starting to tear into engine bay for 20's on s10

i know there's been a lot of threads on this lately, and i really appreciate all the help from everyone, but now i have to hit it with a stupid question. Do i have to discharge the ac before i take out the blower motor and stuff? And do i have to bleed the brakes or anything special before removing the booster/master cylinder? I'm getting ready to start tearing stuff up, so i want to not tear it up too much before i know somewhat what i'm doing. thanks.

when i disconneted my a/c i did it where the big fitting is above the wheel well in the engine bay. you can miss it, it took a while to slowly let it loose but thats how i did mine then you need to remove your wheel wells if you havent already inorder to get further access i havent pulled my interior a/c & heat all the way yet. but i plan to very soon. i have relocated kinda ghettoly the computer & did away with the coolant container. ive still got a ways to go but this is my daily also so im in no current hurry at this time.

did you just block the overflow from the radiator? Won't i have to take off the radiator and fenders to get into all this stuff and do it right?

what are you guys doing to relocate the computer? does anyone have any pictures? my truck has the 2.2l....

i've heard on the firewall, behind the firewall, where the battery goes (after relocating batt),etc. i'm not sure yet, i'll know more when i start

does anybody have pics of the 4.3 with 20's i don't know what to do the the computer?

I guy I know did one for a guy and for the computer he just moved it down and to the right and angle the plug away from the the tire...framed on 20s.

kept the ac as well

Youll have to take the fenders off to do it right but you can leave the radiator and core support alone.

Edited: 7/9/2006 4:21:53 PM by sdimeondubs

hey man... my old s10 was framed on 20s...w/ a/c also....

my computer was mounted underneath the batter tray....

my friend has his mounted over the motor...

bill and dimeondubs, yall have any pics? do i just need to lengthen all the wires? Where can i hide them, inside the fender when i get it back on? dime, did you get to keep the battery and tray stock? Did you put in trailer fenders, or is it just wheels in your engine bay? I have the drivers fender off, now i just gotta ditch the abs and put in the new booster/master cylinder w/proportion valve. You know how i need to go about disconnecting it? Do i need to bleed the fluid out or what? Please help.

btw, dime, you gonna be at the relaxed show in millington? I'm trying my damndest, but if i can't get these 20's stuffed before then, i aint going. Gonna be hard only being able to work on it at night, outside, under an awning, with no plasma cutter, cutting wheel, welder, or anything like that. wish me luck, hahahahahaha