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Old 08-12-2005, 03:08 PM
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Can I remove the body from a 1980 w/o taking the rear bumper cover off first? The screws holding it on are nearly impossible to get off since they are all just rotating and I don't have enough room to get a pair of vice-grips in there. I took the two screws out that are near the rear lights as well as the one directly on the center/bottom of the bumper cover. It SEEMS loose...anything else I'll need to do?

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Old 08-12-2005, 06:56 PM
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I was able to get a sawblade between the bumper and the body after I got two or three bolts loose - I managed to cut the bolts without damage to the body. It takes a while but it works.... did the same with my front bumper bolts last week
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Hrm...sounds like a good idea. I'm guessing I AM going to have to get the bumper cover off before separating the body frame?
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Originally Posted by lg4vette
Hrm...sounds like a good idea. I'm guessing I AM going to have to get the bumper cover off before separating the body frame?
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