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Decided to open up this thread and add to it as I have some off time...
So you order a heads cam package, you get all of your parts, and you open up the hood to check out what's involved.
Holy balls right? Obviously this is with all the plastics and such removed... Only thing to note on this step are the clips up front taken out with a screwdriver and a moulding popper.
Disconnect the battery in the trunk... I stuck a pair of gloves on top of the trunk striker so I didn't close it by accident, and rolled down the driver window.
At this point it's best to remove the bumper... So put the car on the lift (or jack stands if you're a nut) and remove the skid plate. I didn't get any pics of this but It's pretty straight forward, bunch of clips and a couple bolts and it drops down. Then remove the 3 clips connecting the fender liner to the bumper on both sides and get the liner to pop below the fender. At that point you'll see the 2 10mm bolts that sandwich the bumper cover up to the fender. Remove those. Remove the 2 10mm bolts near the hood latch. Then you can gently pull the sides of the bumper away from the clips near the headlights. At this point it's a good idea to grab an extra hand to pull the bumper.. once the bumper is out far enough to reach the fog light bulbs you can either unplug them, or give them a quarter turn and remove. Then unhook the headlight washer hoses (push in on the white clips) and remove the hose from the metal clips holding them to the bottom of the bumper.
After you remove the crash foam (3 clips set in a ways, need a skinny moulding popper.) You'll be left with this.
At this point it's a good idea to get a couple folding tables, or some sort of clean area to lay out all of your parts. I used two tables plus my 3x5 steel bench and I had a decent amount of space for everything.
At this point I removed my vadder setup, along with my under hood tank.
Now we need to drain the coolant... Unfortunately Cadillac didn't think it was necessary to give us a petcock for easy draining.
Pretty much the only option is to set up your drain pan of choice, pop the lower hose and let her rip.
So you order a heads cam package, you get all of your parts, and you open up the hood to check out what's involved.
Holy balls right? Obviously this is with all the plastics and such removed... Only thing to note on this step are the clips up front taken out with a screwdriver and a moulding popper.
Disconnect the battery in the trunk... I stuck a pair of gloves on top of the trunk striker so I didn't close it by accident, and rolled down the driver window.
At this point it's best to remove the bumper... So put the car on the lift (or jack stands if you're a nut) and remove the skid plate. I didn't get any pics of this but It's pretty straight forward, bunch of clips and a couple bolts and it drops down. Then remove the 3 clips connecting the fender liner to the bumper on both sides and get the liner to pop below the fender. At that point you'll see the 2 10mm bolts that sandwich the bumper cover up to the fender. Remove those. Remove the 2 10mm bolts near the hood latch. Then you can gently pull the sides of the bumper away from the clips near the headlights. At this point it's a good idea to grab an extra hand to pull the bumper.. once the bumper is out far enough to reach the fog light bulbs you can either unplug them, or give them a quarter turn and remove. Then unhook the headlight washer hoses (push in on the white clips) and remove the hose from the metal clips holding them to the bottom of the bumper.
After you remove the crash foam (3 clips set in a ways, need a skinny moulding popper.) You'll be left with this.
At this point it's a good idea to get a couple folding tables, or some sort of clean area to lay out all of your parts. I used two tables plus my 3x5 steel bench and I had a decent amount of space for everything.
At this point I removed my vadder setup, along with my under hood tank.
Now we need to drain the coolant... Unfortunately Cadillac didn't think it was necessary to give us a petcock for easy draining.
Pretty much the only option is to set up your drain pan of choice, pop the lower hose and let her rip.