Step 1: Remove the hood, making sure to mark the location of
the hinges.
Step 2: Carefully remove the header panel, bumper and grille; put the bolts in labeled Ziploc bags for reassembly. Then remove the battery, radiator and AC condenser.
Step 3: Sandman breaks it down.
Step 4: Remove all of the front accessories.
Step 5: Removed parts can either be discarded or refurbished.
Step 6: Core support is removed and ready to be sent for powder coating.
Step 7: Unbolt transmission mount, hook up engine hoist, pull bolts out of motor mounts and remove motor. Make sure to remove the engine and tranny with the proper engine hoist.
Step 8: Unbolt transmission mount, hook up engine hoist, pull bolts out of motor mounts and remove motor. Make sure to remove the engine and tranny with the proper engine hoist.
Step 9: Pressure wash to remove the oil and grime.
Step 10: Tape off and use a wire wheel brush to remove remaining debris.
Step 11: Jody Stidham of Jody’s Garage breaks down the motor and installs the Summit Racing Equipment internal components and the custom serpentine setup.
Step 12: Jody Stidham breaks down the motor and installs the Summit Racing Equipment internal components and the custom serpentine setup.
Step 13: Ready to go back in!
Step 14: Call some friends!
Step 15: Remove all lines, electrical connections and sensors.
Step 16: Send reusable parts to be powder coated.
Step 17: Use wire wheel brush to clean all parts before priming.
Step 18: Tape off any additional openings.
Step 19: After primer, spray the firewall, frame, suspension components and brake booster semi-gloss black.
Step 20: After primer, spray the firewall, frame, suspension components and brake booster semi-gloss black.
Step 21: Install refurbished core support (this one’s from Tim at Little Guys in New Deal, Tennessee).
Step 22: Run new braided lines, reattach all new and powder-coated parts.
Money!
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Quite a bit of work, but the results really pay off.
Quite a bit of work, but the results really pay off.