Day Three...

Oh man, today was a good day. Well considering all the obstacles which I've encountered throughout the process of removing my exhaust manifold, I consider it to be a good day. On a side note, copper exhaust manifold nuts not cool after being driven 68,000 miles for the past 5 years in all the elements. Needless to say after 2 days of struggling and finding a viable solution to free my exhaust manifold, I have successfully done it with the stud still in tact.

Day Two

Today wasn't too bad, a lot of things still need to be done before the motor can be pulled but its getting there slowly. Taking my time and not rushing things while paying attention to every small detail is the key for this rebuild. Nothing will go unnoticed/untouched. It's been slow but I rather not rush something like this. Anyway, here are some more pictures of my progress.

The Rebuild Begins

It was time that I decided that I should man up and get my timing belt and water pump replaced while taking care of a few other things on my car. I even picked up a bunch of new tools to help me out with this job. So far just breaking down the car is pretty tiring but it's slowly getting there. New bolts and metal pieces are definitely in order as there is way too much corrosion all over the front end of my car. I'll try to keep up with picture updates as I go along. Here are some pictures of the work so far.