Day 6 - The bumper comes off

My cold only got worse so I had to spend a week out of the garage to really get well. Now I feel better and with just a little over one week before my very good friend joins me to get the engine off I have a lot to do!

Todays main project - removing the bumper.

Before removing the bumper it's a good idea to remove
the lower shield extension. That's kind of a rubber material
extending between the bumper and the lower shield.
It's visible on the picture above and only fitted with seven
plastic snap-in bolts. Remove these to begin with.

Afterwards, look at the bumper from behind. This is where
the bumper is attached to the impact energy absorber. Removing
two nuts; one below and one above on both passenger and drivers
side will dettach the whole bumper as an assembly.

My brother joined me to help out since I figured the bumper might
be heavy. He's behind the camera so I'm on the floor on this pic!
Note that we placed jackstands and a floor jack beneath the
bumper to help us with the weight.

This is what the bumper attachment looks like when
bumper has been removed, it's attached to the impact
energy absorber.

And finally Cordoba without bumpers, kind of takes away a lot
of the beauty, eh?

A close up showing what it looks like without bumper. This pic
will also give you an idea on where to find the attachment for it.

Removed bumper. This can be disassembled to several smaller
pieces and I will do that eventually, just had to get it
out of the way for now.

My brother uses his artistic side to photograph me and my mirror
image in the side of the Cordoba. :) Removing front fender trims.
These are attached with 7 screws, my brother said it's a good
idea to leave one of the top screws for last, and it made things easier!

I was certain I would find a lot of rust under and that a thourough
welding work was needed but it actually looked good behind the trims.

Me using gods gift to human: CRC 5-56!

 That's about all for today. I will spend the entire weekend in the garage so you'd better check back soon for an update. I'm going to remove the gill panel, wheel houses and fenders. Hopefully all that will be gone by sunday night! Oh, and also I need to thank my brother for assisting on the work today!