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Best way?
Posted: 26 Jan 2009 03:06
by jclay (RIP 2018)
Can anyone tell me the best way to remove the front wings and the front fascia panel from one of our cars so they can be re-used?
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Posted: 26 Jan 2009 05:55
by Beans
Drill out the spot welds, undo the nuts/bolts at the rear of the wings and between wings and front section.
Only tricky bit is the upper coner of the front section were it meets the front wings.
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Posted: 27 Jan 2009 05:01
by Yoke
Jclay I have parted out three of these cars, although it is a real pain in the ass Beans was correct, drill out the spot welds, remove bolts etc..... the manual has all the diagrams you should need. I even went out and bought one of those spot weld remover tools. I broke it three to 4 times taking off all the panels. A local body shop guy told me I should have just used a regular drill bit [:D] I said thanks alot where the hell were you two years ago lol
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Posted: 27 Jan 2009 11:55
by tr8
I have taken fenders off for future use. Just used a saws-all and cut the inner fender. I will clean up the fender if needed in the future. Just wanted to get it off before scrapping the hulk.
Paul
Posted: 27 Jan 2009 12:23
by Underdog
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Jclay I have parted out three of these cars, although it is a real pain in the ass Beans was correct, drill out the spot welds, remove bolts etc..... the manual has all the diagrams you should need. I even went out and bought one of those spot weld remover tools. I broke it three to 4 times taking off all the panels. A local body shop guy told me I should have just used a regular drill bit [:D] I said thanks alot where the hell were you two years ago lol
Can't save them all but I am trying!!!
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Yes, I'm also a bodyshop guy and have removed many a spot weld. Regular drill bit works fine if you don't need to save the underlying panel. I usually end up with a 5/16 after first drilling an 1/8 pilot. 1/4" will sometimes work if the weld is very small. I use a heavy gauge putty knife and a hammer to split the panels apart. Sometimes you miss all of the weld by a bit and the sharp putty knife will finish the job. If intending reusing the panel, as you are, the holes left are used to make the puddle welds with a mig.
Paul's method would work too. If you were planing to sell the panels, the new owner can do the cleanup.[;)]
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