05-22-2013, 06:05 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Foster City CA
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Changed the oil today. I switched to Motul 5-40 from Mobil 1 0-30. . It may be a placebo like effect, but it seems to me that the engine is quieter on starts and while running. Anybody else had find the same?
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05-26-2013, 02:16 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: New Jersey, USA
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Drove to the Jersey shore to check our rental property for this summer's vacation. An hour and fifteen minutes each way all by myself with some quality alone time down at the beach. I hit 120 MPH a few times on the ride and had some fun. With brand new Michelins put on a few weeks ago, the ride was awesome!
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05-26-2013, 02:43 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Buffalo NY
Posts: 184
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Washed, replaced cabin air filter, replaced gas cap, and cleaned the drain holes. The fronts were really bad, completely clogged with dirt.
Then we took it out for a spirited drive with the top down  What a blast!!
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05-27-2013, 01:16 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: California
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Bought this for the boxster today...
Now off to the paint shop to get it color matched!
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05-27-2013, 03:01 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: California
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Appleguy
Bought this for the boxster today...
Now off to the paint shop to get it color matched! |
Update...
NOW it's ready for the paint shop 
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05-28-2013, 10:33 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: ohio
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Lake Erie Circle Tour
We did the Lake Erie Circle Tour over the weekend. We started in Cleveland and drove to Dearborn Michigan the first day. We crossed through Ontario to Buffalo, NY on Saturday and returned home on Sunday. It was a little less than 800 miles with the top down most of the way to take advantage of the cool and clear weather. The Boxster ran well and we saw some beautiful scenery. The Ontario section is very very rural compared to the US side of the lake.
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05-28-2013, 10:53 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Land of naught
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took the fr anti-roll bar out and installed the new ROW M030 replacement so I could install the rest of the suspension. Got one side in . Finished for the day and was reading the torque values for tomorrow's final tightening and then noticed the picture was different -- I installed the bar backwards! Oh well, tomorrows another day.
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05-28-2013, 03:47 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Upper Marlboro, Md.
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I adjusted the ebrake today. Thanks to the forum, it was a snap
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05-27-2013, 02:16 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: oklahoma
Posts: 27
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Put new tires on the Boxster and gave the GTO an oil and filter change. The Boxster is ready for weekend fun on the twisty's and Big Red is all set for the summer Rod Runs and burning a little rubber!
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05-31-2013, 02:23 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Foster City CA
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Picked up my 01S from Wheel Techniques in Santa Clara, CA. The shop refinished all four of my 18" rims. They look great.
The rims needed work because a different tire shop damaged all four rims when I had Bridgestone 760s fitted a couple of weeks ago.
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05-31-2013, 03:31 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: DC area
Posts: 52
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Quote:
Originally Posted by thom4782
Picked up my 01S from Wheel Techniques in Santa Clara, CA. The shop refinished all four of my 18" rims. They look great.
The rims needed work because a different tire shop damaged all four rims when I had Bridgestone 760s fitted a couple of weeks ago.
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2 questions if you don't mind: how much is wheel refinishing these days if you can share? And how do you like the 760's?
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06-02-2013, 05:12 AM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: MN
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Well, it was actually yesterday, but I took the Boxster down to the Automotorplex southwest of Minneapolis for Cars and Coffee. There was a great turn out, had to be 4-500 cars. Mine's the Boxster on the right.
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06-02-2013, 05:51 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Buffalo NY
Posts: 184
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Put the new black zunsport grills on the front of my 02 S, replaced the engine air filter, and went out for a drive around town.
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06-02-2013, 10:06 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Land of naught
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sanded 2 wheels - 220, 400, 600 in prep for re- clearcoating of lips due to oxidation damage. Sprayed Wurths silver wheel paint to touch up a wheel center and found the match was very good to the original.
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Last edited by woodsman; 06-02-2013 at 10:10 AM.
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06-02-2013, 11:06 AM
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Multi-Boxer Driver
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Orange Park, FL
Posts: 1,429
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Changed the oil last night, and next weekend I'll repair the back edge of the top (as it's pulling off of the bottom bow).
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2004 Porsche Boxster 2.7 (gone  )
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06-02-2013, 05:04 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Bedford, TX
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Drove to Houston and back(in the truck)(600 miles round trip) to pick up some BBS Sport Classic II's that I got off of eBay. Now to find some spacers for the rears, offsets are 65 with 10 x 18's.
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06-02-2013, 05:23 PM
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Damn Yankee
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Dallas
Posts: 1,117
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150 mile drive out to East Texas, bounced along some dirt roads  , got back on the tarmac and let her stretch her legs into triple digits on the way home.
Hosed and washed her down, then took the missus to a premier Dallas steakhouse for our anniversary dinner.
She's now resting comfortably in the garage. The Boxster, not the wife
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06-06-2013, 11:33 AM
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Just a Swede
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Sweden
Posts: 41
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Im feeling bad today, i killed a bird wirh my Box.
The poor thing got decapitated on the fins on the spoiler intake.
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06-07-2013, 04:15 AM
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Vista glass
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Florida
Posts: 88
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Tropical storm Andrea has left the area. It is that time down here. I left the F150 parked , walked over one stall, dropped the top and drove into work. Enjoyed the fresh cool air and no traffic on my early AM commute, great way to start the day, with an internal combustion induced grin. I hope the Tropical storm is benign to all of you north of me.
Last edited by Vista glass; 06-07-2013 at 06:31 AM.
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06-07-2013, 04:08 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Bedford, TX
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