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Oh no, cracked wheel sucks!
Not sure if you saw, but Jeff Stuart / Mark DeShon put a 986S into two of the four trophy spots at the Fontana pro last weekend in STR. Jeff actually had a lead until the last pair of runs. A little down on the PAX list (in the midwest / east coast STR tends to be near the top of PAX at national events) but hey, a 986S beating a bunch of NDs is encouragement no matter how you get it. |
The crack from the inside with the tire dismounted: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97M-zSN2M0k&t=8s
Does anybody have a source for aftermarket wheels that are 7.5" / 9" wide? All I can find are 8"s... |
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Here's the crack. I've been quoted between $125-$185 to fix it, or another wheel is $200 on eBay. |
Turns out my wheel has been repaired before, so it's garbage now. I also found out that I have a set of 18x8/18x10 not 7.5/9 like I thought. I ordered a single replacement for now, but there has also already been a 986 at Nationals on that set using option code IXRB. I ordered a 2000 Porsche Tequipment Guide and Order Guide to show that they were available.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPJTdE4nNkA |
FYI IXRB was 18x8 ET50, 18x9 ET52 "Sport Classic II"
Part numbers 993 362 134 55 993 362 138 50 You could also go for the moon with IXRC (8"front/10"rears) Since CS 986S has been discussed elsewhere, here's from someone who ran one in AS back in the day: Quote:
What you'd need to successfully defend a protest is a build sheet / window sticker from your model year of Boxster S that explicitly lists that a similar car came from the factory with IXRB/IXRC wheels on it. NOT dealer installed accessory. More relevant post from an actual SEB member: Quote:
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Yes, IXRC wheels is what I am after. I have the factory Tequipment catalogs and the Porsche NA order guides showing it as factory orderable instead of dealer accessory only. I went down the same rabbit hole as you and am trying to find a window sticker with IXRB or IXRC on it.
In other news, I did procure a replacement factory wheel for now: https://youtu.be/tn1XmBwe4tc |
Post up that order guide! It would be huge news.
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I painted the wheel, got the tire mounted, and put everything back together on the car. Now the crunch before the SCCA double-header this weekend! https://youtu.be/3wj9QA377Fo |
Well, the double header was interesting. I did okay on Saturday, I think it was my worst result so far, but it was me and not the car. My co-driver beat me and did really well. Then we had test and tune and during that the bolts backed out of the passenger side CV axle enough to cause a noise. Luckily we were able to fix it and come back Sunday where I got 18th overall out of 100, winning CS and trophy in the Street 2 super class on PAX.
Video including on-boards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y75M9pf8A5M |
clean the bolts and be careful when re-inserting - they pick up grease when passing through the cv joint and won't hold torque.
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I'll clean them and Loctite them again before the next event. I'd like to safety-wire them, but I can only find kits for the older air-cooled models. |
I've been working on the Boxster all day getting it ready for the first National Tour site, Packwood, WA. We leave tonight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlpRuhoEadE I have to figure out how to get everything needed to camp for 2 people into this thing along with the helmets... |
Any updates?
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I’ve had thoughts of eventually autocrossing my street-driven daily driver 2001 2.7, at least for fun. Will be following his thread.
Been a while since I autocrossed last, but I’ve been to nationals three times. :) Last time was in 2007, I think. |
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Here's all the work I did on the car leading up to those 2 events: https://youtu.be/LzaNz-q1H-8 Warning: there's a hammer involved! :eek: |
I'm sad to see there's only one Boxster S registered for CS at nationals.
I see the DeShon/Stuart 986S will be running STR, that one should be interesting. Did you ever get that order guide that shows the wider wheels were factory orderable in the US? |
Here's the video recaps of my first SCCA National Tour in the Boxster:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AooYZNKaInQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUzldYsiMIM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihuj9_x9Sbs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drB8nxRT254 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZYTjaR9DHo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv-ZRMkdahk |
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