By "valance" I'll assume you're referring to the front grille surround right
behind the rubber bumper. In the 3 cars I have, it looked welded on. I believe
that was done to stabilize the bumper mounts and their reinforcing sections.
-=Chris
'79 Midget going into a '76 shell
'77 parts car
Chris King - cbking@alum.rpi.edu
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/kvcbk/
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From "Kent J. Miller" <Bushwacker4 at prodigy.net>
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2003 19:41:11 -0500
>Does anyone have experience tearing down a RB car? Specifically, does the
>valance unbolt and come off or do you have to resort to the old air chisel or
>smoke wrench? I think I have all the bolts out but I am not sure if some tack
>welds need to be undone...
>
>Thanks,
>Kent
>1960 Bugeye
>1978 Midget "Drippy" (How's that for a name?)
>1976 Midget "Boneyard" (Now becoming a piece of eBay history!)
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