The not quite S

[78F350]

Originally Posted by itsnotanova

...that's one of the ugliest tank's I've seen. I'm surprised it didn't go bad a long time ago.
...Does this mean you're putting the swap on hold? Don't you have other boxsters you can use for track time instead?

No offense taken. There was a lot of "ugliest" on this car when I bought it. The only thing that saved me from scrapping it was that much of what it needed was still available from my parts car and a few inexpensive parts from you.
I won't say that the swap is on hold. Just that I really needed to give the rest of the car some attention first. I have spent hours reading through NefMoto - Index and have many more to go before I really understand what I need to get the swap done properly. I have started collecting Audi ECUs and am learning the details of what goes on inside. Progress, slow progress. The next physical task will be getting the cradle fabricated. That is planned for May. 'This' is my back-up track car, but it's also my baby.
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The coolant tank is out. Those DIY's I linked were great. I'm taking my wife out to lunch soon, so maybe I'll finish up this evening.
Notes:

• Disconnect the oil fill tube in the engine compartment first. Less stress on the hard plastic portion.
• One of the rubber hoses has a quick disconnect in the engine compartment. Easy to use that and get the clamp after it's all out.
• Use flexible hose clamp pliers.

The oily grit is probably left over from the blown and partially disconnected AOS when I bought the car. That's a hard to see/clean spot. The bottom 3 hoses came off pretty easily from here.


The last hose could be pulled into the trunk far enough that it was easy to remove after everything else was freed.


Here it all is, with the tools I used.


Edit: All installed now. It was not bad at all. For the installation, I put all the hoses on the manifold, then pushed them through to the engine side. Easier to reach the hose to hose connections. I tried using a screw-type hose clamp. Bad idea. It is so much easier with the original clamps and hose clamp pliers. I wore 7 Mil nitrile gloves and didn't lose any skin or blood. Topped it off with Peak Long Life that I had picked up on the way home from the track. No need for the pink stuff in this car.