Gen 2 SCAB makeover…totally not ripping off Geoff’s 2.5 build!

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Couple pics from before the cab removal. One thing that slowed me down is that I couldn’t find my transmission line disconnect tool, and the ones I have for fuel lines are all too small…and far too thick to slide into that narrow gap between the quick connect and the housing.

So I tried the old “cut some shims from a plastic jug” trick:



And they sort of fit down inside the junction, but no matter how much I pushed and pulled, and tried to feed them in with needle-nose pliers I couldn’t get them to slide into the gap far enough to release the locking tabs:



…so I just unbolted the entire connector assembly from the heat sink/junction block…whatever that thing is called that sits right above the steering rack:

 

[91Eunos]

Next issue was that I had the RH rear support pad on the arm instead of using the round puck at the end of the lift. I thought this would provide a more stable support to that pinch weld seam when lifting the cab.

What I didn’t account for was the end piece getting caught under the suspension/body mount pad when raising the cab up off the frame:



I actually lifted it a couple times before figuring out what was happening. And when I stopped lifting when I saw the damn right wheel was lifting up, and then lowered the arms because I thought I’d forgotten to disconnect something, the arm end was off that pad, so of course I couldn’t see any obstructions.

It wasn’t until the second time that I just stopped lifting, and then looked under there and saw the problem.

Regardless, worked like a champ once I relocated the rear lift arms and just used the little pucks.

 

[91Eunos]

Got a start on undressing the motor… holy crap are there a lot of electrical connections on this motor!









Have most of the wiring connections disconnected here, but the loom is still attached:



If the weather’s nice, I’ll roll the chassis out to the driveway to clean up the garage and degrease as much of motor and chassis as possible. Regardless of the weather, will try to get the wiring and all the air pipes plus the OEM intercooler off, and maybe get the fuel system depressurized and unhooked mañana.

Will plan to start on the exhaust manifolds, etc. next weekend.

Definitely have an oil leak on the LH top of the motor too…likely the valve cover.