As you may have seen in the other recent doug thorley thread, I am doing a set on my 2000 LC. I figured I would document as I went along and maybe it could help someone out. The more information, the merrier!
I wanted to start a few days ago, but I had to work doubles so I started today instead.
I started by getting the Cruiser up on some Esco jack stands.
Then, I yanked the front tires, skid plate, and inner fender liners. Ended up here.
Driver side
Passenger side
Also got my parts laid out on my work table.
My barn is a mess and it's really small, but I do get a lot of wrenching done out here!
I hit all the bolts with PB blaster before i stopped today.
I will likely pull the cats tomorrow, then hit everything with blaster again. Friday I will loosen the heat shields and blaster again. Saturday will be the main event to pull the manifolds and install the headers. It's way too hot here to be out much, heat index is over 110 for the last two weeks.
Time invested so far: 20 minutes.
I wanted to start a few days ago, but I had to work doubles so I started today instead.
I started by getting the Cruiser up on some Esco jack stands.
Then, I yanked the front tires, skid plate, and inner fender liners. Ended up here.
Driver side
Passenger side
Also got my parts laid out on my work table.
My barn is a mess and it's really small, but I do get a lot of wrenching done out here!
I hit all the bolts with PB blaster before i stopped today.
I will likely pull the cats tomorrow, then hit everything with blaster again. Friday I will loosen the heat shields and blaster again. Saturday will be the main event to pull the manifolds and install the headers. It's way too hot here to be out much, heat index is over 110 for the last two weeks.
Time invested so far: 20 minutes.
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