Preparing the body to be removed from the frame. The wiring is a nightmare. Why this car a) ran or b) did not burn to the ground still baffles me. For various splices in the harness I’ve found wire nuts, electrical tape, duct tape, scotch tape, butt splices, and nothing.

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Built a stand to hold the body. I’ll have some measurementsReal-Soon-NowTM

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Just finished taking the engine out. There was oil coming from every possible place on the engine so this was a messy job. Found lots of wiring that had been “repaired” by the PO. It looks like I will need to build/buy a new wiring harness for the engine bay. Found several frame cracks near the left motor mount and on the left motor mount. The original exhaust system was still on the car....

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Took a few picture of the car before starting the disassembly. Removed the radiator with electric fan. The wiring for the fan was done with a handful of wire nuts. Oh my!

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