My Vortex Project

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Post by RSR 555 » Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:35 pm

Remove the back seat then lift the board/shelf upwards.. it has some plastic pop clips so be careful. I use a long flathead screwdriver and lever it up.
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Post by Johnny T » Tue Feb 01, 2011 2:40 pm

Thanks for the help m8, i'll let you know how it goes, but how do i remove the rear seat?
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Post by steptoe » Tue Feb 01, 2011 3:49 pm

If Vortex is like L Serie sedans there will screws or bolts at the base of seat bit you sit on, either side of hump and out a bit, undo them, flip up and out the seat base and see if there is a way to remove seat backs a bit to release parcel shelf, may need a bend in the guts to clear each end of trim etc

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Post by H-top » Tue Feb 01, 2011 4:54 pm

you need to remove the rear inner trim with the pockets in it to get to the bolts.

but first you need to remove the upper seat belt, and other trim bits to access it.

of stripping the entire interior. the rear seat is that last big piece u can pull out.

sorry for the bad news.

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Post by Johnny T » Tue Feb 01, 2011 6:48 pm

Thanks for the info guys, yer sounds like fun lol, yer the interior is completely out expect that rear seat, (had to remove it cos the sun roof has a leak and not sure how to fix that yet, but I'll deferentially give that a shot, just have to remember when I take out the bolts i gotta keep them labeled so i know where they go back. After I take out the rear shelf and fix it up is it easy to put back in?

As for the bad news H-Top there's a lot more coming after this is done lol
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Post by olddog642 » Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:42 pm

To save loosing bolts or not being sure where they belong I generally put them back in the hole after taking out whatever they secured.
Hylton:twisted:
Ps I know it is more work but a lot quicker than trying to find them later.

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Post by Johnny T » Sun Feb 06, 2011 9:11 pm

Yer thats a good idea olddog, i'll defently remember that :)
well long story short, couldn't take out the rear passel self cos my car was drenched in the inside because the sunroof leaked and rear interior (there just behind the doors), so now i got another problem on my hands, so just a quick question for everyone out there, how do i fix the leak in the sunroof and rear interior leaks.
Thanks for the help again guys, i really appreciate it and sorry to ask a lot of questions again and again :P
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Post by FujiFan » Sun Feb 06, 2011 9:46 pm

Forgive my jovial response in advance:rolleyes:. Throw a tarp over the beast.

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Post by Johnny T » Sun Feb 06, 2011 10:12 pm

lol yer gonna have to invest in a new 1, last 1 i had on it had a few holes and i didn't take the cover off for a month, the interior had a lot of mold on it, so yer that;s a good temp fix though lol
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Post by coupe » Sun Feb 06, 2011 10:15 pm

hi
Take out the sun roof, there are 4 holes, one in each corner you need to blow them out,
They have tubes that lead to the bottom of the car and are the main reason they start leaking, you can get replacement frames but they are expensive. you can take out and repair the frame but its a big job. i will post some pics tomorrow.
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Post by Johnny T » Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:18 am

Thanks coupe, yer no rush on the info :) i wont have time this weekend to do it, but i'll get a tarp to a temp fix, i'll take some photo's a.s.ap where the other leaks are comming from, but I'm not 100% sure if its caused from the sun roof, but hopefully when i get some photos they would explain a bit more (I hope)
Thanks again for the advice :)
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Post by steptoe » Tue Feb 08, 2011 12:38 pm

That cheap grey duck tape has been seen on a few sunroofs - wortth a try to eliminate source

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Post by Johnny T » Tue Feb 08, 2011 1:01 pm

Yer thats already done awhile ago, didnt seem to work either, looks like i'll have to get a new cover till the frame comes out and gets fixed. Thanks for the tip anyway steptoe :)
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Post by coupe » Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:45 pm

here are the pics of the sun roof, you can see the tubes that are the start of the problem.
the gullies are badly shaped then they pool the water which starts the rusting. the whole frame is only bonded in with salastic, you can heat it up and using a scrapper and a heat gun you will get it out.
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Post by Johnny T » Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:57 pm

Thanks for the upload coupe :), i'll let you know how it goes when I take it out IF it doesn't rain on a weekend or whenever i get some time, (not happy with Melbourne's weather a.t.m)
Wish me luck :)
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Post by coupe » Tue Feb 08, 2011 10:19 pm

Try this link to a XT thread about the sun roof


http://subaruxt.com/forum/viewtopic.php ... t=sun+roof
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Post by steptoe » Wed Feb 09, 2011 2:00 am

I like the posters descriptive f word :)
Sort of glad I was suss about a Vortex a few years back - looked a little too moist inside on a frosty morning. After seeing those drain hole mods I'd be thinking a soft top version would be the next project

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Post by Johnny T » Mon Feb 14, 2011 9:49 am

Bad news everyone, I took off the sun roof off yesterday and found a f load of rust threw the roof, if it was a little bit of rust it would of been ok to fix, i'll upload a photo of what i found when i can.

So basicly I am going to take off the panels and all the good parts off my vortex and keep them as spare parts and hopefully find a new vortex and put them on there.

Also I want to say thanks to everyone for the help on this car but unfortunetly wont be able to get this one running.
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Post by Johnny T » Mon Feb 14, 2011 9:51 am

Bad news everyone, I took off the sun roof off yesterday and found a f load of rust threw the roof, if it was a little bit of rust it would of been ok to fix, i'll upload a photo of what i found when i can.

So basicly I am going to take off the panels and all the good parts off my vortex and keep them as spare parts and hopefully find a new vortex and put them on there.

Also I want to say thanks to everyone for the help on this car but unfortunetly wont be able to get this one running.
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Post by FujiFan » Mon Feb 14, 2011 10:08 am

That sucks n blows both at once:twisted: Is it beyond economical repair?

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