2002 Boxster S - up spec overhaul for Le Mans duty

[Danm1les]

Awesome work!

I appreciate this has probably come up before, but what are the other cars in the cave?

[Escy]

Wow, that's a lovely example and a comprehensive refresh. Looks like a brilliant garage also.

[LanceRS]

Danm1les said:

Awesome work!

I appreciate this has probably come up before, but what are the other cars in the cave?

Did I spot a Lotus Sunbeam in there?

[Julian Thompson]

Thanks that’s kind of you.

My cars are a bit of a funny mix really - a bit like me! There is a 924s and a Sunbeam Lotus, my Caterham (which is a carbon fibre thing with a blackbird motor - would make a decent build thread maybe), the Peugeot 207THP Spider race car, a 991 GT3 and my long term project manual Fezza 360 which I’m (slowly!) building into something mega special as I’ve spent years acquiring all the parts to make it into a kind of cross between a 360 challenge car and a Stradale but with a manual box but using all Ferrari parts. Then there is a manual E89 z4 and a manual M4 comp which is fab. And the Boxster of course!

[Julian Thompson]

LanceRS said:

Danm1les said:

Awesome work!

I appreciate this has probably come up before, but what are the other cars in the cave?

Did I spot a Lotus Sunbeam in there?

That was a good spot I didn’t even realise the Lotus had got snapped but I went back and saw the front of it near the shocks!! Full Columbo mode there!

[voicey]

Nice work. Did you ever get that Strad engine sorted?

[Julian Thompson]

No mate it’s still here waiting... I built this garage last year and I’ve not restarted the Ferrari project since then but for 2019 it’s going to happen!

[Julian Thompson]

Here you go! Heheh. I’ve still got the old one that came out of the car. It did cross my mind whether it would fit the Caterham

[LanceRS]

Julian Thompson said:

LanceRS said:

Danm1les said:

Awesome work!

I appreciate this has probably come up before, but what are the other cars in the cave?

Did I spot a Lotus Sunbeam in there?

That was a good spot I didn’t even realise the Lotus had got snapped but I went back and saw the front of it near the shocks!! Full Columbo mode there!

Funnily enough, my wife was sitting next to me and just said that i needed to get a life.

[Julian Thompson]

Mine too!

[el romeral]

Phew, found the Sunbeam at last - took me 3 passes though.

Great work and attention to detail. They are fantastic cars and such amazing value. I have had my 986S for 4 years now and so far have managed all required servicing and repair jobs on my own.

[Julian Thompson]

Yep. 986 are fab.

Quick question does anyone have recommendations for some nice 18 inch wheels that will fit that are really light?

[RS Grant]

I think that O.Z Alleggerita look good and they are pretty light too... this photo gives an idea of what it would look like, although I think yours will sit lower than this with the suspension work you've done and therefore look even better:



Great thread by the way, I'm really enjoying reading through it and seeing the car develop.

[Julian Thompson]

Thanks - those do look good don’t they... googling...

[Julian Thompson]

What about these? Any idea what they are?

[HM-2]

They look like Volk TE37s, or copies.

[daniel-5zjw7]

RS Grant said:

I think that O.Z Alleggerita look good and they are pretty light too... this photo gives an idea of what it would look like, although I think yours will sit lower than this with the suspension work you've done and therefore look even better:



Great thread by the way, I'm really enjoying reading through it and seeing the car develop.

+1, would struggle to beat the quality/weight, these are around 8kg for an 18" wheel I believe, not sure how that compares with a stock 18" boxster/911 wheel..

[Julian Thompson]

Wow that’s fantastic. Sport designs are about 12kg front and 13kg front I think!!!

I think I need to get some new wheels....

Anyone know the weight of the Volk ones?

[marky911]

mikey P 500 said:

Good effort, kind of surprised such a low mile car requires quite this many new parts though. (did you keep or sell the old suspension?)

Totally par for the course Mikey.

It's age as much as mileage and the earliest cars are over 20 years old now.

Well done OP.
I've done all the exact same work on my 996 over the last 2 years.
Hard work but the difference between a normal one and a fully sorted one is huge.

Keep up the good work.


Edited to add -

The 360 sounds epic.

Edited by marky911 on Friday 2nd November 19:17

[spreadsheet monkey]

Julian Thompson said:

There is a 924s and a Sunbeam Lotus, my Caterham (which is a carbon fibre thing with a blackbird motor - would make a decent build thread maybe), the Peugeot 207THP Spider race car, a 991 GT3 and my long term project manual Fezza 360 which I’m (slowly!) building into something mega special as I’ve spent years acquiring all the parts to make it into a kind of cross between a 360 challenge car and a Stradale but with a manual box but using all Ferrari parts. Then there is a manual E89 z4 and a manual M4 comp which is fab. And the Boxster of course!

Cool fleet of cars. Covering all bases there!