Austin David

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fwiw I also have hte phone, VHB-taped to the right of my wheel, approximately not blocking the oil pressure, water gauge, and blinker switch. I use a scosche magnet mount and the phone has not departed yet.

that looks great. I like the original mount because it can fold down and under my tonneau cover, which I use a lot. Grabbed a couple quick shots of the mount this morning while tuning ... note that I usually just leave the device attached, I had it off this weekend to charge it and haven't moved it back.

Mine (moto 1) is stuck on with VHB tape and the bracket. I could print whatever if you cover shipping. I like the bracket because it puts the gauge up above and to the right of the wheel, where it's closer to my line of sight.

bumping this thread for a leaves viewing? Had the wettest summer imaginable (and not in the good way), looking forward to actually getting away from the house for Summer III / Fall Preview

I was actually planning to use this for a trip up torward Greenville, and in the occasion that I talked one of my boys into going with me. For solo trips I definitely have enough space in the passenger seat. Hopefully if we get a good dry weekend I'll be able to get up that way in a few weeks

@UglyFast asked for pics, but maybe interesting for others? I made up a little cargo net for my boot. There are snaps to fit the aft-facing boot cover, then loops to go inside the cockpit on a few knobs i've got velcroed to the carpet. The material is 1/16" UV-friendly bungee, plus leather for the snaps. It's pretty stretchy, enough to stay attached and still pull over anything I can fit under the rollbars. The outer two snaps on both side have an extra gap to make room for the rollbar. The 1/16" bungee is light enough that it should hold just fine on the snaps without popping loose, but strong enough to keep my stuff from flying into the road. Intended use: loosen the boot cover and roll it up inside the boot Pack backbacks / duffels / etc in the boot, under the rollbar Stretch the bungee over the stuff, fastening in the back and front

Neighbor and I went to a local car meetup on Sunday, parked in the shade. We saw this hilarious shot after the mustangs cleared out.

I haven't touched the coolant tank since my last update, 1000 miles ago. Not even looking at it. I've been carrying 2L of coolant in case I need it, but temps have been stable and generally doing what I expect. The cap has been replaced, th tank is new (2021 car) and there are no nicks or scratches at the top. My working assumption is that I expect it to rest with coolant in the tank, and I have just been overfilling it. Performance of the cooling system seems fine with at least a thousand miles since I last looked.

At request of @pethier some pics of the "final" install. The air filter is inverted, I haven't had luck sourcing a black one but it doesn't bother me enough to try harder. Overall it came out perfect at about 5'. If you look closely there's a gap at the bottom aft, where the hood swings out. I could have fixed it with more taper at the back (less cutting), but the #3/4 ITBs are still tucked in a bit so ...

My original broke almost immediately; I found the screws and posts, but no lens. I made this and printed in clear PETG, and promptly forgot about it. Still there after 3 years... backup lens.stl

One of my first prints, which I see every day and just forget about: caps for the wiper posts. My windscreen is almost never fitted, so I cover the stumps with little black caps. They fit securely enough, but are just snapped on without any adhesive or fixture; they can lift right off. In 13k miles I haven't lost one. I'm pretty sure these are CF-filled PC, possibly CF-PETG. They have no problems with sun or SC temps. wiper cover (1).stl

I've got a few under the bonnet; PETG and TPU do OK near the firewall. I'll get some pics when it's open. Yesterday I printed brackets for dashcams on the rollbar. They're working well, secured with VHB tape under the bracket and zip ties slotted in. Also made a little tray for a radar detector, mounted on the aeroscreen mirror post. The detector is secured with Velcro. The mount works well, but I can't really hear or see the signals so it might not be helpful. I've lost track of the other things I've done. Mount for the custom roll at brake light, visible above. There's a riser for the boot floor to accommodate a fuel return, and a bracket to secure my tool kit. Updated o-rings for my gauges. A massive (for me) printed template to drill the ITB backplate. Several fittings around the cooling system to secure hoses. AN6 braces for the new fuel lines through the tunnel...

Awesome! My coolant gauge was weird with the connectors. I snugged em up with some pliers and tape. I tried a GoPro recording yesterday to get the intake noise but wind dominates everything. We got rain yesterday afternoon and today down here. I'm dying for a dry-enough spell to get up to the BRP for a day. Thanks for sharing the vids!

Sounds like a good run. I'll watch the weather, mostly watching it rain down here in the low country

Mine's a driver. The question for me is whether I can get away without weather gear for a few days, or should I fit the windscreen and pack the doors.

I'd be game for that. Not retired but I get time off and could swing a weekday or few.

Hm. Mine is pretty comfortable as long as I'm moving. It's actually worse with the windscreen and half hood! I do dress as if I'm fishin, with light clothes and sun protection. My summer project is to refit some cooled seats, I'll keep y'all posted :-)

@Yoram @UglyFast @mrmustang are around the top-left, I'm around middle-right, and @SENC is charitably on the top-right of SC. What do y'all think about a long Saturday loop on a clear weekend? Looking at a map for a few minutes... - Greenville + Charleston (me) meet earlyish in like Sumter. - Drive from Sumter to Florence - meet up with @SENC in Florence, maybe lunchtime. - Some of the Greenvillians might want to peel off and head back. - Maybe @SENC and I head east to Pawley's or Georgetown - we can split up and head home. I think that's "long day-trip" sized, and about 2+ hours for each leg. Gas stops and not-too-small towns, but also no metro areas and backroadable. Anyone is welcome to join, of course.

I have a ~ 10-years-old OLED gauge in a different convertible, the AEM failsafe, and it definitely does the OLED things of burn-in and not great in direct sunlight. I printed a hood for it, which helps. This one does work a lot better in the sun. TBH the only issues are that it has a refresh rate that lines up with my phone camera's shutter in sunlight so it's hard to take photos of the screen. It's fine at night when the phone shutter is slower.

@jimmylukeiiwhat's your approximate schedule? Saturday currently looks best for weather, I think a few more folks are available Sunday