Removing front bumper & brackets

[Billy Smalls]

Hi
I want to take the front bumper and it brackets off of my 1970 144, it has the old style front panel.

It looks like it's 2 large bolts each side. But I see that the brake line brackets are held with the same bolts. I'd rather not undo the pipes, so question is:-

Are the brake line brackets welded to the bumper brackets or just held tight by them?

Thanks for any advice

[friffies]

HI
No you can remove bolts whilst leaving brake lines in situ.

Malcolm

[classicswede]

just held with the bolts. No issue taking the bumper off with brakes

[Billy Smalls]

thanks to you both

I'll actually be driving it round for a week or two with no bumper or brackets as want to blast the brackets and re-paint etc.

so it's okay to reconnect the brake bracket on it's own?? probably will need some washers to make up the gauge of the bumper bracket?

thanks

[Billy Smalls]

That was alot easier than I thought it would be. A little awkward getting to the bolts, three quarter open spanner and lots of small turns, but came apart fine.

However, don't attempt to separate the rubber from the aluminium - the bolts cease and I sheared the first two off, so gave up. I stupidly forgot the whole steel to ali nightmare.....