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ck 2
Dec 19th, 04, 07:19 PM
I am ready to disassemble my car to install all new bushings, remove engine, etc. My question is what would be the best way to remove the front fenders,header panel, etc. Can I remove this all in one piece?

I am going to install all new bushings, paint engine compartment, freshen engine etc. Then the car is going to painter to be stripped and painted. As for what I am doing,what would be the best way for me to disassemble the front body parts? Thanks.

Zman1
Dec 19th, 04, 08:44 PM
Heck yea...pull it all in one piece.
Pull the hood, front bumper, 2 bolts on the Radiator support, bottom fender bolts, 2 in the cowl, 2 in the firewall, 2 in the door jamb, and I think a couple in the inner fender.
Unplug the harness at the firewall, and she should come off in one piece. It's a little easier if you take the front tires off.

ck 2
Dec 20th, 04, 06:35 AM
Thanks for the info, I will give it a try. Time to start looking for the bolts. Where does the harness unplug?

JohnZ
Dec 20th, 04, 10:54 AM
Down below and outboard of the master cylinder; unscrew the bolt in the center to remove the connector, then separate it. One half (engine harness) stays with the engine, and the other half (forward lamp harness) stays with the front clip. graemlins/thumbsup.gif

ck 2
Dec 20th, 04, 12:59 PM
Thanks, I see exactly where you are talking about. I am going to start on this Thursday. If anyone thinks of anything else I should do let me know.

ck 2
Dec 27th, 04, 01:16 PM
Well with all the Christmas visiting over I finally started today taking apart my car. I ended up taking it apart in pieces instead of removing the clip in one piece.

The reason was, I am doing this alone and don't have the extra help to remove the whole front end in one piece. The other reason is my car is a RS/SS so I had all of the hidden headlight hardware to deal with.

Thanks everyone for the info, I'm sure I'll have alot more questions before I get this thing back together. Tomorrow I plan on removing the core support and start pulling engine and transmission.