What did you do with/to your Boxster today?

[particlewave]

Well, since I was BANNED for a while, I kept myself busy with several projects
All are still in various stages of completion.

Cayenne flip key conversion

LCD dash gauge mods(backlight changes color with warnings; normal = blue, redline = red, overheat = flashes red/yellow, oil pressure = yellow, low fuel = orange)

And a third project which I want to finish and decide if I like it before posting

Stay tuned to the DIY section for pics

[Nine8Six]

Originally Posted by particlewave

And a third project which I want to finish and decide if I like it before posting

Stay tuned to the DIY section for pics

You seem to be on top of your game in electronics. Quick question for you:

Would a 1) oil PSI, 2) BATT voltage and 3) Coolant Temp readings be possible converted into a digital format? e.g. displaying this onto a 2 row LCD panel.

I am thinking about using an Arduino microcontroller and capturing the analog values from each sensor and throwing this digitally to a LCD panel nicely embedded in a faceplate (anodized aluminum with laser etchings type thing).

I already love the idea of the needle gauge style but if I could think of making it look a bit more modern then I'd take this route instead.

What do you think? feasible with a bit of passion? Perhaps you could spare us the energy and design something in the like (arduinos cost $15 each!). You could sell many of those kits to other member I'm sure

your views

[Nine8Six]

I've quickly ran this into Photoshop just so you get a visual of what I am trying to say Behind the faceplate is of course the LCD board, but also a small arduino inside a project box, all sealed with A/B epoxy resin to cure the vibration problem.

[heliguy]

Ordered my Aerokit I side skirts.

[bglz42]

Started packing my car for BOXSTOBERFEST!

[Touch The Icon]

Had this thorn pulled out her side, ouch!

[eli cash]

Since I bought the car, one of my side vents was improperly installed and therefore lose. One of the attachment tabs was actually on top of the cover, so whoever did that was an idiot or just dngaf (kinda makes me concerned for other parts of the car, tbh, but that's a different story).

Really simple fix but it was my first diy. Looks so much better now. Horray!

[soucorp]

Driving in to work this morning...

ALL SMILES !

[TAKART]

Originally Posted by soucorp

Driving in to work this morning...

ALL SMILES !

A picture worth a thousand words, that smiling face worth a million

[dbear61]

I was in Canada this past week fishing.

Just before leaving, my 99 Acura CL Winter Driver and Utility Car had a driver window malfunction in which the window disengaged from the motor and slid down on its own. I had to disassemble the door panel to get the window back up, then left it parked to the side of the driveway.

While fishing in the Great White North, my daughter driving to work this past Monday (suffering a bad cold that impaired her sense of smell) had her 00 Eclipse overheating, and by the time she noticed, the engine locked up.

She took the Acura to work Tuesday, but forgot about the window problem, and watched as the window irretrievablebly dropped into the door.

Wednesday and Thursday it was raining in Milwaukee. What was she to do with one car toast and the other not weather worthy? The Boxster to the rescue!

With a 99 Acura, a 00 Mitsubishi and a 01 Porsche, the Porsche is now our only dependable vehicle!

Yay, Boxster!

DBear

[dmairspotter]

Drove from Maine to WV to race at Summit Point. Beautiful country. On the minus side, I think I trashed a rear wheel bearing on the way home.

[Touch The Icon]

Installed new Smoked Depo brake lights on my 986.

[Ian c]

Bought a $4.00 soldering iron from harbor frieght to save my good one whilst de-ambering headlights .

Took out the drivers side headlight .

Sat it on the kitchen table .

Got drunk on the front porch and played on the Internet .





I guess I'll either finish the job tomorrow , or just refit the headlight I removed earlier .

[heliguy]

Installed a new gas cap...the string broke on my other one.

[M31]

[Trey T]

-new water pump
-new thermostat
-new belt
-changed oils (M1 0w40 & pentossin ATF)
-996 wheels (rear w/ 23mm spacer)

What a day!

[BruceH]

Originally Posted by Trey T

-new water pump
-new thermostat
-new belt
-changed oils (M1 0w40 & pentossin ATF)
-996 wheels (rear w/ 23mm spacer)

What a day!

How about pics of the new wheels?!

[BrokenLinkage]

Sometimes life takes you full circle. It seems my car spends a lot of time getting cleaned up, worked on, made faster or prettier, or generally impressing people that really don't matter. While making me poorer.
I am not a frustrated racer. I will never win a concours. I am not a social climber.
I like driving. I like sun, and wind. I like machinery that works. I like control over my immediate situation. I like pretty lines, whether in a girl or a car. I like good company.

Today:
My 6 yr old always claims dibs when there is a vacancy in the shotgun seat of my red car, but several days ago my 4 yr old put her foot down and insisted the next ride was hers, regardless of where she and I were going. Today’s shopping errand to 2 of the outlying suburbs provided the excuse, and off we went, her first ride in over a year. Her grin unfolded to a radiant smile as we put the top down, and stayed put until we accelerated onto the expressway, when it gave way to 20 minutes of solid giggles and laughter as she felt her long hair dance with the wind, then fought to keep the skirt of her church dress from flying all over the place, then gave up on both to concentrate on surfing her palm in the warm air currents just beyond the roofline and window sill. A hard corner and her eyes get bigger, but the perma-grin remains. Coming home she grabs my hand from the shifter, giggles, pulls it over to kiss it, then doesn’t let go.

Memorable quotes from our conversations today: “Daddy, I want to go fast, but not too fast because I don’t want the policeman to take us to jail.” “When I grow up, I want to get a house that comes with a car just like this.” “I wish everybody had a car like this one ( I think she means the roof).” “I’m gonna be a real good driver when I get big and become a gymnastics teacher, you know.” Even a “our car is kinda cool,” when we saw it glinting in the streetlight as we came out of a store.
Others: “My favorite part of the ketchup is the bacon on the bottom.” After feeling an isolated rain drop -“Daddy, do you want to hear my RainRainGoAway song?“ And ”I want to do this again.”

Me too.
I started off driving conservatively out of regard for her safety. I wound up unconsciously driving slower than usual because I was in no hurry for it to end. It’s nice to be reminded of why I bought this car. Maintenance, schmaintenance. This thing rocks. So does my baby girl.

[Ian c]

I refitted the headlight I took out yesterday

[RawleyD]

Originally Posted by BrokenLinkage

Sometimes life takes you full circle. It seems my car spends a lot of time getting cleaned up, worked on, made faster or prettier, or generally impressing people that really don't matter. While making me poorer.
I am not a frustrated racer. I will never win a concours. I am not a social climber.
I like driving. I like sun, and wind. I like machinery that works. I like control over my immediate situation. I like pretty lines, whether in a girl or a car. I like good company.

Great story BL.

Although I don't have children, I can really to your first paragraph. Very fun ride, and thanks for the cheery picture of you and your daughter.