turb0 - How many miles are on your car and what maintenance have you recently performed?

78k and all maintenance according to the Porsche schedule at the dealer, so the 80k major is looming, plus since it is 12 years old, then all the periodic 2/4/6 years maintenance on top of the 80k is also due.

If you’re going to be pinning or welding the lines by removing the engine, you should make sure to take care of any of the usual suspects...

Spark plugs, coils, water pump, old gaskets / o-rings, etc. if it’s not broke, don’t fix it

If you’re tuning or looking to upgrade the car, you might want to look into doing the following since it’s already easily accessible.

Injectors, clutch, slave conversion kit, etc.

I think it all depends on where your budget wants to take you. I opted to pin my lines, but I do have one that’s welded (a weak point). I didn’t do the water pump change, but I did most of the other stuff. It’s was a fun project, but I had to cap off the spending to finish her up.