Taking Apart and Cleaning

The very next day, we all went to town on the vehicle. We removed all the internal combustion components from the engine and drained most of the fluids. Lance and I then cleaned all the oil, grease, and road grime from the engine bay using a heavy degreaser, a few rags, and a pressure washer hose. It only took 3 washes. Then we decided to give the outside of the car a bath using the same degreaser, rags, and pressure washer. Another two washes and man what a difference.
We also removed most of the interior of the vehicle. Over the next few days, we be cleaning the plastic interior trim pieces, carpet, seats, door panels, and headliner with a high pressure washer hose to see if we can remove that cigarette smoke smell. The trunk trim pieces were also removed. We cleaned the trunk, and will reinstall the plastic trim pieces to optimize space to install twelve batteries. Bleach was used to clean the dirt and road grim from the interior metal of the vehicle. What a difference! I now wish I took before pictures.