R4ITEI's 10th AE Money Pit.

r4itei · 02-19-2012, 11:19 PM

took the time this weekend to start working on this baby.

first order of business was to take the hood off. easy peasy.

then the fenders and front bumper!

so very clean!

sadly, gotta get its frame pulled. =(

good news is, the damage is only in the crumple zone. suspension should be fine. really hope it's not too expensive to fix. just cosmetic but i dont want gaps on my new bumper... there wont be a new bumper for at least a few months tho.

that hood is so light! holy shit. haha and i was reading some thread about how to take off the front bumper. i laughed when someone said resist the urge to cut it up and trash it. i ended up cutting mine up. didnt know the fenders had to be taken off first. haha oh well. i learned my lesson.

game plan next weekend is drain the oil and coolant and remove the busted front bumper reinforcement. ill probably label everything on the engine and the connectors connected to it. take apart as much of the engine accessories and such. get it ready to be pulled.

also now i gotta find that energy absorbing foam... oh well. good thing i got a few months to find all the front bumper stuff.

would you like moar pics? =) more to come.

02-19-2012, 11:19 PM	#18
r4itei The Newbie Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 21 Rep Power: 0	took the time this weekend to start working on this baby. first order of business was to take the hood off. easy peasy. then the fenders and front bumper! so very clean! sadly, gotta get its frame pulled. =( good news is, the damage is only in the crumple zone. suspension should be fine. really hope it's not too expensive to fix. just cosmetic but i dont want gaps on my new bumper... there wont be a new bumper for at least a few months tho. that hood is so light! holy shit. haha and i was reading some thread about how to take off the front bumper. i laughed when someone said resist the urge to cut it up and trash it. i ended up cutting mine up. didnt know the fenders had to be taken off first. haha oh well. i learned my lesson. game plan next weekend is drain the oil and coolant and remove the busted front bumper reinforcement. ill probably label everything on the engine and the connectors connected to it. take apart as much of the engine accessories and such. get it ready to be pulled. also now i gotta find that energy absorbing foam... oh well. good thing i got a few months to find all the front bumper stuff. would you like moar pics? =) more to come.