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  • 2002maniac

    Oct. 22, 2009 11:22 p.m. 2002maniac Reader

    I'm going to go look at this car tomorrow. Any advice? What should I look for besides rust?

    This is a good running and driving 78 porsche 928 time trial car.

    It is the V8 engine with a 5 speed transmission. New Hawk Blue Brake pads front and rear Coilover suspension 5 point race haress and seatbelt bar Fiberglass race seat Afco Aluminum radiator Quick Release steering wheel Custom mandrel bent 3" exhaust-no muffler- Sounds Beautiful!!! Lexan side and rear windows Significant weight loss- interior gutted, Insulation removed, headlights removed, etc... Weighs 2700 pounds Hankook race tires -(old and cracked)

    This car was built with great intetions, but we have moved on to other door to door road race cars and we need the space!

    This is a race car and can not be returned to street legal!

    Come drive it around our parking lot! $1000 or best offer!

  • plance1

    Oct. 22, 2009 11:29 p.m. plance1 HalfDork

    Any advice????? Dude, its $1,000.00. That's, one thousand dollars!

  • plance1

    Oct. 22, 2009 11:30 p.m. plance1 HalfDork

    and it runs, what more could you want?

  • Jay

    Oct. 23, 2009 4:00 a.m. Jay Dork

    Woah, that's cheap! ...which means it definately won't be.

    They say there's nothing more expensive than a...

  • dean1484

    Oct. 23, 2009 6:13 a.m. dean1484 Dork

    Get it. Basically the german version of a corvette.

    Since it is a race car and not a DD you can wait for parts (the Internet is your friend).

    The bad; it is a 78. It is not in demand like a late 80's s4 or gts but v8 + 5 speed rear wheel drive and rear wheel independent suspension make for a boat load of fun.

    It will not be as cheep as running a miata or an old Chevy. It was the supper car of its time and it will be a bit more expensive to keep going but not crazy expensive. If you decide to get it I have a whole folder dedicated to front engine watercooled suppliers that I have accumulated over the years. With strategic shopping it is just another car.

    About the only daunting task is the timing belt but again since this is a race car you can take your time,

  • aussiesmg

    Oct. 23, 2009 6:21 a.m. aussiesmg SuperDork

    post pics asap.

    I like them but have been intimidated by the reported expense of ownership.

  • Feedyurhed

    Oct. 23, 2009 6:45 a.m. Feedyurhed HalfDork

    It's only $1000!! Couldn't you part it out for more than that if you needed to? Not that you would want to....but I am just saying.

  • John Brown

    Oct. 23, 2009 6:54 a.m. John Brown MegaDork

    For $1000.00 I would start scheming about an LSX engine if the OE V8 drops a deuce.

  • Luke

    Oct. 23, 2009 6:57 a.m. Luke SuperDork

    You had me at "5 speed."

    Buy now, think of consequences later.

  • tuna55

    Oct. 23, 2009 7:00 a.m. tuna55 Reader

    John Brown wrote:

    For $1000.00 I would start scheming about an LSX engine if the OE V8 drops a deuce.

    EXACTLY!

  • jrw1621

    Oct. 23, 2009 7:18 a.m. jrw1621 Dork

    "...bulletproof this, and here ,and the windows, and get me one of them phones, ya know with a... with a scrambler. And a radio with scanners, to pick up flying saucers, stuff like that."

  • Feedyurhed

    Oct. 23, 2009 7:29 a.m. Feedyurhed HalfDork

    There's a Wheeler Dealer episode on the 928 which is interesting. Not that that has any bearing on this particular car.

  • TJ

    Oct. 23, 2009 7:31 a.m. TJ HalfDork

    I'll see your Scarface and raise you a Risky Business.

    Besides for $1 it probably looks more like this one.

    Sounds like fun if you've got the space to store it and work on it.

  • MrJoshua

    Oct. 23, 2009 7:39 a.m. MrJoshua UltraDork

    Yeah, I would buy it.

  • maroon92

    Oct. 23, 2009 8:06 a.m. maroon92 UberDork

    yes. LSX.

    you seriously cannot buy main bearings for that engine anymore...well you can, but they are 500 dollars per bearing half.

  • 16vCorey

    Oct. 23, 2009 8:10 a.m. 16vCorey SuperDork

    That's a smokin' deal. I recently sold an '81 928 5 speed that had been sitting for over 15 years with a bad clutch, and the window down pretty much the whole time, for $850.

  • 16vCorey

    Oct. 23, 2009 8:13 a.m. 16vCorey SuperDork

    Oh, and I'll see your Risky Business and raise you Leonard Part 6!

  • pigeon

    Oct. 23, 2009 9:06 a.m. pigeon HalfDork

    Feedyurhed wrote:

    There's a Wheeler Dealer episode on the 928 which is interesting. Not that that has any bearing on this particular car.

    I saw that one earlier this week actually. Brown with brown interior, automatic. All Edd did was a full respray and brakes on all 4 corners (rebuilt calipers and new rotors, something like $3k), and swap the 80s goodness gold centered BBS wheels for a proper set of phone dials. One of the more boring episodes actually.

  • EricM

    Oct. 23, 2009 11:13 a.m. EricM HalfDork

    It is a 5 speed, that is kinda rare for the 928. for $1000 I sould take a chance.

    That's just me though, it is your $1000, so you know, do what you want to do.

    but I would gamble $1000 on something like that.

  • neon4891

    Oct. 23, 2009 1:10 p.m. neon4891 UltraDork

    As Top Gear pointed out, that is the best cheap porsche. After all Clarkson did win the "personal add' challenge.

  • 2002maniac

    Oct. 23, 2009 1:27 p.m. 2002maniac Reader

    neon4891 wrote:

    As Top Gear pointed out, that is the best cheap porsche. After all Clarkson did win the "personal add' challenge.

    it was also the car that broke down multiple times on their short drive.

  • Oct. 24, 2009 12:41 a.m. mistanfo Dork

    I smell Challenge fodder.

  • MrJoshua

    Oct. 24, 2009 6:26 a.m. MrJoshua UltraDork

    mistanfo wrote:

    I smell Challenge fodder.

    Really wide sticky tires, good detailing, and Nitrous and you have an easy top 15 car. Depending on how brave you are with the Nitrous you may be as high as top 5.

  • Helterskelter

    Oct. 25, 2009 1:36 a.m. Helterskelter Reader

    Boost or nitrous til it blows for the challenge, then LSx. Seems like a huge win to me. Wish I had 1k sitting around.

  • White_and_Nerdy

    Oct. 25, 2009 3:35 p.m. White_and_Nerdy Reader

    It can lap Gingerman entirely in 3rd gear. Really! I rode with an instructor in his 928 for a session, and once in 3rd he never had to shift again the entire session. It's got enough torque to pull 3rd through the slower sections, and it's geared high enough for the fast sections.

    And it looks cool.

    And that's where my knowledge of 928s ends.

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