Monday, December 7, 2009

Relay Board Reconditioning

It must be done. A hefty long procedure, but well worth it. The 928 is currently down, and will not even turn over. I am going to see if reconditioning the Relay Board will help with any problems. I had purchased a brand new Fuel Pump Relay and it became corroded the first day of use. It appears as though several otehr connectors have become corroded as well, which is why this reconditioning is such a good idea, and will more than likely help. I will begin the project as soon as I get some Stabilant in the mail.

Monday, November 30, 2009

Fuse Pump Relay

So this week I left the 928 out for the first time overnight. It got freezing cold and it would not turn over the next morning. After much searching I popped out the Fuse Pump Relay and reconnected it again about 10 minutes later. It fired up just fine, and I let out a sigh of relief. Looks like I'm not going to be leaving her out in the freezing cold again anytime soon.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Interior Detailing

So I decided to go the best possible way to re-do interior in amazing quality at a cost of $90. Rather than spending over a nice grand getting new interior parts, re-painting is the best way to go!


PRO TECH TRIM
BLACK
 

DASH CLEAR
FLAT AEROSOL


VINYL PREP  

SATIN DASH
CLEAR LOW GL
 

MERCEDES
ANTHRACITE
AEROSOL
 

BLACK AEROSOL
12 OZ CAN
 

SKID MARK
BLACK PAINT
PEN
 

LEATHER
SPONGE -
BROWN
    




Thursday, November 19, 2009

Roofing Scabbed

Time to get rid of the awful roffing. I removed the panel and scraped away all the flaking horrible paint underneath. That pain is finally out of the way.


 

Monday, November 16, 2009

Upcoming Projects

Here are a couple of upcoming projects I will be doing with the 928:

Interior:

I will be re-doing the itnerior. I am not certian yet wether or not I am keeping her stock, but if I decide to, I may just go ahead and remove all switched and use masking tape and such to cover any materials I don't want sprayed. I shall then spray over the corroding parts with a plaid spray-paint to give everything a brand new look. However, if I decide to have the car custom, I may remove parts and either spray them myself, order custom parts from a specific website, or have them professionally done.

Tires:

New tires are needed. One is beginning to crack, and the others are on their way. The car slides around real easily with these worn tires, so replacements are in check. I may go for all-season tires, or some good winter ones. The 928 can be driven in the winter, but I would much rather have my 924 out there, since the 928 is made of an expensive aluminium body.

Lambo Doors:

Costy, but oh so sexy. It'll be a long while before I go about doing this.

Repaint:

I will be getting the rear re-painted, including both rear side fenders, the bumper piece, and the sides of the hatch. I wil lbe going in to get an estimate today, but I am nervous as the cost for this might be more than what I truly am willing to pay. The paint needs done though. It's something that HAS to be done or the car will look like hell- and that I DO NOT want. 

Carpet:

The carpet is is dire need of some attention. Everything from peeling, to UV damage.
I will go about getting some more real strong adhesive to keep some of the carpeting down. Some pieces I will need to remove and dye with a new black to take care of the UV damage as well.

Front Spoiler:

When I purchased 928, it did not have the front spoiler (under the bumper). It had the side pieces to it, but not the middle. Unfortunaly a used one is out of the question- impossible to find. I can, however, get a brand new one for a whopping $400 plus shipping. yet anotehr later, furture plan.

Trim:

The body trim paint is becoming corroded. The black is peeling, revealing some rusty, steel stein. I will need to get new ones placed. However these things are very tight on there- maybe a re-paint is in order if possible.

More Soon!

Clutch Bled, New Blinker System

I got the clutch bled last week, and the shifting and clutch have been remarkably awesome. The gears are all shifitng great and the car is in perfect solid running condition. The only real problem now is the blinker! That's it (for now). I'll need to get a new piece ordered, which will include the blinkers, lights, reset, and windshield activation levers. At the current time I need to manually flicker the blinker lever- and it's truly a pain, especially when I have to turn at the same time.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Hydraulics Need Adjustment

Another issue is that the hydraulics in the cluthc are not working properly. This is another reason for the grinding. I am needing to manually pump the clutch to get it to shift into any gear at times. If I can start the car off in 2nd gear it seems to shift into any of the other gears just fine, and even into first!
I must resolve this issue as soon as possible.

Clutch Needs Bled

Before I can get the 928 back out to drive, I need to bleed the clutch so the clutch works correctly, and does not grind gears. Currently the clutch does not press down as it should. It goes completely to the floor, and grinding 1st gear and reverse.

Sunday, November 1, 2009

1982 Porsche 928 S- Competition Package

I picked up a very nice 928 S yesterday. It needs a lot of work, but I drove it back 160+ miles and it handling just great. Very solid. The interior could use much work, from adhesive to the carpeting, and repainting parts. The back seats are tattered, but not too much of a deal, as I'm sure to get seat covers. The right rear quarter panel is paint struck. It will need new paint. The clutch needs bled and some work, but other than that it is a BEAST.