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Old 07-07-2013, 07:37 AM   #681
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Perfect weekend for top down driving. Went up on the Mosel River for a Wine Festival. Here's a pic from the drive back home:

Impressive speed! Did mundane stuff as in putting all loose tools in the front trunk where they are supposed to be (attached to the spare tire) in an effort to minimize rattles. Is my 2001 Box loosening up or is it just poor housekeeping? Test drive needed!

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Old 07-08-2013, 02:10 PM   #682
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Friday drove from Burbank up to Paso Robles - took I-5 up over the Grapevine, then took local road 166 - 33 - 58 (with a small excursion on 229).

After Paso drove over to Cambria then down PCH to SLO then back to Burbank on 101.

Saturday was wash and wax day.
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Old 07-08-2013, 05:55 PM   #683
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That's pretty much what mine looks like. Same wheels too. Just that I changed the headlights and tails and side indicators to led ones. Man gotta get the chance to clean the car for pics. Weathers been bad recently.
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Old 07-09-2013, 04:43 AM   #684
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Got it washed, put the top down and finally took some pics of it to post on this forum

Then went on a relaxed drive...
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Old 07-09-2013, 08:17 AM   #685
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Brakes .
I fitted new discs , pads ,msensors , and handbrake shoes .
If I hadn't bothered with the handbrake it would have been a nice quick job

Did a quick recon mission behind the door card to see why the inner handle has issues .

Ordered a new spring for the inner handle online .

Put a new battery in the new remote key-head .
I did the same thing. Except I didn't bother with the parking brake shoes. Anybody know how to bleed the PSM pump?
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Old 07-09-2013, 05:36 PM   #686
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Freshened up the rear.
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Old 07-09-2013, 09:32 PM   #687
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I did the same thing. Except I didn't bother with the parking brake shoes. Anybody know how to bleed the PSM pump?

I finished it off tonight after work ...
When I changed the handbrake shoes over weekend I accidentally broke one of the retaining springs
A quick hour tonight and all is well
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Old 07-10-2013, 05:42 AM   #688
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I finished it off tonight after work ...
When I changed the handbrake shoes over weekend I accidentally broke one of the retaining springs
A quick hour tonight and all is well
Ha! That's why I didn't touch mine.
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There was noise when we got the car and all the brakes needed doing and the handbrake shoes where only $17 extra .

After a 10mph driveby in the street last night , It seems to have cured the noise , but we will find out tonight ... Pch and a picnic

I forgot to mention that I had also been hearing a clunk around the passenger visor area ,so the 2 torques got tightened .

I'm trying to get rid of all the small noises etc before the lowering and exhaust goes on
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Old 07-10-2013, 01:28 PM   #690
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Flew from Oslo to Stavanger (Norway), bought a 00 Boxster and drove it home from Stavanger to Oslo (550 km)
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Got it washed, put the top down and finally took some pics of it to post on this forum

Then went on a relaxed drive...
That looks awesome with the clear headlights and side markers
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Flew from Oslo to Stavanger (Norway), bought a 00 Boxster and drove it home from Stavanger to Oslo (550 km)

Congratulations on the new car !!

Oslo ... Where a couple of beers and a pack of cigarettes costs more than a boxster !!
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Flew from Oslo to Stavanger (Norway), bought a 00 Boxster and drove it home from Stavanger to Oslo (550 km)
Bravo! I did something similar last year, but the drive was 3500 km and took three days. Fun way to begin ownership!
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took her for a spin upstate with her uncle "SC"
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The Socal rain made us cancel the pch cruise and picnic so the only thing g I did to the car yesterday was hitched a ride to the grocery store when I ran out of corona

Now the brake noise as gone It is a lot quieter and i can hear the other wheel bearing grumbling .
Luckily I already have its replacement in the trunk .

Today's job will be I stalling the side stripes ....
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Old 07-11-2013, 01:30 PM   #696
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Bravo! I did something similar last year, but the drive was 3500 km and took three days. Fun way to begin ownership!
Wow.. thats... a long (but fun!) drive

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Congratulations on the new car !!

Oslo ... Where a couple of beers and a pack of cigarettes costs more than a boxster !!
YUP

My 2000 Box cost me $32200..
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I used to work for a company from Bergen . Most of there work was in stavanger but I was farther north ... On the orman Lange island off molde
Spent many an expensive hour in Oslo
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I used to work for a company from Bergen . Most of there work was in stavanger but I was farther north ... On the orman Lange island off molde
Spent many an expensive hour in Oslo
Ormen Lange.. nice

The guy I bought my Box from was also in offshore.

Anyways.. back on topic
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Old 07-11-2013, 04:07 PM   #699
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I turned mine on, warmed her up, revved her a little, then shut her down.


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