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Forum: Boxster Racing Forum 07-22-2025, 10:30 AM
Replies: 145
Views: 44,374
Posted By Qingdao
Thats the 6 speed?!?! That thing is much...

Thats the 6 speed?!?!

That thing is much bigger than I thought.
Forum: Show and Tell Gallery 07-19-2025, 07:20 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,837
Posted By Qingdao
I dragged its sorry butt outside today. I...

I dragged its sorry butt outside today. I painted the engine bay, but its only the first coat (I like to stack lacquer paints).


Doesn't look too shabby. Almost done with the right side.
...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 07-19-2025, 12:21 AM
Replies: 657
Views: 42,897
Posted By Qingdao
What did you have trouble understanding? The...

What did you have trouble understanding?

The first sentence "Oh, you mean the 986 body" is shortened because I had made a previous response in haste and didn't think about the OP's question...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 07-18-2025, 10:45 AM
Replies: 657
Views: 42,897
Posted By Qingdao
Oh, you mean the 986 body. Not much wrong with...

Oh, you mean the 986 body. Not much wrong with it. I cut the skin off of it and saved it for future repair to my DD. As it so happens the RF fender is on my DD now. I used the junky fender that...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 07-18-2025, 07:39 AM
Replies: 657
Views: 42,897
Posted By Qingdao
I don't know what happened to the flat six. I...

I don't know what happened to the flat six. I might have been a runner. Don't care I tossed the engine in the trash as soon as the car came to my house.

The skin came from a salvage guy in...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 07-17-2025, 06:56 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 173
Posted By Qingdao
That lip you mentioned is the strut. The struts...

That lip you mentioned is the strut. The struts are held in by the swaybar end links. Try sliding the knuckle up and down on the strut to get the swaybar endlink in place.
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 07-17-2025, 06:34 PM
Replies: 657
Views: 42,897
Posted By Qingdao
My lord why would anyone pay money, let alone...

My lord why would anyone pay money, let alone $40k, for a Miata?!?!?!?!?! LOL


The engine is right where its supposed to be. :D

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DLvGua88hO4
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 07-17-2025, 06:31 PM
Replies: 657
Views: 42,897
Posted By Qingdao
A bit altered... :D Its a boxster. Tubed...

A bit altered... :D

Its a boxster. Tubed out with an FD RX7 body on it.

Its got a rotary engine in the middle. (this car retained the factory firewall for the most part)


But back to...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 07-16-2025, 12:09 PM
Replies: 657
Views: 42,897
Posted By Qingdao
Opps... too late. I haven't had any problems. 4...

Opps... too late. I haven't had any problems. 4 on the floor like this boxster or my daily boxster got towed with a dolly from where I bought it to my house.




...
Forum: Show and Tell Gallery 07-14-2025, 06:58 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,837
Posted By Qingdao
Oh, she's lookin FINE. :D ...

Oh, she's lookin FINE. :D

http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02/20250713_2228301752548313.jpg
Forum: Show and Tell Gallery 05-04-2025, 09:09 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,837
Posted By Qingdao
Well, I towed it all the way up to the mountains...

Well, I towed it all the way up to the mountains a couple of weeks ago. Went up there for a rotary event; just a bunch of other rotary nut jobs like me. :D

...
Forum: Show and Tell Gallery 03-31-2025, 12:54 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,837
Posted By Qingdao
Yeah, I'm not doing the 914 look.... its an FD...

Yeah, I'm not doing the 914 look.... its an FD now. LOL


http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02/fd1743454428.jpg



http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02/fd21743454451.jpg
Forum: Show and Tell Gallery 03-02-2025, 04:26 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,837
Posted By Qingdao
My adaptor plate worked. :D ...

My adaptor plate worked. :D


https://youtube.com/shorts/yBqn80-W0K0
Forum: Show and Tell Gallery 02-01-2025, 05:50 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,837
Posted By Qingdao
https://youtu.be/zevTa4nDz98 As of now...

https://youtu.be/zevTa4nDz98


As of now I'm just rebuilding the peripheral port. We'll know in the next week or so if my amateur machining on a Chinese lathe actually worked. LOL

I don't...
Forum: Show and Tell Gallery 01-24-2025, 08:36 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,837
Posted By Qingdao
Getting closer. All the coolant piping is...

Getting closer.

All the coolant piping is done. Fuel lines and pump are in. Just a little bit more work and I'll know if my cheap chinese lathe and my 0 experience machining abilities rendered...
Forum: Show and Tell Gallery 01-01-2025, 03:31 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,837
Posted By Qingdao
LOL. I wish. Na, this is pushing the limits of...

LOL. I wish. Na, this is pushing the limits of my ability to break things as is. :D

Haven't updated here in a while... most of my updates happen on RX7club.com. But here is more or less where...
Forum: Show and Tell Gallery 09-13-2024, 10:34 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,837
Posted By Qingdao
Only way to make it worse than rotary is to get a...

Only way to make it worse than rotary is to get a Trabant engine. :D
Forum: Show and Tell Gallery 09-10-2024, 10:43 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,837
Posted By Qingdao
Thanks, A buddy of mine at work solved my starter...

Thanks, A buddy of mine at work solved my starter motor problem. I'm going to mount the starter to the front of the engine and run the bendix down between the intake and the exhaust to the flywheel....
Forum: Show and Tell Gallery 08-06-2024, 01:50 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,837
Posted By Qingdao
Little update... ...

Little update...



https://youtu.be/gBlrWvkP55Q
Forum: Show and Tell Gallery 03-31-2024, 07:34 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,837
Posted By Qingdao
I can't find anyone to make an adaptor plate, so...

I can't find anyone to make an adaptor plate, so I gave it a go.

The 986 flywheel has a piolet bearing inside it, so all I need is a machine shop to make a hubcentric adapter from the 13B to the...
Forum: New Member Introductions 03-09-2024, 05:35 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 14,399
Posted By Qingdao
30k miles and counting of daily abuse. A/C cold,...

30k miles and counting of daily abuse. A/C cold, exhaust note perfect, supercharger WHINE, and torque... YES.

Love the 4.3. But the transmission on these cars are just too short for Chevy truck...
Forum: Show and Tell Gallery 03-06-2024, 07:45 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,837
Posted By Qingdao
So, I am pecking away at this. The front...

So, I am pecking away at this. The front framing is proving to be a challenge. Just finding places to weld to is kinda difficult.

The rear is almost done. I want to set the ride hieght...
Forum: New Member Introductions 03-06-2024, 07:36 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 14,399
Posted By Qingdao
http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02/that_escalate...

http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02/that_escalated_quickly_9dd2c7f3221709786110.jpg



Man, this thread started out with "I'm gonna paint my wheels" Then in like 2 pages it went FULL wide body...
Forum: Show and Tell Gallery 02-21-2024, 03:10 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,837
Posted By Qingdao
Tubes.... ...

Tubes....


http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02/initial81708560309.jpg



http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02/initial91708560444.jpg
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 02-10-2024, 06:54 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 778
Posted By Qingdao
boxster book

I found this little gem at Books a Million today.

Silver just like mine.

http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02/box1707623613.jpg



http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02/box21707623645.jpg
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