JazH Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 Hey all, just joined the forum so I figured I'd make a quick post to say hello. Just picked up a '51 Boxster S very cheaply, which is going to be a race car build project for us. Currently she's not running (engine is coming out next week when we get her in the workshop) and I'll probably document the rebuild here somewhere if people are keen on that sort of thing. Cannot believe how good the interior condition is, I feel bad stripping it all out! Anyway, more posts to come from me so here are some photos to start things off (including a bonus one of my daily 718 Cayman). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allatsea Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 Good luck! Will look forward to your progress. I kinda started out like that, but then couldn't bring myself to tear it apart and ended up adding it to the stable instead and trying to get it as nice as possible! As you go it would be great to know the weight of everything you remove- just incase I change my mind, again. Like your daily. Very smart. AaS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennym1984 Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 Is your username an indication as to where you work? If so you should be well setup for this build! What are you planning to do to it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edc Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 Sounds like fun. What the plan and spec? What series will you race in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berni29 Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 Hi I'm curious to know the ballpark price for a car like this, ie non runner possible trashed engine........ Best of luck with the project! Berni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rav Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 Interested in seeing the engine rebuild photos! Please post these. Did you know that Orange lights weigh less than clear, so i am willing to swap you my lights for yours 😉 On a serious note, if you do strip the interior, i could do with a few bits, so please post on here. You could raise some serious money with the parts you will remove for your track car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazH Posted September 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 3 hours ago, allatsea said: Like your daily. Very smart. Cheers! Got her new in 2018, just about to tick over 9k miles now. Lovely car, really pleased with it. 3 hours ago, Lennym1984 said: What are you planning to do to it? Long-term plans will be endurance racing, but there are plenty of sprint series' she will be eligible for and so that'll be the plan for next season. Haven't 100% decided on what to focus on initially, but I think this is the spec I'll go for and take it from there: https://www.750mc.co.uk/formulae/calm-all-porsche-trophy.htm 2 hours ago, edc said: Sounds like fun. What the plan and spec? What series will you race in? As above, will focus on sprint races initially with the All Porsche Trophy (and others) for 2021, and then look at doing some endurance with it as well in 2022 and beyond. This is why I was set on the S 3.2. 1 hour ago, Berni29 said: I'm curious to know the ballpark price for a car like this, ie non runner possible trashed engine........ As with everything, it depends massively. I managed to win this one for £2,700. It was serviced all the way up until 2018 and the car itself is in brilliant condition for a car going on 20 year old, so I didn't mind paying a bit for a car that has what appears to be a genuine fault rather than one that's been hammered to death. Engine will hopefully need repairing/rebuilding but worse case scenario, even with a new engine to drop in, it'll still be a fair price. Best case scenario, a fixed super cheap starting point. 12 minutes ago, Rav said: Interested in seeing the engine rebuild photos! Please post these. On a serious note, if you do strip the interior, i could do with a few bits, so please post on here. You could raise some serious money with the parts you will remove for your track car. Will defo post the photos. I'll keep things to this thread. Regarding the interior, it'll all be up for sale. To be honest, the cabin as I've mentioned before was remarkably good for its age - the carpets are perfect, I guess leaking soft-tops aren't something common with a Boxster! - and so I really do think I'll be able to find a suitable buyer for most of it. All of the interior will be going, the soft top, the wheels (showing signs of age but no scuffs that I can see), the front and rear bumpers also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rav Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 @JazH Are the seats heated? I have the same seats, but alas, no heating..... What is the centre console looking like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazH Posted September 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Rav said: @JazH Are the seats heated? I have the same seats, but alas, no heating..... What is the centre console looking like? I'm not sure. I'll check and take some more interior photos tomorrow, but it's all really really clean and was well looked after for sure. Edited September 21, 2020 by JazH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagss2 Posted September 22, 2020 Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 9 hours ago, JazH said: All of the interior will be going, the soft top, the wheels (showing signs of age but no scuffs that I can see), the front and rear bumpers also. Excellent project! You have a PM. Cheers, Baggers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Sapsford Posted September 22, 2020 Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 Interested in bumpers depending on where abouts you are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jord Posted September 22, 2020 Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 are those seats grey? if so do you have some more pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rav Posted September 22, 2020 Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 Grrr - I thought the seats were black.... Should have gone to specsavers!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Daniel Posted September 22, 2020 Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 Doors with speaker pods, nice upgrade for somebody. Good luck with the build👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazH Posted September 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 3 hours ago, Jord said: are those seats grey? if so do you have some more pics? All I have at the moment, but I will get around to getting more photos of everything ASAP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazH Posted September 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 Thanks everyone for the well wishes. Think I've worked my way through all the PM's but if anyone else wants anything else, let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulchamby Posted September 22, 2020 Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 Looks a great project, and the race series looks fantastic! I will be watching out for updates as the build progresses. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berni29 Posted September 22, 2020 Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 Hi Thank you for being so open with the price you paid. Is a Boxster chassis stiff enough to race or does the roll cage fix that issue? All the best Berni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jord Posted September 22, 2020 Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 1 hour ago, JazH said: All I have at the moment, but I will get around to getting more photos of everything ASAP! ok, id be potentially keen as they are nicer than my ones. do you have a price in mind? i have a grey set of normal seats that you could put in or are you looking for proper racing buckets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazH Posted September 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 5 hours ago, Darren Sapsford said: Interested in bumpers depending on where abouts you are Will probably be a little while before these come off, but I'm based in South Wales. Shoot me a PM if you're interested. No cracks or splits in either from what I can see, but will take some more detailed photos if you're interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazH Posted September 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 46 minutes ago, Berni29 said: Hi Thank you for being so open with the price you paid. Is a Boxster chassis stiff enough to race or does the roll cage fix that issue? All the best Berni I'll do my best to keep a running cost total, but I'm anticipating spending around £10k total to get it race-ready including cage, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazH Posted September 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 43 minutes ago, Jord said: ok, id be potentially keen as they are nicer than my ones. do you have a price in mind? i have a grey set of normal seats that you could put in or are you looking for proper racing buckets? I already have an OMP race seat to go in so no need for replacements, thanks. As with everything, I have no idea what prices things are worth and so would rather things go to genuine owners at a fair price, so my PMs are open for offers on anything! Happy to provide more photos of anything if required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edc Posted September 22, 2020 Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Berni29 said: Hi Thank you for being so open with the price you paid. Is a Boxster chassis stiff enough to race or does the roll cage fix that issue? All the best Berni Have a look at the spec for some of the UK Boxster race series. They all ran with hardtops of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jord Posted September 22, 2020 Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 1 hour ago, JazH said: I already have an OMP race seat to go in so no need for replacements, thanks. As with everything, I have no idea what prices things are worth and so would rather things go to genuine owners at a fair price, so my PMs are open for offers on anything! Happy to provide more photos of anything if required. ive shot you a PM. cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayJay1374 Posted September 22, 2020 Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 Great project, I’d be interested to see more. im planning a few track days etc in mine so I’d be interested in seeing what mods you’ll be doing! Although I won’t be going as far with mine as what you will be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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