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Originally Posted by RedTele58

That's gonna be a nice looking ride with all the added goodies!

Originally Posted by mikesz

Great project! I love Arena Red!

Originally Posted by tommy583

Woody, your car looks great even with no headlights and black bumper. That thing is gonna look bad ass when you get done

Originally Posted by martsink

DAMN! The car is looking amazing with the bumper/skirts and those rims.

Thanks guys

Originally Posted by CraigM

Concerning the sway bar -

I bought a 2002 Boxster S M030 front sway, which also has a green dot. I was hoping the mounting hardware would be different and lead to some clues, but it appears to be the same for non-M030.

I did find this on renntech, courtesy of Topless a few years ago:
(996-343-701-23 vs -21)
21= Base M030 (*and S non-M030 per Pelican parts*) 23.6mm 3.5mm
23= Box S M030 24.0mm 3.8mm

So it should be very slightly thicker, or maybe you'll see a slight weight difference if you have a very accurate scale...

I plan on starting a thread one of these days about springs and sway bars. What I'm finding on these cars isn't coordinating with what books/internet is telling me should be on these cars.

Started on the interior today and first up was the easy stuff. I swapped the stock speakers with the Bose speakers. I really liked the Bose system and it's more than enough for me. Those days of 15 inch subs are long gone along with some of my hearing. Here's a pic of the stock HAES speakers next to the Bose. Some HAES speakers come with tweeters and some don't, but you cant tell the difference between any of them from the top side.

The door speakers interchange with no problems, but the sound insulation is different.

While I was there I also decided to switch out the window for some darker tint. The sun down here is brutal on interior.

I've been saving the 996 leather door panels for awhile now and I really prefer them over the 986 door panels. Both 996 door panels need to be reupholstered, so i'm going to keep the 986 panels on it for now.


This shifter was a great surprise to find on a car. There's no markings on it to track down what manufacture made it.