What did you do with/to your Boxster today?
 

Finished the paint work on my sport seats.

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Whoa. They look great.

Im about to wire the 987 Bose Subwoofer box into my system.

Sick!! I'm looking into doing that to my sport seats. Did you leave the upholstery on? Any tips for disassembly and reassembly?

Painted my bumperettes to match the car. Already had the supplies from painting a new tow hitch cover for front bumper. Cleaned and sanded, 3 coats adhesion promoter, 3 coats primer, 4 coats paint, and 4-5 coats of 2k clear coat. May still wetsand and buff but turned out great!
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I'm nearing the end of the list I've been working-on for the last several weeks while the weather's been cold.

Transmission
Drain and Fill Trans Fluid
Install detent
New Shift Cables
Adjust shifter
Sump Guard

Exhaust
Wrap Headers
Install Headers
Install Mid-Pipes
Install o2 sensors
Lengthen sensor wiring
Cut-Open and Weld the Muffler, or replace
All New Stainless Hardware

Engine
Change the Oil
Install the Oil Filter spin-on Adapter
Install the Replacement Coolant Hose, REFILL
Insulate the Power Steering line (near the CAT)

Suspension
CoilOvers
Camber Plates
Thrust Arms (adjustable)
Toe-Links (Rear, adjustable)
Sway Bars and Adj End Links
Set Ride Height
String-Alignment

Brakes
Paint the Rotor Hats
Clean & Paint the Calipers
Apply stickers
Clear paint
Pads - (Put back in the Raybestos)
Change-out the brake fluid
Change Wheels & Center Caps
Get the Race Tires swapped onto the other wheels
Wheel Studs

Engine
Swap MAF
Clean the TB
Air Filter
confirm operation of the resonance tube valve (see the attachment in the email)
Install the Tune, OR-GET A NEW TUNE

Install the SideSkirts
Complete the Wrap
Swap the Resistors for the radiator fans

Door Cards
ReFasten the Cards
Replace the speaker, R-side door
Fix the Heater / A/C Door
Waterproof the Immobilizer
Purge Fan Switch
switch to run BOTH radiator fans on High
Die the Seats
Auto-Top Relay Mod
Swap the Microswitches to fix the Window-Drop issue

Hi Javi, I completely disassembled the seats because I’m doing new upholstery, so the upholstery was off and the seat backs were separated from the frames. There are some videos on YouTube about separating the seat backs for painting. Just search on ‘996 sport seat’.

My seat backs were coated with the notorious soft rubber which is used on many parts of the interior so you may have to deal with that during prep.

There’s a video showing someone wrapping 987 sport seats with the upholstery on, but even there he comments that it would have been better to remove the upholstery.

Replaced the little flappy spoilers on the under side of the car in front of the front tires. Both of mine were broken by the previous owner. Then I drove the car all weekend.

Early trip through the mountains and desert.
 

This trip book ends my Joshua Tree drive from 2 weeks ago. Left the house at 0500. Just over 200 miles. 60 of them on twisty mountain roads. 10 East to 243 south. 243 goes up through Idyllwild. Still a hint of snow at 6,000' The 243 connects with 74 in Idyllwild. This is the 'Palms to Pines' Scenic Byway. It drops down the other side of the ridge and into Palm Desert. 111 back to the 10 and home in 4 hours.

N N/E from Coachella Valley, Vista Point. Palm Desert and Indian Wells below. Keys View, Joshua Tree National Park is the far ridge line.
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W N/W Mt. San Jacinto on left, Mt. San Gorgonio on right.
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S S/E towards the north end of Salton Sea.
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Passed by the new 'Destination Porsche' Palm Springs on the way. Their one year anniversary is March 17th. IIRC, this style dealer is the only one in North America. The place is huge.

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Changed the ignition switch, all 4 drop links, replaced aos, and removed throttle body for cleaning...It needed it!!!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...8ff4a6a504.jpg


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Worst drop link on front. 99 boxster 87k miles.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...1eb627011a.jpg


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I just got my Joe Toth Ducktail squared away 😁

https://youtu.be/NNkIYnmZK1M

It's a rubber boot that's been holding in grease for 21 years. What more would you expect of it?

I’ve been working on this car for a couple of months now and today I pulled the front bumper cover and cleaned the debris out from the air intakes. Also painted the grills. A little scary in the outside corners.....dirt had collected there and was still damp from no telling when. Amazing how much stuff can work it’s way in between the condensers and radiators.

Nice job, jcp! I did it last year and I thought the exact same thing! How the heck does all that stuff get past the condensers!?

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Enough air with enough velocity and enough time can do strange things.

My Litronics had a flickering issue and wouldn't come on a lot of the time. I had to wiggle the switch and pull it out and back to convince them to come on. Replaced the headlight switch today. Now, they light up every time from my limited testing in the garage. Let's hope it fixes the issue once and for all.

Did the O2 -sensor cable extensions to be ready for new EU spec headers (no cats there) and 'downpipes' with 200 CPI cats install soon :dance:http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02...1583170330.jpg

I REALLY,, really like the way you've made extension cables, rather than simply extending the wiring on the sensors, the way I did mine.

Would you mind posting where you found the connectors for each end? OR catalog / part numbers for them? I think I'll do this if I ever need to change the o2 sensors.

Thank you!
Here's the part numbers I used to hunt the connectors:
Bosch 1-928-403-453
Bosch 1-928-403-736

Each cable needs one of each plug.

I purchased these from UK, since I'm in Finland (no customs etc issues) - at least untill the brexit kicks in :eek:
Here's the link where I ordered those both connectors:
https://www.auto-click.co.uk/1928403453
Same can be purchased from all continents.

On top of the cables I have the white 8mm heat resistant sleeve. This size fits real well ove the wires.

Hopefully this is helpful :)

Installed a Schnell short shift kit, and wrapped it up with a Redline Goods custom boot and RennLine shift knob. I've always been a bit surprised at how long the factory throw is on the shifter. Not bad, but I certainly like the short throw better.

Not a bad project at all. Schnell's instructions are very clear, and the Redline Goods boot fits the factory bezel tabs perfectly. I did have to cut the top of the boot down because it was made to be used with the integrated factory knob.

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Shipped it off to Flat 6 Innovations for a 3.8L Stage II Track Performer build. :cool:

Great, keep us posted! Mine ships to F6I in July for an Aug 01 start date. 3.8L Stage 1+ Street Performer with dyno tune and a bunch of add-ons.

Found this little treat while changing my oil. Lord knows how long it’s been in there :eek:

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I mounted my Klisstle roll bar covers on my Boxster. They look great and are way easier to paint and install than removing the roll bar. They can be easily removed to put the car back to stock too. If you are interested he has a post on the Boxster Parts for Sale forum here.

Nails and screws are an occupational hazard for me. I build houses. Probably find one every other month in one of my vehicle. That one doesn't look like it's been in there all that long. You could probably plug that your self

I have owned my 1998 Boxster 986 for exactly one year today. I put together a little video to share all of the build/maintenance/etc I've done this year.

https://youtu.be/RvrRY1xsomk

TTGator - enjoying your videos. Nice work and thanks for posting.

Just ordered a water pump, thermostat and belt. And spark plugs and plug tubes. I'm going to get those done over the next few weeks.

It's starting to warm up in Vancouver BC area. I'm looking forward to insuring and driving my Boxster after a winter of maintenance, upgrades and repairs.

Thanks Zzorro! Good luck!

It's almost like they're invisible. Those look like they blend in, you can't even see them.

Front end noise resolved.
 

When I bought my 986 there was a distinct squeak and clunk each time I drove over a bump in the road. Since then I replaced both drop links, inner and outer ball joints, coffin arms and tuning forks (for loss of the proper name). All went well but none of this resolved the front end noise. Understanding that it could ultimately be strut or bushing related, I changed out the sway bar bushings to attempt an option of lesser cost and ease of replacement. Well, that did the trick. All front end noises are resolved. Feels so good to have finally fixed the problem.

Nicely done. Do you have a DIY of it to watch/read? I’m thinking about doing this for my Cayman.

For those of you that saw the horror of a paint job I got recently, I just posted the happy end to the story:

https://youtu.be/u0VKBv8_KC8

I found this Road and Race video to be very helpful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEVIZmUDgug&t=1s

Spring drive
 

Took the car out of winter storage, addressed an oil leak off the oil filter and looking forward to some additional warm spring weather.

Well I have another doctors appointment due to the boxster today!! After doing some suspension work and replacing the aos, had 2 cracked ribs and a pulled muscle in my back- dont ask!!

Everything is getting better now but must have a pinched sciatic nerve because the pain running down my left leg is unbearable! I am having to remove all sharp objects from the house as I was contemplating amputating my leg and figuring out how I can still drive the boxster [emoji30].


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Wow, hope you feel better soon, Kboggs!

I quarantined myself in the garage this morning ;) to change out my spark plugs and tubes.

Previous Owner had Bosch Platinum 4s, no idea how old. I went with NGK G-powers.

The plug tubes came out by hand. No boat plug or "special" tools. The new ones were harder to push back in than the old ones were to pull out. I wonder if anyone else has had the same experience? Assume that the orings had shrunk with age maybe?

Bad news is that all my coils have small cracks, so I'll get those on order. I'll be back under there to do the water pump and thermostat soon. Those part are already waiting on my shelf.

Thanks again for all the good advise and guidance on this here forum I'm really enjoying this boxster rehab.

Thanks! But not yet!! Hope something gives soon. Having to almost cry and walk with a cane at 45 aint right!!!!!