You can sneak it out the front, but most that I've done have come out after the exhaust is moved. In my shop we all laugh at the gut that gets stuck doing a starter in a 'Zu. I spray down the exhaust bolts with penetrating oil on mine every time I change the oil. Maybe that way it will come apart easily when/if my starter goes. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />