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Cosmo Kramer · 06-06-2019, 10:03 AM

Hello all,

I'm usually found over on Rennlist but I know this forum is the place to be for 986 stuff so posting over here.

My wife and I have been multiple Porsche owners, including 928's, 996's, 987, 986 and now a cherry 997 Turbo cabrio. We wanted to get back into a roadster that we could modify and play with a bit but not break the bank.

Found a 2002 Boxster S locally, advertised with an engine rattle. Made a lowball offer and got it. Top is rough, had some bodywork on the right quarter panel but brakes tires and interior were all very nice. Brought it home and thought maybe we could save it with an IMS change if it wasn't too far gone. The guy I bought the car from said he had located a low mileage engine in Nova Scotia so at least I figured that would be the backup plan.

We put the car on the lift, and dumped the oil and sump plate. It is wayyy beyond repair, oil looked like chocolate milk and huge pieces of metal in the sump. The oil filter had more glitter than a stripper's outfit!

So I called the place in Nova Scotia, and of course the engine is sold. So I started looking for a motor or a parts car. Happened upon a car advertised on Ebay in Louisiana. It was a 2002 S that had just had flywheel, clutch, rms, single row pro IMS, and AOS replaced and was hit while parked by a drunk driver. Insurance wrote it off but owner kept the car. After some polite negotiating over the phone, I Paypaled cash, rented a trailer and went on a road trip to get it

Home now

I managed to get the parts car into Canada with a clear title and was considering fixing it. But it shows total loss on the insurance record and I would have to pay a body man for the work. Two broken control arms and front one bent almost 90 degrees! Apparently it knocked the front wheel of an F150. Tough little car!

So, we decided to keep it as a donor and take all the good stuff, like the engine, top, heated sport seats, Bose sound etc and sell off any other parts I don't need. More work, but will be a fun project to do in the evenings.

Will keep updating the thread with pics of the progress as we go!

06-06-2019, 10:03 AM	#1
Cosmo Kramer Registered User Join Date: May 2016 Location: Kitchener ON Canada Posts: 86	2002 Boxster project car Hello all, I'm usually found over on Rennlist but I know this forum is the place to be for 986 stuff so posting over here. My wife and I have been multiple Porsche owners, including 928's, 996's, 987, 986 and now a cherry 997 Turbo cabrio. We wanted to get back into a roadster that we could modify and play with a bit but not break the bank. Found a 2002 Boxster S locally, advertised with an engine rattle. Made a lowball offer and got it. Top is rough, had some bodywork on the right quarter panel but brakes tires and interior were all very nice. Brought it home and thought maybe we could save it with an IMS change if it wasn't too far gone. The guy I bought the car from said he had located a low mileage engine in Nova Scotia so at least I figured that would be the backup plan. We put the car on the lift, and dumped the oil and sump plate. It is wayyy beyond repair, oil looked like chocolate milk and huge pieces of metal in the sump. The oil filter had more glitter than a stripper's outfit! So I called the place in Nova Scotia, and of course the engine is sold. So I started looking for a motor or a parts car. Happened upon a car advertised on Ebay in Louisiana. It was a 2002 S that had just had flywheel, clutch, rms, single row pro IMS, and AOS replaced and was hit while parked by a drunk driver. Insurance wrote it off but owner kept the car. After some polite negotiating over the phone, I Paypaled cash, rented a trailer and went on a road trip to get it Home now I managed to get the parts car into Canada with a clear title and was considering fixing it. But it shows total loss on the insurance record and I would have to pay a body man for the work. Two broken control arms and front one bent almost 90 degrees! Apparently it knocked the front wheel of an F150. Tough little car! So, we decided to keep it as a donor and take all the good stuff, like the engine, top, heated sport seats, Bose sound etc and sell off any other parts I don't need. More work, but will be a fun project to do in the evenings. Will keep updating the thread with pics of the progress as we go!