Front wheel housing and complete front frame member: Removing

Fig 1: Illustration For Step 5

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1. Position the car in an aligning bench.
2. Remove the front wing.
3. Remove the bumper member.
4. Remove the radiator crossmember.
5. Grind away the welds and drill out the spot-welds. Remove the reinforcing plate on the outside of the wheel housing.
6. Drill out the spot-welds securing the wheel housing and frame member to the bulkhead as illustrated.
   Fig 2: Identifying Wheel Housing And Frame Member

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7. Drill out the rest of the spot-welds and tap loose the wheel housing and frame member.
   Fig 3: Identifying Spot-Welds On Frame

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8. Accurately align and grind down all surfaces that have been spot welded.
9. Grind away the primer from the surfaces on the spare parts that are to be welded.
10. Apply welding primer to the spare parts and the body.