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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 06:41 PM
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We got the engine out last Fri. Sprayed degreaser in engine bay
tonight. Then I hit it w/ the pressure washer. It took quite a bit
of the grease and crud off. Now I can start on removing the front
suspension and get that rebuilt. Here's a few pics.

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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 08:06 PM
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Looking good!!
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Old Jan 9, 2008 | 05:17 PM
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Looking good!!
Thanks Topless hope to get the front suspension apart this weekend.
Will post more pics as I progress.

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Old Jan 9, 2008 | 06:07 PM
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Tape up the intake not the water pump holes.

More damage will result if you drop something in the intake.
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Originally Posted by knight37128
Tape up the intake not the water pump holes.

More damage will result if you drop something in the intake.
That's the old motor. I am selling that one to a friend to
put in a Nova he is building. The rebuilt 427 is in the
background of the pic from the side of the car. But I
will take your advice and cover that up. At the time
of that pic we just got finished removing everything.

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Old Jan 10, 2008 | 08:26 PM
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Got the left side suspension out tonight. Went pretty
easily. The spring was the only tricky part. But all
in all went well. Took about 1 hour. Will post more
pics tomorrow.

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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 06:26 PM
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Nice work but I thought the wooden crossmember option was only available on Small-Block cars???
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Nice work but I thought the wooden crossmember option was only available on Small-Block cars???
I'm going to try to get a patent on that. It took
alot of R&D to get it right.

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New pics. Got the front suspension back in today, along w/
the wiper motor. I used the spring compressor method I found
on the forum. The first side took us about an hour. The second
one about 20 mins. Hope to get steering done tomorrow.

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