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After driving the car for 6 months I just love it, the handling is unreal, the 310 hp is great and I have to say i'm now pretty happy that I got the auto as it suits what I use the car for, I think the manual would be a handful for city driving.
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I've never had a plate fall off in 10+ years of using tape.
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After driving the car for 6 months I just love it, the handling is unreal, the 310 hp is great and I have to say i'm now pretty happy that I got the auto as it suits what I use the car for, I think the manual would be a handful for city driving.
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Just thought this might generate some love for these great cars, you must own it and no matter the condition if you've got one we want to see it, 924, 944, 968, or the big banger queen of the fleet 928.
Be it a rough one or a racer, a project or a bastard even one that you used to own, post it up, here's mine.
89 turbo
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2July, 2017
by TINGY944
for red clubbie
Oh well there is always one to spoil the party, i didn't know these models started with a 9, pretty sure its not their 40 anniversary either just so you know, transaxle? Seriously.
My 1989 952...it was sold new by Performance Automobiles in Hobart, Tasmania.
and at the Porsche Club NSW Concours....won 1st place, so I was pretty happy about that.
Cheers,
Geoff.
Heres my 924 turbo. After looking for a 928 i stumbled across this. Totally original everything works. Its a little rough around the edges but ill just call that patina!
I cant really resist these things. As much as i love the 928s, there is something about the 924 and its plucky little van motor that i find very charming. And as good as 944s are i really like the slimmer no fat look of the 924. Theres a bit too much 80's in the 944 for me
I still havent got it home yet. I was attempting to drive it from Vic to Brisbane. Just as i was crossing the border into NSW the water pump failed but i was able to get the car somewhere safe before it overheated. The car was then towed to a friends place in sydney where it currently sits while i wait for some parts to go down and fix it. Such a shame too. It was running great up to that point!
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5June, 2016
by a239947
Will do. I cant wait to get it home. But its purchase has meant my base 924 has been put on the backburner for a little while as i wait for the funds to replenish!
Here is my 89 Cab,
Just in the process of getting import approval from the VSS
My Father bought it in 1997 and has passed it on to me, done a few track days in it back in the UK, great fun on Brands Hatch club circuit.
Fingers crossed for approval soon, Hopefully I can get it here in time for the 40 year front engine meet up.
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7June, 2016
by 944s2cab
+1 ANF I reckon order a replacement plate and go with strong double sided tape as I have done. No screw heads showing etc. I've never had a plate fall off in 10+ years of using tape. The new plates below are taped front and back.
I would like a slimline plate for the front but that means I would lose the number.... I may be able to fix this one up a bit yet..... it is on the list, just not at the top for the moment....
Will look into the tape
@Diamond911
Thanks
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10June, 2016
by ANF
Here's my newly purchased 944. Looks pretty good for 30 years old with 215k on it.
Please excuse the lazy eye, it developed that the day after I bought it. No idea why.
My 1984 928 S2 Euro
First photo was when I got it with the standard wheels, I then put some 17" Boxster wheels on with fatter feet.
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19June, 2016
by Paul Carrera
Nice
I do quite like your 928 Paul, favour the original wheels tho, but a lovely looking 928! Surfboard is a hoot! Reminds me of a new Bentley Continental 4 door I saw in Noosa with a surfboard on roof racks
Hey Paul,
if the 928 is your daily, how do you find the fuel economy? I am considering getting something front engined as a daily 944/968/928. I just love the later, autio 928s but am a bit put off by the 'big' V8 for my drive through Brisbane peak hour. Need some direct owner feedback please. I am swinging toward the 968 but only due to engine size. Nothing beat the 928 for looks in a front engined car.
G'day Jason,
I just purchased my S4 928 (shown on the previous page) as a semi daily driver. I drive it to work about 3 days per week now. I took the first fuel consumption last week and it was 13.9l/100km. That was city driving with a bit of spirited driving thrown in as you usually do in the first few weeks of driving. I find the 928 perfect for daily driving with a very smooth auto V8. All I know is that it puts a smile on my face each morning and evening on the way home!
Diamond
Well
dasvidaniya Mr Putin,
that's thirstier than a T34 puttering along at Kursk
That's a touch more like it. Thanks for the feedback. Old KGB must have his lead boots on-haha.
Thanks gents.
Hey Jason
I must confess that when I started thinking about a 928 I wasn't that passionate about the car but I wanted a daily driver that was a bit different and fun to drive. I didnt want to be stuck in a commodore or a kia god forbid. I really wanted a 5 speed but could not find anything decent so I settled for the 4 speed auto. I am a 911 owner and didnt really think I would get as attached to a 928 as I have. After driving the car for 6 months I just love it, the handling is unreal, the 310 hp is great and I have to say i'm now pretty happy that I got the auto as it suits what I use the car for, I think the manual would be a handful for city driving. On the fuel economy im not sure of the numbers as i have never checked but if its a concern I would probably go for one of the smaller cars. Mine is the 4.7 euro engine that has the twin dizzies, high lift cams and higher compression I think, so this may make it more uneconomical but im not really sure.
I actually like the car so much i am thinking of going to a S4
Paul, sounds like we have similar tastes with a 3.2 Carrera and 928. Funny, just yesterday afternoon I was driving my S4 928 with a huge smile on my face and a question came to mind - if I had two give back either the 3.2 or the 928 which would it be. I know the answer but the S4 is just growing on me so much it would be very hard to give back!!
I think 84 was the last model before they started to "modify" it for our fuel... ie lower compression etc... so it would go quite nicely. 10hp more than mine but I doubt yuo would really notice it? 4 speed auto would be nice over the 3 speed and I think it has a taller diff ratio when they went to 4 speed.
My Shark resto-project on its way from Albury NSW to new home in Adelaide approx 6 weeks ago. 79 manual sunroof delete. Off to get head gaskets, belts cooling system done shortly. Pasha re-trim and no doubt a few electrical gremlins sorted then enjoy. The paint suspension brakes etc are are actually quite good.
My 928s4 manual, factory options include Sport suspension, 40/60 Differential, Sport seats...and 5 speed manual, was ordered and delivered a few months before Porsche released the manual only 928 GT
Also here is my 924 Turbo, Aussie 1979 plated car, sunroof delete. Dude in pic is not me, but the lovely owner that stored it for 10+ years in a barn. Originally delivered to Tassie according to the books.....this car does need a little lovin though, and I'm well underway with that plan
Thanks, I am yet to find the colour, colour code missing from car have emailed Porsche with VIN to see what I can find. Is like Minerva but is metallic and I'm not sure Minerva came in Metallic?
The car was on car sales and mentioned on PFA, I loved the colour, wanted manual so took a risk and jumped quickly. Wasn't a lot of money but sure it will owe once completed.
That is a stunning car!
Not mine, just having some sleep overs, its a real one ? I was supposed to race it at Wakefield on that big stormy weekend, but I refused to take it off the trailer...it's a national treasure!!
Soon though
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22June, 2016
by Robert930
My 1978 S1 924 in Mars red, 4 speed manual, sunroof delete and black/grey herringbone trim.
More in here ->
http://porscheforum.com.au/topic/9184-renegade-retro-master-rescuing-a-retro-hero/#comment-168395
Here's my current time burner ... '80 924.
She runs well, but is currently in many pieces whilst I sort out the interior. Lots of patina, and I am really coming to like her that way.
I await a few bits and pieces, and some time to sort out some electrics, but hope to have her back on the road in a couple of weeks.
I've never had an issue loading photos to this site. Try opening your Microsft office picture manager, hit edit pictures, hit resize, select web- lge 640x480 & bingo, bango, bongo - that's what i've always done.
Ah, yes. Thanks for that. I haven't posted in here for a while. Showing my first Porsche. A Slate grey metallic 1989 944 turbo which had been modified quite a lot by the time I finished. But still a very nice looking and performing street car. Black car started as an Ebay special 1986 944 turbo. The pic above shows it in version ii. That didn't last long in that guise but I'd still like to do something like that as a Rat Rod streeter again.
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3July, 2016
by 333pg333
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The silver one looks the goods !!
Do you have any pics of the engine bay, I understand the early Turbos had no side indicators, so I assume yours is a 79 tag, 80 delivery?
Has it been painted? Looks in great nic !
Very underrated these transaxle Porsches, you will enjoy it Mark.
Its great to see it going off to such a great custodian of the brand..I’m sure it will be pampered!!
Hi all. Been a while since I've posted. Hope all are well. I recently added this beauty to my '79 911 SC. A cracking 1980 manual in "tobacco metallic". Interior is pascha. Not a lot of history came with the car but I believe delivered into Adelaide, then to Sydney, maybe Melbourne, Brisbane and now back to Melbourne. It's a cracker to drive just so much fun. It has some issues I'm working through but thoroughly enjoying it - how can I not love such a classic combo! Cheers. Anthony.
Have you double checked the year of your 928? I don't seem to remember that year having the side protection strips.
More than likely put on afterwards. May have even been an option although to be fair I don't know.
Also noticed no sunroof. Even rarer.
I would like to ask you how much you paid for it but that might be getting a bit personal
😄
Was ordered with "side impact protection"
@3legs
. And being 6'4" I'm very happy it doesn't have a sun roof! Send me a PM to discuss the $$ if you'd like.
Nah all good. your business and yes I get what you mean about being tall and in a 928. I'm 6 foot and even my head hits the roof even with the seat adjusted.
Not yet completed the once over, but anywho, what a load lugger! Front suspension, geo, alignment and a/c yet to do and she'll be 'finished'. I was shocked (heh) to learn of the 'hacksaw mod', where you basically f**k the front damper carriers in order to fit new dampers...FFS. Clunk, clunk, clunk...
Proper pics follow once suspension is done.
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‘The hacksaw mod’ is pretty straightforward. Being a rooki mechanic it turned out all good for me. Installed Koni yellows.
The front engined transaxles are not like the aircooled community when the level of originality is on the anal level.
