I looked at Boxxie sitting sadly in the garage.
Boohoo, when is this Winter ending? Still a lot of salt and sand (and rocks!) on the road. More snow coming the next couple of days. Getting seriously depressed.

+1 on that. Long term forecast says next day here above 45F will be in April. This day last year it was 80F.

DBear

70 here today and tomorrow :p

Re: What did you do with/to your Boxster today?
 

-18 C (0F) this morning... it never seems to end... :(

Supposed to be spring now.

Most appreciated feature of my E65: heated steering wheel...

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Made a 6' 12v cigarette lighter to a pair of clamps cable

Went and purchased an AutoCraft Gold AGM Battery, Group Size H6, 760 CCA at Advanced Auto.

Then used the new cable and battery to unlock the frunk

Changed the battery and all was good.

Until I drove it and decided that I hated the worn out P-Zero's

So off to Tire Rack's warehouse in Windsor, CT. Picked up a set of Hankook Ventus V12 evo K110 XL. While I was there picked up a set of Firestone Destination LE 2 for the Explorer DD

Contacted a Porsche specialist shop in Framingham to mount and balance the new rubber and told him I will drop the tire off today for him to install tomorrow. Well upon visiting his shop one thing led to another and now I am looking at doing the suspension.

So here we go, I simply wanted to start my car and break it out of hibernation and now it's going in the shop for new tires and suspension.

Now I am really confused...what suspension? which parts? He did assume and highly recommend Bilstien shocks as if there were no other choice at his shop. He read of a whole long list of parts and said $3600 parts and labor...

I need to see the list and make some decision...but he said he could get it in and have it done when I get back from a two week business trip. I am so tempted.

This is a stock 99 base with 17"s that has not been raced and will not be seeing track, but will be seeking on and off ramps without slowing down.

I need to get it right without breaking the bank.

Busy Day
 

Installed new tires on the rear wheels, installed new rotors and pads in the front, and installed new trailing arms.

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Went for a great drive in the Osage Hills of Oklahoma. Got to spend some time on the Sooner States version of Cobble Stones. Then it was time for a little Petrol.

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Drove to Avila Beach and Port San Luis... What a beautiful day for a drive with the top down.
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The car went over 70,000 miles today! Drove top down to the Good Guys auto show at Texas Motor Speedway! Someone even had a Boxster for sale there along with all of the muscle cars.

O....shut up.....please! :(

Painted Air Bag Covers
 

Today, I painted the airbag covers on the door panels. I posted at DIY: http://986forum.com/forums/diy-project-guides/43626-painted-door-airbag-covers-black.html

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Removed front bumper and cleaned my radiators out. While I had the bumpers off, I painted my vent strikes black.

Starting decals...driver side done.

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Painted & decaled my calipers this weekend.

I spent most of the evening trying to figure out why my top would not come up. I pulled and checked fuses, I checked my ebrake switch, I even pulled the top toggle switch on the dash to see if wires got disconnected somehow.

I then looked up and saw my little red clip installed.... Boy did I feel dumb!

Well yesterday actually, took it out for its monthly spin. Warmed it up, charge the battery, roll the tires, "blow out the carbon". Today, big winter storm....again.

Well, maybe not today exactly . . .

Spent the weekend autocrossing, new course was cake this time, knocked 10 seconds off my time.

Unfortunately, so did everyone else.:rolleyes:

Then listened to another woman (first timer) bragging that she finally got it near 1 minute, but the winning time for the day was 64 seconds. . . ? She thought 105 meant 1 minute, 5 seconds. Didn't have the heart to tell her . . . :D

Drove to Cinci Ohio - tested out new trip monitor
 

drove from SC to Cinci Ohio for a family gathering !. 1500 miles,
even thru the mountains, averaged 28.6mpg, but had one stretch(250 miles of 30 mpg) - averaged 70 mph( -usually set the cruise at 77.

bought a Foxwell trip monitor, from Maxspeed, - originally got it to use for checking codes and clearing the CEL, and to monitor the O2 sensors etc to see wha the heck is going on- found out if you leave it hooked up, it constantly records all engine data - reads out average speed, max speed, etc - pretty cool.

- drove thru LOTS of rain on the way back thru Kentucky , Tenn and NC :barf:

but the car performed flawlessly, - the new front tires were awesome in the rain!:dance:

The new hard top makes the trip much more quiet vs rag top - really a quiet ride at 75 with a hard top on - but 75 today here in SC so the hard top will be coming off soon!!!!

Had my indie mechanic install a new front motor mount.

400+ mile drive today, sun & rain..

SAXON MANOR WEDDINGS AND SPECIAL EVENTS - BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA

I spent the last week driving a triple black convertible in the LA beach area,,, too bad it was a rental Mustang. As far as the Boxster, I pushed the snowblower past it when I got home to clear the 4-5" of snow from storms when I was gone.
I am ready for Spring!!

Washed, waxed and took the Box for a spirited drive with the top down, Finally!

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It was a great day for it!

I missed out...still working on my headlights :(

I finally got the GT3Tek mounted after its been sitting in the garage painted for almost 3 months... took less than 45min to mount and fits like a glove!
I think I like it :D

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Heiko - That looks great! I am getting mine back from the paint shop this week and plan to install it soon. Your pics have pushed it higher on my list!

Man I miss that area. Spent many a year driving highway one. Lived in Santa Maria for years and wonder why I left sometimes!

Of course here in Florida, I had a pleasant drive to work...top down of course

Well, I finally got the Boxster out of hibernation today. It doesn't really feel like Spring yet and there is still snow on the ground, but the roads are clear and I couldn't wait any longer!
I just installed the 'turbo style' side vents and I really like how they mimic the horizontal bar in the AerokitII front bumper openings. When it warms up a little, I will install the GT3Tek rear diffuser I bought a few months ago,,, just got it from the bodyshop today and it looks great.
'Permagrin' is back! :)

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So many nice cars here! I just drove around today with a car that is in need of a goooood clean up!!

Heiiko, that piece looks gooooooooood.

Changed left front radiator hoses. Top and bottom. Front and back. You need more than that special spring clip tool (although it is very helpful). It's a bit too big to fit in some of the tighter spots. I found long long handled pliers with an 'L' shaped or curved bite worked when the spring clip remover didn't fit.

Right front already done.

Thanks AndyA6... I am very happy with the way it looks :D

New top from Auto Tops Direct! Love the glass!

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Drove it the 50 miles out to Fontana Speedway. 1st time out on the freeway with light traffic since the new intake system & DME remap. WOW the 3.6L likes what I've done, seems to get smoother the more miles I put on it. Beautiful day, put the top down later. Just when I thought this car could not get any funner it has! :)

One day you gonna build one for me :D

Finally installed new clear side marker lights...wow nice, don't know why I waited so long. Also did the DIY leather wrapped armrests.

Showed my Boxster at the California Festival of Speed. Had a great time there.

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Aos
 

I changed the AOS.

Test fit my Recaro ;)
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evo-r...good stuff! My daughter loves going anywhere :cheers:

I parked it in its new home in the garage of the house I just bought in FL. Closed yesterday the 10th.

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Next project... Car wash, followed by oil & filter change.