What did you do with/to your Boxster today?

[Tailwind]

Installed front Coffin Arms and Wishbones plus front Rotors.

[Tailwind]

Drove up to Mt. Baldy to check out the front suspension job I did Monday and Tuesday.

[mgfranz]

Originally Posted by Tailwind

Drove up to Mt. Baldy to check out the front suspension job I did Monday and Tuesday.

My ol' stomping grounds! I grew up in Upland, spent many hours on that road up the hill. Learned to drive on that road! The tunnels have my name on them.

[PaulE]

Today I attended the NNJR PCA Car Control Clinic. I had a great time. A couple of spins on both the clockwise and counter clockwise wet skid pads. Our group got in 11 runs on the slalom. After missing cones in the U-turn at the midpoint on my first 2 runs I got the hang of it.

[Xpit77]

Dead battery.

[alynch]

Found the source of the coolant smell and the small drops on the garage floor behind the right rear tire:



Looks like the tank has a small crack on the underside and the coolant has been leaking through the rubber plug. Oh well, I was planning to replace the water pump and thermostat anyway.

[GustaGo]

Replaced the heater core and purged the cooling system. I finaly got tired of the sweet smell!

[Nevergrowup]

Prototiptronic? I did a test drive after installing my ghetto-rigged Momo Prototipo with paddle shifters hacked into the Tiptronic wiring.

I'll add some more pictures in my show-and-tell later, and maybe make a how-to.

[alm001]

I washed it early Saturday, then parked at my friends house for the day.

The pollen made it look like a barn find by 4pm.

[TTGator]

Upgraded the exhaust. Now it doesn't sound like an electric car anymore! Oh, and made this very detailed how-to video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8WhjwzH958

[Starter986]

Originally Posted by TTGator

Upgraded the exhaust. Now it doesn't sound like an electric car anymore! Oh, and made this very detailed how-to video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8WhjwzH958

Great vid. I watched ~80%, and admire how you didn't edit out the time consuming and taxing clamp removal and reinstallation. That effort illustrated how frustrating it can be.

One thing that surprised me: I didn't hear you inventing any new profanities. You've the patience of a saint.

Bookmarked. Thanks!

[TTGator]

Originally Posted by Starter986

Great vid. I watched ~80%, and admire how you didn't edit out the time consuming and taxing clamp removal and reinstallation. That effort illustrated how frustrating it can be.

One thing that surprised me: I didn't hear you inventing any new profanities. You've the patience of a saint.

Bookmarked. Thanks!

Lol thanks. There were a few MF's dropped under my breath I can assure you.

The YouTube how-to's where they edit out the real work and are vague on details have their place sometimes, but they always seem to lead me to mistakes and poor planning when it comes to tools and/or time set aside. I like to show people EXACTLY what they are getting themselves into and what it looks like/involves.

Hope I got a new Subscriber!

[tommy583]

Originally Posted by TTGator

Upgraded the exhaust. Now it doesn't sound like an electric car anymore! Oh, and made this very detailed how-to video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8WhjwzH958

Nice job. I like the hammer job on the C-pipes, I had to do the same thing. I could never get rid of the drone with my twin can muffler, so I just ended up modifying my stock one. I even tried new clamps and baffles. My car is a 98 by the way, so one set of cats.

[TTGator]

Originally Posted by tommy583

Nice job. I like the hammer job on the C-pipes, I had to do the same thing. I could never get rid of the drone with my twin can muffler, so I just ended up modifying my stock one. I even tried new clamps and baffles. My car is a 98 by the way, so one set of cats.

Thanks! Yeah, mine is a 98 as well.

[rexcramer]

Why are we so pensive prior to cutting the filter open? And so elated when there is nothing inside?

[Zzorro]

Originally Posted by rexcramer

Why are we so pensive prior to cutting the filter open? And so elated when there is nothing inside?

This is so true!

[KRAM36]

Few days ago I cleaned the top and I put on some 303 fabric guard on it,used the kit the have that has both the cleaner and fabric guard. Man this stuff works good, hope it last longer then the Raggtopp kit I used last year, it was worthless IMO.

Yesterday I sanded down my headlights and sprayed them with 2K clear coat. Today I sanded a bit more on them and then gave them a nice polish. Looks absolutely brilliant, almost too shinny lol.

Today I gave the car a triple wash down trying to remove the paint sealant I had put on the car. Man that Meguiar's Ultimate Fast Finish is some tough stuff. It's still on the paint. I used Purple Power Heavy Duty Vehicle and Boat wash to remove any contaminants from the paint. The I used Turtle Was Max-Power car wash that's supposed to remove previous waxes and sealants. The I used CarPro Iron-X LS, surprised that there was very little iron particles on my paint. This stuff does stink, even the LS (lemon sent) type. Even after all that punishment, the Meguiar's Ultimate Fast Finish was still showing on the paint.

I do have one other thing to say about the CarPro Iron-X LS. Yes it still stunk, but wow that stuff made my voice very horse. Next time I use it, I'll be wearing a respirator.

Tomorrow I'll spray the car down again and go over it with some IPA to see if I can get the rest of the Meguiar's Ultimate Fast Finish off. Hopefully then I go onto claying the car, wash again and start polishing the paint and give it another IPA wipe down. I'm going to put the Meguiar's Ultimate Fast Finish back on the car until I get done with the new wheel bearing, Koni FSD shocks/struts, springs (1" lower), rear trailing arms, new drive shafts, change the transmission fluid and filter, flush the coolant and put in a new Pierburg water pump with the low temp thermostat. While I have the cooling hoses out of the way, I'll be putting in a new engine mount. Then I will be flushing the brake fluid.

After that, I'll be stripping the paint sealant again, give it another good polishing and ceramic coating the car. Will also be ceramic tinting my side windows.

Going to be a busy summer for me.

[Starter986]

Originally Posted by KRAM36

Few days ago I cleaned the top and I put on some 303 fabric guard on it,used the kit the have that has both the cleaner and fabric guard. Man this stuff works good, hope it last longer then the Raggtopp kit I used last year, it was worthless IMO.

Yesterday I sanded down my headlights and sprayed them with 2K clear coat. Today I sanded a bit more on them and then gave them a nice polish. Looks absolutely brilliant, almost too shinny lol.

Today I gave the car a triple wash down trying to remove the paint sealant I had put on the car. Man that Meguiar's Ultimate Fast Finish is some tough stuff. It's still on the paint. I used Purple Power Heavy Duty Vehicle and Boat wash to remove any contaminants from the paint. The I used Turtle Was Max-Power car wash that's supposed to remove previous waxes and sealants. The I used CarPro Iron-X LS, surprised that there was very little iron particles on my paint. This stuff does stink, even the LS (lemon sent) type. Even after all that punishment, the Meguiar's Ultimate Fast Finish was still showing on the paint.

I do have one other thing to say about the CarPro Iron-X LS. Yes it still stunk, but wow that stuff made my voice very horse. Next time I use it, I'll be wearing a respirator.

Tomorrow I'll spray the car down again and go over it with some IPA to see if I can get the rest of the Meguiar's Ultimate Fast Finish off. Hopefully then I go onto claying the car, wash again and start polishing the paint and give it another IPA wipe down. I'm going to put the Meguiar's Ultimate Fast Finish back on the car until I get done with the new wheel bearing, Koni FSD shocks/struts, springs (1" lower), rear trailing arms, new drive shafts, change the transmission fluid and filter, flush the coolant and put in a new Pierburg water pump with the low temp thermostat. While I have the cooling hoses out of the way, I'll be putting in a new engine mount. Then I will be flushing the brake fluid.

After that, I'll be stripping the paint sealant again, give it another good polishing and ceramic coating the car. Will also be ceramic tinting my side windows.

Going to be a busy summer for me.

Kram... where is "Funville"?

Thanks.

[KRAM36]

Originally Posted by Starter986

Kram... where is "Funville"?

Thanks.

Anywhere my car touches the pavement while I'm driving it.

[piper6909]

My Boxster never had a wind deflector. Today I installed one!