1978 928?
 

Found this very neglected 928...They are asking $1,100 for it.

I'm sure someone here has had some experience with these. My local enthusiasts only know words like camaro and mustang... :confused:

Plan would be strip it out...replace the basics with new updated parts and drive it.

Would you?

IMHO, run long, far and as fast as you can in the opposite direction.

This looks to be great project if you simply have too much money laying around and need to get rid of a large chunk of it.


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Run away, don't look back. Delete all pictures.

If you want to take two years and $20,000 to make that a drive-able 928 then go for it. Keep in mind it will be worth about $8,000 when you're done!

Coming from a guy with three 928 project cars, your plan better include a big pile of cash too...

Find the VIN to see how early of a '78 it is, then post this over to the Rennlist 928 board.

It's a first year car with no sunroof and a 5-speed. That makes it a bit more desireable.

I wish I would have taken a picture of the sun roof. It looked rather odd. It looked to have had a large panel welded into place with 1/4 rod tacked across the roof for added support all unpainted. I took a couple of pics of the stickers plates around the car, but missed the vin entirely I guess.

Pm shaun@tru6 on pelican. 911 board. He is currently going through this adventure.

Porsche 928 - Video Dailymotion
Note how they keep talking about the high price of parts.

I can see why your tempted to take on the project. I have always liked the 928.

If you are going to do it, dump the 928 engine/trans for an LS3:
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As mentioned, for the love of god run away and forget about this car.

At best I would buy it in hopes of selling the transmission to someone who wants a 5 speed, otherwise the car is sheit.

EVERYTHING BREAKS.


RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN.

Yep, it's just too much work and money...thanks all for the input!

I agree! DO NOT BUY IT!!!!!

Here are the Top 5 reasons you should run away. Fast.

1. Parts are impossible to find and when you find them, they are seriously expensive.

2. Most shops will refuse to work on a 928 regardless of how much you are willing to pay.

3. Shops who will work on a 928 probably have no idea what they are doing. The mechanic who did know how to repair them retired 10 years ago. So they will take your money and learn as they go. Which is great is you are ok with paying someone $100 per hour for on-the-job training on your car.

4. These cars are incredibly complex. They are the Rube Goldberg of cars. Diagnostics are non-existant so finding a fault is a long, long, long tedious process.

5. The odds are high that almost everything needs to be replaced on that car. You will be looking at a whole car re-build. I would estimate at least $25,000. Minimum.


This is honest advice from a guy who bought a $10K 996 and a $10K 944 Turbo and who does almost all of the work himself. I would never, ever touch a worn out 928.

Those cars are a dime a dozen. The only thing even remotely unique about this one is the 5 speed.

So you're saying offer $800? ;)

That's a shame, those were top of the line beasts when they first came out

What about a cayanne engine swap...

If you want it...buy it. Could probably get it for quite a bit less
 

than the asking price. Be prepared to do all the work yourself and take your time sourcing parts as you find them (to save what money you can). The workshop manuals are available online and you are going to need them. If you want to drive it in the near future then certainly buy something else. The stick is fairly rare (~10-15% of production?) and the op-art upholstery is cool IMO. Will it cost a lot to fix? Probably. There are always plenty of people that say to run away from vintage porsches, 944's, vintage turbo cars, european cars, etc. many times based on conjecture and internet folklore (remember how the IMS has been overblown)...and once in a while, experience. :o

What is it worth in parts? Maybe dismantle and ebay it.