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Needed to tear the front off the car again to resolve some 'previous owner' issues, one being that the car had been in a front end impact serious enough to deploy the bonnet airbags,
I think the front bumper support / crash member is distorted as in pushed in in the centre and no longer has the curve it should have, either way I also need to replace the LH front fender / wing, the undertray and the LH Fender / wing liner as the front bumper cover will no longer fit in a manner that I am satisfied with.
I don't want to drill the rivets out of the crush cans but I don't see how to replace the crush cans without messing with the subframe as the long subframe mount bolts pass straight through them.
Don't mind buying new bolts - Jaguar reckon they can be re-used if the coating isn't damaged but there's not a whole lot of chances that won't happen. Can the item below be replaced without major mucking about with the subframe and taking the wheels off etc - car is currently on ramps and immobile as I'm pulling the rad pack out and doing a few other chore's. (Replacing Condenser, one AC line, poly V belt and tensioners, Cam Belt front and Rear (fuel pump), replacing gaskets on cam covers (rather annoying oil leak at the back of the engine - 3.0 TDV6), trying to identify an exhaust leak - not really audible but lots of soot under the hood / bonnet)
PPS : Some may say the cam belt can be done without pulling the Rad Pack etc - sure it can if you're a masochist - I like to see what I'm doing. Besides it is a good opportunity to clean all the crud from between things
PPS 2 : I may have answered my own question, it is less hassle just to drill out the three rivets on each side, messing with the crash cans is a nightmare I'm not interested in, you do need to support the engine if you remove those bolts from the subframe, the cars weight does need to be off its wheels.
Last edited by BenKenobi; Jun 24, 2023 at 03:01 PM.
Reason: Added PPS 2