Jalpa front spoiler removal

Jalpa_Aus · #1 (**permalink**) 12-27-2007, 04:18 AM

People, Hope you had a Merry Christmas.
I am going to be pulling the engine out of my Jalpa, and thought I would do a thread on the Front Spoiler removal as I have seen a number of threads with people asking about it. Mine is a Euro spec car but hopefully the US spec people can take something from it

. I have numbered all the files to help keep things in sequence.
As the Jalpa is so low I start jacking with the Scissor jack as in piture 1. I then transfer over to the hydralic trolley jack to get the car up to a decent height. PS the front of the Jalpa is reasonably light and the small scissor jack doesn't have too many problems, even though I am not jacking centrally, just be careful as in picture2. The last part is to support the car with the jack stands as in picture 3 (This is just the way I do it other people may have different jacking point options)

Jalpa_Aus · #2 (**permalink**) 12-27-2007, 04:47 AM

I have included a picture of the tools I used to remove the spoiler just for your refernce. 10mm & 13mm socket, 1/4 inch racket set, 6 inch extension bar, pliers, telescopic magnetic pickup tool and torch I have included the picture.
Remove the rubber grommets as indicated in picture4.
Then use the 13mm socket, 6 inch extension bar and ratchet to remove the nuts securing the spoiler to the fender as indicated in picture 5 it is on quiet an angle.
As you can see from picture 6 the washer will NOT fit through the holes, use the magnetic pickup tool to remove the washers, angle them towards the vents and then use long nose pliers to grab them as indicated in picture 7.
NOTE 1/2 inch socket set sockets will NOT fit through the grommet holes.

THECARREAPER · #3 (**permalink**) 12-27-2007, 07:31 AM

cool thread, great pictures!

Jalpa_Aus · #4 (**permalink**) 12-27-2007, 06:02 PM

Thanks THECARREAPER, it is good fun to do but time consuming.
The first picture shows the first two nuts to undo on the under side of the spoiler, it doesn't matter what order you do but have something under the spoiler to support while you undo all the nuts, if the spoiler drops down too far then spacers and air vents that can also be seen in the first image will fall off. The nuts and bolts were 10mm on some accasions it is nessecary to have the spanner on top to hold the bolt as in the 2nd picture, space is tight for some of them (getting to the top of bolts) but they are all possible.
In the third picture you can see the rest of the nuts and washers that need to be removed.
As can be seen in the forth picture, I put the nut and washer back on while the spoiler is lowered about an inch, not enough for the spacers to fall off but enough to get the washer and nut back on.

Jalpa_Aus · #5 (**permalink**) 12-27-2007, 06:32 PM

As can be seen in the first picture I put some tape onto the end of each of the bolts to avoid scratching the spoiler during removal.
You can see in the last photo the mount points used in my installation, There are a couple of extra pre drilled holes that are not used (One between the 3rd & forth red arrows). I have also put a little piece of black rubber( just above third red arrow) to stop potential rubbing of the spolier and bumper.
I number and screw back on all the parts to avoiding losing them. You can see the black rubber washers, you can adjust the size of these to help get the gap correct when refitting the spoiler, I used some old rubber door stoppers which where of similar diameter, cut them down to the required thickness and drilled a hole through the middle.
I have also marked with the green arrow what could potentially be part of the US SPEC mounting point, looks like you would undo/ loosen a nut and then you could pull it off. Raymond had also mentioned some rivets that had been used, I am guessing that where I had the nuts and bolts, Raymonds installation possibly used rivets?
Hope this helps
Mike

raymond · #6 (**permalink**) 12-28-2007, 01:20 AM

The rivets I have mentioned are only on the version with the black rubber bumber since there the entire bumper is made of 3 pieces.

http://www.jalpa.ch/Restoration/index.html

That's the euro bumper:

Rubber bumper has a piece in between which is riveted onto the body

When you access the lower fender parts through this opening it's easier to unscrew the spoiler

Jalpa_Aus · #7 (**permalink**) 12-29-2007, 07:48 AM

Raymond,
Thanks for the info, I am yet to see a US Spec Jalpa in the flesh. Will keep an eye out for the things you have mentioned next time I see one. They are few and far between in Australia if there are any US spec ones.
Mike

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