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Well started the tranny work tonight. Got the car up on jack stands and pulled off the front suspension. It wasn't nearly as hard as I've heard, infact I believe it may have been one of the easiest suspensions I've ever worked on. Nothing was really stuck, well except for the axle wouldn't come out of the knuckle, but I'll just pull it as one unitl. Can't seem to get the driver side axle out, damn C-clip is in there really good. I'll probably have to wait til the subframe is dropped to get more leverage on it.

I'm a little concerned right now because I don't know how to go about a few things, but I'll figure them out tomorrow as I go. These things include how to keep the steering rack suspended, how to get on the steering rack bolts, where to put bolts into the engine to brace it, and how to go about disconnecting the hydraulic clutch system. Anyway, I figure it will be out after a good days work tomorrow.

Well that is the progress as for now. I'm sure 1 or 2 of you may get a call from me tomorrow asking a few questions.