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Here's the coil swap which is very simple for anyone to accomplish

To start with, you're going to want to disconnect the battery. Remove the frame cover if you have one. Then the 2 bolts that hold up both coils along with ground them. I kept the leads from the old coils by cutting them from the assemblies and splicing on female spade connectors. Your Orange and Grey wires will connect to your (+) terminals and the Red/Whites to the (-) terminals. Mounting them is simply removal in reverse. I ditched the frame cover due to my inability to mount it with my straight styled connectors.

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Most of us want to do some work to the valve cover. The valve cover gasket alone is around some $20 to $30 and up. So I used Red RTV High Temp gasket maker to keep costs down. I've seen this done badly in some pics on channel 11 so I was leary of the color because it will stand out like a sore thumb. Here's the process with the plug wires drapped over the front tank rubbers.

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Remove your cover exposing your cams

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Replace cover and bolts wiping away extra quickly and making sure to add thread lock to those bolts

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Here's the area with a somewhat finished look

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Remove your bolts

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Apply your gasket maker cautiously

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Refit plug wires

Do not attempt anything outside of your own capabilities without a professional nearby