lo, rather new and foolish at this stuff, but gonna (try) to build a Mk indy

question is pretty much as title really, what would be the best order to stip my donor out?

cheers
staple balls

[Edited on 8/9/03 by Staple balls]

Answer I've usually seen is "leave the bits that stop you rolling it around until last"

I think we're doing it in roughly the order interior, instruments, engine, electrics and whatever else is left, then rear subassembly (diff, shafts, hubs all off as one bit), handbrake bits, front wheely bits. That's just our guess so far though.

cheers muchly good sir, i was sort of thinking that way, but y'know, best to ask the people that know

you will find it makes life much easier when lifting the engine/gearbox if you hack out the front chassis crossmember first.

HTH

ahh, cheers

Staple,
You might aswell lubricate now the bits that might be hard to get out later (diff mount bolts etc.) so that the lubricant has penetrated nicely by the time you come to remove them.

HTH,

James

i've gone about it slightly different:

i have already 'aquired' for free the following from 2 other sierras:

full rear end, includind diff, drive shafts, etc etc.
front uprights, calipers, disks etc
stearing rack
Type 9 box

i'm in the middle of a process of: stripping, blasting, refurb then new paint this will give me the advantage that i can build up a rolling chassis and then tow away my (still complete at the moment) donor....

the only difficult thing i have found to get out has been the rear diff mounting bolts (i can get the nuts of easy enough, but the bolts are stiff to move....)

Cut the front panel, take the gear lever off,get the back end as high as you can on blocks or ramps, take the prop shaft off and the gearbox Xmember and prop the back of the box up till you get the hoist on the engine. Then tip it on its side and take the diff and driveshafts out after.

yours, Pete.

[Edited on 9/9/03 by Peteff]