01-30-2015, 05:01 AM
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On the slippery slope
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2004 Boxster S 6 speed - DRL relay hack, Polaris AutoTop DIY
2004 996 Targa Tip
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01-30-2015, 08:11 AM
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Registered User
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Really pleased it all worked out for you.
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01-30-2015, 08:41 AM
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Reebuck1
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Georgetown, SC
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Chain
As may of us watched in interest we are glad it all worked out. And as always Jakes suggestion to enter from the chain tens. hole was correct! What Tenacity !!
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01-30-2015, 08:51 AM
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Registered User
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You got it!
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01-30-2015, 11:21 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Land of naught
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Yippee! The journey is good and with the struggle, "let desire do the work". The longing and its conclusion pull us forward through the path of darkness, we only need to keep going. And then-- the rebirth!:dance:
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01-30-2015, 11:47 AM
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Track rat
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Bravo! Brick wall overcome. Now button her down real nice, add some fluids and take her for a long satisfying drive. It is amazing what can be accomplished with patience and determination.
Let the celebrations begin!
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01-30-2015, 12:36 PM
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Certified Boxster Addict
Join Date: Nov 2010
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You ARE da' man! Hell ya. Congratulations!
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01-30-2015, 12:38 PM
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Registered User
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Best of all, this thread did not just 'die' inconclusively.
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01-30-2015, 12:44 PM
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Registered User
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Topless
Bravo! Brick wall overcome. Now button her down real nice, add some fluids and take her for a long satisfying drive. It is amazing what can be accomplished with patience and determination.
Let the celebrations begin! 
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Not quite yet; while it is an accomplishment to fish the screw out, he still has an engine that is not at TDC, the cams are not locked, the tensioner's are out, and the IMS flange cover is off. There is still a lot of tricky work yet to be done..........
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01-30-2015, 04:04 PM
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Beginner
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Houston
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Woo Hoo! Looks like you used several ideas from several sources to get it done congratulations! We all together are smarter than any one of us alone! Way to go! And next time someone drops a screw there, they have you and your tenacity to thank for the process to get it out!
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01-30-2015, 06:56 PM
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On the slippery slope
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and you didn't magnetize the IMSB
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2004 Boxster S 6 speed - DRL relay hack, Polaris AutoTop DIY
2004 996 Targa Tip
Instructor - San Diego region
2014 Porsche Performance Driving School
2020 BMW X3, 2013 Ram 1500, 2016 Cmax, 2004 F-150 "Big Red"
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01-30-2015, 10:34 PM
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Engine Surgeon
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Cleveland GA USA
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Great Job... I did not expect that.
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IMS Solution/ Faultless Tool Inventor
US Patent 8,992,089 &
US Patent 9,416,697
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02-05-2015, 03:30 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: DFW
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Good to see it's out.
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02-08-2015, 10:21 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: uk, notts
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I love your eloquent and insightful follow up to fishing out the screw.
When I was 19 I rebuilt a golf gti engine and transmission on my folks drive. Got it all bolted back in. I placed an m6 nut on the front strut top mount.
I knocked it off and you couldn't make it up.....but it fell straight....and I mean didn't touch the sides.....straight in the speedometer drive hole in the top of the trans!
I know your woes, although yours had costlier consequences
Well done
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02-08-2015, 05:17 PM
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Registered User
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Location: Winnipeg MB
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Congrats! That's a Cialis grin if I ever saw one. On to the next challenge!
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02-14-2015, 10:07 PM
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Registered User
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Congratulations! That made for thoroughly enjoyable reading.
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02-15-2015, 06:57 AM
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Registered User
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Very good and great "closure" post.
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02-15-2015, 07:52 AM
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Artist, 986S tinkerer
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Montreal, Canada
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Many times I have got to a seeming impasse when working on my car, saying F this, I'll flatbed it to a shop! Then I calm down and give it another shot and finally: success! Congratulations on your tenacity! Success feels so good, doesn't it? :dance:
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