I figure it's worth mentioning, the car's battery was removed from the car. You may notice it missing in subsequent photos. It's necessary to disconnect and remove it before starting to work around the engine bay with metal tools. Since I'm dealing with wiring, oils, and fuel, I don't want any sparks flying.
On to draining the coolant from the radiator/engine. There are a few big hoses to disconnect after the drain plug stops spewing pretty red liquid. Once I collected all the coolant I bottled it up in a gallon jug to take to a proper disposal facility.
Removing the air intake is really straight forward. The top pops off by removing some metal clips. Below the filter are some bolts that hold the air box down. The mass air flow (MAF) sensor gets unplugged from the flexible hose leading to the throttle body. A hose clamp or two later, and the whole assembly lifts out of the car.
Good to go.
This leaves a nice void where I can finally see some of the garage floor. Note the battery is missing too. It used to reside between the air intake and the firewall.
Remember that support piece I mentioned earlier that held the horn and hood latch/release? Well it comes off with a few bolts as well. This makes it possible to remove the radiator and fan (second photo).
Here's the radiator assembly. Fan with motor, shroud, reservoir, evaporator, and some hoses. It's going to be sold as well.
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