Blue boxster resurrection project

[Homeoboxter]

Originally Posted by PaulE

Nice work you could put a 987 airbox in there before you put the engine back in!

Hi, thanks, but it`s too late, the engine is back in the chassis :ah: Why is the 987 airbox better than the 986?

[PaulE]

Originally Posted by Homeoboxter

Hi, thanks, but it`s too late, the engine is back in the chassis :ah: Why is the 987 airbox better than the 986?

Better airflow, the 987 air filter is about twice the size of the 986 filter. Porsche started putting it in the 2004 986 550 S edition. You work fast!

[Homeoboxter]

Originally Posted by PaulE

You work fast!

Also, I`m cheating, the posts do not always reflect reality in time In fact, these pictures were taken 3 weeks ago, i just had time to post them now. Here are a few more recent ones:

Levitating boxster engine:





Perfect time of the day to put an engine back

[Homeoboxter]

The annual meeting of Pittsburgh jacks:







A/C is back.



Switching gears is also possible now:





SHAFT

[Homeoboxter]

Getting this far in a day means lying down and getting up about 2 hundred times, equivalent with 200 push-ups.. good workout!

[pilot4fn]

Very nice built and great that you post us the updates to learn from! You'll be on the road in notime with this rate of rebuilt speed:dance:

[Homeoboxter]

Originally Posted by pilot4fn

Very nice built and great that you post us the updates to learn from! You'll be on the road in notime with this rate of rebuilt speed:dance:

Thanks! Yep, it`s getting there, although newer obstacles keep coming up along the way... I managed to start the engine the other day, it ran for about 2 seconds then died. Kept cranking, no response... I pulled the outlet fuel hose off of the pump and shorted the fuel pump relay. Gas was flowing but i could easily stop the flow with my thumb. That`s certainly not enough...

So I went ahead and pulled the pump assembly:



This hose snapped right away:





Removing the pump from the bottom of the tank took me quiet a bit of time, it was really stubborn and the grip of my hand was not strong enough to twist it. Finally I got it off using an oil filter wrench.



Ok, so here`s what I think happened: the pump was totally fine (it was replaced some time before because the original is not exactly like this), but the connecting lines became very very brittle and fragile, and broke immediately after being pressurized. The car was sitting for 13 years with the tank 3/4 full of gas. I think gas goes bad over time and somehow becomes aggressive to various materials, like plastic.



Insulation of all the wires are destroyed too, on the pump and on the sending unit as well.





The pump by the way is a VDO unit, same as for Audis and VWs.