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mike657894 · 08-19-2019, 01:15 PM

It was quite the thrill to crank start my car at a party on saturday. Had an assistant run the choke and one try and it was running. Every one standing there cheered. The hood is much easier to remove with help. It is pretty quick to pull the radiator. Easier than laying on your back and cranking u-bolt nuts! The first time I tried to remove my hood I broke the stuck radiator rods. But got a set of stainless hot rod replacement rods for cheap. 4 screws to remove the grill shell. and two sprung bolt/nuts at the base of the rad. then the clamps and hoses. an afternoon. Put masking tape on painted areas at base of rad shell. to prevent scratching. If you try to remove the hood by your self expect a tank scratch and a wrenched back, at least thats my method. haha.

08-19-2019, 01:15 PM	#9
mike657894 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Bay City Michigan Posts: 1,050	Re: Complexity of working on front spring U-bolts It was quite the thrill to crank start my car at a party on saturday. Had an assistant run the choke and one try and it was running. Every one standing there cheered. The hood is much easier to remove with help. It is pretty quick to pull the radiator. Easier than laying on your back and cranking u-bolt nuts! The first time I tried to remove my hood I broke the stuck radiator rods. But got a set of stainless hot rod replacement rods for cheap. 4 screws to remove the grill shell. and two sprung bolt/nuts at the base of the rad. then the clamps and hoses. an afternoon. Put masking tape on painted areas at base of rad shell. to prevent scratching. If you try to remove the hood by your self expect a tank scratch and a wrenched back, at least thats my method. haha.