What did you do with/to your Boxster today?

[ecruz]

Installed driver's side track arm. A relatively simple job, although I did have a heck of a time getting the front mount to go into place. Almost like it was a little too big. I hit it a couple of times with a brass punch and it seated right in. It completely eliminated the clunking when going over bumps at slow speed. Not sure how, but the whole rear end feels like it's tightened up a bit. Maybe I should do the other side, even though there are no signs that it's bad?

[ecruz]

Installed front sway bar links. Super easy! Always happy with the difference new links make.

[stagewex]

My '73 Super Beetle has been away awaiting major rust (Front-end/Front clip) for over a year. Just brought it back home yesterday. Still will need new shocks and wheel alignment but okay to drive around town.

I have a one car garage so at some point before Winter...
Different worlds of the driving spectrum:

[grc0456]

Nice cars! Of course, I love my 986, but there's something about a Bug that makes everyone attracted to it. I actually learned to drive stick on my college roommate's '73 Super Beetle convertible in orange ((perfected, more like it as my first standard tranny driving experience was my granddads '67 Impala 3 on the tree). I also have only a one car garage, so unless another car (Beetle, 914, etc) lives outside under cover - it's unlikely I'll have the pleasure of owning. I still could be talked into it, though!

[pilot4fn]

Went racing on Friday and Yesterday on Porsche Racing Club Finland event at alastarocircuit.fi. Friday was a day for practice runs with Time Trial (I run at TT with my Boxster), Club Racing and 992 Cup Cars.
Saturday we had a massive downpour of rain most of the day. Still raced on all classes...
Probably due to the really wet track, the exhaust pipe immediately before the cat cracked on my car (image).
Will get it welded this week.

Today I also installed new camberplates (EuroCupGT-Pro GT3 Adjustable Front Top Mounts) to the front suspension. Will get the alignment re-done also later this week.

To finish off the good Porsche weekend, I washed the car.

[steverwrx]

First mods on my new to me '99 boxster: console delete and b&m sportshifter

[BruceH]

Originally Posted by steverwrx

First mods on my new to me '99 boxster: console delete and b&m sportshifter

Looks nice and welcome!

[redpepperracing]

Dropped the trans as the first step in an engine out service.

I hadn't strapped the engine in at this point, it now has a strap and a jack underneath it:


It came out much easier once I got the last mount bolt out that I missed:

[ecruz]

Installed new rear sway bar links and sway bar bushings. Nice improvement!

[Javi Cooper]

Washed it, which seldom happens. Took the hardtop off, which never happens. Went for a drive, ordered coffee, watched F1, made a 12-egg omelette.

Sometimes I forget how good these cars look and how well they perform. So underrated!

[Rick_22]

Originally Posted by Javi Cooper

Washed it, which seldom happens. Took the hardtop off, which never happens. Went for a drive, ordered coffee, watched F1, made a 12-egg omelette.

Sometimes I forget how good these cars look and how well they perform. So underrated!

Nice looking car! What wheels are you running and what are your wheel/tire specs?

[ecruz]

Installed front sway bar bushings. Not as easy as the rears, but not difficult. Tightened things up nicely.

[Javi Cooper]

Originally Posted by Rick_22

Nice looking car! What wheels are you running and what are your wheel/tire specs?

Thanks. Wheels are Apex VS-5RS, 18x9" +46 front, 18x10" +36 rear.
Tires are one size wider than stock (235 front, 275 rear)

[CenCal Mike]

Drove three and a half days with the wife to St. Louis, MO from Central CA. Went over the Sierra via Highway 88. Beautiful day to put the top down and go. Went as far as near Fallon before getting on I-80. Loved hitting the interstate and almost immediately greeted by an 80 MPH speed limit. Set the cruise control at near 90 and enjoyed the ride.

Spent the night in Wells, NV. Took off the next morning, got fuel. Love the prices and non-ethanol fuel. The stretch across the Great Salt Desert was some 50 miles of boring, but again at 90 mph. Going over the mountain east of SLC, near Park City, a series of 45 mph rated turns up and down the other side, easily done at 65-70.

Stopped for lunch in Evanston, Wy and filled up again, first time putting 93 octane in the Grey Seal. Stopped again for the evening in Cheyenne. Checked fuel mileage. Through Nevada - 26 mpg. Through Utah - 27+. Across Wyoming, 28+. All doing an average of 80+ mph. Fuel mileage dropped the last day, as we went down in elevation to about 500 ft as opposed to being at much higher altitude. So far a nice trip. Next week, coming back through the Southwest.via 44 and I-40 to Barstow and over the Tehachapi grade back into the Central Valley.

[A 986 S]

I let the granddaughters take the Boxster for a drive today...

[CenCal Mike]

Just returned from our roundtrip to St. Louis, MO from CA. The Grey Seal flew along wonderfully. Only one day en route we encountered rain for the first part of the day, but top down the rest of trip. Almost every day out was in the 70s-80s and clear. Some cross winds, especially out on the prairies, but simply putting the windows up helped.

Got an average of 28 MPG while often going 80+ MPH. Only exception was after fueling at a Shamrock station in Kansas City, KS, we got 22. That turned out to be the only bad load of fuel.

Having done this trip a number of times in other vehicles, this was easily the most enjoyable. Never once did I start to get drowsy, even on long boring stretches in the middle of nowhere.

Most entertaining was in the middle of Kansas, we stopped for lunch in a little town about an hour out of Didge City. After eating, went out to the car. A pair of older Mennonite sisters began asking about the car. They were fascinated with it. Then we got in and lowered the top. One of the sisters was so entertained, she walked over to look in the car. I offered to drive her around the block in it, which made her laugh. She said that would make the car too tempting. We left with a lot of smiles and waving.

[Hasdrubal]

Replaced all the struts on hood/trunk lid, got tired of holding them up in cold weather.

Thought my battery was going bad but picked up a 'battery minder,' it has a mode to desulfate tired batteries that seems to work pretty well. The battery tender jr I had before didn't want to even charge it.

Also ordered a fuel filler valve, hopefully when I install it I'll be able to fill the tank all the way again.

[kmarei]

adjusted the hardtop so its much tighter to the body now, less noise and wind noise

also fixed the door flaps on the heater box yesterday.
had amazing heat today at my feet
it was a lot easier than i thought, went it from behind the radio and used HVA foil tape
couldn't do it in long strips like the youtube videos, so had to use much smaller 2"x3" strips
but got both doors covered and heat works great now
next project is to fix the double beep when i try to lock with remote

[stagewex]

Happy thanksgiving

[BruceH]

Originally Posted by stagewex

Happy thanksgiving

Thanks, same to you and yours