Time for another update. Since last time I mainly worked on getting the front of the car back together. Wheel wells on both sides are done now, except the liner I will keep off for now so I can easily check for leaks (steering, cooling, brakes). So the washer bottle is back in, new ABS sensor wires are in and old ones pulled out. New sensors mounted. Control arm and tuning forks mounted and wheel carrier and strut back in place. Newly painted stabilizer is in with new bushings. Track arms are mounted as well.
Boxster S brake discs and calipers are mounted, new hoses on. Wheels back on the car and camber set to -0.5deg. Toe to be done.
It was fun comparing the tuning forks, old vs new:
Honestly no real idea why they have made the alu so much thicker. But it probably hasn't made it worse...
Pretty much the whole front end is now refreshed (struts and springs with strut bearing etc., drop links were already done a year ago) except the wheel bearings. These aren't to hard to do while the rest is installed, so no rush on this.
Today I started taking the rear end apart a little. First thing to do is to replace the brake line from left to right. Not so easy, but let's see how it goes. The the short brake line on the left should be easy. Finally I'll take the power steering pump out and probably will remount the AC compressor to function as an idler. Any tips for belt length on standard engine, with AC, no power steering?