ukchris:
"Where are you located? If you ask you might be suprised how willing people are to help those who are eager to learn, for the price of a few beers someone may share their garage for an hour."
Thx for the thought. The car's in northwestern CT (Litchfield county) right now where I spend most of my weekends and where I plan storing it. Kind of a long drive to Boston for an oil change.

I'll try some friends in the area but if anyone here is in the area and likes beer...
Did Home Depo have those stairs already made or you culled them yourself?
Would the same set of wrenches do the job on 986, 987, 996, and 997?
Z.