I don't know what the fuss is all about, it was really easy to take the hood off by myself. I got these brackets for the ceiling and was going to rope it up and everything and I thought "why not just loosen the bolts, leave the front bolts on and take the rear ones off, tilt it down...." went just fine. There are two bolts on each side, I loosened the front bolts, removed the rear bolts... when the last rear bolt was taken out, it just hinged down, then I was able to remove the front bolts with no problem. The hood itself is a little unwieldy, at least I don't have to worry about scratching a beautiful paint job or anything.
Also had my first bolt casualty. Tried to take off the mounting brackets and torqued the head off of one of the bolts. Upon further inspection it looks like I need to take the fender off to remove those bolts anyway, as they're secured with nuts that I can't get at with the fender on. Oh, well... easier to replace that kind of bolt if I don't have to get the busted bolt out of a body panel.
I made part of one of my two sawhorses that will be the base of my 4x4 portable work table as well... picked up a 4x4x3/4 sheet of plywood for the table surface. Also picked up baggies, bagged the parts for the seat, windshield wiper fluid reservoir and some trim clips and screws. And I have masking tape for labeling wires and a sharpie... and a corded drill and rust brush. I think I'm about ready to go full-on with disassembly, aside from organizing where to put parts that come off.
It would be pretty awesome to be able to start welding this winter.
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