Schnell Short Shifter
 

I installed the Schnell Short Shifter this weekend. I am really happy with the precision and feel. I understand it’s not for everybody but I could not be happier. Huge improvement over stock.

Install only took about an hour and a half. I only wish I did this sooner.

Did new brakes up front , just pads in rear and new red stitched suede shift knob


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Looks good, the shifter & rotors, but ya gotta give those calipers some love!:)

Well, my 01 base with a replacement engine (last winter's project,) a new to me 03 top with glass, new tires, and so on hasn't moved more than 5 feet since April. When it was last coolish in Tucson. Why, you might ask? Well my carpeting was in shreds and when I bought the top, I got a good set of carpeting, too. I'm glad it's in, I don't want to ever do that again.

Had problem with the hand brake cable--got it fixed. Had to unscrew the throttle pedal to get the carpet down. The G-D screw is impossible to get back in. I've been off and on struggling with it. Finally, today I went to ACE and got a piece of 5mm all thread and a nut. Cut the all thread down to the proper length and made sure the threads were okay. Screwed it into the threaded hole under where the pedal sits, put the pedal on over the all thread and put the nut on. Finally! Since May.

Tomorrow I'll put the new brake switch in (for the brake lites.) And then start putting the interior back together. Whew! It's cooler than it was, but the rain has done away with the dry heat. 97 degrees, 40 to 60% humidity. It ain't pretty.

I hate summer!

Since I got it about a year ago, I've replaced the seats, the steering wheel, the stereo, the regulators for the windows, the top (twice,) the tires, the engine, rebuilt the rear axles, replaced the heavy exhaust with a cheap one from Amazon, replaced the carpeting, replaced the door for the console, the ash tray (nasty) is now just a cubby hole, where the disk storage was is now a cubby hole, where the "cup" holder was is now a delete plate. Engine got the LN oil filter kit, and the front of the engine got an underdrive pulley. And a rms. The engine was a factory reman and has a later, non serviceable IMS bearing.

Still need to get it up in the air and replace the coil-caps and try to find an oil leak. Bleed the brakes, find out why the worn brakes lite is lit.

I wish I'd spent more money and bought a better car.

Just took that in middle of everything Cleaned up each corner before putting wheels on and cleaned inside the wheels as well!


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Wise words indeed.

Cool, now your callipers feel right at home with those sweet rotors.

New leather on lower interior doors!

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Nice. What did you use to adhere this?

Fitted, made custom grills, painted and installed my FVD ‘turbo look’ side vent panels. Really like the look, fit is ok, but these are nowhere near as robust as the OEM pieces. No matter, I love’m. In addition to stopping things from being sucked (or crammed) into the vent intakes, the grills really make these work from an appearance standpoint.

Next up, refreshing my cracked/worn leather driver seat side and shoulder bolster.

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Baby's got a new pair of shoes
 

Upgraded to a set of 987-era 18 inchers in lieu of the OEM 17 inch wheels, as many other folks have also done.

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Fitted the new LED Climate Control display. Thanks to Youtubehttp://986forum.com/forums/uploads02...1534631021.jpg
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Youtube has to be one of the wonders of the 21st century.IMHO :cheers:

I put the 'sports bra' on THIS and drove 6 hours to Shreveport, LA.
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It's fun to do a piece of the Talimena Scenic Byway on the way down and back.
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Bringing a well abused boxster to life. Did a front caliper rebuild a couple weeks ago and full fluid flush after a bit of a scare. Solved the braking issue.

Now I'm chasing down CEL codes. Smells like it's a running rich on startup. So probably O2 sensors or MAF maybe? Wish I had a durametric.

Lots of fun to drive regardless.

2nd oil change since LN IMS installed last 101k ODO
 

Nice and Clean filter after around 6k miles run since 2016 LN IMS installed. Original dual IMS was solid when removed.

pics added

Michelin PS4S installed.

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Looks great Fred. What mesh did you use for the vents? I'd like to try some of that on my front radiator grills.

The mesh looks identical to the Lowes gutter screen that I used for my front radiator inlets. I bought 3 sections and only needed two. Dirt cheap.

A WIX filter, yes. They are excellent filters! At NAPA

Thanks. The mesh is from Custom Car Grills (just google their name). While it may look similar, it is much stronger and much more robust than rain gutter screen. It seriously holds a bend (or its flat shape or any shape you can form it into) and is 77% open vs. full open (no grill). CCG has a wide range of grill material in different finishes and styles along with grill edging material and other helpful stuff. They also list open area info, thickness, material type, etc to help with choosing the appropriate material.

For my front radiator/air con grills I used this same hex material secured with zip ties (there’s a post on that here somewhere) For the side vents I secured the screens with Auto Goop. Auto Goop is pretty amazing for this type of application. Between the strength of the grill material and the Auto Goop it would be very difficult for the grill to be compromised. The gloss black powder coated hex material looks pretty cool also.

Awesome. I just checked them out. Lots of cool stuff available. Now I'm thinking of metal wind deflector for the roll bar hoops too:
48% flow, 16" x 48" sheet should do it. Use the old ones as a pattern...
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Never thought of that. It could be a pretty cool custom touch.

Tough decision made
 

I decided to drop the Brombacher “sound-version” muffler and mount the Brombacher “tuv-version” instead. I simply got a headache from the loud version - the constant bass too much for my taste.
Very happy with the slightly quieter but still beefy sound at high revs.
Thanks to Lucas at Brombacher for co-operation!

How would you hold them in the hoops? Use the frame of the old ones and cut out the center portion?

The plastic frame is probably the biggest flaw of the original ones. One of the tabs just fell off on one of my '99s when I was cleaning it. For this project I plan to fold the metal to have a very similar shape to the original, all metal with a rubber strip for edging.
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Here's my quick concept in cardboard.
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Good idea! Especially considering the price for the Porsche replacements. I wonder if you couldn't use aluminum channel for the perimeter and then anneal it to make it flexible enough to conform to the roll bar.

For annealing:
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I received my sound version this week, you have me a little worried. Probably wont install untill late sept or early october. Plan on a dyno pull first to establish a baseline to see if any performance gains or not. Certainly a nice looking piece of art.

Participated in our first event since moving to the Hudson Valley Region of the PCA. Made a bunch of new friends and to top it off we won our class in the People’s Choice Concours. Thanks everyone for your votes and your warm welcome! It’s super to be acknowledged by your peers.

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Next Saturday we have ~24 cars joining for a day run up Hawks Nest for lunch.

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Looks like summer is over in NY!

My wife and I have had great times with PCA and made new friends everywhere we go. Congrats on the concours win. Be careful, it can become addicting. Next thing you know, you'll be buying q-tips by the case. :D

Here as well, only going to 97 F on Monday

our summer weather has been weird this season. Either hot and humid or raining. Over 9” of rain in August. Not normal for here at all. Yesterday was cloudy and in the high 50s. At least it didn’t rain during the event.

Thanks! I’m already checking with Amazon to see if I can put q-tips on automatic reorder :) We are impressed with the inclusive nature of the Hudson Valley Region. Everything from 356s to the latest GT3s with a good mix of interests from track hounds to cruisers.

Today I installed some simple metal wind deflectors and a Celeste Fig tree.
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I had originally thought of making the deflectors a lot more complicated with multiple bends and folds around the edge and a Brown Turkey Fig. The roots of the Celeste are a lot less invasive and the complex folds to frame the wind deflector didn't improve it much over a simple cut sheet.

Congrats Fred on the Concours!

Nice fig tree! I went with a gingko, myself.

Hopefully not a female ginkgo...the fruit is very acidic and stinky; if installed per pic, could lead to stained carpets. I love the natural look, but in this instance I'd have gone artificial which would provide the added benefit of being able to install either hinges or a telescopic system allowing retraction if the top needed to be up.

Nice inserts though. :)

Obviously people will have differing opinions on exhaust sound, but I have the Brombacher Sound Version and I think it sounds great! I even added bypass pipes to add a little more sound. Quiet with zero drone cruising on the highway, but pure Porsche flat 6 sound on acceleration. Tunnels are the best!

You did use the proper German engineered soil didn’t you? Otherwise the roots won’t take and the tree will need to be replaced the next time you do a clutch job...

Great tour yesterday to Hawk’s Nest with our fellow HV-PCA members. We had 25 participants and excellent weather!

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