What did you do to your DSM today?

[MindBlowin03]

If the headliner wasn't such a PITA to pull, you guys almost have me convinced. I swear I wonder sometimes if my neighbors just sit and watch me repeatedly assemble the car, drive it, then pull it apart and let it sit for weeks, only to rinse and repeat over and over again.

To non-car people it has to look like a mental illness or something.

"Honey, he's taking his car all the way a part again." "Again? Didn't he do that a few weeks ago?" "Yeah...poor guy. Remember not to walk the dogs anywhere near his house."

My wife came into the garage last night and couldn't understand why I had it all apart again. I explained it but she just shook her head.

 

[CrackedDSM]

My wife came into the garage last night and couldn't understand why I had it all apart again. I explained it but she just shook her head.

Love it, man.


I mean, I'm not saying it's not a mental illness. We've all got to be crazy to keep doing this with these cars, right?

 

[SixBolt_16G]

My wife can't into the garage last night and couldn't understand why I had it all apart again. I explained it but she just shook her head.

Same boat. Wife thought she had deja vu or dreamed that I had already finished my fuel shit and had throttle body back on to go for a cruise this weekend when she walked in the garage last night. Putting it all back together for the third time now. Never touched fuel before..cant say that anymore tho.

 

[CrackedDSM]

Got my parts car delivered to me today so I stole the TOTALLY FUNCTIONAL strut brace(sarcasm btw) off of it for my talon, and then threw this on since it came in the mail today.

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[1cleangsx]

That engine bay has come a LONG way!

 

[CrackedDSM]

That engine bay has come a LONG way!

It really has. I'm fairly proud of it now. I still eventually want to paint/derust all the little brackets and brake booster...but honestly that's a lot of effort on a 10 footer car. Thank you brotha!

 

[diambo4life]

Switched out the clutch pedal and manual brake pedal out and installed the auto unit. Then added some fluids, engine oil, some trans ATF and then pushed it out a touch so it can get some vitamin D. More wiring to continue....

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[1990TSIAWDTALON]

I tested her "summer shoes". They grip good....until they don't, and then it's time to let out, collect it back up and do NORMAL SHIT.

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[chrisman287]

Just needs more tire Marty!

 

[noreply]

I couldn’t find very many quality options for a 2G FWD Stainless exhaust and the side exit I’ve had for so many years as wearing on me, so it was time to build my own! Still have to finish up the muffler side, but just about done.

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[Pjj]

Stickers for the CF

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where did you get those? i need some

 

[Justin DuBois]

where did you get those? i need some

made them : files located on this thread

 

[curt-s]

Finished the enclosure for my pi-based ecmlink box. Upgraded to a larger DC buck converter and switched from using a logic level mechanical relay to a n-channel power mosfet. Good god, once I put the system on the oscilloscope, the relay had to go.
Also upgraded the touch LCD to a much bigger unit and improved the DC voltage filtering here and there.
Everything else is the same -- same ATtiny85 microcontroller for the LED-lit switch (oOo fade effects) and to signal the pi to shutdown when a watched pin goes high, battery-backed RTC clock to maintain proper log timestamping, and it still uses the rpi 4b.

I was considering going to a 5 for the boot time but I just couldn't stomach the expense for that. Yet.

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Next up: designing a mounting arm for the LCD and figuring out a place to put it.
I was considering just printing a big angled two piece wedge that can get stuffed betweet the center console and the passenger seat.
I don't want to drill holes into any of the plastics to reach mounting holes in the body..

 

[DreamChaser7]

Finished the enclosure for my pi-based ecmlink box. Upgraded to a larger DC buck converter and switched from using a logic level mechanical relay to a n-channel power mosfet. Good god, once I put the system on the oscilloscope, the relay had to go.
Also upgraded the touch LCD to a much bigger unit and improved the DC voltage filtering here and there.
Everything else is the same -- same ATtiny85 microcontroller for the LED-lit switch (oOo fade effects) and to signal the pi to shutdown when a watched pin goes high, battery-backed RTC clock to maintain proper log timestamping, and it still uses the rpi 4b.

I was considering going to a 5 for the boot time but I just couldn't stomach the expense for that. Yet.

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Next up: designing a mounting arm for the LCD and figuring out a place to put it.
I was considering just printing a big angled two piece wedge that can get stuffed betweet the center console and the passenger seat.
I don't want to drill holes into any of the plastics to reach mounting holes in the body..

I have no idea what you’re taking about but it sounds awesome! .
Going to sell eventually or just make one for yourself?

 

[92AWDHX40]

Primed some body parts loaded them into my jeep to install on them this weekend at the dyno shop. she will look a bit better .

 

[curt-s]

I have no idea what you’re taking about but it sounds awesome! .
Going to sell eventually or just make one for yourself?

It's really just a "for myself" thing. I don't have any PCB fab at my disposal (yet? hmm) and sending out for boards isn't cost effective.

PiLink already exists and the market is quite small so I'm not going to bother to compete. He can have the monopoly on it. I created my original version many years ago before PiLink was an actualized product but he beat me to market and that's ok.
Something I will definitely miss is my 1G version had a touch LCD in the double din. I couldn't give up my radio/etc. that I have, even if I rarely use it. That, and I want the bigger LCD.

Old one on the left

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[CrackedDSM]

PiLink doesn't work with the latest ECMLink update/firmware. So there's still a small market! I'd buy one.

 

[Justin DuBois]

PiLink doesn't work with the latest ECMLink update/firmware. So there's still a small market! I'd buy one.

My Pilink is still going strong. When I got everything working and finished adding features, I stopped needing to update it.

 

[ArcticTsi]

My wife came into the garage last night and couldn't understand why I had it all apart again. I explained it but she just shook her head.

I'd say we are just passionate about our cars, . Mine has been stuck in a corner for more years than I dare to count.

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[DreamChaser7]

PiLink doesn't work with the latest ECMLink update/firmware. So there's still a small market! I'd buy one.

What I was thinking.

 

[my dreamt dsm]

Detail wash, cut and polish sides to match the red paint. Will be sanding the sun eaten spots for vinyl wrap soon.

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[MacMarty15221]

First run of the year, for the inevitable second trip of the day to the Home Despot.

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[ArcticTsi]

First run of the year, for the inevitable second trip of the day to the Home Despot.

Love the color!

 

[curt-s]

PiLink doesn't work with the latest ECMLink update/firmware. So there's still a small market! I'd buy one.

That's so weird. I don't know why it wouldn't beyond perhaps the way the *nix java "problem" was handled. I fought with it and the USB serial communications originally but I'm pretty sure mine still works. I've yet to test it with the newest version of ecmlink, though. I've used my laptop since getting my 2G.

I have to say I'm pretty disappointed with the particular brand of PETg I used. Did not handle bridging very well and, thus, speed and fan speed changes.
Probably have some tweaking but I think I'll just run these spools out instead.

And protoboard, yuck, I know..

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[DreamChaser7]

long time no “see”! MacMarty