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Wow, been a minute! Hard to believe after all this time, but that tile floor still isn’t finished. Lol. We did another long weekend and got it just over half way done. Thankfully, I have a friend that offered to help in a few weeks when his work slows down, and I’m likely going to take him up...

After seeing your shop, I get it now when people say that we build with sticks and paper here in the US!

I wish that worked on the mice here in Georgia. lol. The ones in my garage did not care about the lavender one bit. I ended up getting some poison boxes on Amazon and putting them around. Seems to have worked. The only type of mousetrap that conclusively caught any mice for me were unfortunately...

I did see some discussion about using “book screws” as a more robust alternative for the rubber ******. Maybe something else you could try.

With a reverse image search, the only thing that looks close is some mounting rubber buttons for a Deep Sea Supply scuba wing. Apparently unobtainium now. Am I close? ;) https://scubaboard.com/community/threads/dss-torus-17-wing-great-shape.599067/

I didn't realize picking a gray color was such an intensive process for certain industries. Fascinating stuff.

Looking forward to the build! Nice start so far. :)

The windshield cowls on early Porsche Boxsters and 996 911's had flimsy mounts that get brittle and break off. A new one is over $200. Someone on Thingaverse created a 3d wedge that uses the OEM bolts to hold the cowl on. Got them printed for about $15, and now I'm good to go.

I've had a set of 3/8" Duralast sockets for almost 25 years, with the standard length and deep well sockets. I know there's nothing special about these cheap Autozone sockets, but I've been through thick and thin with them, and I managed to not lose the 10 mm for a quarter of a century, until...

To my knowledge, it hasn’t. In my opinion, the IMS Solution only makes sense for certain cars. A pristine low-mileage 996? Absolutely. An old Boxster with 120,000 miles that’s only worth about 4x the IMS Solution cost for the rest of the car? Not so much. The IMS Retrofit options (the...

Jasper is the next town over from me! That restaurant isn’t one I’ve tried before. Looks to be about a 25 minute drive from the house. I’ll definitely put it on my list. Thanks for the recommendation!

I understand! I took a calculated risk based on the data on-hand. The debris was very minor and I'm only just out of spec. Honestly, the car runs fantastic, so I took a chance on a little outing. Only an hour and change away from the house. I understand that even once I fix everything I know...

Not much to report on the garage itself. We've been super busy with some other home projects that took priority. That said, we had a couple days of unseasonably nice weather here this past weekend, so we decided we could spare some time for some R&R. My wife and I took the Boxster to Helen, GA...

Nice! I'll definitely keep that in mind, because I'll need to borrow one more time to verify the work after replacement. I'm putting a parts list together now. Honestly, for as big of a job as it is, the parts aren't too badly priced.

Was hoping to get further along with the tile this weekend, but a surprise case of the flu knocked me on my backside, so that’s on hold for now. As for the Boxster, I did one of those Durametric rentals from eBay and gave my car the once-over with it. I found that it had never been mechanically...

Nice Z! Most of my friend group drives Nissans, so I’ve got some experience with them. I’m the odd man out with the Mazda and now the Porsche. That pic of my Miata above was on the Tail of the Dragon when I was up there for Z-Days with my buddies.

Honestly the coolant valley fix was really straightforward following the IH8MUD thread on the procedure. It looks scary, but if you’re patient and methodical it’s not bad. I had the benefit of time though since I work from home and could borrow the wife’s car if I needed to venture out. I hear...

Thanks! I really think I'm going to like it when it's done. It's so much brighter than the dingy concrete too. When a quality porcelain tile is set down correctly with no voids, the tile is effectively harder than the concrete it's laid on. Many dealer service centers use tile in their...

It looks like our area is going to get some winter weather later this week, and there's a decent chance for snow. I spent some time cleaning and moving some stuff around so I could get the Porsche back in the garage.