10-06-2014, 10:02 AM
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Ben-Auto-Design
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: French Riviera
Posts: 827
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Black Boxster, short shifter !
Hi everyone !
Here I am, Benjamin, 22. I just moved from France to Florida !
I have just started an Automotive Technologie degree in West Palm Beach 
I needed a car to replace the miata I had in France ... so I thought a Boxster would be nice, and after a quick ride in one, I was fixed !
So after one week of research, I found the one !
I bought it with 19" black wheels (for sale now) that I replaced with genuine boxster S 17" wheels
there are some imperfection on it (but for the price ...), the windshield has a crack ... one tire was dead, the brakes are almost worn, and, due to Florida's roads, the paint on the front bumper is all marked by rocks ...
BUT, the coolant tank is new, the air/oil separators too, and a new throttle body
so, overall it's in great shape !
Last edited by Ben006; 11-05-2014 at 02:56 PM.
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10-07-2014, 01:33 PM
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Ben-Auto-Design
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: French Riviera
Posts: 827
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10-07-2014, 05:11 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Coral Springs, FL USA
Posts: 96
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Very nice. Good luck with it.
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10-07-2014, 05:44 PM
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Ben-Auto-Design
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: French Riviera
Posts: 827
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Thank you !
I will start to modify it a little soon (firt, full service, then modifying )
(Is it normal that my messages appear 1 day after I post them ?)
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10-07-2014, 08:19 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: virginia
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Your left front tire needs some air, lol. And NO , your posts should show up immediately.
Good luck with the car, and Welcome to the forum.
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10-08-2014, 03:29 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Greenville, S.C.
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Nice boxster! I wish you the best with your plans here in America! You show that you have a plan, ambition, that you aren't afraid to set it into motion, goodluck but I don't think you will need it!
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10-08-2014, 04:18 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Charlotte, NC
Posts: 58
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Welcome to the US! Nice car, you'll love it. Which Miata did you have in France?
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2002 Boxster 2.7
2008 Navigator L
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10-08-2014, 05:16 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Bedford, TX
Posts: 2,748
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Great looking Boxster! Sounds like you know your way around the car already, that's great! Welcome to the US and the forum 
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2001 Boxster S Lapis Blue
TS Cat Bypass Pipes and exhaust
iPad Mini Dash Install
DEPO Tail Lights
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10-08-2014, 10:26 AM
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Ben-Auto-Design
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: French Riviera
Posts: 827
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Yes the left front tire was flat, and the headlights were yellow ... now everything is good 
Thank you all, for your support
I love the boxster already ! not as radical as my miata (pictures bellow), but far more comfortable, faster, WAYYYY stiffer ! and that sound ... love it !
the only problem is ... everything is square here ^^ no road to enjoy the car's cornering ability !
I hope to bring it at the racetrack (Palm Beach International Raceway is just 50minutes away !) one day !
In france, I had that :
1991(like me..) EUNOS Roadster (known here as Mazda Miata) RHD, and a loooot of work on it (I rebuilt the engine, wilwood brakes, KYB shocks, roll bar, no AC, no PS, semi slick tires, Corbeau bucket seat (Corbeau L.E. driver) and a LOT of other thing (in total, it cost me more than the boxster ... but it was sooo good)
I took this pictures the day I sold it ... for barely the price of the aftermarket parts on it ... but it was worth the loss (???) ^^
In a week or two I should receive all my tools from the school, and start working on the car
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10-08-2014, 01:50 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Ohio
Posts: 868
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Bienvenue
Welcome to the US of A, and to the forum. Beautiful car. Have fun.
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10-08-2014, 04:23 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Coral Springs, FL USA
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Hopefully your AC works here, otherwise you will think you're in hell during the summer.
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10-08-2014, 05:23 PM
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Ben-Auto-Design
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: French Riviera
Posts: 827
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Yes it works fine on the boxster !
the first time I came in Fl, last year, I was shocked by the heat, and the humidity ! and it was in february ...
I can't even drive top down during the day if the sun is shinning !
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10-09-2014, 04:40 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: California
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" ... so I thought a Boxster would be nice, and after a quick ride in one, I was fixed !"
Wow, that sounds rather extreme to have your balls cut off after riding in a Boxster. You must live in a tough neighborhood.
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10-10-2014, 07:27 AM
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Ben-Auto-Design
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: French Riviera
Posts: 827
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Ahah, I didn't think it was meaning that ^^
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10-14-2014, 02:48 PM
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Ben-Auto-Design
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: French Riviera
Posts: 827
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Today I did that
cut a piece of "suede" fabric.
glue the middle with spray glue
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then trim it to the desired shape
then finish it by glueing all the piece on the part
et voila
the fabric I've used has blue shades under the sun ... I may try with another seller (But before I have a 56"x2yrds piece to use ... ^^).
If you want, I can do it for you on any parts (the part I show Is very hard to do due to its complex shape ... It took me around 2hours for both)
I've also painted the "bumperettes", but It's not completly done, I'll show it to you
more comming soone (I hope !)
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10-14-2014, 02:51 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Greenville, S.C.
Posts: 2,670
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Nice to see some tasteful customization!
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10-14-2014, 04:17 PM
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Ben-Auto-Design
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: French Riviera
Posts: 827
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thank you
I think I'll do the arm rests and keep things simple.
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10-15-2014, 05:46 PM
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Ben-Auto-Design
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: French Riviera
Posts: 827
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the first arm rest is done !
the door card is very easy to remove ! if there were no air bag that is one part that I would make in carbon, with a pull handle to open the door  (I will think about that !)
The arm rest is easier to do than the handle suround, and I improve my technique each time !
I'm also working on an improved version of the cheap short shifter you find on ebay ! There will be absolutely no play in my shifter ! the only problem is... I need to do at least ten of them to have the machine shop doing the work (just a turning operation, but the minimum is 100$ for any work :/ )
But before, I have to test it and check if it worth the cost !
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10-19-2014, 11:15 AM
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Ben-Auto-Design
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: French Riviera
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10-19-2014, 02:48 PM
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Ben-Auto-Design
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: French Riviera
Posts: 827
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This afternoon I tried another thing ... wet sanding !
It's long, and difficult, and I didn't have the right sanding paper (1200 grit instead of 1500 and more), but it worked quite well !
at this state ... I was concerned about how I will get de glossy finish back ...
But after a good rubbing with a rubbing compound :
The door handle took me 30 / 40 minutes
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