Where are all the wild hot rodders?

[Gary in BR]

So will the neons be up for sale??


Just kidding.

There have been some wild mods of the Boxster, I remember one that had 7 tvs in it.

I will look for the pictures.

G

[TriGem2k]

Originally Posted by Gary in BR

There have been some wild mods of the Boxster, I remember one that had 7 tvs in it.

I will look for the pictures.

G

Come on Gary, we all know that was your car with the 7 tvs and playstations. Don't act like you have to "look" for pictures. Just send us your background off your computer.

[Gary in BR]

There ya go.

[Kirk]

Originally Posted by Gary in BR

So will the neons be up for sale??


Just kidding.

There have been some wild mods of the Boxster, I remember one that had 7 tvs in it.

I will look for the pictures.

G

Gary, I think you're looking for this photo. I'm really starting to get offended now, I have this as the background on my PC!!! Just kidding....

[Adam]

Here ya go.

[dmcutter]

Hey, what's that on the steering wheel in the picture Kirk posted? I had an idea for a car crackberry-the keyboard would be in the middle of the steering wheel so you could thumb text while you drive, and the display would be a heads up on the windshield.

[Boxsterund914]

I was actually using this thread to inquire about performance modifications.....Boxsters on the move... not Boxstas from da hood

[dmcutter]

But you know how things go off on tangents...

[superglide]

Originally Posted by Boxsterund914

I was actually using this thread to inquire about performance modifications.....Boxsters on the move... not Boxstas from da hood

It seems like it would make perfect sense to locate and purchase an early 986, if all it had were tired mechanicals, but a serviceable interior and and virgin sheetmetal, for somewhere south of $10k. add a solid '00 & up 6 speed, new clutch, and do the 3.6 conversion, salvage 986'S' brakes & suspension (or after mkt, if the $$ is comparable), your choice of wheels and tires, and you should have a a fine upgradeable platform for an investment of $25-$30k, with some sweat equity thrown in.....

[RandallNeighbour]

Superglide,

From a "buy and own for twenty years" point of view, yes, what you're saying is the path on which I am traveling with my 97 Boxster. When the motor blows I will probably get a Raby rebuild. I've already replaced most everything else.

However, I am always keeping something in the back of my mind... I am sinking thousands of dollars into a car I will never get back. Period. I have $38k in my car total in five years. It's still worth just $12k or possibly $13k. A Raby rebuild may take it up to $18-$20k max, but I'd have $52k in it by then.

This is what keeps most guys from doing what you're talking about. It's not like taking a beat up 69 Camaro and fixing it up. Every part costs more on our cars... sometimes ten or twenty times more, yet the return on investment is not there.

I tell you what though... if my motor blows anytime soon as broke as I am right now, I will try to shoehorn a Corvette motor in it. Much cheaper and well, it would be a good conversation starter at DE events, that's for sure. Half the 911 crowd would be pissed off because I diluted the brand and the other half would be amazed after I whipped their butts in the straights.

I don't know of anyone to do the vette motor as of yet, but they do it in 944's and guys are talking about it so someone will eventually try it. Heck, if you can find a beat up boxster for $10k or less, why not?

[Kirk]

Originally Posted by dmcutter

Hey, what's that on the steering wheel in the picture Kirk posted?

It's a small TV of some kind, same as the ones on the sun visors.

Kirk

[blue2000s]

The car has a transaxle that has to be in a fairly specific location, which limits the length of the engine between the firewall and flywheel. The engine bay was sized for a very low profile H6, which limit's the engine's overall height. Anything is possible, I've seen V8s in 914s, but it's not a simple job. But this is not a chassis that will be friendly to engine swaps like a taller/longer V8 or a longer I6 or V6. The front engine Porsches will always be better candidates for an engine swap.

[Boxsterund914]

Originally Posted by blue2000s

The car has a transaxle that has to be in a fairly specific location, which limits the length of the engine between the firewall and flywheel. The engine bay was sized for a very low profile H6, which limit's the engine's overall height. Anything is possible, I've seen V8s in 914s, but it's not a simple job. But this is not a chassis that will be friendly to engine swaps like a taller/longer V8 or a longer I6 or V6. The front engine Porsches will always be better candidates for an engine swap.

Ive done the 914 V8 thing, still have it. It's very easy as conversions go. Except for electronics, and the availability of engine to trans adapters, the Boxster does not seem to be any bigger challenge really.

[shaman1204]

Originally Posted by Adam

Here ya go.

A: That's gotta be a photoshop

B: Why would anyone take the time to do that?

[Paul]

325+ hp enough?

[ekam]

Boxsters are build with the chassis wraping around the engine... I doubt you'll find anything non-P that fits without disturbing the overall balance of the car.

And what wild suspension mods are you thinking of? Like airbags and hydraulics? Would definitely like to see pictures of that ...

[Boxsterund914]

Originally Posted by Paul

325+ hp enough?

325 HP is nice....maybe. It all depends on the torque curve doesn't it?