Too many Boxsters?

[BRAN]

914? Absolutely needs to be put on the road.

[78F350]

Originally Posted by BRAN

914? Absolutely needs to be put on the road.

The 914 was moved into the garage a couple weeks ago, but it was too hot to work on it. Now that the weather has cooled down for a few days, oops I bought another 986 project.

https://youtu.be/893b_LvkLVY?feature=shared

It started out on Facebook Market a month or two ago at $5,000. When the seller dropped it to $3,500 I made a $2,500 offer "cash in hand, ready to trailer away". The seller accepted my offer on Friday. He moved to Poland on Sunday and needed it gone.



Even at $2,500 I don't think it's a great deal, but I have a lot of parts in storage that I'd rather have installed on a car. ...and the 17" Sport Classic wheels are my favorite.

[BFeller]

For a few minutes it It looked like the steering wheel was right hand drive. I dunno why.

[78F350]

I did the video with the selfie camera on my phone. Didn't realize it was mirrored until I posted it.

[78F350]

The Xbox rolled over last weekend. I posted in the 'What did you do to your Boxster today' thread.
It happened at a fairly slow speed and the damage isn't serious (considering that much of it was made from damaged spare parts)







I adjusted the doors enough to get the windows working again, put some new mirrors on it, and replaced the top with one from my '04 parts car. Once I replace the windshield (cracked horizontally under the HooptieX decal) it will be good as new.





At a 'Gambler 500 Rally' in Missouri, I was letting people drive it on a small dirt track. One woman wanted to give it a try, but was uncomfortable doing it alone, so I rode along with her. Very slow laps at first. As she got a better feel for it, I encouraged her to go faster. She did. ...and lost control. Hitting the tire wall took most of the force, but terrain past the tire wall was sloped enough to roll the car. We settled driver's side down with nobody hurt.
"Don't worry about the car, are you okay?"
"Yes, I'm fine, sorry about that."
"I need you to turn the ignition off... Left hand. Good. Now we need this rolled over so we can get out. Just hold the steering wheel."
The bystanders had gathered around the car quickly and rolled us back onto the wheels. Like a pro pit crew they grabbed tools and quickly bent the fenders and top enough that it could be driven again. I took it around the track myself a few times just to loosen up and make sure the car was still in decent shape. No drivetrain problems after the left exhaust stopped smoking from the time on it's side.
Next adventure, Rallycross with the Frog on Sept 29th.

[Smallblock454]

I love this thread.

Really like the new review mirror.

And i have to say that i'm really jealous that you're allowed to drive that thing on public roads. Over here in Germany you would go in prison only considering to drive it on public roads.

[maxnine11]

Aren't you worried that the big chrome mirror and bracket is going to bump you from "Stock" class to "Modified" in the next race ??

[Smallblock454]

Looks like a lot of fun!

You should sign in for the next Rallye Paris Dakar.

[78F350]

Happy Thanksgiving (USA). It's a slow day at work for me and I decided to upload video from my last rallycross.
Dash-cam GoPro video of the Frog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLkfBvfgJyI

Some of my drone video and 'continuous shutter' camera shots of the other racers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C6YZHhBfpY

[BRAN]

Originally Posted by 78F350

Happy Thanksgiving (USA). It's a slow day at work for me and I decided to upload video from my last rallycross.
Dash-cam GoPro video of the Frog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLkfBvfgJyI

Some of my drone video and 'continuous shutter' camera shots of the other racers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C6YZHhBfpY

Happy belated Thanksdriving
Great video footage.
This might be a solution for interior FPV shots:
Insta360 GO 3S - 128 GB White 4K Tiny Portable Vlogging Camera, Hands-Free POVs, Mount Anywhere, Stabilization, 140 Min Battery Life, 10m Waterproof, Apple Find My, Pet POV

[Smallblock454]

LOVE IT!

[Burg Boxster]

hate to be the bearer of bad news but that snorkel ain't never gonna work...

... unless you add 5-7 zip-ties. 🤣

Good luck and have fun!

[78F350]

Originally Posted by Burg Boxster

.... unless you add 5-7 zip-ties. 🤣

This car doesn't go anywhere without a roll of duct tape and a bag of zip-ties

Today I added a chicken to counter-balance the snorkel. I think that will work.



Off-road lights are wired now.

[Burg Boxster]

Originally Posted by 78F350

...added a chicken to counter-balance the snorkel. I think that will work.

not ideal but qualifies as an acceptable substitution... ;-)

[gonz]

Stuttgart needs to see these pictures. Your boxster is 5 times the rally car than their latest "dakar" model, lol

[78F350]

Originally Posted by gonz

Stuttgart needs to see these pictures. Your boxster is 5 times the rally car than their latest "dakar" model, lol

I'd be willing to let them have it if they'd trade for a worn out old 959.

[78F350]

In other news, I took the top with the glass window to my Auto Glass guy and asked him if he can reattach the glass. He said that he has a 3M product that works and he's done it successfully on a few cars. The only problem was that he wants the top mounted in the car so that it is fully stretched out when he puts it back together. Sometime in April I'll install the top in one of my cars and bring it back to him. I'll report back with some pictures and more detail after it's done.

[78F350]

I found Ike's old post that I was searching for. https://986forum.com/forums/diy-project-guides/80079-986-2-injector-retrofit.html Not quite the info I was looking for, but good info.

I'm going to just use whichever set look nicer. If it's wrong, I'll have learned something.

[78F350]

It started up and ran a little rough when I finished putting it back together. It was not even giving a sign of ignition before, unless I sprayed starting fluid in the air filter. The longer it ran, the better it got. I still have a lot to do to make it ready to run for more than a minute or two.
The dip stick tube is broken off, the coils look like half of them are missing at least one bolt and a few will likely need to be replaced, The seller told me that it had a coolant leak and the heater hoses are currently bypassed, the lights need some work, the tires are good enough to drive to the glass shop, but need to be replaced asap, ...on and on. My plan for this car is to use some of my accumulated parts to eventually make it a decent daily driver.

[78F350]

I took Sunday off work and went to Cars and Canines Rallycross in North Texas. It was the first Rallycross I've been to this year and I had a good time. My 13 year old grandson decided to come with me last minute. I didn't have time to install a passenger seat belt and window net, so he only rode with me for the parade laps, but he got to ride along in some of the other cars and had a great time.




I really enjoy the group of people that participate there, but it was a four hour drive. They are going to change the venue to Paris TX in the future and that will be almost an hour closer. Meanwhile I might make it to a couple SCCA events which are less than three hours away.

The Frog ran well, but the clamps for the mufflers worked loose again. I'm going to get rid of the clamps and go with plain tubing that is bolted or welded. *This car has an intake and exhaust manifolds from a 3.4L 996.