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Help removing front valnace


AlbatrossCafe

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I am trying to remove front bumper and valance on my 1978 280z to make way for a new air dam.

I am stuck removing the valance. I got all of the obvious bolts out, but there are 2 issues:

  1. The side fender and valance appear to be "fused" together?
  2. The last few bolts have some kind of gunk/material that is nearly hard as rock stuck on them and I can't get to the bolts.

I thought the valance was 3 pieces. It looks like where the middle and side piece attach, there is a ton of gunk around the bolt that holds them together. WTF is this stuff? 2nd pic is zoomed in on area of first pic:

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Secondly, why do the fender and valance appear to be fused together at the seam? I didn't really want to take a screwdriver and hack at it... also, behind the valance in the 2nd pic below is another bolt that has a ton of gunk. No way I can get a socket or wrench around it.

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Any tips for getting these last few pieces out?

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I'm guessing you want to try to save your paint right?  So, If it were me, given the description of the foreign material, my first weapon of choice would be a heat gun to soften the gunk along with a small putty knife do a little digging.  I would start on the center piece first.  Once that is figured out,  then be very gentle with the side pieces.  Good Luck!

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