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[beppomarx]

a few things:

i already posted that i did the 3 mounts, front rear and drivers side tranny mount.

you do not need to pull the radiator to get at it. using a 3/8 socket and long extention with 14mm small socket (deep socket will not work) you can get between the unibody welds and the front crossmmber, that small gap is there to allow access to the upper frame bolt to the mount. the bottom one you can get at easily. on the transmission side you get the 2 17mm ones off easily, and the top one bust be removed 1/6th of a turn at a time (pain in the @§§) but on all the 17's you need an open ended wrench becasue a socet plus ratchet wont get at it.

also taking out the radiator is not hard at all, it involves draining it, unclamping the intake and exit hoses, overflow hose, unplugging both fans and the 2 12mm bolts on teh top holding the mounts on. the bottom mounts are just little stud deals that sink down into a rubber grommet like the top and once the top ones are off it slides right out with fans attached. all u need is a 12mm socket and pliers to get the clamps off and it takes 5 min and a flush/fill of coolant.