I just replaced the slave cylinder in my dads 1990 ford ranger so that was also a pain. What I did is cut the exhaust off so i can slide out the transmission and I was going to weld in a new piece when we were done. All that work for something so simple pissed me off.
I actually seen this in person at the IFO event in Wichita,KS this past March. It's a girl that drives it and her engine bay is super clean. I have pics of it. Im sure she's more on dsmtalk than tuners.
This actually just happend to my GF's car when she would turn her A/C on. We originally thought it was the thermostat but ended up being the water pump going out. When was the last time it was replaced?
Im hoping my car is out of the shop from getting a street/dyno tune and a few other goodies. Im going regardless but I'll be in an little S10. I'd be down to meet up.