So this Saturday we smashed the fist stage. The old 2.2 is now removed. (If anyone needs it let us know) only real hicup was fighting the steering rack going through between the cats, so we in-bolted the rack.
First jobs included removing the exhaust and drop shaft. Also disconnected the gearbox linkages and wiring loom.
Move up front we needed to get the fluid out the rack and radiator.
also started disconnecting the loom for the lighting and various sensors.
We had planned this job well in advance so Saul had the aircon degassed which made our lives so much easier. We noticed the front slam panel loose and noticed it had been replaced at some point. The old drilled out spot weld are a give away.
Once the front was exposed we needed to get the engine loom off the car and also the inlet mani, behind it is the rear lifting point.
inlets looking clean, 117k engine
hooked up the engine crane. Because we were removing the engine and gearbox we used our tilt bar.
As I said the rack linkage caused us some issues but quickly sorted once unbolted.
she’s huge!
car now ready for Saul to work his magic painting and cleaning things.
in total this took around 5 hours. Roll on the next big update
