removing 70 coronet front bumper assembly

[moparmusclecars]

pulled about 8 bolts and the assembly feels lose all the way around. I have tried pulling it straight out from the car, and it seems to be hanging up on the ends, under the fender area, and right above the headlights. I can see a bolt that runs upward in the area, but I don't see how I could get to the nut right under the fender, unless it is accessible through the fender mud guard. Any idea why this bumper won't pull right off? I must be missing something. Thanks!

 

[happytoes24]

asked Hubby, kellycom to join this post. He took the whole front bits off my car and I;m not sure if he HULKED out.... nothing broke, so I am guessing Hulk stayed put!!! LOL

 

[bigblock]

Mine is off now ,I'll go look and post back.

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There is no bolt under the fender. Look like the lower valance and mud guards have to be removed. But not sure about that. I would hafta put mine back on to tell you for certain,but I'm not ready yet.

 

[moparmusclecars]

It appears to me that the two bumper guards only need to have the bolts on the lower part of them unbolted (which I did) from the valance. The whole assembly moves around just fine, so it must be lose. I just can't seem to slide it out. There definitely is a bolt which goes up through the bottom of the top bumper area above the headlight area, and I can see the nut on the back side if I look in under the front of the fender. I thought maybe that nut was holding it up on the fender edge. It is a carriage bolt. Maybe I need to take pics. Thanks for any help.

 

[bigblock]

A carriage bolt does protrude through a square hole(1 1/2) in the fender but it does not bolt to the fender. You may have to remove the lower valance in order to lower the bumper so the nut/carriage bolt will clear this clearance hole.

 

[bigblock]

While we are on the 70 Coronet front bumper subject,What dictates whether or not you have a chrome or painted center piece?

 

[moparmusclecars]

Bigblock, removing the lower valance would help the front bumper to drop down enough to clear that bolt which protrudes upward and has the nut I believe hitting the bottom front of the fender. I will just remove the valance and try to take the bumper off. As far as what dictates why some center pieces are chrome, and some are painted is a good question. The super bee's I had were both painted centers if I remember correctly. I'll check into that some more and report back on what I find out. thanks for the advice on dropping the valance, I should have thought of that myself.

 

[bigblock]

My Coronet 440 has a painted one ,but under that piece is chrome that has never seen daylight.