Too many Boxsters?

[BFeller]

I hope everyone is doing well. Been there and done that as far as medical issues….

[BruceH]

Nice work!

[78F350]

Camping with friends. Back road driving and picking up trash. Perhaps drinking a bit too much tequila in the evening as we tell stories. A good weekend.

[BruceH]

Looks like a crazy good time

[78F350]

Originally Posted by BruceH

Looks like a crazy good time

For me, the best part was handing the car key over to people and saying, "Have fun and don't worry about breaking it."
This couple was having a good time with it. When they stopped in the distance and got out I was worried. Nothing was wrong.... They walked across the front of the car, high-fived each other and switched drivers. Tore up the dirt track for another 10 minutes and got out with big grins.

[BruceH]

Nice, good luck!

[BruceH]

Very nice shot and thanks to all veterans for their service and sacrifice!

[BruceH]

Very nice!

[BruceH]

The car looks fantastic, nice job!

[BRAN]

The 986 550 SE is the pinnacle of your Boxster fleet, and your off-road XBoxster, of course!!

[BruceH]

Very Cool!

[78F350]

Orient Red 2001... I'm not planning to do a full restoration on it, but I want it to be a decent driver. After I put some miles on it, I'll have a better idea of where I want to go with it.
The top was not original and was in terrible shape with no back window, side pulling away at the window edge and the liner hanging down. I swapped on a glass window top from an '04. One of the top transmission seems to have a bad gear and a push-rod end is broken. I removed the linkages and have the top set for 'manual mode'.
The left radiator was cracked and the support frame bent. That has been replaced and the system checked for leaks. There's some undercarriage damage to the body of the car there, but it is cosmetic damage in a place that it not easily visible.
The electronic hood latch mechanism is missing, so the hood needs to be unlatched with the manual cable. I put an Aero Kit ii bumper cover on the car for now and routed the cable to the right grill.


I found that it was running a little rough with a misfire on #1 cylinder. When i pulled off the right rear wheel and looked it was obvious what the problem was. The coil was hanging from the wire - kind of hard to get a good spark from there.


I have plenty of good used coils from engines that I've scrapped, so I didn't even try reinstalling that one. I also installed a Bosch MAF sensor to replace the odd looking no-name sensor it had.

It appears to have a decent aftermarket muffler (maybe Top Speed), but I haven't looked at it in detail yet. The aftermarket headers are terrible. Poorly aligned welds and a design that makes me think it was a quick copy by a manufacturer that didn't quite understand the engineering.


If I can get the bolts out smoothly, I'm going to put a pair of stock headers on. The engine is running well now except for a fault code for an O2 sensor - that will be corrected when I put good headers on.

Edit: Tires... I have to mention the tires. All four tires are different. Michelins from 2010 and 2016, one off-brand front that I don't remember, and a two year old Kenda KR20A. I may get some more Kendas to go with the one good tire.

[Smallblock454]

Love it.

[BRAN]

Ze new Spähwagen: Der Wüsten Boxster

Roof MG3 is optional

[78F350]

The black '04 parts car has been stored at my daughters house, they live well out of town. I went there today to take the rear wheels and tires to swap onto the Orient Red '01. When I arrived, my grandson saw me and decided that I was there to play with him. Nobody cares much if a car has tags and title out there. Jumping the battery on the parts car, it started right up and we went for a little drive.


His shoes were wet before I could stop him.

[78F350]

I think it's less ugly with matching wheels. Getting ready now for the night rallycross. Oil level is a bit high. If I was smart, I would have drained some while I was at home. Luckily, I did bring a filter wrench.

[Smallblock454]

[BRAN]

that is still my favourite

[78F350]

Originally Posted by BRAN

... that is still my favourite

My favorite too. I haven't had much time to play with it lately, but it gets used as a 'daily driver' a couple times a week.

[78F350]

I'm still not sure what I'm going to do with the Orient Red 2001. Right now it's a place to store the hard top that I took off PartsCar. I went for a sunset drive today. Even with many flaws, it is a blast to drive.





I'm not inspired to work on it yet, but throwing it around some curves, feeling the loose shifter, and smelling oil burning on the hot exhaust got me thinking that I should get my 914 put together and on the road.