two days, still working on it.
made special tools to access the bolts, but top one is buggered up from previous tech...
should I cut a hole in the firewall? MAN this is tight.
any links to a DIY on here?
I found one post about removing pitman arm, and other linkage to get it to drop... not there just yet, still trying to get it free of the block...

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If you are having access problems to the top bolt, you can take off the driveshaft front coupling and the trans crossmember and dip the rear of the engine/trans assembly down to get better access over the top of the trans.
If the head is really butched then i don't know, I've never seen anyone put a hole in the firewall to do this, but........

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The early cars do take about 3-4 hrs.

Start by supporting the engine & then removing the motor arm & mount on the drivers side.

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