Miatav8,MstrASE,A&P,F wrote:
It pops. Interesting shifter. How do you access the area forward of the dash?
There has been a huge problem here lately with cat thefts due to the shortage of metals required to make them. It takes about 30 seconds with a battery powered sawzall. Better quality cats like on the prius and easy access vehicles like high gc suvs with oem cats are primary targets but it doesn't get much easier than this. It's kinda like leaving you wallet in the seat with less than a grand in it for minimal consequences. Just fyi.
MV8, I'm gonna take "Pops" as a compliment, thanks!
The shifter is a piece of junk. It's a knock off from e-bay, think it was $45.00. Suppose it would work okay, if I thread every hole one size larger, get new hardware, and Loctite everything. It will be replaced, just need to get this thing roadworthy before I start modifying parts that actually work. Steering wheel is another thing I'd like to replace....
The scuttle is secured by a row of button bolts, three on each side, running horizontally on the both sides of the car. They undo and the entire things pops off. A pain with wipers, but I'm going to try to avoid them by using an aero screen instead.
Never really considered the cat theft angle. Suppose I could put a guard over it, would help with burns as well, but think I'll just leave it at this point. Regardless of what I do, it's likely either 30 seconds with a saw or 60. It will be parked inside overnight, so hopefully they won't get cut off in the parking lot.