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Old Jun 17, 2015 | 08:59 PM
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I am doing a body lift to change the frame on my 68 roadster and I am having a hard time with all the bolts, not just the body mounts. I haven't been able to remove any of the bolts holding the rear bumper on, Is this normal?
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I am doing a body lift to change the frame on my 68 roadster and I am having a hard time with all the bolts, not just the body mounts. I haven't been able to remove any of the bolts holding the rear bumper on, Is this normal?
On these 40 plus yo cars yeah pretty much, it's hit or miss some come right apart some have become one unit and will break before coming apart,
In some cases heat and or spray bolt breaker stuff helps...as does cussing.
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Old Jun 17, 2015 | 09:28 PM
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I'm replacing the rear bump stops, sprayed WD40 on both, the right I had to chisel it off the left using an open end wrench turned without much effort, they both look about the same and I'm figuring by their rough appearance they are original. Good luck with the bolts
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50/50 ATF and acetone works great!
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