A friend of mine just picked up a 1981(?) 928 in yellow.
To my knowledge he hasn't much worked on cars but he is intelligent, good with his hands and has a great eye for detail. I haven't seen the car but i have that 1 picture. He bought it from his dad's friend, so he knows the history a bit. What should he know about this car? I plan to tell him to get a service manual and do some reading on the web and on this forum. Where else should I point him to look?
I have nothing to add other than that car is sexy and I want one.
The grapevine says that it will suck $$$$ like crazy. That said, it is one nice looking car and the ones I have been in are nice to ride in. Stay out of the backseat.
On the plus side, if he got it cheap enough, it might be disposable upon the first real expensive repair.
I think it cost him a few grand and he probobly doens't want to part with it. He also said something about how he got 2 working porsches, so maybe one is a parts car? I don't know exactly. The eagle in the background is his winter beater, I think. He's in southern Wisconsin, and he got it from some town around there, I can't remember which one.
Ok more info- 4.5 engine, and the second car is a fully functional 928 with no interior. It is a parts car, and assuming he doesn't need seats, he'll be fine on that... until the same thing breaks twice... I wonder if he'd be interested in a challenge 928...
If he needs parts, I own 2.5 decaying, sawzalled, piles of scrap with Porsche 928 VIN's! 
I wouldn't mind one if the price were right, but they rarely are.
Mine were free and I think I got screwed! 
Javelin wrote: Mine were free and I think I got screwed!
I am inclined to agree!
The first things to do on any type of car like that are to change the timing belt and any rubber fuel line. Once that is done they can be run/driven to determine where to go from there.
doesn't really look 30 years old does it. good job porsche.
Rufledt wrote: I plan to tell him to get a service manual and do some reading on the web and on this forum. Where else should I point him to look?
Point him at the Pelican Parts forums, too.
Rennlist is helpful.
If he works on it himself, it won't be that bad. If he has to hire a mechanic then:
MrJoshua wrote: Rennlist is helpful.
Yeah, go to Rennlist! Those guys are quite knowledgeable.
I am "Brad @ AutoAtlanta" on that forum.
never saw a 928 in yellow before.. that's sexy
I know you can cross the united states in 32 hours and 7 minutes with one.
Interior disintegrates, wonky electrics and shrinking dashboards, manual trans is no bueno and parts are not cheap. That being said, the drivetrain when properly serviced, is stout and reliable. Problem is, many are so cheap that they are purchased by folks that run them into the ground with bodged repairs and deferred service. That car looks nice, though.
sad to say.. not all the problems with that car where electronic. The early 928s had vacuume powered power door locks..
Leather headliner, leather dash, leather door panels, leather seats, leather sunvisors (front and rear), leather A and B pillar, leather shock tower covers, etc... and all of it 30 years old.
Thanks for the info! I told him about this thread. Hopefully he signs up! he's a great guy, i've known him for a long time- was a groomsman at my wedding exactly a month ago.
Is it a stick or an auto? Everyone says that the auto is fine in that car, but it has to have the ugliest automatic shift lever in all cardom. It looks like they stole one from a 1980's VW rabbit and then gave it to someone at Pontiac to make it look "sporty".
Stock colour? I've never seen one in that shade. And later model wheels from a 911, too, right?
Looks good regardless.
I don't care, I like them. Especially the yellow.
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