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:
The side fender and valance appear to be "fused" together?
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:
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.
Any tips for getting these last few pieces out?
Looking for parts for my 1971 240z.
I need
hood hinge on passenger side,
front valence,
front parking lights,
carbs,
door panels
Door handles,
seats,
tail lights
bumpers front and back.
Can you help?