[Spridgets] Hints on floorpan replacement?

[Jim Fournier]

I just finished installing floor pans in my bugeye. used a 1/8 drill bit in 
the center of the spotweld
 for centering and followed with a standard Snap-on spotweld  floor came out 
perfect.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <dlancer7676 at comcast.net>
To: "Guy R Day" <grday at btinternet.com>
Cc: <spridgets at autox.team.net>; <domanicoj at comcast.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 8:42 AM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Hints on floorpan replacement?


>I don't remember what the type of drill bit was called, but I used a bit 
>that
> is easily available at Home Depot and Lowes--a metal drilling bit with a 
> small
> sharp protruding point on it.B  After I drilled I used an air chisel 
> between
> the floorpan and the body to break whatever minimal attachment remained.B
> Worked great!
>
> --David C.
> "FREE ENES!"
>
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Guy R Day" <grday at btinternet.com>
> To: "Linda Grunthaner" <grunthaner at gmail.com>, "Billy Zoom"
> <billyzoom at billyzoom.com>
> Cc: spridgets at autox.team.net, domanicoj at comcast.net
> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 8:33:06 AM
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Hints on floorpan replacement?
>
> Couple of older guys I know use a sharp thin bladed chisel (similar to a
> builders 'bolster chisel') and hammer that between the metal sheets welded
> together. B Angle it to cut the 'scrap' metal away but it still leaves a
> stretched metal area on the 'good' side that needs shrinking. B What it 
> does
> do is leave a line of thicker metal dots located where the manufacturer 
> left
> them and you re-spot weld back through them. B If done with the expertise
> these guys had in their hands you couldn't tell between origional and 
> their
> spot weld panels.
> I have never been able to achieve similar results.
>
> Guy R Day
>
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>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Linda Grunthaner" <>
> To: "Billy Zoom" <>
> Cc: <>
> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 11:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Hints on floorpan replacement?
>
>
>> Is this what your talking about? It looks difficult is there anything 
>> else
>> better to remove spot welds?
>>
> http://www.harborfreight.com/3-8-eighth-inch-double-sided-rotary-spot-weld-cu
> tter-95343.html
>>
>> Lin
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 9:02 PM, Billy Zoom <> wrote:
>>
>>> Once the car's upside down, it's pretty simple. Harbor Freight sells
>>> spotweld cutters that are knockoffs of the Blair. Buy a few.
>>> BZ
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