My first maintenance on the '01 S. Changed the oil and filter, also put in a fresh air filter and cabin pollen air filter. Then put in a fresh set of front brake pads.

cleaned and recharged my BMC filter , cleaned throttle body and MAF . then went for a ride. :)

Stone chips ...... My sanding thumb is now very sore :)

Got my Bose subwoofer bassbox connected. This required constructing custom connectors and about 4 hours in the hot sun.

good day out,
found a surprise parked next to me after I got back...porsche brotherhood

Is that your Zeintop?

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yup it's a ztop

Never heard of the Zeintop before. Googled images on it, very slick!

Is it true that Nettanyahu has a boxster with a Ziontop ?

New owner here and want to say thanks for all the info you guys have provided. Took a road trip on the Skyline Drive in the Shenandoah National Park. Had a great time driving and enjoying the views.

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Gave her a new place to park.
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She must like it since there was a noticeable gain in HP on my way to work this morning.

Not today, but recently ... Bristol w/ BRBS
 

On Bristol track in Tennessee during the recent Blue Ridge Boxster Summit! :dance:

That's a pretty rough looking neighborhood there CH. Perhaps, you should think about forming a neighborhood watch group.

I was, but being in Central Florida, I was concerned about the "Stand Your Ground" laws that are being tested right now.

Besides, I noticed when playing the "Danger Suite" on repeat in the home stereo, an invisible protective barrier has surrounded the house and it is impervious to all threats. My family feels much safer now.

You have a point there.

Plasti Dipped my Carrera Lights. Anthracite Grey.

45 mins southwest, 20 mins from Trier

Ha! I knew it! Very pretty area, I was there in May.

Only Just finishing off the stone chipped hood ...
I hate polishing cars :ah:

Still , it looks a lot better now .
You see the state of the bumper ?
Them scratches extended about a foot up the hood plus it was shot gunned with stone chips .

Finally got it to a state where the new front badge could be fitted :cheers:


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Cleaned radiators and last week fixed A/C, very happy!

Brakes .
I fitted new discs , pads ,msensors , and handbrake shoes .
If I hadn't bothered with the handbrake it would have been a nice quick job :)

Did a quick recon mission behind the door card to see why the inner handle has issues .

Ordered a new spring for the inner handle online .

Put a new battery in the new remote key-head .

Removed Front Bumper and Cleaned Radiators. Fixed some of the underside fasteners while there. Driving to Outer Banks, NC (350 miles) so max cooling needed. It will be interesting to see how 6.5 hours drive will go, especially for the passenger.

I had mine professionally detailed/clay bar'd/waxed and then my neighbor decided to water their lawn + my driveway with hard water thereby wasting 3 hours of my time and $350. Sigh...

Plast-Dipped my Carrera Lights Anthracite Gray.http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373043582.jpg

Mine came with Hankooks, but I noticed that the fronts wear FAST. I have Pilot Super Sports on my BMW and those have been VERY nice. They tend to grip well before suddenly breaking loose in the rear cornering, but that could just be the characteristics of the car as I'm getting used to her. After getting stock Bridgestones all the time (350Z, BMW 3-series, etc), I love popping on the Michelin tires. I've never had the normal Pilot Sports, just the PS2 and PSS. The Super Sports grip like crazy. My Nitto 555s gripped real good (275 width) on my Z, but it was totaled (not my fault) 25% into the tread and I didn't get to the point of 50% tread where many tires begin to loose their grip to see if it affected the Nitto 555s or not.

Repaired the top (rear bottom seam was coming off)
Glued the stock poorly-placed, no-use cupholders in closed position
Finished the headlights back to a clear/new state (still have the ugly amber)
Got my new spare key in ($$$$) at the dealership. Got my new color-matched keychain (from dealer)
Got to know the car by running through inside and out checking everything to look for problems.
Officially became a major Porsche fan and joined PCA

Yes, I like it very much. I'm not normally a person willing to deal with the hassle of a soft top, but didn't want to pay Cayman prices this time around. I really like that top. The stock hard top is not very good and the Cayman looking one looks weird, as well. I really like this one. Too bad they went out of business@!!!

Last weekend I did a Charity carwash and a canada day parade

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also hit 44444

Spent the day washing and scrubbing the top, and then applying 303 fabric guard. It was filled with fireworks ash.
Went to a party at a friends house. He told me that the house at the foot of the cul-de-sac put on a over the top fireworks display. Boy, was it ever. One of the other neighbors said that the guy spends $5,000 :eek: on fireworks. Parked around the corner, but it was still too close. the car was covered with fireworks ash and it turned the top a nice grey color. At least there were no holes burned in it.

July 4 at FirsVille - YouTube

Fixed my inner door handle so the car locks perfectly now .
Dropped one of her new wheels of at my buddy's shop , then when seeing the coating guy .

Oh , and drove it around a bit :D:D

Attended the local Cars & Coffee event. Got there 10 minutes after start time, and the lot was full and closed to any more cars. Parked about two counties over, and walked to the lot. There were more Porsches in the parking lots than the event lot! Plus a lot more cool sport and exotic cars.

Saw kashmir's setup there, but I couldn't locate Mike anywhere.

Strolled around for an hour snapping pics and chatting with owners.

Some pics:

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Cayman R

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Healey 3000

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Moggie

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Starship Lambo

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458 Wheel

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Kashmir's Mobile Garage

TO

I feel your pain. I detailed mine on Thursday, wash, clay, polish, wax. Perfect. Take it to an outdoor concert, FT Worth Symphony Orchestra playing with a Rolling Stones tribute band, the concert was awesome with the last song Brown Sugar played to exploding fireworks. We come back to the car, for which I paid extra and find the sprinklers came on during the concert with what has to be the dirtiest water I have ever seen:eek: So today, washed it again:ah:

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My lady and I enjoyed a nice 20 mile drive to Lewiston, near Niagara Falls to walk around and have some BBQ for dinner. After that we took it to Art Park and she drove it for the first time (we picked it up late last summer). She did a great job, stalled once and no grinding :)

Hit 80000 on the way back. Then loaded the kids into the volkswagon and went for icecream.

oops, double post

Took it for a drive down pch :)
Stopped at sunset beach for coffee , and cruised Huntington Beach for awhile , then back up pch to home .
A nice relaxing afternoon ahead of tommorow when I will be cutting open and modifying the exhaust that came today

The PCH is an AWESOME drive!

I'm so jealous right now. :(

TO

I'm using a couple of young Huntington Beach companies at the moment ... Mechanics shop and a Bodyshop , so the little boxster does that drive pretty regular :)

I finally let it have a day off. I haven't driven my BMW at all since I bought the Boxster...

Perfect weekend for top down driving. Went up on the Mosel River for a Wine Festival. Here's a pic from the drive back home:

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