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Big thanks to Jay! He grabbed me these LQ1 motor pieces that I need for the STE. They will make a big difference in the appearance and correctness of it's engine bay. Also, he grabbed me an extra cam cover and these little booklets. They have awesome information regarding our W's including torque specs. I've never seen them before or even heard of them so I think they are kinda rare, maybe not, but I am so thankful he grabbed this stuff for me. I really needed this little spark plug holder for the front wires as my STE's is missing I think and the wires are just thrown everywhere. I also put in my spare cluster and the rest of the dash/HUD so that I can watch her vitals when I first start her up in over 10 years of not running!

You and me both Sister!

I’m excited to see it run and hear all about it!

Started working on dropping the fuel tank for the fuel pump replacement. Might have done something wrong and caused me extra work but that's ok. It's already done. The jack stand rubber pads worked great and so did the rubber wheel blocks. I'm going to get another set and use them to possibly block the trailer so it doesn't move as I pull the STE up on the trailer. Filler neck tube and vent tube disconnected. I think this is the connector for the fuel pump, disconnected. Since the International lived in Oklahoma all it's life, everything is so pristine underneath, no rust and bolts are so easy to break loose. Is this the original sending unit part number tag? Disassembled the filler neck to give me more wiggle room down below. I also removed the rear quarter splash shield. That's just red Oklahoma dirt, not rust LOL! I ran out of time and need to look at some old threads. I think Imp said that you don't have to disconnect the two rubber lines up above the rear of the tank in order to drop the tank? I also consulted with 55trucker. I partially removed the left side rear tank strap and may have caused me extra work. If I don't need to remove those two hoses/lines, I'm going to take out the two front bolts on the tank straps, much easier to get to.

Update Jimmy, got started on the fuel tank coming down but ran into a snag. I wanted to take the rear bolts off of the tank straps but now maybe I should have done the front. I need to look at Imp's post and see if those hoses on top of the tank need to be disconnected or not. If not, I'm going to drop the tank straps from the front of the tank, make it easier on myself. I'll post pics here in a little bit. I'm heading out May 21st to bring home the STE! So excited! I'll take pics of my journey off course and post them.