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  2. Viewing this Red 2.5 manual tomorrow, anyone know it?

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    40 minutes ago, 2001pt said:

    "if you can be bothered to view I can't be bothered deal with you"

    That's nice of them 🤣 Hope they're more welcoming when you turn up. Good luck 👍

    I spoke with the chap last night and is nice enough, I think Eastern European accent, I think he's had to deal with a few 'characters' from what I could tell.

  8. Anyone know this car?

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    3 minutes ago, edc said:

    If the 928 is a project I would stick it on car and classic free ad and save your AT money. 

    Thanks mate, good idea, should have but I've already paid AT 🤦‍♂️

    Already had a call just now, went something like ... "Awwight, what's ya lowest price meeyyyte?"

    I could tell he wanted a posing wagon, so I talked him out of it! 

  9. Anyone know this car?

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    39 minutes ago, Mattman42 said:

    928 looks nice, wish I had the balls to own one, but hear more horror stories about the electrics that IMS failure

    Thanks! They are great, I do love it but it's not good to keep them outdoors if only for the sake of the electrics. Mine is actually pretty good, a lot of earths I've cleaned up, which helps a lot. It's when you get people fitting after market stereos, alarms etc and start hacking into the wiring that messes things up - I can see some black tape on a few wires round the fuse box - I should pull it out and clean all the contacts up but I am scared to disturb things that are then unfathomable - I'm OK with very basic electrics and making tidy repairs but this is beyond what I can work out over a couple of hours every other weekend - brain is too old! If there was a decent auto sparky nearby it would help but we here on Dartmoor there's not much of anything except sheep and rain!

  10. Anyone know this car?

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    Lol!

    Used to love hearing 3 litre Capris go by, and 2.8s. Never had one but my brother-in-law had a Capri Laser in 1986 and I used to think that was the bees knees!

    Hope my 928 gets snapped up, it's on AutoTrader now - wish me luck, don't think there's quite the same market as 986s though.

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  14. Back to boxsters

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    Great story! Yes indeed, the molly-coddled ones are best, but they're crazy prices. Mine would be great if I had nothing else going on in my life as it would keep me busy! I know that every car that gets neglected will cause trouble but these take the biscuit! Shame to see it go as it's very nice to look at.

  16. Back to boxsters

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    2 hours ago, ½cwt said:

    I take it the 928 is a runner that needs further work rather than a non running project with electrical issues?  I did follow your thread on it for a while and you got a lot done. 

    Now how could I find space for a 928 🤔 ... oh and avoid crucifixion by SWMBO.  Her Golf Cabrio could go on the road with two Porsches on the drive! And now I wake up 😞

    Hello bud! Yeah it runs great, my trouble is that I start fixing something in my spare time and run out of time, then it can be weeks before I get time to finish the work, I forget where I got to and have to redo half of it. I try and do everything myself as I find garages can be like butchers, which is not great with cars like these. May end up keeping it, I would be happy keeping a 986 on the drive over summer but not too long, I have a thing about cars being left outside, so if I can find one that's been garaged for a good while it would be ideal.

    On the 928 I've gone through most of the earths, new fuses, tested and cleaned up all the relay contacts, oil/filter, air filter, machine polish the whole car, refurbed the wheels and calipers, done the wheel bearings, cv boot stearing rack gaiter, ball joints, new osf spring, spark plugs, cleaned up under the arches, new front Pirelli P7s, new head unit, replaced the clock, o/s window motor clean up, drivers seat electical adjustment fixed, sunroof was dead but I stripped it down, lubed and rebuilt, new head unit. Loads of other tiny niggles done and when things are removed they get cleaned / painted before they go back on. Was looking at dry ice blasting not long back.

    The local mechanic broke the door handle when he did the suspension work - ffs, more shyate to fix! Driving it the other day to work and the abs starts pumping while I'm driving at 30mph - this was the last straw (where do I start with this new rabbit hole!) - headed home to get another car out. I still haven't got to the cam belt and the rad really needs replacing at the same time as it'll give easier access. So, I'm getting some satisfaction of keeping the old girl alive, learning a lot, but this is jaded by lack of driving pleasure, it'll come given time but I'm an impatient bastard that wants everything done yesterday! I've had 2 very good 986s so knowing how good they can be I should get another, let's see if I can find the right car... Will update as and when things move along.

  17. Back to boxsters

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    Just now, Menoporsche said:

    I absolutely adore the 928, but I’m also cr*p at electrics and not a fan of red...  I suspect it’s another hero I’ll never meet.
    Which model did you get? S4 or S2?

    Thanks, S2 it is with black interior / red piping, proper 80s wagon, it is stunning and I want it to stay, got to be realistic mind! 4.7 v8 roar!

  19. Back to boxsters

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    Thank you, yes, fingers crossed! I know everybody here loves their cars so makes sense to start here, there's a few for sale in the usual places, one on FB marketplace caught my eye but is a trade in for a garage, plus I'd rather buy here and support the community if I can.

    I'd keep the 928 but only have one garage!

     

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    Hi all,

    Been a while since I was last on the forum - I sold my yellow S last year to scratch the 928 itch. I found one and they are awesome cars, it's in guards red and stunning to look at and drive, however they need a lot of time spent working on them, particularly in the electrics dept which I have found I am sh!t at; this one suffers from deferred maintenance in previous ownership so a lot has been put right in my tenure but there's still plenty to do, and I will break everything else along the way. Work has got busy again and I don't have much time now so it's time to say bye-bye to my lovely 928 (msg me if interested) and get back behind the wheel of a 986.

    I've added a 'wants' ad in the appropriate section here, but thought I'd add a note here too in case anyone is looking to sell. Has to be guards red but I'm interested in any spec / engine size - I've had a 2.5 which was ace and an S so know the pros and cons of each. 

    Cheers

    Mark

  23. What have YOU done to your 986 today ?

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    57 minutes ago, Knobgoblin said:

    So i painted the vents with some satin black spray i got from B&Q. Sorted the intake rubber things and refitted with new screws and washers to replace the rusted rubbish, plus the torx screws on top and the sides. Adjustment wise there doesn't seem to be any, although I managed to push it on enough to almost eliminate that triangle gap visible under the drivers side headlight.  Passenger side seems a better fit although I cant quite work out why!

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    I also removed my wheel center caps, I plan on refurbing them with humbrol enamels - somthing I have seen on here on a post from some years ago. Mine are a bit of a mess.

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    Want some coloured wheel centres? Pm if ya do, I’ve got 16 spares from China 

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  25. What have YOU done to your 986 today ?

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    19 minutes ago, Knobgoblin said:

    Took the frint bumper off to paint the bumper vents and checK the rads for debris.

    Discovered the AC condensers have been removed for some reason.🤔

    Right rave to get it off, whoever had it off last used some choice screws to refit.

    Will put it back together tomorrow.

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    Can I ask if there’s much in the way of adjustment on the position of the bumper plastic? My bumper although it looks straight, is revealing the triangular gap in front of the headlamp unit, hard to explain, might post a pic. 
     

    Hope your reassembly goes smoothly.

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