MK3 Ibiza Cupra* K03s Jabbasport* Moving on....

[James.Judd.1]

It was fairly straight forward once started yer, exhaust etc was all of so was easy to get out

Hardest part was getting the cables back in the bracket on the gear box, the hole in the bulk head is pretty much the same place as yours, but it all works fine and is great

One thing im loving is i havent sealed the hole which the cables run through yet and im getting some serious turbo noise coming inside

Going to clean it up and paint gloss black and thats it!

Yeah I had to modify my bracket anyway to make room for the turbo so I didnt have that problem.. I forgot to mention you may need to do that!

Haha I sealed mine with silicon. Iv seen a vid on youtube where someone routed there airfilter into the car! crazy ass induction noise then!

 

[Berg]

Yeah I had to modify my bracket anyway to make room for the turbo so I didnt have that problem.. I forgot to mention you may need to do that!

Haha I sealed mine with silicon. Iv seen a vid on youtube where someone routed there airfilter into the car! crazy ass induction noise then!

Lol thats nuts, must sound insane ha!

Ill be sealing it probably tomorrow though, stops water/condensation etc getting in and doing damage

 

[James.Judd.1]

Lol thats nuts, must sound insane ha!

Ill be sealing it probably tomorrow though, stops water/condensation etc getting in and doing damage

Probably the best idea!

 

[joehirth]

Can't you get a bung? Did you guys drill a hole in the bulkhead?

 

[James.Judd.1]

Can't you get a bung? Did you guys drill a hole in the bulkhead?

I suppose you could use a bung but as it was 2 cables going through it would be hard to find one that fit well.

Yes, there is no existing holes I could see that could be used.

 

[Berg]

A bung would be a good idea but i used a 38mm holesaw to make the hole so it would need to be that size which i havent seen before.

 

[Berg]

Quick pic of how it looks now, modified the centre console to fit back in

 

[James.Judd.1]

Looking good berg. I might fit my centre consol back in too. doesnt look too bad
I forgot you didnt have a short shifter! yours will be even higher than mine

 

[Berg]

Cheers mate

Looks tidy with the console in i thought.

Yer it does sit higher than your by looking at pics, dont think im going to get a short shifter tbh as i really like it how it is.

Might just get the TT short shift instead

 

[James.Judd.1]

Cheers mate

Looks tidy with the console in i thought.

Yer it does sit higher than your by looking at pics, dont think im going to get a short shifter tbh as i really like it how it is.

Might just get the TT short shift instead

Yeah. I think the TT shifter adjusts the gate (makes the gears closer) and the B&M shortens the throw

 

[tarzan]

hmmm looks nice where do get the parts fr the top mount shifter

 

[James.Judd.1]

hmmm looks nice where do get the parts fr the top mount shifter

No parts needed mate. Just a bit of DIY

 

[tarzan]

And where is that DIY

 

[Berg]

Basically unbolt it from underneath, disconnect the cables from the gearbox and put it inside the car.

Drill 4 holes to bolt the shifter dow, then cut a hole in the bulk head to run the cables through and then re-attatch them

 

[Berg]

Got everything tidied up today

All the centre trims are back on including handbrake one too

Overall the hardest part of the whole job was removing all the melted rubber from the gear cables lol

Heres the last of the pics

Heres where the cables run
Also shows some melted rubber which was a pig to remove

I wanted to run the cables straight back so they were completely hidden but it struggled to select gears so i left them as they were

All trims modified and refitted

Heres the cabkes through the bulk head

Cables taped up neatly and the finished product

I will be painting the box black at the weekend so its a bit more subtle

 

[James.Judd.1]

You want too cut the 2 studs off it too

 

[Berg]

Yer they will be coming off when i paint it.

Already smashed my knuckles on one of them lol

 

[James.Judd.1]

Yer they will be coming off when i paint it.

Already smashed my knuckles on one of them lol

Yeah they are lethal!

 

[MrDGOrman]

Sorry if this looks abit thick but im puzzled..

What was the point in raising the shifter? surly you could cut out alot of work and get some form of stem riser?

Could you explain the benifit? Sorry

 

[James.Judd.1]

Sorry if this looks abit thick but im puzzled..

What was the point in raising the shifter? surly you could cut out alot of work and get some form of stem riser?

Could you explain the benifit? Sorry

1) To route the cables through the car as they get melted by the downpipe
2) Because by simply extending the shift rod you are efectively lengthening the throw which is no good.
3) because it looks pretty awesome!