I'll be pulling the engine out, rebuilding the bottom end myself and sending the head out to a machine shop to have new seals & seats installed after a pressure test and reconditioning/cleanup. I do plan to clean up all of the parts, and possibly paint the engine bay while everything is out.
First order of business, hood removal & radiator removal.
Next, removal of the intake manifold (and carb's) followed by the removal of the exhaust manifold. I did break off one of the exhaust manifold studs, but I do plan on replacing all of them, so its no big deal.
I've decided that I'll be removing the air galley from the exhaust manifold as its been capped off following the removal of the air pump and other vintage emissions equipment. I never realized the air tubes were inserted so far into the head. These will be capped off with screws as the thread on the maifold are still in real good shape.
Electrical connection removal comes next. The most important thing is to label everything & take lots of photos. In places where multiple wires connected to a single device, I used a yellow zip-tie to identify which wire goes to which connector, thanks to the photos I've taken.
I've started to degrease many of the parts as I'll be cleaning them up so they look nice -- not show quality, but clean. My next major step is pulling the actual engine out & attaching it to my engine stand.
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