I do wonder, if you have the money to do this, why you don't just sell it and buy something faster, but I enjoy reading these updates, and as a former Porsche owner I'm kind of curious to see how it turns out. (I never thought the engine was the Boxster's problem though, more the rest of the car.)
When I owned an SD1 I wondered what kind of performance for the money you could get by putting a Rover 800 turbo engine in an SD1 2000, rather than going down the obvious (and increasingly expensive) V8 route that everyone tells you to do.
And if you did want to put a V8 in it, there's that JLR 5 litre supercharged one that's sort of in the family.
I gave this some thought whilst doing some laps of Regents Park this evening.
The car I've always wanted (well, the 911 I've always wanted) is the 996.1 GT3, but: if there had been an option back in the day for a GT3 touring I'd have taken that over the aero-kit which came as standard, and I'd also have picked a cab over a coupe because they're fun.
So - given that I want a 996 GT3 touring, cabriolet, and that was never offered by Porsche (quite possibly for extremely good reasons) I'm making one.
Don't underestimate the cost of bringing a 996.1 GT3 up to standard. Would be substantial on top of purchase price.
I'd say the price of getting exactly what you want and being involved in the creation is good value in comparison to just buying fast. Anyone can do that.
I gave this some thought whilst doing some laps of Regents Park this evening.
The car I've always wanted (well, the 911 I've always wanted) is the 996.1 GT3, but: if there had been an option back in the day for a GT3 touring I'd have taken that over the aero-kit which came as standard, and I'd also have picked a cab over a coupe because they're fun.
So - given that I want a 996 GT3 touring, cabriolet, and that was never offered by Porsche (quite possibly for extremely good reasons) I'm making one.