Glad you are ok,
You sure know how to build suspense with a single quote and a squashed chicken sir.
Glad you are ok,
You sure know how to build suspense with a single quote and a squashed chicken sir.
Event videos:
Sunrise at camp:
The Gambler 500 stuff:
More video of people driving Xbox on the circle track:
There's been too many cars in my driveway and too little time to work on projects. Glad that I can drop the '04 Parts Car off with captainawesome for a while so he can pull the transmission and various parts for his wide body 914 project.
Captainawesome worked way too fast with the Boxster parts car and is ready for me to pick it up tomorrow. Maybe dumping this in his yard will slow him down until I clear another parking space.
Meanwhile I checked over the Frog for Sunday's Rallycross. The throttle isn't responding and it has a code for a bad potentiometer. Hopefully swapping out the gas pedal/potentiometer from the parts car will clear it up without having to dive into deep troubleshooting.
I love everything you've been doing in this thread and have been a follower for several years. I recently had the chance to pick up my first boxster and am really loving it! I've watched a couple of your youtube videos already about door latch stuff. Keep up the great work!
edit: on your rallyx car, gambler car etc, do you mess with IMS retrofit at all? Or do you have enough spare engines that it's not worth the hassle?
Thanks, I don't worry about the IMS bearing, but think it should be changed out with the clutch or flywheel. ...more opinion later.
AAZCD-Jon (Forum Supporter) said:I don't worry about the IMS bearing, but think it should be changed out with the clutch or flywheel. ...more opinion later.
I had a very full schedule yesterday and wrote that sentence while waiting in stopped traffic at a road construction site. Traffic started moving again quicker than expected.
I am not consistent about how I treat my own cars regarding the IMS bearing. I know that the problem is real, but out of the 20+ 986s I've bought, none of them had an IMS bearing failure except for possibly the 2004 2.7L ('04 PartsCar) that had a factory replacement engine when I bought it. I have seen a couple with bad rod bearings. Cracked heads that were most likely caused by pieces of the water pump impeller jamming in coolant passages, causing hot spots. I think that a 1999 that I sold with about 95k miles had a slipped sleeve a year or two later. I have advised people that if they are going to worry about it every time they drive the car, they should have it retrofitted ASAP. Otherwise wait until it's getting other major maintenance and do it then.
The second Boxster I bought (2014) was the white one that's Mrs AAZCD's car. It had a bad engine that looked like it was from a rod bolt failure, but was torn up enough inside that it was hard to be certain. The IMS bearing was not bad. When I put an engine in it I used the PelicanParts IMS bearing which at the time cost $165 and the extraction/installation tool from LN Engineering which was around $250. The Pelican Parts bearing is basically the same single-row bearing that Porsche used, but came with an improved bolt and new seals. Why would anyone replace a bearing that is known to fail with a new one just like it? ...Because the one being replaced had already survived 125k miles without any issues.
I had a 1999 Tiptronic car and had the IMS bearing installed at a shop while they were replacing a leaky rear main seal. My final bill was well over $3,000 and it leaked again less than two years later. The shop has a great reputation, but has caused me to have trust issues.
Besides those, I've done one more Pelican Parts bearing and a Single Row Pro bearing from LN. I have tentative plans to eventually install LN Engineering's IMS Solution in my '04 Special Edition, but the kit costs about $1,900 now (I saw it as low as $1,300 in the past) and I'm having a hard time convincing myself it's worth it when so many other things can kill or degrade a 20 year old engine.
The Frog is running good now. I found that the wires from the gas pedal had been spliced at the ECU. Pressing the crimps a little tighter fixed the problem of no response. When there's time I'll probably re-splice them all, but for now, I just want to get it through Sunday.
I still have a few minor things to do, tightening the bolts for the roof and checking over all the rear suspension nuts and bolts.
The Frog held together well other than one muffler falling off somewhere near the end of a run that got a little too loose. It handles much better than the PartsCar. I have GoPro of most of the runs and it's easy to see where I can get a few seconds faster. Most of the day I was just 'blasting down a dirt road' unwinding from a very busy month. I had fun. I'll probably link some video and pics tomorrow night.
GoPro of one of the runs. I love playing with this car in the dirt.
For contrast, here's my drone video of a run by Blanton Payne who usually finishes at the top.
I finally had time to get a new windshield for the Xbox. I need to get a new windshield decal. "Off Roadster"?
The red '01 had an axle come unbolted this afternoon. That happens on these cars if the six bolts aren't carefully torqued with blue Loctite. I wasn't far from home. Mrs AAZCD came to rescue me and I trailered it home. I don't think there's damage and plan to properly bolt it back on tomorrow.
All of my cars are dirty right now, but I don't think I've washed this red one since I bought it...
Reading your opinion on the IMS bearing issue has reinforced my own. 125k miles and no issues. Why worry now? If it ever needs a clutch, I'll do it then.
Even if it failed the car wouldn't owe me anything. It kept my wife and I sane during covid and she even learned to drive manual in it. Solid ROI
I started looking up the correct axle bolt torque, then remembered that it's on my shelf.
29Ft/39Nm for the base model M8 bolts.
The PartsCar Porsche, back-up rallycross 'racecar' was lifted to the sky for it's final journey today. Now I only have eight Boxsters. I think four would be optimal. Four would be: '04 Special Edition (his), Arena Red '99 (hers), The Frog, and the Xbox. ...but I still can't rule out buying another - haven't ever had a yellow one.
I stripped out the parts car pretty well before scrapping it. I generally don't advertise parts for sale, but if you need anything, I've probably got it available.
In reply to AAZCD (Forum Supporter) :
Hey, this post is old, but on the off chance you reply, I'm looking at putting a winch on my CRV but there is barely any info online, so 1 did it work? And 2 could you give me any info or tips on finding an appropriate mounting plate?
Thanks :)
Ps, didn't realise this would get put down here, I'm asking about the honda CRV you were talking about at the start of this thread about 3 years ago, I'm new to this site so apologies if that's all obvious
In reply to Pkeen2 :
No problem, this is what long running threads like this are for.
For mine, I had an old bumper from a Honda Del Sol and cut and welded a segment of it to double the space for mounting.
After that I added some pieces of angle iron to brace it and mount the fair lead.
If I did it again, I'd add a mounting plate after doubling the width of the bumper. (Harbor Freight or for whatever brand winch you get) https://www.harborfreight.com/automotive/winches/winch-accessories/mounting-plates.html
Thanks, that's really helpful, my only other worry is that I'll warp the bumper where it's mounted, this might be a silly fear, but as the bumper isn't designed to take a winch and I haven't had a proper look yet, is this likely to happen?
In short, how much could you pull with the winch before it damaged the rest of the car in some way
Apologies for the slow reply, as my account is new I can only post once an hour
In reply to Pkeen2 :
Good point about the limitation. The CRV bumper is designed for impact, not pulling things towards it. I used mine for pulling fallen trees off the trail and helping some vehicles that were stuck. A steady pull.
The bumper bar is mounted with four bolts. If you pull too hard, I think that it is likely to fail where it is bolted on before it damages the frame of the vehicle. I declined trying to pull my friend Billy back onto the trail when his >5,000lb Suburban was stuck (sideways down an embankment) and jerking a load is a bad idea.
Summary... Use it with a steady pull to pull yourself out when you are stuck, move things that are able to slide, and vehicles in the direction that their wheels are facing.
Ozarks '24 (Gambler Rally) is this weekend. I'm working until 7 pm tonight and back to work at 7 am Sunday. Still want to go for the Saturday.
Leave in the dark tonight for an easy morning or leave at 5-ish in the morning to arrive when things start rolling..?
It's going to rain (say the forecasters).
Which 'P-Car'? Prius or Porsche.
Bring: gas can. pocket full of cash. ritz crackers and a can of spam.
Gamblin'
In reply to AAZCD-Jon (Forum Supporter) :
I vote for the Porsche "P" car
In reply to Indy - Guy :
Sitting at the office, I was thinking Porsche. At home now about to have dinner after 8 pm, I'm thinking Prius.
The Prius (pictured on the right) features luxuries such as functional interior lighting and heated defrost. It is already packed with all my Gambler stuff stored in it. The Porsche is more awesomer, but doesn't feel ready to jump in and go at 0500.
Gamblin' the Ozarks with friends on Saturday. It was awesome.
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