I used the cutter to cut through the braces as needed, then gently
bent them out of the way. They moved far enough that I was able to
remove the old batt box (in pieces) and fit the new one in. The new
was a steel box (from SpitBits) that I trimmed and bent (trim front
flange; trim and bend up back flange) to fit solidly onto the
cowling. I've never welded before, so I'm not installing it
permanently yet. (There is plenty more body work, engine work,
brakes, ... to keep me busy) My plan is to plug weld it in place
after wasting some scrap sheet metal in a fit of practice welding.
(Pop Rivets sure sound inviting, though. :)
> Date: Mon, 06 Sep 1999 15:45:45 -0700
> From: Gary Tash <tashg@bmi.net>
>
> Yeh, I was wondering about the braces. Since I don't weld the pop rivets
>sound like
> the way to go.
>
> "Donald H. Locker" wrote:
>
> > I used a spot-weld cutter from Eastwood (www.eastwoodco.com) and
> > managed to cut all the welds with only one or two cuts of non-welded
> > metal. I then used my angle grinder to grind everything flat, and am
> > trying to get my nerve up for trying to plug-weld my new box in.
> >
> > Donald.
> >
> > > Date: Mon, 06 Sep 1999 10:37:29 -0700
> > > From: Gary Tash <tashg@bmi.net>
> > >
> > > That's the route I've planned to take, but I lack any specific plan of
>attack.
> > > It sounds simple but are there specifics I should be aware of?
> > > Thanks
> > > Gary
> > >
> > > Sam Gentry wrote:
> > >
> > > > In my opinion, there is only one way... drill out the spot welds and
>put in
> > > > a new one. I did this on my 80 and it looks great. Any other repair
>will
> > > > eventually fail and make matters worse.
> > > >
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