be a Porsche rather than a development of and earlier vehicle. It incorporated a number of engineering firsts, first hydraulic tappets on an overhead engine, first plastic fuel tank on a fuel injected car and others.
Keep up the good work!
Look forward to seeing some more pics. wouldn't mind a drive in that? Lol :)
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Tok the car out for a blast into Bristol on quiet Sunday roads in the sun, loved it, just me and my dog.
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What a load of gagging about to get he picture to load up correctly!
Did Colin give you the wrong date again for Queens Square, :P ;D
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Wasn't me this time. >:( ::) :P
I knew it's the second Sunday but the weather was good and I fancied a run out and thought there might be someone about, but it didn't matter.
Took the car out to top gear track at for the supercar day. It's all for children's charity and there were several kit cars there. Think as a club we could put a few cars together for next year.
Chris Evans turned up in his new LaFerrari auctioning off rides.
I've tried to post images but they keep posting upside down, don't know why as I took the pictures using the same phone as I'm posting with.
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Took the car out to top gear track at for the supercar day. It's all for children's charity and there were several kit cars there. Think as a club we could put a few cars together for next year.
Chris Evans turned up in his new LaFerrari auctioning off rides.
I've tried to post images but they keep posting upside down, don't know why as I took the pictures using the same phone as I'm posting with.
Download them on your computer then rotate them :P
A friend of mine who son is disabled was up there as well, had a great time, he loves Supercars ;D
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I didn't hear about that mate. It sounds like it would have been great to go there. I'm glad it was a good day.
If you here of anything like this in the future either put it up on here or PM me what you know & I would be happy to look into it. :)
That goes to anyone else if they would like me to look into anything I'm happy to help. 8)
I only saw it advertised quite late and booked tickets. They do ask for car club support for the charity rides though, organised by www.thechildrenstrust.org.uk/supercar.
I would have been happy to give passenger rides for charity on the day. I do it a lot anyway. :D