11-09-2020, 04:06 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: Charleston
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Oh boy I just drove my car for the first time. 
Got some bugs but should be all tidied up soon enough.
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'99 supercharged 4.3 chevy Boxsterado
'98 PP13B powered thing
WTB: any cheap 986 shifter new or used
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11-09-2020, 04:30 PM
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#6082
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Join Date: Aug 2020
Posts: 12
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Replaced the frunk actuator and put in new hood struts. Finally after owning the car for two months I can access the frunk.
And to think the shop I took it to wanted to charge me $280 for that not even including new hood struts. HA!
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02 Boxster S/Lapis blue over Savanna beige/6 spd
Instagram: 9.86xster_s
Last edited by Ohtwo986S; 11-09-2020 at 04:34 PM.
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11-09-2020, 04:57 PM
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#6083
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: PA
Posts: 1,531
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Qingdao
Oh boy I just drove my car for the first time.
Got some bugs but should be all tidied up soon enough. |
Congrats, Qingdao! 
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2002 Boxster Base - Arctic Silver - Tiptronic
2010 Subaru Forester
1980 Ford C-8000 Custom Cab Emergency-One Fire Truck
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"I never lose. I either win or I learn." -Nelson Mandela
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11-10-2020, 03:19 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 1,631
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Today I changed my seats back from the 996 GT3 seats to the original stock heated seats. While I was "in there" I installed the ECU Doctors waterproof immobilizer case. I also took my Brey Krause roll bar extension off. The GT3 seats are great for the track and comfortable for driving, but getting in and out of the car is a pain. The stock seats felt like a comfortable old pair of shoes! Last weekend I put my 17 inch wheels and tires on and gave my brake calipers a good washing while the wheels were off. In a few weeks I'll put the hardtop on. It has been in the 70's here in the Northeast the past few days so I took it out for a top down test drive this afternoon after the seat change was completed.
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Current: 2022 718 Cayman GT4, PDK bone stock (the dark side).
Former: 2003 S, 3.6 LN Nickies, ARP rod bolts, under-drive pulley, Fabspeed sport headers, Softronic tune, 987 airbox 987 motor mount, Function-First Sport motor mount insert, Ben's short shifter, Nine8Six projector headlights & center caps, ROW M030, stainless flexible brake lines, B-K rollbar extension & fire extinguisher mount, hardtop
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11-10-2020, 03:21 PM
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#6085
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 1,631
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Originally Posted by Qingdao
Oh boy I just drove my car for the first time.
Got some bugs but should be all tidied up soon enough. |
I saw the video last night on Facebook, unless there is someone else who just finished the same engine swap. I had to have the volume off though as my wife was already asleep. Nice work!
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Current: 2022 718 Cayman GT4, PDK bone stock (the dark side).
Former: 2003 S, 3.6 LN Nickies, ARP rod bolts, under-drive pulley, Fabspeed sport headers, Softronic tune, 987 airbox 987 motor mount, Function-First Sport motor mount insert, Ben's short shifter, Nine8Six projector headlights & center caps, ROW M030, stainless flexible brake lines, B-K rollbar extension & fire extinguisher mount, hardtop
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11-10-2020, 04:02 PM
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#6086
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Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: Charleston
Posts: 510
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PaulE
I saw the video last night on Facebook, unless there is someone else who just finished the same engine swap. I had to have the volume off though as my wife was already asleep. Nice work!
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Yeah, that's me. I can't figure out how to upload a video on this website. I'm terribly incompetent when it comes to technologies (hence the carb sitting on top LOL).
She's really coming along. I looked up some of the wire diagrams while I was bored at work today. I think I'm just gonna hot wire the cooling fans directly to the 4 relays under the dash with a thermoswitch on the block.
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'99 supercharged 4.3 chevy Boxsterado
'98 PP13B powered thing
WTB: any cheap 986 shifter new or used
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11-11-2020, 11:38 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: Vancouver Island
Posts: 3
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Reset Air Bag light and Deoxit 5
I used my new Foxwell nt 510 elite ODB to read and reset air bag warning light! Worked great. Error was actually the driver's seat belt - low voltage is my guess based on other posts and my scenario of starting the engine without my seat belt on... triggering the seat belt alarm and a low voltage hit on the related air bag warning system.
So, bought a can of Deoxit 5 electrical contact cleaner and applied it to the seatbelt receptacle and connection to the bar under the seat as noted in other posts. Magic!
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11-14-2020, 09:45 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: Finland
Posts: 307
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Washed & cleaned my Boxster and took a lenghty drive around southern Finland. Then placed it to hibernation for the winter after this driving seasons 21701km (approx. 13484mi) and it was smiling each km with this car 
Planning to do some maintenance work on the car during winter :dance:
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Boxster 2.7 2001 Manual
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11-16-2020, 06:12 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Fort Langley
Posts: 253
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I drove it up and down the street between rain showers. Roads were wet so I was able to hoon around a bit in a local empty parking lot. Have a hard time breaking away with the 2.5l engine and sticky 265s in the rear. So the wet roads make it easy.......And fun.
Also, cant say enough about Ben's SSK. Really changes the feel of the car!
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98 Boxster - Ocean Blue metallic. Bringing it back to life and having fun doing it!
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11-17-2020, 12:24 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Denver
Posts: 866
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Remove summer tires and installed all-weather tires in prep for winter, but will most likely winterize and not drive from Dec - Apr/May
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5280 Cruising @High Altitude
Seal Gray & K&N Filter
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11-19-2020, 02:48 AM
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Custom User Title Here
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Ft. Leonard Wood
Posts: 6,163
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Fueling up...
Last edited by particlewave; 11-19-2020 at 02:54 AM.
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11-22-2020, 09:27 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Fort Collins, CO
Posts: 12
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Installed new Porsche OEM hood struts:dance:, re-installed electrical hood release button (it popped out), and lubed the drivers side door.
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Present - 2001 Boxster S
Past - 1985 3.2 Carrera - 2005 Boxster
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11-23-2020, 05:13 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 91
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Haven't exactly done this yet, but I just ordered a Rennline shift knob. I'm super excited for it since I've been driving on Ben's short shifter on the factory knob for a few months now.
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11-27-2020, 03:18 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Fort Langley
Posts: 253
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Bought everything I need to do the transaxle oil change. Went with Lucas products. I've heard good things. I'll tackle it this weekend I think. One more thing to check off my list.
*UPDATE. Done. Easy. Only tricky part was getting off and on the aluminum braces and cover plate to access the drain and fill plugs. Needed a little persuasion. Not a lot, just enough.
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11-28-2020, 08:23 PM
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Join Date: May 2017
Location: West Mi
Posts: 164
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Took it for a quick drive. Rolled it into the big barn for the winter nap. Only put 2200 some miles on this year, normally I do about 5k. No blues on the mall,no car shows, no musical fountain, no festivals, it was a lost summer. I did buy a new boat so that took up a lot of my free time, but I miss taking the boxster to some event. Hopefully next summer we can put this bs behind us
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12-07-2020, 04:55 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: Kernersville, NC
Posts: 291
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Changed the O2 sensors and made another DIY.
https://youtu.be/-Zi2jGMWuO8
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1998 Boxster
2015 BMW M4 Dinan Stage 3
2016 BMW S1000XR
2015 Ninja 300
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12-12-2020, 03:54 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Bay Area, California
Posts: 67
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Brought home my tree.
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12-14-2020, 05:28 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Central PA
Posts: 76
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Clean and waxed for winter storage. We're expecting snow in Central PA but I'll get it out if we get a nice day with clear roads.
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2001 Seal Grey Boxster Base
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12-14-2020, 05:59 AM
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#6099
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: North Eastern US
Posts: 646
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Rgds, Fred
#317 550 Spyder Anniversary Edition 2004 Boxster S, 3.8L Flat Six Innovations engine, PSS9s, etc, etc . . .
The contents of my posts are for entertainment only. As confirmed by my many motor sports fails, I am not qualified to give product endorsements or mechanical advice
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12-18-2020, 02:06 PM
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#6100
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Indiana
Posts: 1,460
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Wrapping the back bumper kicked my butt.😭
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