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

[jaxdream]

If you pulled the tank and removed the 2 bolts that go through the donut that connects to the top of the steering rack you are good to go on that. You don't need to remove the tierod ends because the rack is bolted to the bottom of the steel crossmember ( 2 -17mm headed bolts )along with the tierods connected to the strut arms and struts.I agree that you dont need to remove the allen bolts on top of struts , remove the nut that's there as mentioned earlier, unless you are stripping the tub, then remove the allen bolts . Take a large screw driver to loosen the whole shubang and get out of the way , gravity works and when you least expect it !!!
You didn't say if you are going to repair the rust , is that your goal ?? Good luck and watch out .

Jack / Jaxdream