When I finished straightening up the garage Saturday night, this is what the engine bay in 195/2000 looked like.  Dirty, but complete (for the most part).  Saturday morning, Michael Rodarte and Mike Foster came by to help me pull the engine and transmission out so I can get the front end repairs completed after the Kia incident that occurred almost two years ago.  Can you believe that?  February 4th 2010 will be the 2 year anniversary of the Kia Incident and 4 years that I’ve owned this car.  It’s spent half it’s time with me unregistered in my garage.

Michael and Mike were blazing fast helping out.  It’s been a while since I’ve had to pull an engine and I was expecting to be in the garage all day.  Granted, I’d already removed the transfer case and driveshaft, but they showed up just after 0900hrs, and by 1230hrs, the engine was out, on the stand, and we’d been bullshitting for an hour.  Impressive.

After Michael and Mike left, I tinkered a bit.  Pulled the jacked CV that I was on my way to replace when the Kia Incident occurred back in 2008, then started clearing wire harness and whatnot from the areas where more welding will be needed to fully repair the front end of 195.  Hope to have some more progress within a couple weeks’ time.