Swapping engines

[Qingdao]

Originally Posted by piper6909

Ah so it's an RX7, not a Miata, as I originally thought. Pretty slick (or sick) LOL. I assume the Boxster engine was grenaded, but what was wrong with the body that you had to transplant another ono it? What's that engine in there now? It seems to sit a lot lower than the Original Boxster engine.

EDIT: Nevermind. you answered the engine question below. But what was wrong with the body?

Oh, you mean the 986 body. Not much wrong with it. I cut the skin off of it and saved it for future repair to my DD. As it so happens the RF fender is on my DD now. I used the junky fender that was on the boxsterado on the RX986 (for the fuel door), and swapped the blue fender (resprayed) onto my DD.

[piper6909]

Originally Posted by Qingdao

Is that tree growing out of the frunk?

[maxbottomtime]

Originally Posted by Qingdao

Oh, you mean the 986 body. Not much wrong with it. I cut the skin off of it and saved it for future repair to my DD. As it so happens the RF fender is on my DD now. I used the junky fender that was on the boxsterado on the RX986 (for the fuel door), and swapped the blue fender (resprayed) onto my DD.
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what the eff did i just read?

[LoneWolfGal]

Originally Posted by maxbottomtime

what the eff did i just read?

There will be a quiz that counts for 90 percent of your grade.

[Qingdao]

Originally Posted by maxbottomtime

what the eff did i just read?

What did you have trouble understanding?

The first sentence "Oh, you mean the 986 body" is shortened because I had made a previous response in haste and didn't think about the OP's question regarding the 986 body.

The next sentence "Not much wrong with it." depicts the condition of the 986 body. "It" in that sentence stands in place for the type of car I'm describing, in this case its a 986.

This sentence might get dicey for a boomer (thats someone who is old). "I cut the skin off of it and saved it for future repair to my DD". "skin" is the outer shell of a monocoque chassis. "It" refers again to the 986 car type. I didn't use a coma to separate the compound sentence, but its not always necessary to do so. The "it" in the second half of the sentence refers to the forementioned skin. "DD" is colloquialism for daily driver.

I'll admit this next sentence is superfluous. "As it so happens the RF fender is on my DD now". I use this sentence to describe how I used the "RF" (that means Right Front) fender. I again use the two characters DD to suplement writing daily driver.

This final sentence is a bit clunky but we can brake it down into one compound sentence, then clarify. "I used the junky fender that was on the boxsterado on the RX986 (for the fuel door), and swapped the blue fender (resprayed) onto my DD." The word "I" is the subject for the first part of the compound. The predicate of that part is "used". "the junky blue fender that was on the boxsterado" could have been better separated with a coma as it describes one thing. "on the RX986" is a preposition. "On" in this last part of the first side of the compound sentence is the preposition describing where the "junky blue fender" was going. "(for the fuel door)" I used paratheses to try to separate this thought from the rest of the sentence for clarity (I failed). The subject for the last half of the compound sentence is an implied "I". In the second half of the compound sentence "swapped" is the verb that is being done to the fender. "onto" is another preposition describing where the blue fender is going. "DD" is used again at the end of the sentence.

[maxbottomtime]

Originally Posted by Qingdao

What did you have trouble understanding?
"I cut the skin off of it and saved it for future repair to my DD". "skin" is the outer shell of a monocoque chassis. "It" refers again to the 986 car type. I didn't use a coma to separate the compound sentence, but its not always necessary to do so. The "it" in the second half of the sentence refers to the forementioned skin. "DD" is colloquialism for daily driver.

[LoneWolfGal]

My engine swap thread seems to have metamorphosed into TikTok posts in my absence. I'm still busy setting up my new house and shop, and I want you kids to be on your best behavior while I'm away.

[Starter986]

Originally Posted by Qingdao

What did you have trouble understanding?

The first sentence "Oh, you mean the 986 body" is shortened because I had made a previous response in haste and didn't think about the OP's question regarding the 986 body.

The next sentence "Not much wrong with it." depicts the condition of the 986 body. "It" in that sentence stands in place for the type of car I'm describing, in this case its a 986.

This sentence might get dicey for a boomer (thats someone who is old). "I cut the skin off of it and saved it for future repair to my DD". "skin" is the outer shell of a monocoque chassis. "It" refers again to the 986 car type. I didn't use a coma to separate the compound sentence, but its not always necessary to do so. The "it" in the second half of the sentence refers to the forementioned skin. "DD" is colloquialism for daily driver.

I'll admit this next sentence is superfluous. "As it so happens the RF fender is on my DD now". I use this sentence to describe how I used the "RF" (that means Right Front) fender. I again use the two characters DD to suplement writing daily driver.

This final sentence is a bit clunky but we can brake it down into one compound sentence, then clarify. "I used the junky fender that was on the boxsterado on the RX986 (for the fuel door), and swapped the blue fender (resprayed) onto my DD." The word "I" is the subject for the first part of the compound. The predicate of that part is "used". "the junky blue fender that was on the boxsterado" could have been better separated with a coma as it describes one thing. "on the RX986" is a preposition. "On" in this last part of the first side of the compound sentence is the preposition describing where the "junky blue fender" was going. "(for the fuel door)" I used paratheses to try to separate this thought from the rest of the sentence for clarity (I failed). The subject for the last half of the compound sentence is an implied "I". In the second half of the compound sentence "swapped" is the verb that is being done to the fender. "onto" is another preposition describing where the blue fender is going. "DD" is used again at the end of the sentence.

I was enjoying your English 101 lesson until I hit, "...but we can brake it down into one compound sentence...".

That's where you lost me. Nice try.

[LoneWolfGal]

I'm still alive, still getting things set up at my new place. In the meantime, since putting the car on jack stands will be my first order of business, I've been thinking about how to make the process less frustrating. The main problem with jacking up Boxsters is the lack of jacking points at the centerline in the front and back. Without them, one must use the "approved" jacking points which, instead of at the center line, are offset a foot or so to one side. As a result, the car is not side-to-side level when elevated, which causes aggravation when trying to place jack stands under the car.

Consequently, I've come up with a Grant Hargraveish solution: a 5"-wide steel channel crossways on the floor jack, with rubber pads that correspond to left and right jacking points. The channel will be upside down on the floor jack in order to keep the profile as shallow as possible and also to prevent the floor jack's pad from slipping off the channel. I ran this plan by my friend the metal fabricator, and he gave it his blessing, although he thought steel would be preferable to aluminum, because he thought aluminum would flex too much. The issue is moot, however, since I couldn't locate aluminum channel wider than 4". Rubber jack pads, including the one on my floor jack, are close to 5" in diameter.

I would be interested to hear folks' take on this scheme.

[tcoradeschi]

Originally Posted by LoneWolfGal

I'm still alive, still getting things set up at my new place. In the meantime, since putting the car on jack stands will be my first order of business, I've been thinking about how to make the process less frustrating.

Consider the following:
With the floor jack under the rear crossmember, jack up the entire back of the car and place jackstands under the left and right side jacking points (just ahead of the wheel wells) and lower the car onto them.
At the front, jack from just behind the front wheel wells, placing the jack well inboard (you will see a good structural location about 18” in). That will lift the front of the car, at which point you can place jackstands at both of the front jacking points, lower the front of the car and pull the jack out.

In summary, lift the car twice and place four jackstands. Easy easy.

[LoneWolfGal]

Originally Posted by tcoradeschi

Consider the following:
With the floor jack under the rear crossmember, jack up the entire back of the car and place jackstands under the left and right side jacking points (just ahead of the wheel wells) and lower the car onto them.
At the front, jack from just behind the front wheel wells, placing the jack well inboard (you will see a good structural location about 18” in). That will lift the front of the car, at which point you can place jackstands at both of the front jacking points, lower the front of the car and pull the jack out.

In summary, lift the car twice and place four jackstands. Easy easy.

Rereading your post, may I assume by "With the floor jack under the rear crossmember" and "just behind the front wheel wells, placing the jack well inboard (you will see a good structural location about 18” in)," you're referring to the same lift points John Salt used in his video? Otherwise, according to Porsche, damage to the undercarriage can result.