how hard is it to get brackets out??

[trav_19]

well today the weather was nicer so i figured i would go and work on the car some...well i didn't get much accomplished lol i have been taping and painting my stock intake plate... and i noticed how horrible the brackets look that hold the accesories...i would really like to clean these up and paint them but it looks like a huge job to do with the motor still in the car... has anyone done it?? what do you recomend?? and if i get them out do i need high temp paint for anything i paint under the hood??

 

[blksn955.o]

got mine powdercoated silver metalic, and the alt. powdercoated chrome when I had my upper intake coated.

The alt. bracket is cake. the power str. is not soo bad, you need to pull the pully and get a reverse trx or starbit to remove the pump bolts/remove the A/C compressor.

crappy pic from the re-assem. but it shows the parts well enough.

 

[trav_19]

so the hard ones the p.s. and ac huh i would have guessed that one was easier...so to get that one off i need to pull the p.s. pulley then its pretty straight foward??

 

[blksn955.o]

yep get/rent a PS pully puller and its 6 bolts, some hoses on the air pump. I took off the alt. and left the air pump on until I had the bracket out as it was just easier to remove it after it was off.

 

[BlownFiveLiter]

The brackets aren't too bad coming off, but as was said, the PS pump is the pain. The AC compressor comes off with 4 long bolts, and it can actually rest on the swaybar, if I recall correctly. You'll probably need to remove the fan shroud and fan to gain enough access to the bolts, but I think the radiator could probably stay in place. I had it out when I did my swap, so I can't say for certain, but I'm sure there's enough room with it in.

 

[trav_19]

ok so i think im good on removing them glad its not as bad as what i was expecting to hear haha...but anyone know about the paint question?? i dont think i got the cash for powdercoating thats really expensive isint it??

 

[blksn955.o]

I sanded the edges and areas smooth (like reg. paint prep). and had a local guy with a powdercoat kit and oven do mine. IIRC it was like 35-40$ for both. and for the plusses powdercoat offers it was well worth it to me.

 

[trav_19]

i checked with a guy he said 60 to do both of them dosent seem horrible i just wonder how much of a pain it will be to get them out ...mainly the p.s. pulley

 

[miller92063]

Just notch one of the existing holes fro the bolt to clear. then you will not need to remove the pulley.
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t200/miller92063/mustang.jpg

 

[trav_19]

wow thats a slick idea you got there haha

 

[miller92063]

Didn't have a puller so I improvised
Plus, if you ever need to take it off again you won't need to search for the puller!

 

[tjh566]

Yeah I like that, Ill do that next time