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| partwerks |
 Oct 29 2014, 07:57 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,593 Joined: 7-September 06 From: Grand Island, NE Member No.: 6,787  |
For anyone who would happen to have a Boxster shifter, would there be some pictures that could be shared as to the layout/ideas on how the console was set up in the cab?
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| Mike Bellis |
Oct 29 2014, 09:36 PM
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Resident Electrician Group: Members Posts: 8,345 Joined: 22-June 09 From: Midlothian TX Member No.: 10,496 Region Association: None 
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You don't need the console. I used the shifter and made a console with a wire frame and fiberglass mat.
It has 4 mounting holes so you can bolt it down.  I made the linkage on the tranny side. Mine was the Audi version and did not come with the Boxster setup.  Finished cover. I cut the Boxster shifter handle down and added a Mustang shifter handle. This allows a screw on knob. The stock Boxster knob sucks.  |
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| partwerks |
Oct 29 2014, 09:43 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,593 Joined: 7-September 06 From: Grand Island, NE Member No.: 6,787 |
Thanks Mike.
I can't tell in the 3rd picture, but is there room for the 3rd seat cushion in behind the console, once it is ultimately put in place? |
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| Mike Bellis |
Oct 29 2014, 09:58 PM
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Resident Electrician Group: Members Posts: 8,345 Joined: 22-June 09 From: Midlothian TX Member No.: 10,496 Region Association: None
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You could build it that way. The cables are in the way. Mine dive into the tunnel before the access panel. I could slide the entire thing forward but i fit best where it is.
You could build a better fitting console than trying to fit the Boxster unit. |
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| partwerks |
Oct 29 2014, 10:13 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,593 Joined: 7-September 06 From: Grand Island, NE Member No.: 6,787 |
I forgot about those cables going to be in the road.
How's come the cables were not routed through the access hole instead? |
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| Mike Bellis |
Oct 29 2014, 10:20 PM
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Resident Electrician Group: Members Posts: 8,345 Joined: 22-June 09 From: Midlothian TX Member No.: 10,496 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(partwerks @ Oct 29 2014, 09:13 PM)  I forgot about those cables going to be in the road. How's come the cables were not routed through the access hole instead? Too sharp of a bend to get out the hole in the firewall. |
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| barrym |
Oct 29 2014, 10:20 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 88 Joined: 12-October 14 From: Australia Member No.: 18,008 Region Association: None |
if you're looking for a shifter for a cable shift conversion - check out the lotus elise / exige shifter
http://www.autobahnpower.com/images/Blog/L...fter1%20abp.jpg the '06 onwards is the on pictured above - the '05 and below is the same function, just a little more flex in the cage. |
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| partwerks |
Oct 30 2014, 07:22 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,593 Joined: 7-September 06 From: Grand Island, NE Member No.: 6,787 |
I have the shifter, and cables, just looking for ideas on how to make some sort of housing for the shifter, if I don't use the original console that it would have come with, to make it look decent.
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| 76-914 |
Oct 30 2014, 08:06 AM
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist Group: Members Posts: 13,485 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California
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You can run the cables thru the rear access. You can even modify the access cover so that it can be used as well.
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| Mike Bellis |
Oct 30 2014, 02:10 PM
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Resident Electrician Group: Members Posts: 8,345 Joined: 22-June 09 From: Midlothian TX Member No.: 10,496 Region Association: None
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Those are not Boxster cables...
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| mr2by4 |
Oct 30 2014, 02:43 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 182 Joined: 9-December 07 From: Fort Worth Member No.: 8,439 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Toyota MR2 also uses cable shift and can be had for a bit less $$ than either of those. I would imagine that, in its 3rd generation, its operation is similar to that of the Lotus (since they shift the same gear box).
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| Mike Bellis |
Oct 30 2014, 03:26 PM
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Resident Electrician Group: Members Posts: 8,345 Joined: 22-June 09 From: Midlothian TX Member No.: 10,496 Region Association: None
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Partworks has a Boxster tranny, Boxster shifter and Boxster cables.
I believe he is wanting info on finish mounting and console aesthetics. I don't think this is a debate on which shifter to use. What he has is plug and play. |
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| Chris914n6 |
Oct 30 2014, 05:04 PM
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Jackstands are my life. Group: Members Posts: 3,302 Joined: 14-March 03 From: Las Vegas, NV Member No.: 431 Region Association: Southwest Region |
QUOTE(partwerks @ Oct 30 2014, 06:22 AM) I have the shifter, and cables, just looking for ideas on how to make some sort of housing for the shifter, if I don't use the original console that it would have come with, to make it look decent. There is some good stuff on youtube. 1/4" fiberboard, sintra, or fiberglass is the most common. |
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| El Vikingo Tropical |
Oct 30 2014, 05:45 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 39 Joined: 10-October 14 From: Canary islands Member No.: 18,003 Region Association: None |
I use the Boxster shifter on a Audi trans and it's work well.
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