Re: Keegan's 55 Clipper Deluxe
Posted by Keegan Chaput On 2009/9/29 21:15:30
Started to take the front clip apart today. I got the hood off without much trouble. I'm going to have to find a better long term storage spot for it.
I moved to the bumper next. I was pleased that only one of the nuts put up a fight. I just had to get out the torch and heat it up. It broke loose quickly and the bumper slid off the front end with out much trouble.
The grill was next and it was a little harder. I had to remove the front tires to get at the bolts behind the headlight housing. Then the little bolts in the lower corners. The fight came from the blind bolt that is in the trim and sticks through the fender. It was just spinning and I couldn't get the nut loose. I ended up cutting it off with a sawzall. Even then it put up a fight.
Maybe it would have been easier to take the trim off the rest of the fender. Then I'd have had access to the head of the bolt. But I was too angry to think of that option, so I just grabbed the saw. The other small problem I found was not knowing how to disconnect the wiring to the turn signals. So I just cut the wires.
Next time the fenders should come off and I'll have better access to the floors under the dash.
I'm kicking around the idea of taking the body off the frame. I know it's more work, but in the end it might allow me to do a few extra steps I've been thinking of. More on that later.
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I moved to the bumper next. I was pleased that only one of the nuts put up a fight. I just had to get out the torch and heat it up. It broke loose quickly and the bumper slid off the front end with out much trouble.
The grill was next and it was a little harder. I had to remove the front tires to get at the bolts behind the headlight housing. Then the little bolts in the lower corners. The fight came from the blind bolt that is in the trim and sticks through the fender. It was just spinning and I couldn't get the nut loose. I ended up cutting it off with a sawzall. Even then it put up a fight.
Maybe it would have been easier to take the trim off the rest of the fender. Then I'd have had access to the head of the bolt. But I was too angry to think of that option, so I just grabbed the saw. The other small problem I found was not knowing how to disconnect the wiring to the turn signals. So I just cut the wires.
Next time the fenders should come off and I'll have better access to the floors under the dash.
I'm kicking around the idea of taking the body off the frame. I know it's more work, but in the end it might allow me to do a few extra steps I've been thinking of. More on that later.
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