What did you do with/to your Boxster today?

[Starter986]

Had installed the newly coated wheels. The other set I'll retrieve Saturday. Gloss Black.

[rexcramer]

The wheels look great.

[Starter986]

Originally Posted by rexcramer

The wheels look great.

Thank you. Local independent shop... and the guy does great work. I picked up some wheel caps off CL, and they match up fairly well. Paid X2 for the gloss black caps that will go on the set I pick up Saturday.

I've considered selling both sets, tires have 90%+ all around, and picking up a set of 18 inchers. Hmmm.

Upland? You're right up the street.

[rexcramer]

A very long, long street. But we are almost neighbors. Riverside PCA has several events coming up. Please consider joining us. The California Festival of Speed is April 20th - 22nd. Saturday is the best day to attend. Entry is free all 3 days, but parking is $15.

California Festival of Speed | Zone 8 - Porsche Club of America

We also meet for breakfast in Beaumont the first Saturday of each month. +/- 40 people and +/-20 cars. We always have something going on.

Porsche Club of America Riverside Region – Welcome to the Porsche Club of America Riverside Region (PCA-RsR).

[kirkandorules]

Finally finished replacing the soft top tonight. I have some serious wrinkles along the side, I'll probably go back and clean those up on a rainy day in the future - I suspect it was too cold for the tape to stick as well as it should. Overall looks a whole lot better than with the old yellow cracked window, though.

Yet another project that would go twice as fast if I ever had to do it again. Seems to be a lot of those with these cars.

[Brian in Tucson]

Originally Posted by kirkandorules

Finally finished replacing the soft top tonight. I have some serious wrinkles along the side, I'll probably go back and clean those up on a rainy day in the future - I suspect it was too cold for the tape to stick as well as it should. Overall looks a whole lot better than with the old yellow cracked window, though.

Yet another project that would go twice as fast if I ever had to do it again. Seems to be a lot of those with these cars.

Yes there does--every project seems to be an adventure.

I did my top on Thursday. An 03 top on my 01. It's a used top that looks used, but very nice. No thin patches in the cloth. Best part is it has a glass window. Buying a top with the cloth & stuff already installed on the frame sure makes it easy.

My only criticism is that the top itself doesn't look as pleasing as the 01 top did. The frame bows are way to prominent.

[Brian in Tucson]

Originally Posted by Starter986

Had installed the newly coated wheels. The other set I'll retrieve Saturday. Gloss Black.

They look wonderful!

[Brian in Tucson]

Originally Posted by Porsche9

++++ as a local who has purchased parts from 20th Street. They specialize in Porsche used parts.

Yes, and it's a very good parts source. Wish it was closer to Tucson, maybe I shouldn't, the temptation to buy stuff is pretty great.

[Traco]

Tried out my new scissors lift. Very pleased.

Great access from and rear. Very tight clearance to roll over it so will need some timber each side to get car higher and facilitate the supports.

For this I rolled the car over the lift and it touched. I would not drive over it as the car wouldn’t clear with me in it. Put some ply wood on a spacers on the arms just to check it out. Also get to use the wheel dollies to store it away when not in use.










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[Smallblock454]

Looks good.

What is the working height of that lift? If you have to work stooped it often leads to back pain. So maybe working while sitting on a chair can be a good option with these scissor lifts. But the height must be right.

[MWS]

Originally Posted by Smallblock454

...So maybe working while sitting on a chair can be a good option with these scissor lifts. But the height must be right.

Adjustable office chair. Reclining. With cupholder. Beer cooler under chair.

[Traco]

Center of rear hub is 1.37m or 4’6”. A roll around seat and it’s fine. I was sick of axle stands. Just trying to get it up on them was a pain, and always nervous something would slip while jacking it up.


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[rexcramer]

Corona C&C at Steve Saleen's CA shops. This is a '69 912. The car has been in the same family since new. Father to son who stated the car has over 400K miles on it. Repainted in the 90's. Motor was recently redone. I love this car.

[Geof3]

Originally Posted by rexcramer

Corona C&C at Steve Saleen's CA shops. This is a '69 912. The car has been in the same family since new. Father to son who stated the car has over 400K miles on it. Repainted in the 90's. Motor was recently redone. I love this car.

SWEET!

[Pepik]

Originally Posted by Brian in Tucson

I did my top on Thursday. An 03 top on my 01. It's a used top that looks used, but very nice. No thin patches in the cloth. Best part is it has a glass window. Buying a top with the cloth & stuff already installed on the frame sure makes it easy.

My only criticism is that the top itself doesn't look as pleasing as the 01 top did. The frame bows are way to prominent.

How's access to the engine? I decided to just replace the vinyl window instead of getting an 03 or 04 top because Woody mentioned it was harder to work on the engine after the switch.

[steved0x]

Got some new 17" Cayman wheels, I really like them and they are a little different than most Boxsters.

[Brian in Tucson]

Originally Posted by Pepik

How's access to the engine? I decided to just replace the vinyl window instead of getting an 03 or 04 top because Woody mentioned it was harder to work on the engine after the switch.

I was surprised by the crummy access. Fortunately, except for accessing the MAF and putting power steering fluid in the pump, there isn't much minor stuff to do in the top of the engine bay. I suspect if I ever have a major top end repair, I'll just pull the top back off, it's not that hard and I can do it by myself.

The trade off, having a clear glass window, is worth it for me.

[Brian in Tucson]

Originally Posted by Geof3

SWEET!

Originally Posted by rexcramer

Corona C&C at Steve Saleen's CA shops. This is a '69 912. The car has been in the same family since new. Father to son who stated the car has over 400K miles on it. Repainted in the 90's. Motor was recently redone. I love this car.

Nice! My brother had a 67 912 in similar condition, lower miles, but with a clapped out engine--he got a visible smoke citation and couldn't register it in Nevada. It was otherwise a lovely example, so he did a high end rebuild that cost about $10 grand, drove it as a hobby car for a while and then sold it to a collector for $20 grand. I wish I'd gotten to drive it after the new engine was installed!

[Deserion]

Originally Posted by Pepik

How's access to the engine? I decided to just replace the vinyl window instead of getting an 03 or 04 top because Woody mentioned it was harder to work on the engine after the switch.

I can't compare it to the early roof (since I've never folded one), but I haven't had a lot of difficulty with folding the later roof for engine access. It does take a little finesse to raise the top just enough to flip the window up against the rollbar.

[philipjayadler]

Originally Posted by kirkandorules

Finally finished replacing the soft top tonight. I have some serious wrinkles along the side, I'll probably go back and clean those up on a rainy day in the future - I suspect it was too cold for the tape to stick as well as it should. Overall looks a whole lot better than with the old yellow cracked window, though.

Yet another project that would go twice as fast if I ever had to do it again. Seems to be a lot of those with these cars.

Hi,
I plan to replace the top of my 1999 Boxster in May. Cloth shrinkage tore the top of the plastic window away from the cloth stiching
Couldn't see threw the window anymore.
How bad was the job, how long did it take, and did you need any special tools or additional parts?
Did you use the Pelican instructions?
Any help, and thanks!



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