PorKen

Build number 0062. As I understand it, according to Vilhuer math, the first 60 are factory cars, so this is one of the first production 1980's?

Mechanically seems to be in good shape, well maintained up to some point, and then a few dimwits owned it. But I don't think they drove it much.

The interior is assembled from a few different cars; even the gauges, so I don't know what the mileage is. I hope that I can get an idea from DMV. Carfax is 1981-up. At least the interior is black, which should make it easier to replace.

Who's the U-boat commander?


New Kid on the Block.


Pretty darn straight. A few minor blems, and the clearcoat is bad.


No spoilers, or wiper.


No headlamp washers.


Looks good, all Porsche parts.


Yeah, it's an '80.


Did I mention, no sunroof? (Nice mirror.)

Jim_H

Very cool! Is the body as straight as it looks in the pics?

SharkSkin

Nice Ken! What are your plans for this one? I'm guessing restore, since you mentioned interior stuff. I'm waiting for someone with a nice, early, non-sunroof headliner to decide they're going to track their car so I can snap up their headliner...

Vilhuer

As ROW and in many years Japanise cars have separate VIN sequences it's hard to tell what came out from end of production line first. Depending on how many preproduction and ROW cars Porsche did before yours, it can be anything between 2nd and lets say 200th made for '80 model year. 2nd only if there were no preproduction cars and first one was also US model. Most likely it's within first 50. Should have 08/79-09/79 build date. Interesting wheels, don't see many of those. What's that strange looking thing under sun visors?

PorKen

Jim,

The body as far as I've seen is pretty good. There are a couple small dents, but they look like a Painless Dent guy could fix 'em. The hatch lock has been gouged out, but the hatch metal is OK.

Underneath the car looks pretty straight too, and all the window trims are there!

"Honey bunny" actually likes the car, and said if it runs well, and get it painted, she'll drive it!

I might delete the passenger mirror for the full-on sano look, before painting.
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Dave,

I hope I can fix the interior and keep it near stock. The headliner is the best panel, just one nick in the vinyl. The interior is a little odd to my eyes. The last PO swapped some interior from an '83, but like the first episode of 'Star Trek', the 'alien' didn't know what a 928 interior should look like, so for example, the pod switches are all in the wrong spots!
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Errka,

The build date is 09/79.

The wheels are cool, they are 6" S-wheels with the extra fill hole, with a 53 offset so they look like they fill out the fenders. The gas door tire pressure sticker appears to support the notion that these are the original wheels, stating 205 fronts, and 225 rears.

The box under the visors is a nasty wrap around 'sport' mirror. You can't put the visors down with it there.

PorKen

The dangers of jump starting:

Plus to minus, minus to plus = brainbox on the barby!

I have always wondered why the 80 box is separate?

As you can see the original ECU is literally toast. The PO put in a 83 ECU, and it supposedly runs. I still have yet to start the car myself! There was no battery where it was stored, and the price was so cheap, I just had to buy it regardless.

Vilhuer

Were these optional for 4.5L automatics perhaps? Different width explains other different details compared to normal 7" flat disks used in period Euro S. Similar as 15" compared to 16" phone dials.

Do '80 have different rev limiter for example than other years? Something like that could explain different ignition box part numbers.

drnick

i love those clean lines... what a find!

AO

Is it my imagination or does it lookit look like the front pass wheel is sticking out about 2-3 inches?

Love the no-wiper!

Note to self: don't mix up neg and pos!

Apoc

The wheels are identical to my 79 jap import, they may have been a standard issue there. (except some bugger stole my centre caps on the way over)

Steve

Edit: Sorry, after after havinhg a closer check I see they are not identical, mine don't have a seperate hole for the air filler.

Vilhuer

If wheels you are talking about are ones in you avatar they are very likely much younger than '79 as rear seems to be 8" wide. I believe those came available in '83 or '84 as option when standard was 7" all around.

heinrich

Ken, very nice, UNIQUE Porsche. Isn't that what it's all about? Restore her. And that mirror crap ... do the Jesse James thing and toss it as far as you can .... I have ob interior parts, maybe we can get her near stock again for you. She seems to have the small H4's too

rixter

nice find Ken.. rear wiper delete is great

Apoc

Hmm, yes, I was wondering that, they do seem wider. This is the best picy of the rear wheels I have at the moment, I really must take some more now its out of the paint shop.

Richard S

Ken, I have an extra 1980 computer brain if you need one. Also have the 1980 FI wiring harness. PM me if you are interested.

Rich