What did you do with/to your Boxster today?

[JBauer]

Got ready for Indian summer. 🤞

[Starter986]

Originally Posted by JBauer

Got ready for Indian summer. 🤞

Have you considered fixing that thing up? Maybe drop a few quid into it? Looks so plain.

[JBauer]

Originally Posted by Starter986

Have you considered fixing that thing up? Maybe drop a few quid into it? Looks so plain.

Ya I guess I ought to. 🤣

[Starter986]

Originally Posted by JBauer

Ya I guess I ought to. ��

J, that is a great looking car. I mean REALLY great. IMHO... everything tastefully done.

What's next on your list? I can't imagine.

Edit: Have you considering lowering it?

Have a great day.

[JBauer]

Originally Posted by Starter986

J, that is a great looking car. I mean REALLY great. IMHO... everything tastefully done.

What's next on your list? I can't imagine.

Edit: Have you considering lowering it?

Have a great day.

I'm pretty much done really. I need to do something with the inside of my Ztop, reglue the rear of my soft top and go over things that I've already done that I think I can do better.

[Starter986]

Originally Posted by JBauer

I'm pretty much done really. I need to do something with the inside of my Ztop, reglue the rear of my soft top and go over things that I've already done that I think I can do better.

You've a lot of quid, labor, and love in that car and, if you're nearing the "finish line", what are you going to do when there's "nothing left to do" to it? lol

I've a ways to go with mine... you know... lights... bumper covers... skirts... etc. and everytime I look at it I'm thinking, "Watcha gonna do when there's nothing left to do?".

The "Think I can do better" may keep you busy... but I can't imagine.

My wife keeps telling me if I tooled on the house as much as I tool around on the car we'd have a nicer home. lol.

Cheers!

[Zzorro]

Originally Posted by Starter986

I look at it I'm thinking, "Watcha gonna do when there's nothing left to do?".

To defer that question a long long time, I just bought one that needed a lot of work. :-). It's fun bringing it back to life.

[rfuerst911sc]

Originally Posted by JBauer

Got ready for Indian summer. 🤞

Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't you have a GT3 front bumper vent ?

[JBauer]

Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc

Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't you have a GT3 front bumper vent ?

Yes on my old stock front bumper but I have a new front bumper now. I don't recommend adding it unless you know what you are doing. It never fit right.

[Seal1968]

Damn your car looks nice JB...paint looks wet and glossy. Well done sir, you inspire us!

[Zzorro]

Picked up a CDR-220 to replace my CDR-210 so that I can get Aux input easily.

CL find. No idea if it works, but for 40 bucks I'll give it a shot.

Sticky knobs though, which feel gross. I'll fix that if the unit works!

*update: Got the code, plugged it in, and it works. Cleaned up the knobs with alcohol swabs to get rid of the stickyness. Only issue: some of the channel preset buttons stay stuck in. A little maintenance work ahead. But this is great. Will start looking for AUX in options, maybe go Bluetooth.

[78F350]

Today I took my $2000 Challenge car off the trailer and went for one last drive before letting it rest for a month or two. I made a short video to show its current condition before I start building for 2020.

[Starter986]

Got the rebuilt alternator installed. Took me a couple of hours, spent mostly finagling the thing back in. I did remove the passenger seat rails from the floor... moving the seat forward. Did not disconnect the harness under the seat. That gave me some wiggle room. Others have said the German engineers could have given another 1/4"... even 1/8" for the short bolt.

The longer bolt (idler pulley) necessitated the use of the short crowbar and long screwdriver to line up the unit so the bushing (in the rear) received the pulley bolt. That took ~5 minutes.

It was an exercise in patience.

Tightened everything back up, and tomorrow I'll go back in to make certain everything is snugged up. The"new" unit sounds very quiet. It's clear, now, that the 2 years I've owned the car... the alternator was noisy.

I failed to take the ibuprofen 30 minutes beforehand, and I'm certain I'll be feeling the effects of that failure in 5... 4... 3... 2... 1...

Many thanks to all who have, over the years, shared their tips and tricks.

[jreissenweber1]

Originally Posted by 78F350

Today I took my $2000 Challenge car off the trailer and went for one last drive before letting it rest for a month or two. I made a short video to show its current condition before I start building for 2020.

Impressive .. and must have been quite a thrilling experience ..

rather in awe here .. great work

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