Jarrid Gross (Yorba Linda, CA) wrote:
>
> Chris Motram wrote of Steven Kim's predicament,
>
> >I believe I saw this on the list before. The answer is to go in
>Several wrote on the subject - but Jay beat me to it with my solution - some may recall the story of the abandoned "Nowehere Alpine" - the turquoise Series IV or V - which I attempted to access on behalf of the motel manager on whose property it was abandoned. The release cable was broken. After assorted 'other' attempts to get the hood open just to get the VIN so he could report it - I use the world famous Stanley Bar - with a light padding under the 'heel' and some gentle prying in the crack of the hood/firewall. It popped just like soft ice cream - not a scratch or a dent. Much to our collective surprise - a jump start from my van - and a jury-rigged old ignition switch of mine - dangling under the dash - and it purred like a kitten - unfortunately as soon as the Manager reported the serial number etc. - the cops came and took it away - 'evidence in a criminal case' - and it disappeared - never to be seen or heard from again (at least by me)
Several possibilities present themselves:
1. The motel Manager wanted it for his daughter- (he said as much) -
and 'made it up' about the cops
2. The cop on the desk knew his Alpines-
3. All four tires (five) were filled with Lord knows what and there
really was a 'criminal case'
4. I didn't really want a turquoise Alpine - I'd rather have a red
one!
5. Somebody out there knows what happened to the turquoise Alpine -
but will never tell. It's probably burning up a track somewhere in
BRG by now (and I've lost the VIN by now to track it down)
Sorry, folks if I reminisce -
Still 'Pineless' in Victoria
Barrie Henderson
P.S. The red one still sits forlorn on that gas station lot - was just
at my dentist - and it's just across the street from the torture chair.
It presents a pleasant distraction from the bzzzzzz -bzzzzzz - dig -
scrape - push - shove (sort of sounds like trying to fix an Alpine -
doesn't it!)
through
> >the grill opening and unbolt the hood from the hinges.
> >Now remove the hood. I hope this never happens to me.
>
> Unfortunately, this has happened to me, and without losing all
> hope in this matter, Chris is right, the hood bolts can be removed from
> the grill opening.
>
> I tried and successfully removed the hood hinge bolts, only to find
> that I still could not get the striker out of the latch, nor could I
> reach any
> of the hardware from beneath the half opened hood.
>
> Ultimately, I had to resort to using a prybar to pop the striker from
> the latch.
>
> Since the hood was known to pop on its own from time to time anyhow,
> I was able to do so with only minor scratching, and no dents.
>
> I hope you fair as well.
>
> Jarrid Gross
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