Learn me: 1979 porsche 928

I really need to stay off craigslist.

Gutted interior, manual transmission, as says it runs but I think the stance is awful nosehigh....

Back away from the phone and go to bed Brandon...

Don't walk, RUN away!

Let's play a game. There are eight spark plugs in this photo. See if you can spot them:

LSx.

There is nothing more expensive than a cheap 928.

A lot of the parts have been NLA'd, and the ones that aren't are expensive!

That one looks bad.

Jim Pettengill wrote: LSx.

That's actually what I have in mind.

Ditch the drive train, slap in LSx, tranny, some solid rear axle and a Mustang II front suspension. Pooof! All those expensive Porche parts are gone.

(Boy, I almost made that sound easy...)

I went to a PCA track day a few weeks ago at Watkins Glenn and there was a guy there with a 928 track car. I have pics on my phone that I have not taken off yet but that car made some very sweet noise as it went by.

Just a thought.

RUN AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

Unless you just have to relive some latent Risky Business fantasy, stay far far away.

There is no explaining the terror I felt when I saw the photo.

Even if you have a compelling need to get involved with a legendary money pit, there has got to be a better place to start than THAT.

pinchvalve wrote: Unless you just have to relive some latent Risky Business fantasy, stay far far away.

Considering all the known negatives, a 928 with an LSx swap has always been on my short list of want-to-do projects...even without Rebecca De-Mornay.

what, it's just a thought..

pinchvalve wrote: Unless you just have to relive some latent Risky Business fantasy, stay far far away.

I think you'd need a train for that, not a Porsche...

I just about E36 M3 myself in fear trying to scroll away from the OP's photo.

That is a parts car.

I wouldn't want to spend the time and money to swap an lsx into a shell that's already beat. Especially with a gutted interior. Unless you're going to do it for the Challenge or Lemons or something.

That's not a parts car 928, THIS is a parts car 928!

Correction: That's a parted 928. ;-)

Parted hell, it still has the engine, gearbox, suspension, doors, and uh... ok, well not much else. The other 2 that came with that one were even more parted. I got all 3 for free for buying the Jeep in the background, and I seriously thought I got shafted. They even came with clean titles!!!

Well, they do sound nice when they are running well:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lievLoxOKQ

928 International's Speed GT race car :)

More videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=We7IS_afCww

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDWuEjCqY1s

Granted that's a DOHC 5+L V8 with a carbon fiber intake plus a bunch of other work.

Basically, the engine shares a lot of components with the 944 engine. Ditch the fiddly interior bits and the rest isn't too bad to deal with.