Cutting offthe nose

Drilled out slam panel welds.

Sometimes finesse doesn't do and you gotta just get brutal with it. Cutting out the big chunks makes removal of the remaining narrow strips easier.

Using the spot weld cutter you don't always have to cut all the way through when there's just these strips to remove. Peeling up the strip will easily tear through spots where the cutter didn't go all the way. Kind of like a beer can pull tab.

 


All the old panels are out now. But I found that the left side frame rail extension is in far worse shape than I expected.



Not sure if I'll be able to straighten this to a satisfactory state. Will probably have to cut it off to work on it. May end up having to graft on a good replacement section.