Driver side floor removed - many spot welds drilled
Today's progress - driver side floor removed mostly by drilling out spot welds along transmission tunnel and frame rails.
The Harbor Freight spot weld cutter does a great job so long as it has a good centering punched hole. I have now started to sharpen the tip as it seems to be dulling with use. For the frame rails I drilled through the floor and cut from the inside as the welds were obscured by rust. Having a starter hole make the cutter easier to use - but it was mainly required as the cutter is short and the drill chuck interfered with getting a straight shot at a 90 degree angle on the welds because of the frame welds. I broke several 1/8 inch bits by drilling the holes out (part angle, part hard to drill through the welds). I have found that just using a good solid punch point is enough to keep the spring loaded tip centered - not worth the time to drill starter holes for most weld. Now if the area is not flat or against a cured part of the body then it can be helpful.
The floor pan will be replaced and the 3/8 holes used to plug weld the floor pan to the frame.
Also I found what had interested Maggie when removing the floor:
A cat might be a mouser but a dog will pin point where the nest is...
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| mouse nest in frame rail - mice got access to area through hole in floor pan - I have not stored bird seed in the garage for years so likely long gone by now. |
Labels: '67 1800S
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