More pics from today. Ever wondered what was behind those black curtains? Almost every part, but not quite yet, every part that came off of #4946.

Just a few pictures from today. Almost ready for the rotisserie.

I skipped cycling today and so Jeff and myself spent a full day taking more parts off the car. We’re still working up front working our way back to the cab. We removed some more of the air conditioning, the fan and the vent hose to the center vent in the dash. After removing that you have access to the master cylinder and then the brake booster and finally the pedal board. Then the windscreen washer pump and various fittings. We then removed the steering column and the steering rack. Some of this stuff is the hardest to work on because you have absolutely no room to work. There is one bolt on the pedal board that you pretty much have to improvise a custom wrench to loosen. The car is getting much lighter as my lift is noticeably slower when lowering the car.

More parts taken off today. Radiator, fans, air conditioning parts, horn, wipers and more of the wiring harness pulled through.

Back to work today after a few days of wakeboarding at Lake Havasu. I’m still working in the trunk area, removing the ignition and pulling all the wiring from the rear. I took out the ventilation fans and part of the ventilation system. Also pulled the radiator hoses through the tunnel, the clutch cable and starter cable. The tubs are growing.

Scott I actually do use the heater a little. I never drive it with the top on so it can get a little cool in the evening along the coast. We pulled some more parts off today. We finished with the fuel system, the parts that are part of the USA emissions will not be going back on. We also pulled off the 2 piece engine bulkhead. One piece being aluminum and the other fiberglass. In my 74 they were both aluminum. We pulled the fiberglass trunk which also is 2 piece with insulation in between.

More work on removing the engine. I tried to follow the steps per the workshop manual and for the most part did. I did have to remove the right fuel tank but that was so I could get the air conditioning compressor which was not mentioned. Other than that I followed the steps and the engine is now out.

We did a little more work getting ready to remove the engine. Still following the removal instruction from the repair manual. We did steps 13-18 which basically consists of removing the heat exchanger, distributor along with the oil filter support unit. We also started on the air conditioning compressor which is not listed in the removal instructions. We removed the right gas tank as I don’t think you can get the compressor out with the tank in place. The number of tubs is beginning to grow!