So I cleaned up the threads on the damaged stud. I am able to thread the nut all the way down by hand but it gets slightly hung up where the damaged threads were/are. I will try to find a new stainless steel stud this weekend because I would rather replace it.
I have read that others removed the heat shield to shimmy the over pipe out the back... I had success pulling it out the front...granted I have my exhaust manifold out.
So while the over pipe is out, I decided to practice polishing on steel. I am pretty good with aluminum but I haven't worked a whole lot with steel... especially steel in the condition of my over pipe. So far it is coming out pretty good...Depending on how successful I am polishing the over pipe, I might polish the steel supercharger bracket and hardware I was looking to powder coat. I'll post pics tomorrow sometime.
I hope to get my spark plugs in tomorrow... I'm going to follow the service manual instead of getting at them from the top.
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