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Not at all. An hour to prep by removing the roll bar front trim pieces (pull out), unscrew seat belt guide, and tape a few garbage bags down and around. Another 2 hours to spray and wait. 5 or 6 coats total I'd say. Here's some pics
Put my sweet 987.2 S lift last night to change oil, less than 8k miles since last change but just over 1 year. Drained hot oil before going to bed. 98,300 miles on her now, was 37k when I got her in 2013 - I drive it........isn't that what Porsche's are made for?
On other fronts, my '80 924 Turbo is running like new, now my daily driver, all original 'cept for new needed internals like shocks, brakes, etc. '76 914 needs top-end rebuild, wrestling with doing it myself or farming it out to a great local Porsche mechanic - waiting on cost's of headwork from machine shop. Each of these 3 P-cars is a joy to drive, but each so different. While I don't own a late model GT-3 or Turbo, I'm very happy with what I have and don't think I'd swap what I've got for either. My Cayman S is so far beyond what can be experienced on the street......
Air filter on the Cayman S yesterday. an easy way to get the “worked on the car fix” for a little while. Much better than the 951 “Damn! Whats wrong with it now?!?” Projects.
just realized the old block studs from the 951 are in the background of this photo.
Not exactly what I did to my Boxster today, but what I did *for* it.
Not exactly what I did to my Boxster today, but what I did *for* it. And for me.
Found this old beauty at a small antique store while out driving. A lot around here.
Since we spend a lot of time under the car and I want to keep mine running, a way to revive this old 'Creepy-Crawler' fits well with maintaining a 16-year-old Porsche.
I do woodworking and restoration of furniture also.
I was drawn to the logo in the center, in excellent shape, as was the plywood.
The oak frame was beaten up, scuffed and greasy.
Top of the crawler
The wheels were rusty, but good castings. Cast Wheels Boxster for scale
The pad is vinyl, but not cracked
or worn, but it was full of grease in the folded seams and very dirty overall. I removed it, pulled the staples and cleaned it.
I removed the frame, took it apart. The old carriage bolts were very rusty. Could not reuse them.
It sanded up easily, preserving some of the 'patina' I very carefully sanded the top of the plywood.
A coat of Poly-Urethane. Put it all back together with new carriage bots. Even though they were ¼" like the old ones, they were a bit bigger at the head and lodged in the oak well.
Not exactly what I did to my Boxster today, but what I did *for* it. And for me.
Found this old beauty at a small antique store while out driving. A lot around here.
Since we spend a lot of time under the car and I want to keep mine running, a way to revive this old 'Creepy-Crawler' fits well with maintaining a 16-year-old Porsche.
I do woodworking and restoration of furniture also.
I was drawn to the logo in the center, in excellent shape, as was the plywood.
The oak frame was beaten up, scuffed and greasy.
Top of the crawler
The wheels were rusty, but good castings. Cast Wheels Boxster for scale
The pad is vinyl, but not cracked
or worn, but it was full of grease in the folded seams and very dirty overall. I removed it, pulled the staples and cleaned it.
I removed the frame, took it apart. The old carriage bolts were very rusty. Could not reuse them.
It sanded up easily, preserving some of the 'patina' I very carefully sanded the top of the plywood.
A coat of Poly-Urethane. Put it all back together with new carriage bots. Even though they were ¼" like the old ones, they were a bit bigger at the head and lodged in the oak well.
HEY YOU STOLE MY CREEPER!!!!!!!!!!!
Seriously, mine is just like yours but without a brand logo., and mine too has had two wheels replaced.
07-12-2022, 12:01 PM
an easy way to get the “worked on the car fix” for a little while. Much better than the 951 “Damn! Whats wrong with it now?!?” Projects.
