Well that was fun! I ended up removing those control arm pivots, then the crossmember bolts, then tried like heck to remove the steering gear U-joint…but no dice. So I pushed, pulled, levered, cursed…and finally it gave way:
So now I’ll get the crossmember back in place and redo enough bits so that I can get the car off the lift and back out into the spare turnaround space of our driveway, then give the outside of the engine a decent cleaning and remove the clutch so I can get it up onto the stand…where I will then flip it over, remove the oil pan, so that I can see what’s what.
As for the rest of the car? At this point its a real tossup, and with my flatbed guy Justin living right across the road from our place - it would be so easy to just have him come get it. But…maybe not yet!
And Paul, believe me...I hear you loud and clear! Thing is, I hadn't planned to look for a 924S...but took this under my wing because I could not stand the idea that it might be crushed.