Front Suspension Removal... Options

[quadracerx]

Ok....so Project Rusty begins in earnest today....I will start a thread as soon as work is completed this weekend...and yes I have pictures of what is possibly the most rusted 914 on the planet....more on that later....

Im working on removing the front suspension as a complete unit....

So far:

Removed master cylinder.
Removed Cover that hides the suspension crossmember.
Removed Fuel Tank.
Removed "clamp on steering column under gas tank".
Removed brake lines that go to front calipers from body brackets.


So all I have to do now is:

1) Remove bolts (4 ea) on torsion bars up front (is it necessary to remove the front valance?).

2) Remove the suspension crossmember bolts (2 ea).

3) Remove two upper strut mount nuts (I know about the tabs that lock the nuts, any easy way to bend these back out of the way?).

4) Remove the 8mm allen bolts surrounding the upper strut mount.

Is there anything else Im forgetting? This is alot of fun...but I should own some stock in PB Blaster...you'll see what I mean when I start posting pics...

Thanks guys, again for all your help.

Steve

[r_towle]

You need to go inside the car and remove the u-joints from the steering shaft and from the rack shaft.
Both need to be removed and then remove the shaft from the car.
It makes sense when you see it.

Rich