It's gone.

Late to the party, but I have pictures.

The Bucket is gone. I sold it to a scrapyard on February 18th. A funny story: the car didn't want to leave. The tow truck driver apparently hooked the winch to a rather rusty part of the frame, and it gave way as he was cranking the car up onto the rollback. It rolled down the ramp and barreled back down the driveway towards the garage where it spent so much time, like a puppy that runs to its dog house when animal control comes to take it away.

Separation anxiety in the extreme.

Anyway, here are the pictures. Farewell, my friend. I gained a career's worth of knowledge about EFI and GM engine systems with you. You'll be missed once I finish repressing the memories of all the times you left me stuck on the side of the road.

Engine's out!

I pulled the engine out of the 'ol Bucket today. Not a whole lot to tell. The catalytic converter was melted and plugged, which was bad. I was going to keep it, but I guess I'll see if a recycler will pay for it.

Only mishap was a set the engine down right on top of my garage light, crushing it. Ooops.

On to the pictures!

Here it is in the engine bay:

From 1985 Pontiac Grand Prix

Here's the radiator on the floor

From 1985 Pontiac Grand Prix

On the way out

From 1985 Pontiac Grand Prix

Up

From 1985 Pontiac Grand Prix

Out

From 1985 Pontiac Grand Prix

And on the floor!

From 1985 Pontiac Grand Prix

Though not pictured, I've already separated the transmission and gotten the engine up on a stand.

I've already called the junkyard. They'll be coming to get it on Monday or Tuesday, then the Datsun can go back in the garage.

Plumbing...

No updates on the car, because I've been working on the house.

From that work, I've learned a few things about plumbing:

1) Don't try to fix a problem if you can bypass it. Ripping out walls is a pain
2) You only get one shot with PVC. Measure three times.
3) Gaskets are single use, and most "kits" for items like toilets will be missing parts from the store.

Cars are easier. I suspect it's because cars are designed with some expectation of maintenance. Homes are not.

Disassembly has begun...

I've started pulling the low-hanging fruit, so to speak, out of The Bucket. Today I managed to yank the rear shocks, the radio, the rear deck speakers, the wideband O2 sensor, and drain the radiator. I already have a buyer for the shocks, so I'll be pulling the fronts tomorrow and hopefully shipping them out later this week.

With the radiator drained, I can pull it. I think I'll be able to use the big electric fan on the Datsun. The radiator itself will go up in the attic as a spare for the Grand National, and I dunno what I can use the second fan for. Maybe it can blow on an aux oil cooler in the Z if I ever get one.

With the radiator out, I should be able to get the engine out in short order. We shall see.