Which should I do first?

[etay89]

Okay, so I plan on swapping out my tranny, swapping the head, and swapping in evo 8 rods and pistons.

The tranny, I should have in my possession between mid March to early April.

The head, I have all the components (cams, valvetrain, valves, etc) but I have yet to do anything with the head (hot tanking, surfacing, etc)

Evo rods and pistons...I just need to replace the piston rings (which i have 3 sets and need to acquire the last set)

I also wanna do some small stuff (properly finishing my battery relocation, moving the fusebox to where the battery used to sit, and installing my SS line from tank to filter and filter to rail).

The question is what should I do first? I don't have a hoist or air tools and also the tranny isn't mounted on the crossmember/subframe at all (so it's only connected on the engine and tranny mounts).

I was thinking doing the head removal first and doing all the small stuff at the same time while supporting it on the tranny, then removing the oil pan to swap out the rods/pistons, then once that's done, then unbolt the tranny to get it put in. I just wanted to see if there's a better order or anything to watch out for or worry about.

edit:forgot to mention, also throwing on an hx35 and all the supporting mods, as well as tuning via ecuflash and SD

 

[Ultimate1]

I am anything but an expert, but i would do the small stuff first especially if they are going to give you additional clearance to work in there. Also it allows u to test the small mods with a proven working system rather than doing it all at once and chasing your tail around a bit.