Teardown 10
Reattacked the old ABS unit, I should have just disconnected all the brake lines but I thought I could outsmart the car, and my back was killing me from being hunched over. Finally gave in and took off the spare tire guard and then was able to lift the whole unit right out.
With that out of the way I needed to dump the coolant from the radiator since it will be replaced by a Koyorad. Here's what a 30yr, 57k mi, Colorado radiator looks like:
With that all done I decided I was tired of leaning over the bumper to work on the front bay so off came the bumper.
The previous owner had the bumper resprayed a few years back and the shop that put it back on had put two screw clips in holes they didn't belong in so that made for a frustrating 45 minutes while I tried to figure out why the bumper cover wouldn't come off, but thankfully figured that out before I forced something and broke the lower bumper cover.
After that, 6 bolts and disconnecting the windshield washer fluid line and the bumper beam was free! My windshield fluid tank was empty, I had no idea, thinking back I don't know that I've ever tried to use the washer fluid.
Now I just have to decide if I want to go with carbon fiber bumper beams or stay with OEM. The weight savings is intriguing but the weight savings in the wallet not so much. I have time to think about it thankfully.
Pulled the Radiator Shroud off and called it a day
