First things first. There were a number of issues that needed to be addressed so it seemed logical to start with the most important.
Another item at the top of the list was replacing the infamous intermediate shaft (IMS) bearing. This bearing is a known weakness of this generation of Boxsters and could cause catastrophic engine failure if it were to go bad. I enjoy working on my hobby cars, but the Boxster is not nearly as DIY friendly as the X1/9 was and I'm very aware of my limitations, so I took the car to Kraftwerks Performance to replace the IMS bearing with a LN Engineering ceramic retrofit bearing. Since the IMS bearing is located deep within the bowels of the engine and the transmission had to be removed to get to it, I had Jeff do a number of additional "may as well do it while the car is apart" items. These included replacing the clutch, replacing the (leaking) rear main seal, replacing the air-oil separator, installing a spin-on oil filter adapter, and a magnetic oil drain plug.
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Once the most pressing maintenance issues had been addressed it was time to move on to other, less pressing but more fun projects.