Big big thx to forum members 4 help with my 3.4 swap
 

good for you! Lets see some pics! :cheers:

Thx
It's not that pretty yet. Lol
Still waiting for some bodywork from Europe

I'm assuming this is the 3.4L 996 Carrera motor? I wish I had the time/money or I would have done this too :D

Post some videos once you have it all under raps!! :D

Can you expand on how you made it fit with the 996 manifolds?

Very inspiring. Best of luck to you!

sure but picture is worth thousand words, right?

That was before I sorted out plumbing
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1342728254.jpg

Cayman S cover
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1342728201.jpg

it was very easy on my pocket

99' 986 1500$
99' 3.4 25k 5500$
misc 500$
18" turbo twists with rubber 550$ + 35$ spacer
seats upholstery 800$
lowering springs 140$
struts/shocks 10k on them 220$

still to come ignition coils 240$
front bumper and sideskirts gt3 style (wont tell the price, couse dont want to start unnessesery discussion)

the secret is
You got to take your time with shopping
wait for the deal to happen

happy speeding

and you said to yourself, "i think i'll start with an engine transplant"

where's the "big brass ones" emoticon when you need it. congrats.

[QUOTE=tonycarreon;298269]and you said to yourself, "i think i'll start with an engine transplant"

I sad
Hey I need engine, why not 3.4
Then I called around to get some quotes

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Ok
I have no choice
Itll be good adventure



I had so much fun
Still do;)

Very impressive! Can't wait to see the finished product.

great!:cheers:

Well done, wish I had the stones and the wallet for an adventure like this. :)

You 'da man! Very impressive! :cheers:

Thanks You guys
It's not that hard
You just got to take your time
I still have to wrap up bunch of stuff
There is a reason why My car didn't cost much ,lol
Bunch of small stuff tho

Happy speeding

So do you live in the Chicago area? I'd love to see it when you finish!

Nice...what are you doing for sound insulation on the cover......it will sound like a race in the cockpit for sure!

Yes sir
Ravenswood Chicago
Ill be shortly on the road , so we can meet up somewhere
I'll keep you posted
:cheers:

For now just old carpet cover
It's not a perfect fit tho
Got to finish some more important stuff first

Can you close the top properly with the Cayman S cover on?

Your rear window will probably melt if you don't get some insulation between it and the cover.

I have my stock carpet cover on it
It is closing ok
No issues

You paid $1500 for the car? Seriously?

Yes sir
Kind of


Ok
I'm a contractor(custom kitchen and bath specialist)
There was a guy I was working for and he had this car siting for 2 years
He said it doesn't run because of the key related issues
After closer inspection I knew its BS(blown engine etc)
I offered him to give me this car as part of the payment
Explained him that cost of repair for him would be easy in 20k+ range as he did all the previous repairs thu stealership
He didn't took good care of it
It looked like car abonded on lost highway
You could see springs in the seats
That's the story behind it

nice! 911 engine in a lighter balanced boxster
I wonder what your 0-60 time would be
cheers!:cheers:

I second that. Maybe some pics of you taking it to the track and killing vettes on the straights AND in the corners!

Did you do any suspension mods to handle the new horsepower?

Lol
That would be fun!!!!

Car is being lowered And newer set of shocks for now

There is more guys here with 3.4
They should chip in with track stories!!!

I'd be interested to know what the 0-60 time is.

INSITE on the forum should have some numbers
There is a guy on YouTube claiming 4.3 or so
Hard to tell for me yet
Still working on it
Just discovered melted wires going to horn all the way from R headlight

some update on the build

comfy seats

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1343451696.jpg

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1343451897.jpg