Day 1

Got as far as removing water jacket & hoses this afternoon. Looks like the valve cover has been leaking for quite awhile. What a mess! Should have degreased the engine compartment before we started. Sequence of removal was as follows (by the way...could only get a hold of a Chilton manual in town. It's crap for instructions. Lists the things to do but gives zero guidance where to locate the parts in the compartment, etc. I still haven't found the petcock on the block yet to drain it...)

1. Removed hood and boys dove in...removed engine shields and drained coolant...looks pretty bad. Will replace. Placed front of car on jacks, under the sway bar mounts.

Notice the sway bar mount...looks like someone did some curb hopping!

3. Removed throttle cable & bracket and cruise control connector (opposite side of throttle cable connection)

4. Removed Air intake hose

5. Removed alternator, right wheel and cross member underneath car. Disconnected ground from battery before we removed alternator. Was again wishing I had degreased car. The cross member was heavily caked and a mess...

6. Removed distributor & plug wires

7. Removed water jacket, hoses & connectors...called it a night...