Hopefully those pictures will give you a good idea of the bracket removal. The car is a '90 purchased used about 10 years ago, and the clear coat was milky in some spots. He had a friend repaint the entire car, but he did not use enough metallic flakes. For the bumper, he had a more reputable shop perform the work, and the paint had a bit more metal flakes so it shows up lighter compared to rest of the body panels. As for engine work, the engine was replaced twice sourced from Nippon Motor. It only has a JWT ECU program, boost jets, and single pop charger.
Not quite perfect to our standards, but that's his baby... if it was my car, it would end up looking like yours, but with more LED work lol