Skully

yeah no problem, or pop the belt off for a second so you dont do any damage in case it wants to go.

turbojohnny

an even better idea, thanks for the suggestion.

hoov100

if you plan on removing the exhaust and intake manifolds get a can of "PB blaster penetrating catalyst" and spray every nut and bolt you can get at once for 5 minutes then spray it again, then let it sit another 5 minutes then remove them, you will be a firm believer of PB blaster once you have used it. as for the holding the fan blade deal, just take it off its four bolts and beats breaking a good fan clutch/fan. dont forget to take pics of the exhaust manifold and all the components of the BAE kit as its valuable info on these carb'd turbo conversion kits.

turbojohnny

i'm already a firm believer in pb blaster, and the car isn't carbed, it's fuel injected, but i will be taking pictures anyway.

hoov100

you know what i mean....

escapedan

I don't mean to beat this up, but really check the exhaust manifold bolts. There are lots of bolts there and thus lots of potential leaks. The only reason I mention this is that I've done lots of work looking for simple problems only to find they were not as complex as I thought. Regardless, good luck. Air leaks and electrical gremlins are my Achilles heel.