November 2008 cont

Probably the worst rust on the entire car was around
the battery tray. I have a new front apron which I'll
be spot welding in.

Ouch!



I began the tear down on the engine compartment.
Pretty straight forward stuff here. Anything that
was stubborn (such as the break line fitting) was
resolved using large cutting pliers or a sledgehammer.
I'm going to replace most of the lines and fittings
anyways so why waste time?


I carefully removed all electrical components
being sure to mark the connections. I used
tape on the connections and marked each
side with matching numbers/letters.
i.e. 1A - 1A, 2A - 2A etc... I found this easier
than writing out detailed descriptions on
tape.