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Prior to Montreal F1 trip, I pulled the front bumper cover to clean radiators on Boxster S.
Even at 45k miles, the radiators were loaded with CRAP.
Shop vac took care of it.
A closer look revealed that the right side radiator(s) are stacked one atop the other on this car!
-Likely a/c radiator + engine coolant unit.
I carefully separated them and saw that CRAP had found it's way behind the a/c radiator and onto rad #2.
Got shopvac out again.
After I buttoned everything up, I realized that the ambient temp sensor wasn't in position, but jammed between bumper cover and radiator ducting.
Took it apart again.
Since time was limited and I was quite finished with ************************ up for the day, I didn't look into whether or not it was necessary to separate the driver side rads.
Anyway, it was great fun driving up to Quebec ( 8hrs), but driving back I was practicing my hydroplaning skills for 12 hrs!

Question #3: Which brand T-stat is recommended? I know Pierberg is the recommended pump, but I haven't found what's recommended for the T-stat, except going with a 160.

And last question: While I'm replacing the WP and T-stat, is there anything else I should do while I'm in there?

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I went with the borg-warner housing and t-stat (160) all in one from Pelican.

Part #: 996-106-013-59-M902
Wahler BorgWarner 4249.71D

no complaints, but it is just sitting in a box right now.
I also went pierberg even though I saw WP for half the price with composite impellers, it just seems to be the right thing to do with a moving part.

Thanks, Tony.
Yeah, I read that Pierberg was highly recommended but I haven't seen any brand recommendations on the T-Stat. Just 160 degrees. I think I'll go with the Borg/Warner Wahler as well.

Did a little painting 🎨

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Installed new Control and Track Arms in rear. This completes my renovation of the suspension! When I bought the car, it rode like a buckboard, and with each new set of components, the car rides and drive better and better. Going to take it in for alignment.

We want to hear how it goes. Consider the engine mount fix at the same time. If you pull the mount, it makes the WP easier and our cars are old. Drag it to a shop and have it pressed in, good opportunity to build relationships with a shop.
The mount I pulled from my 2000 3 years ago was gone, I mean gone. No rubber connected. The 01 and 02 are probably the same. Yours too. [emoji846]


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That's something I hadn't thought of doing. I'm guessing you mean the front mount? Is that also referred to as the center mount? What do you think of the URO mount? It's cheap enough, but how long would it last? Should I go with the Lemforder?

P.S. I'm also thinking of replacing the oil cooler o-rings at the same time. Worth it or best to leave them be?

I just finished changing out all of this:

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Every rubber part in th suspension along with upgrading to ROW M030. It is going to the alignment shop in the morning. I can hardly wait...

i wouldn't touch the oil cooler unless its leaking. The mount...at least look at it. If you are doing the WP. you should pull it anyway. Tell us how it goes

When I did my WP/Thermo I also did the Oil heat exchanger 'O' rings while the coolant was drained. To me it made sense as those little bugger (a few dollars) can cause a lot of mess. The originals were hard and somewhat flattened

How long did it take you?

Yes. Very yes.

Hard to say exactly as I only worked on it Friday nights after the kids went to bed. That makes for a lot of starting and stopping. I'd say about 4-5 hours a wheel. I will say it was really straight forward. I never got hung up or stuck I just work kinda slow. My scissor lift made things a lot easier as well.

Got FUNTOY ready for the first AX of the year. Changed wheels to the ones with RE71-Rs and workd on removing a rattle from the aftermarket exhaust I installed a few weeks ago. Turned out the muffler was crooked. Was able to straighten it by loosening all bolts and nuts holding it in place and using a ratchet strap, including the exhaust clamps holding the U pipes, and then pulling it into place with a ratchet strap. Will have to remember that for the future: install everything, but don't tighten any fasteners, then use ratchet straps to pull everything into place (if needed) and then tighten all fasteners.

Went for a run afterwards. Love the sound when I gun it. Sounds like a real Porsche now! And no drone.

Will do! I'm in the process of ordering the parts. Thanks for all your input and thanks to kk2002s as well!

Nice! What aftermarket muffler did you end up installing? Hopefully I won't need one anytime soon, but I've been hearing about the dreaded drone from some units out there. So when I have to, I like to have a brand in mind. Thanks.

I took my 2000S to the autobody shop for an estimate after somebody backed into my driver-side door. The damage didn't look too bad, but I guess the dent is enough that I'll be getting a new door. Ugh. Perhaps I should harvest the regulator I replaced last year so I have a spare.

well, not boxster related, but just finished driving 1400 kms to a friday track day (test and tune) followed by a two day race weekend. set my camp up for a weekend of racing, got out on the track and ... broke the end off my cam halfway through my first lap. destroyed the timing chain and everything it hit. got the tow of shame off the track, loaded everything up, and drove to the shop where top men are working late into the night to get me back on the track for tomorrow (hopefully). while i sit and drink a beer of despair.

so, you think ims is an issue? try running a 50-year old historic british race car.

Ouch! I feel for you, man.

Sunnuva!
So sorry, dude.

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What is the British sports car? I own 2 that's why the interest:D

1968 triumph gt6.

640 Mile Road Trip with my son!
 

We drove from Atlanta through the North Georgia mountains and the Smokies to visit family and back in two days (320 miles each day). My 19 year old son got to experience some awesome twisty mountain roads and my Boxster performed like a champ! :)

know your pain. My first autocross car was a 1962 TR4 that was an ex SCCA racer. Loved the car, but hated it at the same time.

My brother also raced 1963 TR4 in vintage races for about 10 years in the late 90s.

Father raced a GT6 in the 70's until one of my brother's rolled it showing off to friends in HS.

changed the pads all around on my 2001 S cuz the wear indicators told me so about a week ago. Found the pads at half life easy, but I didn't stop. new dampers, pads, wear indicators and hardware. Found one of the clevis pins missing, so Ill pull the wheel and replace that soon enough.
I'm a short distance guy in my cars, no racing, no long trips, so the softer semi-metallic pads are my friend. Firm pedal, no more dash light. Happy camper.

First AX of the year. Unfortunately the track alignment and side to side swap of the RE71-Rs is tomorrow, so its the old setup. Also found that I am rusty and the end result was mediocre. I have hoped to be within a couple of seconds of the leaders in my class, but did much worse.

The great news is that the banana muffler sounds great on the AX course as well as on the street. No drone, just a healthy howl when you hit 4000 RPM on full throttle. Can't help giving is gas here and there. :-)

The wash Friday made it look presentable. Just love this car!

Saturday I spent about 7hrs on the box.
Good soaking wash & dry, light prep (car was clean already), polish with Meguiar's M105, clean up with M205, wiped down with alcohol then laid down Collinite 915. Dressed all the plastics and tires. Vacuumed trunks and carpets, scrubbed all the interior then treated the leather with Collinite leather treatment.


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Anyone with guards red knows that cell phones can't take a proper picture of it.

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Whoever detailed this car before I owned it needs to find another line of work. Click the image to see a before/after gif.

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It takes a village.

Then I drove it an hour in the rain to a car show... The water beaded up nicely at least!

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Wet sanded, buffed, added mesh and adjusted my new nose 👃

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What's the verdict? Quality high enough? Fit good enough? Worth the price?

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1000x better than same price Duraflex junk.

I say its worth $700 now that Im done. When I first got it I was concerned how rubbery it was. About the same thickness as factory but less ridged. Kinda like rubber floormats they made years ago. My painter wouldn't paint it and that got my head messed up. He said it was too flexible. That the paint would crack. I painted it myself and I had no problems. One thing about the fit. It fits even better if you don't mind doing a little modifying. It fit right out of the box but for some odd reason its 1/2 " longer from the wheel opening to the curve around the headlight. That bugged me so.I bought a couple of side bumper mounting brackets and moved the mounting point back 1/2". Now its fine. I'm still.not done tweeking it. It started storming so I took a break.
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This pdf is exactly what you do to install. If you look close at the final pic you can kinda see how it fits the curve out of the box.

http://www.kbdbodykits.com/installation-guides/kbd-body-kits-porsche-gt-3-look-front-bumper-&-lip-installation-guide.pdf

Tell me about the wing, I have a 986 and honestly this is the first wing I’ve seen that looks really GOOD. Still not sure I would do it, but I’ll share my thoughts.


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I have to say your car is looking really really good :cheers:

This is the wing. Which I really liked too but as is it wouldn't fit my Ztop. Legs were too short. I had to cut them off and add the metal wing legs. The hatch on the Ztop sits low between the qtrs. Might work on a Boxster trunk.

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Thank you. I acually think I'm done with my mods. 😀

Once started you cannot stop. :cheers:
I am beyond the stage where less is more...:D

Looks really nice, JB!

Just did full suspension refresh including control arms, inner & outer tie rods, sway bars, bushings, springs, shocks, bump stops... the whole bit. Converted my US-spec suspension to ROW M030 in the process. (Stock takeoffs for sale in separate thread.) What a difference!!

Then took it to Steamboat Springs over the wkend with the lady and some new friends from PCA-RMR.

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imhighlander
Evergreen CO
PCA-RMR
2004 986S/6

Nice! What kind of slotted brake disks do you have?

Those are the GiroDisc 2-piece rotors.


imhighlander
Evergreen CO
PCA-RMR
2004 986S/6

Powder coated the hats on my new rotors.

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