Welcome!
Turned into a good looking car for what you started with.
The valve cover leakage may be something as simple as oozing spark plug tubes.
Looks like you're doing a fine job so far.
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Six speed 2000 Boxster S
Arctic Silver on Metropol Blue | LN Dual Row IMSR | Arctic Silver console, spoiler frame & bumperettes | Crios mod | Technobrace | RoboTop module & modified convertible top relay for one-touch roof operation