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Old 08-14-2021, 05:40 AM   #141
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Now the engine is running I can work on some fun things. I got the dash/gauges working this week. It looks absolutely wild in person. Super happy the way it turned out. Definitely a racecar finish though, not up to street car quality but still cool.



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Old 08-24-2021, 02:54 PM   #142
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The exhaust is finally done. The trunk is almost done (besides wrapping) and the new rear wing has been sent off to the water jet to be made. It’s coming together.





The wing is going to be a 70s IMSA style wing supported from the sides. I love the 70s IMSA cars and I don’t car if tech has improved, it’s just too cool not to do.
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Old 08-24-2021, 07:12 PM   #143
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So sick, thanks for sharing. Have you driven the car yet? How does it feel?!
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Old 08-24-2021, 08:18 PM   #144
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Fantastic build and very interesting to follow up. Thanks for sharing
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Old 08-25-2021, 11:12 AM   #145
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So sick, thanks for sharing. Have you driven the car yet? How does it feel?!
thanks! I have not driven it yet, I live in the city and it certainly not street legal so the first time I'll drive it will be on the track...which is terrifying. It will go to the dyno before the track so thats a bit of a trial run
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Old 09-16-2021, 11:27 AM   #146
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The throw-back IMSA wing is done! I’m super happy with it, the wing blade is off of a 911 Cup car that just happened to be the right length. I still need to cut the center attachment points off




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well you certainly win the award for the least conventional 986 ever made. cool stuff.

have you run it at the track yet?
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Old 09-18-2021, 07:35 AM   #148
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well you certainly win the award for the least conventional 986 ever made. cool stuff.

have you run it at the track yet?
Not yet…two weeks until the first event. Still a long way to go.
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Old 09-20-2021, 10:07 AM   #149
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Not too much of an update but the car is finally fully assembled, its so good to see it back together. What a LOOONNGG road its been.

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BUMP - did you ever get to drive this beast? Report back to your internet fans
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Old 02-06-2022, 03:41 PM   #151
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Whew its been awhile but I finally got it out to a test and tune (AKA: drift event).
I went out to take it easy, being the first time I've driven the car with this engine, the limited tune, the unproven suspension etc etc but as always the red mist took over and it wasn't long before I was chasing drift cars and spinning it off into the gravel. It was 30 degrees and the Hoosiers were rock cold but the wow is this thing scary powerful. I can't wait to get it out on a real track.


A buddy of mine made a quick video of the run.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=i_vnMOY8x9c&feature=youtu.be




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Finally... I was starting to wonder what had happened to you and the car. Can't wait to see how it does at VIR. Thanks for the update.
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Old 02-07-2022, 06:31 PM   #153
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How did the tranny handle? You still have the stock 5 speed in place right?

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How did the tranny handle? You still have the stock 5 speed in place right?

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Yep still the stock 5 speed. It really didn’t take a beating though, it was 30 degrees out, I was running Hoosiers (which could not warm up) and the diff is open. So it just spun one wheel the whole time.
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Lol, I'm sure you're gonna go through a lot of tires.

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Yep still the stock 5 speed. It really didn’t take a beating though, it was 30 degrees out, I was running Hoosiers (which could not warm up) and the diff is open. So it just spun one wheel the whole time.
Perhaps is time for a OS Giken LSD..?
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Christ Stuart that thing is effing amazing!!! Hope to see you at some events later this year.
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Old 03-31-2022, 02:49 AM   #158
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Test and tune round 2, this time at VIR. I was super nervous about driving this car at speed. It has so many unknowns, so many back yard engineering solutions I had no idea what to expect. I found an event that only had less than 15 people at theme (5 or so on track at the same time) so I thought it would be the perfect way to test the car out without running anyone else’s day. I had a few buddies come along as well, which you can see in the 11 second long video below. The car did perfectly with the exception of the clutch which you can hear in the video slipping constantly. Even with the slipping clutch is was able to walk away from my buddies 600hp M4.

Teaser of the Boxster (with heavy slipping clutch) vs M4
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Old 04-13-2022, 06:05 AM   #159
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Progress continues, I'll post later on the hardware progress. In the meantime I've tackled the gauge problem. The stand alone computer won't be able to talk to the Porsche gauges so I made a digital dash using realdash and an iPad that sits behind the factory cluster. Checkout the youtube link below of it in action

Video of the gauge in action
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Can you provide some information on how you mounted it in the car. Also did you try to get the VEMS to communicate with cluster or told that it wouldn't from company?
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Old 04-28-2022, 05:41 AM   #160
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