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Re: cutting out floorpans

To: "Bowen, Patrick A. RP2" <jak0pab@jak10.med.navy.mil>
Subject: Re: cutting out floorpans
From: SUCHAK <suchak@mediaone.net>
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 22:11:51 -0400

Bowen, Patrick A. RP2 wrote:

> Okay, so I am now tediously beginning the job of removing my floor pans to
> be replaced.  i have started drilling out some of the spot welds and
> thought I should stop and ask some advice.  Is it bad to drill all the way
> through both panels?  I have not been able to consistently drill out the
> welds, without doing this.  How do you repair this later when you have a
> hole staring at you.

Patrick:

What you need is a spot weld cutter, sort of a hollow centered drill that cuts
*around* the spot weld, leaving the welded center attached to the intact panel
below, which you then grind off.

(Sorry, mine's in the hands of a buddy or I'd lend it to you....)

John




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