It looks like it's really going together nicely. I can't wait to see how you do the air cleaner/AFM mount. I know how I did mine, but other solutions are always good to look at...

Happy B-day Mike,


John

P.S. I bet that you are more excited that a little one at holiday time!

Joe- I sure hope you get a picture of Wills on his first drive, you can't even buy THAT kind of advertising!


John

Thanks guys.

Joe called me the day he fired it up and let me hear it. Man I was excited.

Then he called me after he took it around the block with just straight headers to let me know it all went well.

Then after he got it the exhaust in place and could take it out for a decent run he called me. He tells me this:

"It runs really strong. When you get on the gas, things happen fast!"

The smile still hasn't left my face. 48 hours from now I'll be flying over there to get it. I can't wait.

Actually, I think I just saw Wills running up I-17 towards New Mexico......
Joe, he may be there tonight
He used to be a runner in high school you know

That is probably the better way to run to New Mexico, Arizona State Route 260 does not have a lot of shoulder.


John

Hey, I just PM'd Shaggy and told him he has the green light this afternoon to salvage anything he could find......

Mike is taking flying lessons, so he will be making his first cross-country to ABQ with his instructor on Thrusday morning.

I have to fly on Thursday and Friday (just like last year), so I won't be here for Mike's first drive, but I will be in Moab later on Friday.

I got the air cleaner and the angle drive this morning, so look for a completed project this afternoon.

Arrg its pirate Day I am this thread.

Okay the 914s are nice and all I need to see pics of the yellow old school Scirocco

Very nice car guys! You knew yellow (& Ravenna) cars are faster - right!

How bout some details on the wheels & tires? They look like Kumho's, but couldn't make out the size, etc.

Enjoy!

16 x 6" Fuchs and Khumo MX's 205/55/16" all the way around.

Happy Un-birthday

Oh, bring earplugs, trust me Your wife will never want to ride in that car again.

Ferg

Lunch break.

These are for John.

A quick trip to Autozone netted me a curved piece of 3" exhaust and a coupler.

I fabbed a bracket that bolts to the intake manifold and:

Painted:

1980 S1 16V 1.8.

It's just a beater, but it's fun to drive:

Nice but not sure if black is Bling enough for Wills

Ferg

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That is the DIRTIEST that engine bay has EVER been
OMG
Honestly, I bet Wills is both happy and sad at that picture


WOW

He's got Thursday afternoon to clean it up........if he can stop driving it.

Finished!

I've been promising video, so here.

Dial-up should not even try.

Finished?? Thats it?? I thought doing a six conversion was difficult. Hell, I didn't even break a sweat.

On a serious note - Joe, the car looks awesome and I can't wait to drive it. If my wife wouldn't kill me, I would be on my way up there right now.

For the record, Joe did a lot more than just simply install parts. He sourced a lot of the parts himself and/or gave me the info I needed to get parts ordered. There is no way the car would have turned out as nice in such a short amount of time without his extra help and guidance. He was a huge resource beyond just doing the conversion.

Also, huge props to Eric Shea for the wheels and Johnman for getting the three-way gauge turned around so quickly.

On that note, it's time!

So Mike, you bringin' a new plate?

As soon as I confirm first hand that the car isn't slow, new plates will be ordered.

I think I am going to take the plate that SirAndy suggested:

B4BOXTR

I suddenly got major wood......


Excellent job Joe.

Very nice job.

very nice!

just curious - whats the damge report for just engine and oil tank etc.... no 5 lug stuff and sans labor...

parts just for the six swap -

start saving aaron

Man that is sweet. Wills - Next month we're on; golf and a drive.

T

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very nice!

just curious - whats the damge report for just engine and oil tank etc.... no 5 lug stuff and sans labor...

parts just for the six swap -

start saving aaron
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This question comes up a lot...and I haven't got all of my notes in one place yet so I'll give it a shot...

3.2 Engine 5750
Wiring harness 400
Headers 325
Sheet metal 350
Ceramic coating 250
Flywheel & bolts 430
Motor mount 200
Muffler gaskets 10
Exhaust gaskets 24
Fuel pump 110
Oxygen sensor 140
Clutch 272
3.2 Tach 80
Oil Tank 650
Neck & filler 200
Triple gauge 130
Exhaust 525
Oil Tank/Throttle Mods 400
Oil Cooler, fans, lines 700
$10946


For the engine and suspension swap I think I have about $13k in parts. I also incurred about $700 in shipping costs for the motor, wheels, suspension etc...

No offense to Andy, but we had a vote and all agree that Boxster anything on your plate is not cool.

You can do better.

Who's "we", sucka?

The people with the keys to your 3.2.

FUCH!

And what exactly is wrong with a "Boxster", anyway?

Nothing. They are really cute. My wife has one.





I kid, I kid.....

It's kinda like pretending to be something you're not, in order to impress people who don't care.

not a whole lotta room to put your purse tho

Looks great Mike! Can't wait to go for a ride up in Moab (please!?)

You are talking about the license plate, right?

And Aaron, there is a whole lot more room for "your" purse in a 986 than in a 914

does the boxster come in a masculine model? LOL

dan.. all in fun

Yes. Sorry, I see how I was a little vague on that.

I know, I know....right back at ya!

I own one of those chick cars and regularly kick 911,964,993,996 butt at AXs, and yes a few poorly driven 914s

Some day maybe I can do something like that...

How about changing your plate to

NOT SLO

or

NO MO SLO SLO NO MO

Weren't there plans for those big arse rally lights? Where are they?

So, I'm in a hotel room in Marina Del Rey while Luck and Mike are out in the 3.2.....

Those are for the RS.

Ah...

Can't wait to see them babies on your car

So, here are some pics of Mike cleaning his "new" car...

And...

And...