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Old 08-31-2014, 04:03 AM   #4
X25


 
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Drives: '16 C7 Z51
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Location: Redmond, WA
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As I mentioned before, this build will be challenging due to extensive labor it requires. I am starting to have anxiety! : )

Now that the rear suspension bushings are done, I'd like to tackle the fronts. In the instructions, it states that I need to jack the engine a bit up to clear the sway bars. If this is the case, I think I might as well bundle it with the oil pan baffle job.

Synner's thread here has great info about how to install the baffle without having to cut the cross-bar. I intend to do something similar, following MAPerformance's turbo install instructions, where they show how the oil pan can be removed with a bar or an engine cherry-pick.

I bought 2-jaw and 3-jaw bearing pullers in various sized from Harbor Freight. Let's hope that they work fine on the remaining front bushings.

Oil baffle:
http://www.improvedracing.com/baffle...ffle-p-41.html


Bearing pullers (the jaws' directions are reversible):


MAPerformance's engine cradle:
http://www.maperformance.com/tech/20...nstallation-1/
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