Sarge Posted April 2, 2021 Report Share Posted April 2, 2021 Great drive out with mates - two of us in Cayman S's, one Boxster and one VX220 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macus Posted April 2, 2021 Report Share Posted April 2, 2021 I did condensers and drier today. Found coolant leak from the front crossover coolant pipes having already been warned about them by ‘JAZ Porsche’ so that’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andygo Posted April 2, 2021 Report Share Posted April 2, 2021 Finally fired off my Pirelli P Zeros that came with my recently purchased 987.2 Cayman. Car has done around 150 miles per year over the last 3 years and has always had a wheel vibration. Turns out one front tyre was out of round due to standing unused for months on end. The Pirellis, IMHO are horrible, especially in the wet, so reverting to my tyre of choice, Michelins PS4 s's has transformed the car. So pleased, which is more than my wife when she realised the cost! She wants to drive it at the Nordschleife this year, she will be happy with the purchase then, thats for sure, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxstercol Posted April 2, 2021 Report Share Posted April 2, 2021 41 minutes ago, Macus said: I did condensers and drier today. Found coolant leak from the front crossover coolant pipes having already been warned about them by ‘JAZ Porsche’ so that’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks. There’s an ongoing thread in the technical section about the infamous crossover pipes... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin450 Posted April 3, 2021 Report Share Posted April 3, 2021 First go at adding Porsche logo to leather arm rest correct thickness leather 1mm going to look for a plain leather when non essential open the is a fabric shop near me. Hot stamp obtained from AliExpress £24.59 including delivery, leather £14.00 ebay uk happy with first go. A lot cheaper than online re trim of arm rest had a quote for £250.00 cheapest £150.00 I know they add stitching as well but really https://imgur.com/gallery/IdYbAVW 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaks Posted April 3, 2021 Report Share Posted April 3, 2021 heatshield repairs today. the joy of it costing no more than a handful of large penny washers is immense. then a quick blast around the local lanes. happy easter folks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjam Posted April 3, 2021 Report Share Posted April 3, 2021 16 minutes ago, kevin450 said: First go at adding Porsche logo to leather arm rest correct thickness leather 1mm going to look for a plain leather when non essential open the is a fabric shop near me. Any more info @kevin450? Did you just glue the leather over the existing cover? My arm rest needs doing, it's got a big crack down the middle but no-one seems to do them in anything other than black, but I have blue interior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin450 Posted April 3, 2021 Report Share Posted April 3, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, craigjam said: Any more info @kevin450? Did you just glue the leather over the existing cover? My arm rest needs doing, it's got a big crack down the middle but no-one seems to do them in anything other than black, but I have blue interior. Hi used no no nonsense contact adhesive over the exsisting arm rest leather and trimmed to suit so you go ahead and get blue leather recommend 1mm thick leather nappa leather is to thin I went for large off cuts had enough to to do 3 arm rests Ebay uk 1 Kg Black Leather LARGE Off cuts for Art & Clothing or Furniture & Car Repairs https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/annquin_leather AliExpress https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32979306782.html?algo_pvid=68fc8131-b3a9-4d11-a7d7-11506d2e6b3c&algo_expid=68fc8131-b3a9-4d11-a7d7-11506d2e6b3c-0&btsid=2100bdd516174785676015028e7496&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_,searchweb201603_ You can have any size you like I just used a heat gun to heat up stamp a bit of experiment how long to heat and leave hot and 30 seconds seemed to work hope this helps Edited April 3, 2021 by kevin450 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenM Posted April 3, 2021 Report Share Posted April 3, 2021 Woohoo - out of the garage and looking good - ready for summer fun !! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenM Posted April 3, 2021 Report Share Posted April 3, 2021 5 hours ago, kevin450 said: First go at adding Porsche logo to leather arm rest correct thickness leather 1mm going to look for a plain leather when non essential open the is a fabric shop near me. Hot stamp obtained from AliExpress £24.59 including delivery, leather £14.00 ebay uk happy with first go. A lot cheaper than online re trim of arm rest had a quote for £250.00 cheapest £150.00 I know they add stitching as well but really https://imgur.com/gallery/IdYbAVW That looks great, which size did you get please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin450 Posted April 4, 2021 Report Share Posted April 4, 2021 8 hours ago, StephenM said: That looks great, which size did you get please? I went for this size it fits the narrow end you can what ever size you like. price to suit I would remove the R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Araf Posted April 4, 2021 Report Share Posted April 4, 2021 New brakes fitted all round. I was supposed to do them myself, last weekend but the pins had welded themselves in the calipers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonttt Posted April 4, 2021 Report Share Posted April 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Araf said: New brakes fitted all round. I was supposed to do them myself, last weekend but the pins had welded themselves in the calipers. If you have a proper punch that is the correct width and use a lump hammer they do shift 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Araf Posted April 4, 2021 Report Share Posted April 4, 2021 Just now, Jonttt said: If you have a proper punch that is the correct width and use a lump hammer they do shift 😉 Not after 5 years of use in all weathers they don't. When a club hammer and drift didn't budge the first, I decided that having the callipers taken off and the pins drilled out was a cheaper option than breaking a suspension arm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDonald Posted April 4, 2021 Report Share Posted April 4, 2021 Easter Sunday sunset drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyanglia Posted April 4, 2021 Report Share Posted April 4, 2021 Looks spot on - beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyanglia Posted April 4, 2021 Report Share Posted April 4, 2021 Just now, Greyanglia said: Looks spot on - beautiful. I learnt a valuable lesson today. When faff-assing around on minor jobs (see my other post re Renovo Reviver) make sure you remove the key and don't leave it the ignition. Probably obvious to many but cleaning the windows, checking bodywork for Renovo spills and generally making love to the Boxter I then went to go out for spin down the Fosse Way with the roof down and battery was flat. There wasn't even enough juice to flip the frunk so I learned how to open it from the manual which was another little adventure. Anyway she's all tucked up now with the CTEK 5.0 humming away ready for another go tomorrow despite the 10C drop in daytime temperature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sp1boyo Posted April 4, 2021 Report Share Posted April 4, 2021 New water pump, lower temp thermostat, lower pipe work and new correct coolant replaced... these cars do like money being thrown at them fair play ... 🙈🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowbos Posted April 4, 2021 Report Share Posted April 4, 2021 6 minutes ago, Sp1boyo said: New water pump, lower temp thermostat, lower pipe work and new correct coolant replaced... these cars do like money being thrown at them fair play ... 🙈🤣 Been there. Done that 😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxstercol Posted April 4, 2021 Report Share Posted April 4, 2021 25 minutes ago, Sp1boyo said: New water pump, lower temp thermostat, lower pipe work and new correct coolant replaced... these cars do like money being thrown at them fair play ... 🙈🤣 DIY or Indy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sp1boyo Posted April 5, 2021 Report Share Posted April 5, 2021 16 hours ago, Boxstercol said: DIY or Indy? Indy, even if I had the skills to do it myself, when it comes to “sale time” all work on the car needs to be backed up with receipts otherwise you will be up against it with buyers and car history.. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkm Posted April 5, 2021 Report Share Posted April 5, 2021 (edited) finally completed ceramic coating on the freshly painted wheels.. I had forgotten how frustrating it is. Finally managed to swap the air filter I bought in a sale last year! Not surprisingly the old one wasn't as dirty as usual - but certainly grey (I always think I can hear more intake boom when they need swapping). Edited April 5, 2021 by Kirkm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sp1boyo Posted April 5, 2021 Report Share Posted April 5, 2021 (edited) Today I have driven my 987 .. over “hill n dale” or if you live in South Wales The Black Mountains ... In the company of my mate in a Group N Spec Mits Evo ... it was rather nice too ! Edited April 5, 2021 by Sp1boyo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaks Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 19 hours ago, Sp1boyo said: Today I have driven my 987 .. over “hill n dale” or if you live in South Wales The Black Mountains ... In the company of my mate in a Group N Spec Mits Evo ... it was rather nice too ! that's super cool !! I used to work for their WRC team back in the day, great times... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaks Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 a cheeky brake fluid change today. well. they did it and I poked around the workshop. absolutely the right thing (for me!) to do. happy Tuesday everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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