Open Road

It is good to have a wheel balancer in house.
Åke

New tires also call for new shocks.
Åke

86.5 pulled out of a long hibernation.

Tony wrote: ↑Sat Sep 25, 2021 7:45 pm

Would you know what colour those wheels are?

Thanks

From the “ Wayback Machine”, a small gathering of 928’s

The reason why the guys were at my house, was because I was parting out my old black 88 S4, that had a car b q. Any time you gtg with the guys, it is always a good time

And... here is the photo, of the carcass.

Brake lines and power line removed. Almost ready for paint.

The 86.5 is finally heading south now that the borders are open. I just love the S3 intakes.

Kind of quiet in here, so I just wanted to throw out a photo of my car glistening in the sun, a few months back. Now in storage till April(winter is going to be long....sigh)

found some more from the photo shoot

MILFs?

Think so!

I finally have some spare hours to get back to this non-real-time project:



(Yes, you are correct: the caliper pistons were omitted from the above picture. But, they did get installed.)

freshly overhauled and ready for ebay.
cheers
Phil

Sadly, away for the winter slumber

h2pmr wrote: ↑Wed Dec 15, 2021 6:40 am freshly overhauled and ready for ebay.

Phil, you of course replace all six bearings and the o-rings. Have you found a replacement source for the graphite sliders?

worf wrote:

h2pmr wrote: ↑Wed Dec 15, 2021 6:40 am freshly overhauled and ready for ebay.

Phil, you of course replace all six bearings and the o-rings. Have you found a replacement source for the graphite sliders?

only the 2 pumps pictured with the thumb part of a rubber glove over the ports actually have the blades installed, gloves are there to show anybody that when the pulley is turned there is good suck and blow in the pump
the other 2 i left the blades and sliders etc out, i explain this when i list them on ebay, but who would know the difference, it just looks good to have all 4 belts on the engine at shows etc
but i use acrylic sheet cut down and round the edges off when i do install the blades, not a quick job.

i have just bought 2 more pumps and will start a thread in a week or so- depending on when the pumps turn up- on how i refurb them from start to finish with plenty of pictures, will give me something to do over the Christmas period.

but let me know if you don't want me to as i don't want to potentially affect any sales of your pumps

pictured below is the first pump i ever did and then saw, as you know, those sliders are worn out

cheers
Phil

h2pmr wrote: ↑Thu Dec 16, 2021 5:10 am.
but let me know if you don't want me to as i don't want to potentially affect any sales of your pumps

go right ahead. You will not be taking food from my table. But, thanks for the consideration.

Air pumps are not “required” for practical purposes in the U.S. outside of a few states with Nazi regulations enforced by Nazis (cough… CA… cough CO…) Air pump removal is a standard DIY practice.

So… there is essentially zero demand for air pumps. I’ve rebuilt a few for folks that want them serviceable and on the shelf or because the car lives in a Nazi state and is required for inspection purposes.

the pumps should be with me by the 24th so should get a start over the Christmas break.

more people seem to want to get their cars back to 100% stock nowadays, sold about 5 pumps last year.
i think it looks like a cared for 928 if there are 4 belts on.
+ as you know the alternator and power steering belts have to be on and tight which holds the crank pulled in that direction which can over time wear the front crank main bearing.
if alternator pull =50% and power steering =50%
A/C compressor =70% air pump =30%
every little helps keeping crank held in the center

and if i don't post again before the big day ,i am wishing all on this forum a happy and healthy Christmas

cheers
Phil

1980 Euro 928s 5-speed.

Static is Great



But Dynamic is Best

In addition nice apex!

Crumpler wrote: ↑Mon Dec 20, 2021 4:32 pm In addition nice apex!

Sometimes you don't want to hit the apex

Oh well, live and learn...

Minor!
Good recovery btw.
I tend to blame the tires when I do it;)
I also have never tracked in the rain, I had an option once. they said you can “learn” a lot. I said, nah I’m good lol.

Car sounds great too.

h2pmr wrote: ↑Thu Dec 16, 2021 5:10 am ... the other 2 i left the blades and sliders etc out, i explain this when i list them on ebay, but who would know the difference, it just looks good to have all 4 belts on the engine at shows etc

It took me a couple of hours to fully process the brilliance of this -^. Seriously.

I've never "liked" seeing a 928 without the A/P belt knowing that the the non-cat 928s had an idler pulley to balance the force on the crank nose.

But, since all these air pumps *will* seize due to the bearings ingesting the bits of those graphite sliders, rebuilding them without the "pump" makes beautiful sense (for some folks.)

I feel like we gotta keep our post counts up:()
This is a local guy I have been talking to that bought a S3 turbo. Apparently from a guy that made a limited number of kits back in the day?
Anybody recognize?

Spotted on Christmas Day

This is a really clean 928S

The paintwork looks great to me, and the interior was pretty good too





Later on we saw them driving so waved like loons

They slowed and paused to let us take photos

h2pmr wrote: ↑Thu Dec 16, 2021 5:10 am
only the 2 pumps pictured with the thumb part of a rubber glove over the ports actually have the blades installed, gloves are there to show anybody that when the pulley is turned there is good suck and blow in the pump
the other 2 i left the blades and sliders etc out, i explain this when i list them on ebay, but who would know the difference, it just looks good to have all 4 belts on the engine at shows etc

Phil, brilliant idea! The proof that less is sometimes more!! I love it!

Obligatory picture from recent timing belt tension check:


"My favorite long wrench in the shop: Hazet 600N"

New master and booster on a 1980 928s 5-speed Euro.

to answer the previous question..wheels are Satin bronze chrome metallic with a gloss black inner drum

Sleep tight.

Another great day of driving weather down here.

and this was the second attempt , the first was
but he is just a young boy learning his trade at the local sign writers, and had never even heard of a Porsche 928...

Winter detailing project well underway.

XR4Tim, what wheels and finish is that? Great looking setup on your car IMO.

hernanca wrote: ↑Tue Feb 01, 2022 11:19 pm XR4Tim, what wheels and finish is that? Great looking setup on your car IMO.

Not my car, unfortunately, but I believe it's Garnet Red, and the wheels look like ROH wheels to me.

SE piston + custom exhaust on the orange one

Winter engine build. Picture from the end of the "before" stage. After pictures in about 2 months. Maybe some after before but before after pictures in between.

Dropped the heads and stuff off at my machine shop guy. He's got a new toy: CnC cylinder honing machine. Pretty cool. Spent some time talking about what we'd do when I get an 928 engine that must have cylinder block work.

Do you think my resonator’s sexy? It shined up quite nicely with Mother’s Mag & Aluminum Polish.

JMW928 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 08, 2022 8:45 pm Do you think my resonator’s sexy? It shined up quite nicely with Mother’s Mag & Aluminum Polish.

It is sexy.

How about these brake hydraulic lines?