2000 Lapis blue Boxster S from Scotland

[koosh]

so as of late!

the window in the rear has cracked but i have a temporary fix in place. getting a small bonus next month so the plan is to use the money to get myself a second hand roof from a facelift boxster so it has a glass rear screen and also get a key from porsche and get it coded so the central locking works....

however in the downtime...

stuck in a cheap early bid for these;



ended up getting them for less than half what they normally go for, still brand new, 304 stainless. look decent but whether they are or not will be the question? they came with all the fitting hardware though and for the price i couldnt complain really....

also another stupid ebay effort involved sticking in a daft best offer on a set of wheels.

specs - 18x8.5" et 45 and 18x10" et54. the rears have like 265 tyres on them or something daft like that... thankfully they have good tread too cause i don't imagine they are cheap! one of the fronts has a tiny bubble in the sidewall so i will most likely get that changed!

they aren't in as bad a condition as i thought they would be. the pictures make the curbage look worse than they are so i will give them a spruce up and a nice lick of silver before they go on i know everyone says lows before wheels but these should work out to be about the same size as the 17's overall diameter wise but you will see more of a wheel to tyre ratio. and i cant afford to be lowering it anytime soon so....

but anyways heres a couple pics!

how they arrived, delivered by paisley freight, no problems at all!


one of the 10's


the width of a 10"er


and this is the pair of 8.5's.


going to get on ebay and look for a set of cheapo centre caps cause these accept standard porsche caps. not sure if i will get colored porsche logo, black porsche logo or something else...

and lastly i did actually get something done to the car this week.... cleaned;



and my private plate on;



and the "B" on the boxster badge on the rear was broken when i got it so when i was washing the car it broke off so i took the whole badge off but no picture!

and thats it for now

[koosh]

Ok a lengthy post yet again! I really should keep this up to date!!!

so a couple months ago now the boxster went in for its MOT (yearly legal check over). thankfully it passed with no problems at all!
i got a small list of parts that are recommended to be changed like bushes and a couple gaskets but even at that these are not necessary and would just be worthwhile doing

so in line with passing its MOT i decided it was time to get the wheels on!
So one evening, being a nice night and all, i decided to get started!

how we began;


whilst the wheels were off i decided to give the calipers a wee buff up and take the worst off. so how they were before;


and how they turned out. i also decided whilst i was there to investigate why the washer jets werent working and why it kept dumping water on the ground every time i tried to use them... ripped off the arch liner and the end of the hose fell down and started pissing water over the driveway. just had to find out where to connect it to and hey presto, working washers;


got the wheels on, went to drive to the garage to put air in them and as i pulled towards the edge of the driveway there was a big grinding noise and the car came to a halt! i had felt round the back before i pulled away and it seemed like there was a gap between rim and shock but obviously not.... jumped in my mothers beetle, up to the local car hardware shop, 5mm spacers (which, although say "fits 4 and 5 stud cars", doesn't.) had to file the holes out a bawhair and they went on easy;


then that was them all fitted up. happy days;


then the next day i took it to a local drift event to watch some buddies (no plate cause i'm cool);


and tonight a few days after settling on;

[koosh]

got a new number plate plynth for the front since the old one was burst! nice new genuine porsche part for much cheapness


then it was a speaker upgrade for the front. new apline speakers, old ones cut out with a dremel, new ones fitted with some minor modifications and a bit of soldering! slightly better sound, just need a chance to properly try them. at least i have 2 working speakers now!


new interior mirror covers. when i tried to carbon wrap the OG ones, the resins reacted and went all funny looking so i need to find a way to treat the plastic before applying resin now... but for the time being i have 2 new original ones so i have spares.


and lastly i took some time to wrap the tail lights in some red vinyl i just so happened to find lying about in my pile... i took ages cause of the compound curves and it isnt perfect but from 10 yards away it looks pretty good!




also took some time to give the car a general clean up, clayed any bits that were feeling rough, polished it all up and gave the windows a polish aswell!

And since winter is almost round the corner and I plan on getting the car off the road and doing some stuff to it that would normally take time to do!
I have a polo now so if I can get the boxster into the garage (which now has light and power) I can get bits stripped down and do a service amongst other thing and take my time whilst doing it all!

The plans I have include;

Change oil and air filter and add new oil (upgraded versions)
Fit new spark plugs
Fit new front drilled/vented discs
Fit new pads (ferodo ds2500)
Fit stainless manifolds
Get and fit all red tail lights
Get and fit a short shifter
Dye and fit gt3 lower centre console
Polish the **************** out of it

Things I want to try and do/find;

Carbon wrap some parts
Fit new steering wheel (carbon/leather gt3)
Replace dash with facelift version and fit carbon upper console
Get a stainless back box
Retrim seat centres with blue suede/alcantara

These things probably won't happen but it would be nice if I could get them and get them done cheap!

And today parts started to arrive;



I'm expecting a lot more parcels over the next few days/weeks so I'll keep this updated!

[Andrew McD]

Hi Koosh, if your looking for a specialist, SP Autobahn in Stirling are very good.

;-)

[koosh]

thanks for that, i may give them a call should i ever need anything!
i did add them on facebook too

[Andyboygsi]

I'm guessing this is svag koosh lol

[koosh]

More stuff arriving!

Fedoro ds2500 pads on the recommendation of a friend!



And a short shift kit and blue dye for the gt3 centre console (just hope it's a decent match for the blue)



and this is the last of what I've ordered so far, everything else except the discs from here on in will just be cheap/fun stuff I may find

A gt3 carbon upgraded steering wheel;




Got it rather cheap mainly because of this;



There's a mighty fine crack in it but I have some resin from previous carbon work and I shall do my best to fill the crack up and hope it works! It's at the back so I'm not really bothered aesthetic wise, more just so it doesn't scrape and cut my hand!

And another bargain;



Tail lights that cost me £5.83! They normally sell for about £50 a pair so I done no bad! These ones are going to get painted up all red with only the reverse light unpainted like how it is just now with the vinyl, but hopefully not crinkly!

Think it's almost time to start carboning some stuff when I start having some free time!

[BruceH]

I will be interested to see how your center console comes out. I am still trying to decide how to do mine, paint(what color?) or leather. Have fun with your projects

[koosh]

if the color is no-where near the metropole interior color then i will probably just go and dye it black. its out the way under the dash and wont be overly noticeable anyways so its not a big deal. plus it was cheap so if i screw it up its fine
i'm itching to get it in the garage and start work but i dont want to put it away and miss out driving it just yet!

[koosh]

so another update! the only things i need to buy now are discs and spark plugs. hopefully going to get an exhaust over christmas when people arent paying much attention to ebay and other than that i am just looking for cool **************** now! also purchased an auxilliary belt as i found out they are real easy to change and i dont have any record of the car having it done so for peace of mind it was worth the £10 for a new belt!

and i started to fix the steering wheel. i put some resin in the gap and it just soaked right in so i then had to go for black silicone type stuff. layered that in and let it overspill a bit. So I let the sealant on the back of the wheel dry to a point where it could easily be sanded! Started with 150 grit to get the rough edges off, jumped up to 320, 600 then 2000 grit and used the 600 and 2000 wet aswell as dry contoured the finger ridges and then finally gave it a polish up with some auto glym during and after pictures below!





Really happy with how it turned out! Quite impressed with myself actually hahah! I can see the other bottom corner is maybe starting to crack too but at least I know how to fix it of it decides to go!

[Andrew McD]

Nice rug.... ;-)

[koosh]

hahah cheers :P its a dishtowel that was given to me by my neighbours when i moved into my house :P very stereotypical :P

So this last week seen a small handful of other parts arrive;



Few led sidelight bulbs, the aux belt (which I now think is the wrong size!), a new gearknob which I haven't decided what I'm doing with yet, but it was cheap, some chrome strip to line the vents with and 6 denso TT spark plugs

Couple more things ordered and I've just decided I'm going to buy the carbon bit on eBay I wanted and also i have been tempted into the idea of making up some de-cats since I have the pipe bender at the house now... Just need to price up 10 ft of 2" stainless and a couple of triangle flanges.... See if it's worth it!

[koosh]

So alot more stuff has arrived this past week!

I have been bidding on stainless back boxes for a few weeks now, they used to sell for about £125 on eBay but I didn't buy one back then and then a few weeks ago I went back on and looked for them and they had started selling for over £200.... There are 3 or 4 places that sell them on eBay and they are all the same ones and one finishes every 3 or 4 days so whenever I seen one listed I just put in a bid of £140 and decided I wasn't going to pay any more! I thought that by the time Christmas time came around less people would be watching eBay and I would get one cheap but low and behold got an email the other night I had won an auction and it ended being one of these for £130! The cheapest one that had sold for ages! So luck and patience paid off



So that's 2/3's of the exhaust that will be stainless, only bit now is the cats but they are stupid expensive if you can find them so I will do without those

Another random part I picked up arrived;



US spec front number plate holder! Was cheap and I have a couple merican plates I can jam on at shows so it's just a bit of fun really. and since this one came off of an import, it has screw holes in it, so I'm going to order a brand new one in America and have it delivered to my girlfriends cousin in Albuquerque and she can pick it for me whilst she's over at Christmas! but I will be able to mount this one on the rear with a merican plate and have the new one without any holes on the front so it shows the logo off

Couple more things added to the pile the next day!



New front discs from pagid!

Obligatory, iphone next to disc to show size, 318mm drilled bad boys!



And lastly the carbon part I had been sitting watching on eBay for ages before I bought it!




This is the bit that sits atop the instrument cluster and houses the hazard switch and a little sensor on the right
It's in very good condition but it has a grey leather top on it. This will be change out for the metropole blue one I currently have on the car

And the last couple things that landed at the weekend....

Osram Nightbreaker + H7 main beam bulbs;



And more carbon... I think I'm an addict.... These are sill protectors which will replace the brushed stainless ones that don the car at present! I am going to vinyl cut the boxster s logo from etched vinyl and stick those on to replicate the original sill protectors!




So for the time being the games room is now looking like the parts department of some little shop! It's a nice looking pile though! Lots of stainless and carbon!



And by the looks of it now I think I have bought everything I wanted too at the beginning. There are a couple things that would be a bonus if I got but not entirely necessary. i just need to wait on a roof coming up for sale and I'm sorted i think! Hopefully no more cheap cool stuff comes up hahah!

[koosh]

Ok so this hopefully won't have as much text as usual! Just pics!

Started the day with a folder full of printed out how to's;



First thing was to get the speedo cover/dials out, stripped down to swap the blue top into the carbon one and fit all together





Next was to get the old wheel off and fit the carbon wheel

[koosh]

Next was to strip the centre console out for the short shift kit and gt3 console fitting




New one all installed, the second picture shows the lower console removed and the CD player relocated for the gt3 console




And I have amassed a fair old pile of parts already!


And also in preparation I took all of the rear carpets out and any covers in the way and finally seen that there is indeed an engine back there!




And maybe over the next week a few other parts will get done!!

[heliguy]

Originally Posted by koosh

Ok so this hopefully won't have as much text as usual! Just pics!

Started the day with a folder full of printed out how to's;



First thing was to get the speedo cover/dials out, stripped down to swap the blue top into the carbon one and fit all together





Next was to get the old wheel off and fit the carbon wheel

Whats with the Storm Trooper helmet?

[koosh]

I like to go to car shows and dance the night away wearing it!



My dad originally bought it for my nephew but it didn't last long in his possession! That image is just one of many with me wearing it and generally making an idiot of myself!

[koosh]

more time means more ****************!

tail lights to begin with, old vs new then fully installed for the time being



then the GT3 console. blue isn't a great match, in fact its miles off but its hidden so.....


interior complete


carbon sill kick plates... hopefully no one kicks them....


rear "boomerang" off and roof into maintenance position for proper access, engine is dirty as ****************!




old filter out, dirty, new K&N in, clean!

[koosh]

a popular mod for the booster is to remove the passenger breather pipe, lets air into the air box but as you can see its quite restrictive and gives some more induction noise



this is when **************** started to get real! rear bumper off to access exhaust! wonder what the rules are for not running a rear bumper.....



old back box off



manifolds and cats off swell. had to remove most of the underside of the car to get these out as one piece as you can see from the second picture they weren't coming apart whilst under there....



and old vs new, shiny vs ****************ey


and back box on

[koosh]

and my bro came down to help and he got the front pads and discs on, well we couldn't get one disc off so he done one full side just now...


and thats it so far. one manifold is on too but you can't see under it so no pics. need to get a couple more stainless bolts for re-fitting the exhaust, using allen head cap screws for the manifolds and might even use them for the manifold - cat flanges aswell

more progress this week i dare say!