[dpolitzer]

To begin, I think the therapy that I will need as a result of this seemingly small project will exceed the cost of the car.

Anyone who may considering installing the oil cooler scoop may want to consider again...or not depending on if you're a masocist or not....

I started at about 1pm and was finished at about 7pm...now that did include 3 trips to a local hardware store, Kragen, and Sears.

First thing I would suggest is that you have rachet extentions, a very long rachet, various small wrenches, and of course much patience. I went by the instructions posted in the Tech section of this site and it seemed very straighforward from the instructions...what it did not say was just HOW TIGHT the workspace underneath in fact was...now my hands aren't THAT large but both my hands and forearms are pretty shredded right now.

Yes you most certainly need to take the horn out-- but even when it's dangling room is at a minimum. Then there is this bracket with 4 bolts that covers the inside of the light (I used both a long rachet and extensions for the socket but there was a lot of slack in this arrangements so you must really be patient)...this is a complete nightmare to get off...once you do I felt it best to remove it from the car...now this is a big heavy bracket that seemingly has no purpose other than provide extra support should a fender bender occur. Well I loosened the buttom fender and was able to pull the bracket through and remove...I chose not to reinstall it. Now I don't know if other years have this but mine is an 1988.

Once that was removed you have to remove two bolts that undo the parking light. That was a picnic as one of the bolts you basically have to unscrew blindly...I had to get a little wrench up there and blindly feel around to keep unscrewing it. Putting everything together was much easier but honestly I felt like giving up more than a few times.

This is not a technically challenging project but it is incredibly aggravating in that you simply cannot reach bolts with ease and your hands do not fit. I read somewhere that it may just be easier to undo the bumper but wasn't sure how many bolts are involved and where they were so I just did it the way as per the instructions. I hope others had a better time than I did.

Anyway it looks ok, now I just hope it works.

Cheers,