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jmunoa 11-01-2009 11:05 AM
Boxilla Lives
 
Had this '97 Boxster that was beautiful. It's name was BOXILLA. TechArt wheels, splitters, winglet, steering wheel, B&B exhaust.

A woman gabbing on her cell phone rearended me at a stoplight without even braking. Destroyed all the sheet metal from the cowl back.

So I bought it back from the insurance company for next to nothing and built a just-have-fun-track car with a 917-ish fiberglass rear panel, carbon hood, center ducted radiator, diffuser and exhaust. Did all the fiberglass and metal fab myself. This took a year and a half. Next addition is a full cage.

Ready for test and tune at Willow and Auto Club Speedway.

Full project photos at:

http://gallery.me.com/munoa#100029&view=mosaic&sel=0

Johnny Danger 11-01-2009 11:50 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by jmunoa
Had this '97 Boxster that was beautiful. It's name was BOXILLA. TechArt wheels, splitters, winglet, steering wheel, B&B exhaust.

A woman gabbing on her cell phone rearended me at a stoplight without even braking. Destroyed all the sheet metal from the cowl back.

So I bought it back from the insurance company for next to nothing and built a just-have-fun-track car with a 917-ish fiberglass rear panel, carbon hood, center ducted radiator, diffuser and exhaust. Did it all the fiberglass and metal fab myself. This took a year and a half. Next addition is a full cage.

Ready for test and tune at Willow and Auto Club Speedway.

Full project photos at:

http://gallery.me.com/munoa#100029&view=mosaic&sel=0
Who's front bumper is that on Boxilla ?

spongebob 11-01-2009 12:00 PM
I think I saw Boxilla some years ago outside S D when you passed me in the left lane (hwy 5) honking at me. But I remember another color ,was it green? on the car.
Anyway, nice project!

edevlin 11-01-2009 02:33 PM
Cool project, any idea about the downforce you are generation on the rear end? It looks like you have a lot of time into the project. Do you have a sense of how the weight of the rear end changed with the mods? Should be fun on the track,

Ed

:cheers:

jmunoa 11-01-2009 03:40 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Johnny Danger
Who's front bumper is that on Boxilla ?
It is TA knock-off that I bought off of eBay. It gave me huge intakes for the side radiators and one for the added center radiator.

jmunoa 11-01-2009 03:42 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by spongebob
I think I saw Boxilla some years ago outside S D when you passed me in the left lane (hwy 5) honking at me. But I remember another color ,was it green? on the car.
Anyway, nice project!
Thanks. It's always been black and speed yellow. I am in SD a lot.

jmunoa 11-01-2009 03:51 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by edevlin
Cool project, any idea about the downforce you are generation on the rear end? It looks like you have a lot of time into the project. Do you have a sense of how the weight of the rear end changed with the mods? Should be fun on the track,

Ed

:cheers:
Can't wait to get it on the track this coming weekend to see whether all of the aerodynamics, which are just educated guesses at this point, will pan out at really high speeds. I did drive it on the freeway on a one day moving permit from DMV. It felt like it was really hunkered down. Curves on the back side of Mount Palomar on SR 76 felt good too. Car felt balanced. Amazing fun!!!

jmunoa 11-01-2009 06:03 PM
By the way, your yellow Boxster is very cool!

Frodo 11-01-2009 08:20 PM
I took this shot at the auto show at the Glenmoor Country Club (Canton, OH) a couple years back.
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/c...IMG_0918-1.jpg
Odds are there are even more "Boxilla"s out there...

jmunoa 11-02-2009 04:49 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Frodo
I took this shot at the auto show at the Glenmoor Country Club (Canton, OH) a couple years back.
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/c...IMG_0918-1.jpg
Odds are there are even more "Boxilla"s out there...
Gotta be! Thanks for the photo! Cool to see great minds think alike!

Valor 11-03-2009 06:54 AM
How much do u normally have to pay for these custom vanity plates over there?

jmunoa 11-03-2009 06:57 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Valor
How much do u normally have to pay for these custom vanity plates over there?
About $50 to $100 extra a year.

navair 11-03-2009 03:44 PM
Bring that bad boy to the Porsche Club AX at the stadium (there's one this Sunday)!

jmunoa 11-03-2009 06:56 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by navair
Bring that bad boy to the Porsche Club AX at the stadium (there's one this Sunday)!
Love the PCA people. Used to run in the PCA autocross at the stadium till I found Redline and Speed Ventures. Don't have to work corners! 5 half hour run sessions! Willow-Buttonwillow-Cal Speedway! You'd love it.

Valor 11-04-2009 05:32 AM
Cool very worth it IMO, we can't get that here in singapore :(

Quote:
Originally Posted by jmunoa
About $50 to $100 extra a year.

jmunoa 11-05-2009 09:21 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Valor
Cool very worth it IMO, we can't get that here in singapore :(
I hear that outside of the vanity plate thing, Singapore is a pretty amazing place.

jmunoa 12-05-2009 08:52 PM
Finally got BOXILLA to the track at Fontana Auto Club Speedway on November 20th. No weirdness. Cornered great. It felt really planted at 130mph on the fast part of the Roval. Great fun!!!

jmunoa 12-05-2009 08:54 PM
Starting on the full roll cage in the next few weeks. Should be done by January!

jmunoa 12-09-2009 09:39 PM
More photos at Fontana on Nov 20! It was a perfect day. Sunny and cool. No crashes or fluid spills!!! No down time. Thanks to Speed Ventures and Caliphotography.

jmunoa 07-08-2010 11:33 AM
Cage For Boxilla
 
Well we were supposed to do this in January, but Aaron V, who builds our cages was so busy that I couldn't get this done til now!

Added a cage and removed the A pillar frame to make a Lotus 2 Eleven/917 Spyder look.

jmunoa 07-08-2010 11:38 AM
Boxilla At Willow
 
Boxilla at Willow before the roll cage addition.

jmunoa 07-08-2010 11:46 AM
Last Track Day Before Cage
 
This was my last day at Willow before the Boxilla was caged.

jmunoa 07-08-2010 11:53 AM
Baby Brother For Boxilla
 
I sold my 2006 987S. I got bored on the street. So I picked up this 2003 986S and put a set of my TechArts on it. Have H&R springs and B&B exhaust for it. Haven't installed yet.

AndyA6 07-08-2010 12:02 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by jmunoa
I sold my 2006 987S. I got bored on the street. So I picked up this 2003 986S and put a set of my TechArts on it. Have H&R springs and B&B exhaust for it. Haven't installed yet.

Boxilla rules!!! :cheers:

kabel 07-08-2010 06:35 PM
Long live Boxilla

jmunoa 07-10-2010 09:41 PM
Boxilla Cage Photos
 
More Boxilla cage photos. Actually painted the bars satin black yesterday after these photos were taken. Can't wait to get the body panels back on. We left about 6 inches of A-pillar to make a stubby wind screen. Here's the front.

jmunoa 07-10-2010 09:44 PM
Back
 
Here's the back

jmunoa 07-29-2010 09:36 PM
Caged!
 
So here are photos of BOXILLA's cage. Also, used the original A-pillars and made a stubby 5-inch tall Lexan windscreen. Now the next project will be "finish" body work and a full wrap.

jmunoa 07-29-2010 09:42 PM
See the full TRANSMOGRIFICATION of BOXILLA!
 
Here's the rear view. Gotta add new mirrors before the next track day. You can see the TRANSMOGRIFICATION of BOXILLA at:

http://gallery.me.com/munoa#100029&view=mosaic&sel=0

jmunoa 08-28-2010 07:39 AM
H&Rs for Boxilla's Baby Brother
 
Finally put the H&R springs on my street car. Not harsh. Nice cornering. Way better stance.

Lobo1186 08-28-2010 11:16 AM
how much those set you back? and are those 18's?

jmunoa 08-28-2010 03:36 PM
Wheels/springs
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lobo1186
how much those set you back? and are those 18's?
18" TechArt Formulas. They're about $800 ea. H&R spring set is about $300.

Install is free if you do it yourself, but NOT a job for amateurs. A shop would charge about $1200 for install. And new alignment is essential.

jmunoa 11-27-2010 01:07 PM
Miller Motorsports Park
 
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October 30 in Utah. Fun day sorting out details. Nice Lotus. Halloween: orange and black.

AndyA6 11-27-2010 01:17 PM
Dang!!

Missed you @ Miller MPark....!

Looks really good!

jmunoa 11-27-2010 01:36 PM
Miller Motorsports Park
 
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Another angle with the Lotus 2 Eleven.

Gary H 11-27-2010 02:12 PM
I love how this car is developing! :cheers:

jmunoa 03-25-2014 08:45 PM
Still evolving
 
Boxilla still evolving!http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1395809121.jpg

986_c6 04-08-2014 10:59 PM
:cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers:


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