Phoenix from the flames - Porsche Boxster with an Audi 2.7T
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Very wise keeping it fairly OEM initially. The silliness can come later once everything is bolted down and bedded in!
Could you use one of the side intakes on the Boxster to run a side mount intercooler? Air to air is always going to be the simplest and cheapest option here I'd have thought? If you do end up having problems with heat soak water injection seems like a reasonable thing to do down the line.
Good luck with the build - very much enjoyed the MR2 one and the previous (ill-fated) Boxster too!
Could you use one of the side intakes on the Boxster to run a side mount intercooler? Air to air is always going to be the simplest and cheapest option here I'd have thought? If you do end up having problems with heat soak water injection seems like a reasonable thing to do down the line.
Good luck with the build - very much enjoyed the MR2 one and the previous (ill-fated) Boxster too!
ikarl said:
Escy, I'm one of the many that donated in the hope to see this projected reborn.....
If it were my choice in the first place, this is exactly what I wanted you to do!
Please take a million pics of everything and what you need to cut etc. as this genuinely excites me. I'd much prefer to see this as it's within the reach of mere mortals like myself
Good luck!
Thank you. I'm going to try and keep it all simple this time, I just want it in an running and not have to mess about with constant niggles like the last car.If it were my choice in the first place, this is exactly what I wanted you to do!
Please take a million pics of everything and what you need to cut etc. as this genuinely excites me. I'd much prefer to see this as it's within the reach of mere mortals like myself
Good luck!
ZX10R NIN said:
Keep up the good work.
Thanks 
shalmaneser said:
Very wise keeping it fairly OEM initially. The silliness can come later once everything is bolted down and bedded in!
Could you use one of the side intakes on the Boxster to run a side mount intercooler? Air to air is always going to be the simplest and cheapest option here I'd have thought? If you do end up having problems with heat soak water injection seems like a reasonable thing to do down the line.
Good luck with the build - very much enjoyed the MR2 one and the previous (ill-fated) Boxster too!
A pair of intercoolers behind the side intakes is probably the easiest and cheapest way if space allows. The side intakes are pretty small and at 90 degrees to the body so they aren't ideal. I've got a couple of other ideas also.Could you use one of the side intakes on the Boxster to run a side mount intercooler? Air to air is always going to be the simplest and cheapest option here I'd have thought? If you do end up having problems with heat soak water injection seems like a reasonable thing to do down the line.
Good luck with the build - very much enjoyed the MR2 one and the previous (ill-fated) Boxster too!
MX6 said:
I was following the previous ill-fated Boxster thread, good to see that you're getting back into the swap action with this one. Seems sensible to keep things relatively simple initially just to get it up and running quicker...
This time around things should be much faster. Famous last words but i'd like it done in time for the summer. Bright Halo said:
This is really good to see.
You are a guy of determination who doesn’t let setbacks even serious ones stop you.
Looking forward to this.
After the fire I did consider packing in cars all together and get myself some golf clubs or something! It was the reaction on the forums and the gofundme campaign that got me back on the horse.You are a guy of determination who doesn’t let setbacks even serious ones stop you.
Looking forward to this.
Escy said:
The guy that collected it had a decent recovery truck, only a few years old so I was surprised he's willing to drag scrap onto it. I don't think I would.
I'm amazed how much you leave still attached to cars you scrap - the only thing that leaves me when I scrap a car is scrap that is absolutely no use to anyone - and from this car 
anything not in the trailer was re-cycled but that may just be me - I hate seeing good parts for a marque model I like going to waste
Escy said:
B'stard Child said:
Don't think his tail light appreciated it
I think it just a matter of time and space, ive scrapped a car before, and im in the process of scrapping one now, and i just dont have the time or patience to sell stuff like the front wing panels, or bother with finding out if half-used shocks are still worth anything. So im just taking the quick wins out, and the rest gets weighed in.B'stard Child said:
I'm amazed how much you leave still attached to cars you scrap - the only thing that leaves me when I scrap a car is scrap that is absolutely no use to anyone - and from this car
anything not in the trailer was re-cycled but that may just be me - I hate seeing good parts for a marque model I like going to waste
That's a top effort and worthy if you are scraping a rare/old/classic car. It's time and effort though especially something fairly abundant like the A6, I'd just cherry pick the more valuable bits and tip the rest...anything not in the trailer was re-cycled but that may just be me - I hate seeing good parts for a marque model I like going to waste
I scrapped this '40 previously, probably the most I've taken off a car before binning it.
Edited by MX6 on Tuesday 6th February 12:40
Good to see the project back on track - did worry you’d have (understandably) lost the heart for Boxster swaps after the fire last time.
As for scrapping, I can relate to the lack of time now I’ve two kids, a wife and a dog...
Last car I scrapped was this BMW after the gearbox died.
From this...
to this...
Everything was ebayed at 99p and must have gone towards keeping 20+ other E36s on the road.
Right now, I’ve got an Alfa 147 and a donor next to it and all I’ve found time to do is swap two wheels and the battery over.
By the time I get round to the nice bits like the interior, the ‘good’ one will have failed it’s mot in July and been wheeled away for scrap...
As for scrapping, I can relate to the lack of time now I’ve two kids, a wife and a dog...
Last car I scrapped was this BMW after the gearbox died.
From this...
to this...
Everything was ebayed at 99p and must have gone towards keeping 20+ other E36s on the road.
Right now, I’ve got an Alfa 147 and a donor next to it and all I’ve found time to do is swap two wheels and the battery over.
By the time I get round to the nice bits like the interior, the ‘good’ one will have failed it’s mot in July and been wheeled away for scrap...
InitialDave said:
Yeah, I've broken a few... inadvisable unseen-on-ebay purchases and cars I wanted parts from, and I will usually pick them pretty clean.
It hinges on having the space to do so, though, and it can be a messy job.
Particularly when angle grinding the floor in half and forgetting there might still be some petrol in the fuel lines It hinges on having the space to do so, though, and it can be a messy job.
As has been mentioned by others, it's a space vs time vs money thing.
If i've not got any other plans i'll spend a while breaking a car but the blue A6 was bought on a Wednesday, I stripped most of it that weekend and finished the rest off during the evenings and the scrap man collected it the following Saturday so I had it just over a week. That's because I wanted it gone so I could start on the Boxster.
I take the things off I know will sell for decent money and any other bits I get asked for while I have the car but I don't want a garage full of crap i'll struggle to sell (i'm also guilty of getting lazy, take parts off that are low value and never get around to advertising them).
Audi's are hard to judge, some things go for strong money and other things you can't give away. I advertised the auto gearbox from the silver A6 on ebay for £50, it was listed for months and months with no interest whatsoever. In the end I flagged down a passing rag and bone man and got him to take it away. The manual gearbox from the blue A6 sold for £400 within a couple of days.
If i've not got any other plans i'll spend a while breaking a car but the blue A6 was bought on a Wednesday, I stripped most of it that weekend and finished the rest off during the evenings and the scrap man collected it the following Saturday so I had it just over a week. That's because I wanted it gone so I could start on the Boxster.
I take the things off I know will sell for decent money and any other bits I get asked for while I have the car but I don't want a garage full of crap i'll struggle to sell (i'm also guilty of getting lazy, take parts off that are low value and never get around to advertising them).
Audi's are hard to judge, some things go for strong money and other things you can't give away. I advertised the auto gearbox from the silver A6 on ebay for £50, it was listed for months and months with no interest whatsoever. In the end I flagged down a passing rag and bone man and got him to take it away. The manual gearbox from the blue A6 sold for £400 within a couple of days.
I took some reference photos before I started removing parts. There are wires and pipes everywhere.
I put the 5 speed gearbox on the engine ready to offer it up to the Boxster. I fitted one of the downpipes (one that snapped at the flexi joint) to see if it'll interfere with the body. I'll have to make my own downpipes, the catalytic converters would be coming out past the rear bumper.
I put the 5 speed gearbox on the engine ready to offer it up to the Boxster. I fitted one of the downpipes (one that snapped at the flexi joint) to see if it'll interfere with the body. I'll have to make my own downpipes, the catalytic converters would be coming out past the rear bumper.
k that for a game of toy soldiers camp! I've ventured in, measured some stuff and that's it... It's a 2010 Cooper, I bought it locally. I was told the engine was knocking but it turned out it was actually just a bit low on oil so just sounded rough and it was running on 3 cylinders. The headgasket had actually gone. I bought a replacement engine before I bought picked up the car. The engines for these seem to go for over a grand, I got lucky as someone had broken a Mini not far away from me and he wanted collection only for the engine. He'd been messed about on ebay previously, it was up for £650, I offered £400 and he accepted it. I've since sold the one needing the head gasket for spares for £250 so it ended up costing me £150 for the engine, happy with that.
I was going to sell it but the wife has taken a shine to it. She's going to have it, i'm going to sell my MR2 and use the Golf she was using as my daily.
I was going to sell it but the wife has taken a shine to it. She's going to have it, i'm going to sell my MR2 and use the Golf she was using as my daily.
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