Sunday, November 4, 2007

Johnny 5 alive, no disassemble

So the process of disassembly has begun. I feel like a surgeon taking part a body to fix an ailment, except I'm wondering if I can put the thing back together again. If the rig were sentient it should be very worried :-)

Anyhow, I've got the left and right fenders, front bumper, lights, grill, both radiators, air intake system and fuel system disconnected from the engine. And after some fighting with rusted bolts (one bolt remains) I have the front seats removed, steering wheel and 80% of the interior dashboard (thanks for your help today Earl).

So now I am officially past the point of my knowledge base. But the plus side is that it doesn't look as bad as I imagined it. Sure there are a lot of hoses and wires, but the shop manual is a great companion so I'm feeling a lot more optimistic about the project. That being said, Lloyd was making fun of me for taking pictures of every hose from every angle before removal. I figure digital storage space is cheap insurance. The posted picture is a few steps behind, but I forgot to take a final picture (or the camera was out of memory :-) ).

Project cost: ~$1550.00 (bought some rusted bolt removers and a puller).

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