Tonight I removed the coil springs. I had to grind the holes in the spring perches to allow the coil spring compressor rod to fit through. It took about 10 minutes per hole then the springs were out in about 20 minutes.
Tomorrow I'll begin replacing the front end components. My goal is to have the front end stuff wrapped up by the end of the day. Then I need to move on to the exhaust, SLS valve, water pump and belts.
After cutting my teeth on the front end rebuild on my SDL, the TD should be a breeze. Hopefully it all goes smoothly.