Hi Scott, I know you’ve been through this a bunch but I’ve not yet pulled the clip on my ’50 yet so maybe you can tell me if this is all I’m in for.
It looks like there are only about twenty bolts and the front clip will then come off as a unit. The two bolts that mount the core support, the four bolts for the cross braces, and on each side three on the inner skit to cowl, four in the fender to cowl. Did I miss any??
Now of course it goes without saying that it would probably help to have the front bumper off also. And I’ve heard that two men and a couple of strong boys can lift it off, is that correct???? A reply taint limited to Scott, I’d like to here from any of you other guys that have pulled the complete AD front sheet metal.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
Hey Denny,
Sorry so late, real long day today. Anyway, if I remember correctly, you just need to drain the anti-freeze and pull the hoses, pull the wiring in the front clip and unbolt. There's 4 fender to cowl bolts on each side and 3 inner fender to floor bolts on each side. Then unbolt the radiator core support and the 2 rods going from the upper inner fender to the firewall. In this case where they want to pull the engine, I would pull the bumper and splash pan to get the cherry picker as close as possible to the engine. If bolts do break or are just crusty looking, I would go to an auto body supply store and get some of the GM style self centering fender bolts to replace them with. Of course chase or retap the hole either way. I think pulling the clip with the chance of only breaking a few bolts outways the chance of dropping the engine on it or me for that matter,
Scott
