Take the bumper off. Heat up the nut(even a small propane torch will work). Lay the bumper on a block of wood over where the bolt head is. Press firmly down on the bumper keeping the bolt tight in its square opening. Then remove
On my 76 swinger, i swiss cheesed the reinforcement plate as much as i could, collapsed the shock mounts and welded them solid, ditched the bumper filler, and moved the bumper back about 3 inches
its not that i wouldn't want to sell them, but the car is under a bout 6 feet of snow right now and it would be very time consuming to remove them at this point
excellent. Actually I'm restoring a 64 and the driver's side is bad. I have a 66 that has rust free ones on it. so i guess i will be removing them thanks
I drilled a hole so the oil will come out when using a press to collapse the shock. I then spot welded it solid so it won't move. somebody posted that they don't recommend it. why? its just bolted solid like everything before 1974??
I collapsed the front shock mounts, got rid of the bumper filler, and was able to move my bumper back about 3 inches on my 76 swinger. it made a big difference
I put a 73 dart back end on my 76 swinger. It really wasn't that difficult. On the front, I collapsed the front bumper shock mounts, got rid of the bumper filler, and moved the bumper back 3 inches