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  1. Kenny kustom

    Kenny kustom New Member

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    #236 Kenny kustom, Mar 16, 2015
    Nothing under the carpet?? I would think for safety reasons even the gp would have one.
     
  2. BlimeyCabrio

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    #237 BlimeyCabrio, Mar 16, 2015
    You would think that... but no.

    I thought that too. I was wrong. :Thumbsup:
     
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    #239 BlimeyCabrio, Mar 16, 2015
    By the way, I'm posting more stuff on GPRoadster.com
    Which also happens to be BlimeyCabrio.com

    Some repetition, but some content there that won't be here. You might want to follow it.
     
  4. MCS02

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    #240 MCS02, Mar 16, 2015
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    On my 02 the manual release is under the trim piece in the back. the one that runs under the hatch.

    update, I'm sorry its on the passenger side under the carpet and rear seat.
     
  5. TheModFather

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    #241 TheModFather, Mar 16, 2015
    On most of the 02 cars I have seen the cable isnt there, but the release has the lever the cable attaches to.
     
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    #243 BlimeyCabrio, Mar 16, 2015
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    I'm reasonably sure it isn't either. Where the rear seat would normally be, there is a rube-goldberg seat delete design that uses a large black styrofoam section with two compartments (where the jack block extensions live!), covered by the carpeted cover. The release would normally be located under where this styrofoam bin is... but it is held captive by the GP side panels. So you have to remove the side panels (effectively strip the rear of the car) to move that styrofoam... to see if there is a release under there.

    I can't see any evidence of the cable that would route to there. So I'm pretty confident they left it out. Safety standards only make the hatch release a requirement if there is a back seat, or if the "trunk" is physically separated from the "passenger compartment", or something like that.
     
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    #244 UKCoopeR, Mar 16, 2015
    Very cool project, good luck! I will be following along and living vicariously through your adventure!
     
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    #247 MCS02, Mar 17, 2015
    Stupid question but I have closed my hatch with the battery disconnected, dumb! So I hooked up a battery using the + bolt under the hood and opened it. Is it too damaged for this to work?
     
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    #253 ScottinBend, Mar 21, 2015
    I am really enjoying this thread.
     
  10. Kenny kustom

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    #258 Kenny kustom, Mar 22, 2015
    BlimeyCabrio 2.0 - The GP Roadster Project

    So, why not just do a jcw tune to the cabrio?

    ( not being a smarty pants... Just wondering. )
     
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    #266 TheModFather, Mar 22, 2015
    Some day I will be back on that side of the Mississippi... For now though, I'm kinda stuck. :(
     
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    #274 abuzavi, Mar 23, 2015
    Jesus, Paul - looks like you sh*t yourself in the middle of doing it.

    Good on ya. Just get it all out there.
     
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    #279 TheModFather, Mar 24, 2015
    If it where me, I would put the CM flywheel up on NKM, and get the Valeo single mass flywheel...
     
  14. BlimeyCabrio

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    #288 BlimeyCabrio, Mar 25, 2015
    It won't be clean for long. And will be all scratched up by this weekend. But at least the color will match the rest of the car, someday.
     
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    #289 DneprDave, Mar 25, 2015
    Did you mask those hydraulic lines, on the left, with a tube sock?!
     
  16. BlimeyCabrio

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    #290 BlimeyCabrio, Mar 25, 2015
    That's actually a pretty good idea. :idea:

    But, no. Rags-in-a-box.
     
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    #296 RallyMini370, Mar 25, 2015
    I removed all the black plastic stuff and turned the heater intake the other way round to stop water coming, then used some of the black plastic to build a shield around the heater intake. What are those red brackets bolted to the strut towers?

    [​IMG]
     
  18. Dave.0

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    #299 Dave.0, Mar 25, 2015
    Fixed that for you. :lol::lol::lol:
     
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    #300 RallyMini370, Mar 26, 2015
    Great thanks for the info I'll be knocking up a set of those brackets soon.
     
  20. TheModFather

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    #301 TheModFather, Mar 26, 2015
    They dont really do a whole heck of a lot, but for the price... They dont hurt anything either. ;)
     
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