V8 Porsche first drive - Porsche 986 Boxster V8 engine swap track car build 18

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[@nitramsunuo9242]

I suggest to not drive without the engine top cover. Instead of using the genuine 986 black plastic cover you can alternatively use the 987 aluminium cover. It fits "plug&play", is much lighter and has a bigger bulge, so provides more space for the engine. Regards from Germany 😀

[@Fish_Stick_Party]

Great tip! As someone that's in early planning phases of a K-swap for my 986, this is great information. The K-series was a bit too tall for the standard 986 engine cover.

[@Jonathan_Doe_]

Having a quicker ‘ain’t care’ (aesthetics wise at least) build to work on must be a relief from a longer, more perfectionist build like the Alferrari.

[@robwhite240z]

The Rockster is now a Monster

[@ernieleithes6545]

Jeff as a retired mechanic i can feel the nerves when you first take a project for its first drive but as you iron out all the problems it just gets better and better great job.

[@DavidMBanes]

I know that feeling from building a kit car, scary stuff!

[@matijazigic6520]

I came here a long time ago, even before alfarrari, amazed by the work you do with your projects. This started with little interest to me but it turns out to be a fantastic build. Great job Jeff Hi from Croatia

[@Jorge-po9tl]

Damnn mate thats mad I can only dream on ever achieving that level of skill, very nice work

[@1one3_Racing]

Its just time and a little money. I'm totally self taught. I was shown wood working but fabrication, welding, mechanical, building track cars, I had no help. I just read, watched, did, re-did, re-did again.... lol

[@TheBlaqDeval]

Great work, Jeff... I was more into your classic builds (RS & Alferrari) yet the Porsche with a V8 Sounds incredible and sure will drive much more aggressively regarding power to weight ratio now! Congrats n cant wait to see it all finished up p for a track run!

[@martinrodgers6114]

Nicely done, Jeff. You continue to amaze! Congratulations!!!

[@VolV8]

I love this car. Some brake and suspension work and it will be a track weapon 🚀 I'll be a little sad when the door stops come off the back bumper 🤣 Great work, Dr Jeff!

[@garynorman5179]

Congrats Jeff..the journey watching has been most appreciated.

[@cooper2119]

Congratulations Jeff, I’ve enjoyed this build!

[@nickmassey9104]

Well done Jeff. Its nearly ready for the Road and after some more mods itl be race ready awesome build 😎

[@StevenAndrews]

Now THAT'S a bracket! Man that sounds good.

[@markcray5164]

The boys at B.O.M. would approve haha

[@jimclarke1108]

Cool lookin V8 MR2, ))

[@lrob2088]

Outstanding Jeff, what a build

[@georgecarter1725]

Great job Jeff - congrats!

[@sonyhk3824]

Happy to see the car running. Cheers mr Jeff 👍 💯 thumbs-up

[@fredericrike5974]

So much for "reality TV's" three day engine swaps! When you had the engine on the floor and the gearbox with it, it did look simple- tight, maybe but simple. That should have told us all that enormous problems would soon arrive! But now it does move under it's own power- you've got Murphy on the run, or at least hobbled- don't quit now! Can't wait to see you and Boxster on the track and get a "smiles per mile" report! FR

[@DavidMBanes]

Well done, sounds awesome. We drove to Wakefield Park from Sydney one weekend for a meet, then realised when we got there we had the wrong weekend. Still a great day out, we're in the UK now, don't get the long road trips anymore.

[@jrlittle2]

I have been watching from South Korea and I am a HUGE Fan. Love the program and I have been waiting for this for a long time. CONGRATULATIONS!!!

[@rudygonzalez8611]

Wonderful work Jeff.

[@tradesman1000]

It does sound good 😁 light car mid mounted V8 grunt. It’ll be a sick little track day tool once it’s sorted. Love your work mr ‘n’ mrs Jeff 👍🏻

[@bertrandliang9490]

You’re a legend - wonderful inspirational work!

[@cedriclason9436]

Great project and perfect approach to it! I love the fact that you are keeping it ugly for as long as you possibly can! Function First!

[@Number27]

Absolute legend buddy!! Can’t believe you’ve done it! It sounds so weird to hear a Boxter with V8!

[@HomeBuiltByJeff]

Haha. The sound definitely does not match the vehicle :D

[@Brendan.Wheatley]

Well done mate, I look forward to seeing it running around Wakefield Park!

[@harryfahrtdenwagenvor5202]

Congrats Jeff. Hope you have soooo much fun with the Audiporsch V8.

[@rona1144]

Congratulations on getting it driving. Looking forward to what you will do with it.

[@pete1973x]

Quite an achievement mate, well done ;-) Looking forward to seeing it on track.

[@dudeonbike800]

Congratulations! Huge step forward. Now it's a matter of refining some things and then we'll soon see you drifting corners in the Rockster!!!!

[@damirsitnik9127]

Enjoy mate. Nice humble monster build.😊

[@nssherlock4547]

It''s alive, good job....Those gearbox mounts need a redo, you've got space to get the exhaust lower and away from the cables.

[@myturkishlife1777]

O man that was epic, I put my headphones on to get the sound ,, Terrific job 👍👍

[@Andrew.quigley]

Nicely done. Sounds bloody awesome.

[@bugged120]

Sounds fantastic Jeff!!!!!

[@vinnierolla]

Well done mate….can’t wait to see it on the track

[@EliteRock]

- right, let's get a cuppa coffee on the go first ... ETA >> Result! Oh ye of little faith - I really didn't expect to see this so soon. Another big win, another morale booster. Incidentally, as others have observed, having a 'no ****s given' (relatively speaking) build alongside the Alfarrari must be quite therapeutic sometimes.

[@smudgetherealmc]

Congratulations Jeff. Might be loud but it sounds awesome 😉

[@inCARnationAustralia]

Well done Jeff! No doubt a very satisfying day.

[@davidwakefield1196]

That car is insane Bud.

[@nigelk780]

Sounds great Jeff. Getting there

[@CerebralDad]

Now to put the bonnet in the bin! Congrats on the win!

[@RexerYTRexer]

I can say with confidence Im happier then you for finishing and uploading this video!!!

[@roscoejones4515]

Way to go, another success story! I can see you're stoked and we'll you should be!👍😄

[@wmcwings4343]

Congratulations!! Job well done. 👍

[@supercarowners]

Congratulations!!!! This is super awesome 😎. I have started my Porsche 924 restoration just last week. Hoping to hit the roads/tracks soon. I live 10 minutes drive from Sydney Motorsports Park. Hopefully, will take my 924 there every weekend once done.

[@nssherlock4547]

Shame there isnt a race meet available every weekend, but it will be a nice drive to the rear gate anrd parking lot.LOL

[@snrautoworx2840]

Love your work man your such a huge inspiration to myself and I'm sure to many more of your viewers. Keep it up mate 😁👌 With the breaks being a bigger engine and more power and being a "track car" I'd maybe look into upgrading the Breaks to some bigger ones off a later model Porsche or an after market break set up 😉 sticking with the stock ones you might find yourself running into the issue of break fade on the track and that's the last thing you want when going full noise.

[@roscoejones4515]

Even worse than break fade is brake fade...😐

[@backyardprojects9945]

It's Alive! Jeff you beauty...

[@alistairlong6223]

Well done. Top work.

[@peaktraveller]

Nice work Jeff. Sounds fantastic. Shame it is too loud but a new zorst is required anyway.

[@glensgraphix]

Great to see it on the road again. Sounds awesome! Too bad you have to quieten it down. Now you are at the 90% of the build there is the longest part to do. The 10%! Great to see it going.

[@kimhenry5658]

Hah! Yes. My favourite saying for progress on this type of build is 90% done, 90% to go!

[@fredsalfa]

Sounds amazing!😊

[@johnmckenzie427]

Congratulations. Great job!!

[@marcosdarriba]

Congratulations, and now the high performance for trucks dais 🤙

[@markdaugherty6378]

Love the series Jeff, the devil is in the details with all that clean up you have left underneath. Looking forward to watching you solve those issues.

[@olivermarston157]

Sounds awesome!

[@patfilice]

Sounds incredible

[@TheFatmer]

Sounds like it looks now :) amazing sound!

[@marcmigneault8364]

Sounds wicked! Even though it is too loud. You might be able to gain space by reinforcing your engine mounts through the bottom part instead of their top part. Your right side exhaust seems way too close to your shift cable. Now, you need a roll cage. Keep up the good work!

[@matthewhegarty729]

Congrats!

[@jamessneed6318]

In the next episode Jeff discovers he did a road test without engine oil. 🤣

[@misterplow1]

YAEY!!! soon time to do something about the appearance. Double skin bonnet and so

[@mariomorales379]

Well Done !! Man is sound amazing and powerful!! Big job done ! Enjoy 🔝💯🙌😎

[@bryancobb1151]

Awesome man! Love it😃✌👽

[@jefflee1189]

my first time on this channel and i love the genius work. all cars need a good V-8. i dont necessarily like the pink grates inside the ducts but hey theres nothing wrong with a guy displaying his fem side. +1 really good work

[@HomeBuiltByJeff]

Watch the first video of this car and it will all make sense.

[@jefflee1189]

@@HomeBuiltByJeff oh i was being a sarcastic a$$ about the fem thing lol. but, i will go check out that vid. have a good day and future goodluck with your car brother :)

[@gazzafloss]

Be great to see a few laps in the Rockster around Wakefield Park, well achieved Jeff. Tighten that aux drive belt will ya ..!

[@garrymcdonald7994]

That should be a hoot on the track. Well done. I do find it funny that your road cars all have scaffolding, but your track car doesn’t even have a roof!

[@gavintory6133]

Nice work Jeff. Sounds awesome. Note, my standard 987.1 3.4S smells as well after almost any kind of half spirited drive, so I think it’s a Boxster thing, given the engine position and venting. Once again, I reckon you should do a conversion kit. What a potential weapon this could be for 986 owners! Regards Gavin T. (Aka Torz)

[@spdaltid]

Great Job! Loving that 'spoiler'.😂 If you're going to run it with that much angle of attack, you'll get more lift with the wing camber up the other way. Better bolt that sucker down hard: Can't wait to see how fast you need to go before the car swaps ends.!

[@toddatstone_city_outlaw8714]

Nice!! Very well done, next the track!!!

[@HomeBuiltByJeff]

Hopefully soon :D

[@pascaljeske7307]

Wow He is running very top Jeff and the Sound ist perfekt for it ❤️👍❤️🥂

[@BennysCustomWorks]

Track day time !!!!

[@HomeBuiltByJeff]

Getting very close now :D

[@leebuckles2364]

Going to be a awesome track car

[@grahamrobson9292]

Great work remember Hoovies oil starvation on the race track .. maybe due to the engine being reversed and the sump needing work to prevent surge.

[@HomeBuiltByJeff]

Keep watching ;)

[@captain92morgan68]

Awesome job Jeff, congrats. Will we be seeing an Un-pimp my ride episode? Hopefully getting rid of some of the previous owners mods

[@hovered4]

Congratulations

[@dra911]

Terrific sound! If you have to muffle that for track duties, I'm probably in trouble for my build...

[@mattbuckley392]

Great progress .... just keep going Jeff ..... hehehe.

[@curvs4me]

Ohhh ohhhhhhhh I have been waiting for dis 1

[@curvs4me]

She sounds incredible bro! It's going to be brilliant once you take care of the niggly bits. 98% complete, yeah!

[@Euroburger]

Job well done.👍

[@normanmeador7956]

Nice job Jeff,you should take one high speed drive be fore you change the exhaust, I like the way it sounds now.Love the channel

[@NotSean269]

DAmmit I haven't finished my last track build and now I want a Audi V8 Boxter! thanks -.-

[@Cliff_Anderson]

Banner day! Won't be long before you're ripping it around the track.

[@rpeterson223]

The exhaust note is FANTASTIC, but too loud from the cockpit obviously..

[@yjmsrv]

The "pink" vents don't look pink to me at all- they look red and match the black nicely I think. Not sure what everyone is talking about it being ugly- I think that Boxster looks great! I love the body mods- they're not too over done but make the car look more purposful. GREAT build- it's on my bucket list- an LS 964 (have the car now) and an LS Boxster. Great build!-- Edit- OK, I stand corrected- I hadn't watched the original video when you bought it as you went through all the "mods". Wow! Door stop aero on the bumper- re-use of cut off "aero" on the lid- the list just keeps going on with questionable/tasteless mods. When I said "not too over done" I was wrong- just way wrong! Luckily many of them are small enough that I hadn't noticed them without your original video!

[@Steve-jq4st]

Great work Jeff - now get rid of all the plastic crap and red trim. Underneath all that is a great looking car.

[@alastairwatson3201]

Woo-hoo! You get the Roxter going within a day or so of Superfast Matt getting his Tesla-Jag on the road. Thank goodness there’s work remaining for both of you. Otherwise, I’d have nothing to watch. Congratulations, Jeff!

[@Jonathan_Doe_]

I’ve always bled power steering with the engine running… You have to have the front wheels in the air so the systems not getting loading up by the dry steering though, and you need someone watching the level in the tank and topping it up as the air leaves the system.

[@MagicAyrtonforever]

No really - Done this on my own professionally for 20 years!

[@HellaRandomVideos]

Bravo!

[@manuelmuller8070]

Congrats on the Running Motor! I really dig the idea of putting a real potent V8 in that thing. Hopefully this rear spoiler is ajustable, mounted like it's now it just screams rice :-P

[@HomeBuiltByJeff]

Hahaha, but the door stop diffuser is quality? :D

[@manuelmuller8070]

@@HomeBuiltByJeff naaah, a radical un-rice should be in order. I would even give that car a polish for free, if only switzerland would be closer to your home country :(

[@johnnysmith863]

Sweet!

[@iainmcglynn833]

Fabulous

[@cya34]

Now leave the questionable outer mods , instant classic sleeper :-)

[@goodq]

YESSSSS! Another one !! What is the number now? 3 or 4? (Inc the beetle?) Loved this build so far! Especially the first video about what the previous owner did to it.

[@chrisjt7346]

Haha sounds tuff jeff

[@Ren200Z_MotoringLife]

love it,,,

[@azharsyarawi]

Well done. I’m cheering you on as if you can listen to me🤣😂. Yeah there are a few more bits and bobs but I’m sure you’ll iron it all out. Now I’m keen to see how you’ll clean up the car of the eyesore mods the previous owner piled on it. Can expect much better performance as soon as you change that hideous & heavy bonnet 🥶

[@Sharkerp38]

I thought the belt squeal was an audio overlay from "Psycho" for Halloween! lol

[@cardboardkiller6883]

Bravo! Any idea what the weight distribution is?

[@mattybean4039]

Sounds amazing 👌