Meet Rocky
 

Its been a long 2 years but the resurrection of Rocky is complete (almost). Still need to do something about the seats but the rest came together nicely. I drove Rocky down to Hershey this past weekend and it was flawless, 6 hours each way. In fact my wife has decided to try and claim Rocky as hers. I've gotten a lot of great advice here and done a lot of lurking and researching to get this Boxster brought back from dead.

Rocky was flooded in hurricane Sandy and now is back to almost new:

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Congratulations for the hard work and not giving up!

Thanks Bruce! My daughter named it because Boxsters remind her of Boxers and she likes Rocky.

Nice. How much do you have invested in this car now? I've not given a name to my Boxster.

Lets see...
2700.00 for the Boxster
450.00 for computer/immobilizer/key set
Changed all fluids and filters
Used about 12 cans of electrical cleaner
Roughly 200.00 in various parts
300.00 for new tires (take offs at a tuner shop)
So... around 5k so far and probably 200 hours of work.
Still need to do the seats, replace some missing trim items and touch up a few paint chips.

Really nice to see a car resurrected instead of left to the parts vultures! Looks great!

Really nice picture with the white blossoms in the back. :-) Just curious - When you bought it, it came with a flood title? What about the airbag computer/controller? Where does that sit and does it need to be switched out?

can you tell how deep the car was submerged?

Not really. There was evidence of water in both the trunks and the interior compartment. But I couldn't find any evidence of infiltration in the engine or tranny. I still get a faint whiff of algae when driving...

Not sure about the airbags, but I replaced both computers. There was evidence of water in both the trunks and the interior compartment. But I couldn't find any evidence of infiltration in the engine or tranny. I still get a faint whiff of algae when driving...

Congrats and great job. There's got to be a good deal on seats out there to finish it up. Post a WTB in the classified section?

I hit Woody up earlier. I may actually try and redo these myself. Why not, I've done everything else so far. Anyone else recover seats? Is there a preferred vendor for the leather kits?

I remember when you started out! Respect! Flood damage is usually a big nono but all here are happy to see the save.

Great!
Later,
Andy

Think I would look for some different seats. There may be mold in those seats.