that's what i did, but i'm really not happy with the way the front cover turned out. i tried to wet sand and polish both sides while i had them off and they're still really cloudy. and i couldn't get the other covers off. i'm having trouble uploading pics, i'll resize them later and try again.
as far as the spark plugs go, it went fine. i unbolted the dog bones but honestly i could have done it without it. a pair of gloves would have been nice but oh well lol. the biggest problem i had was the plastic clip holding the wires in the back was stuck shut.